Taboo Linguistick

- Shouting the dirty woords in the woods.

Do not you shout dirty worsd while in the forest,becausebyou will soon be enetered into a
demonic sprit that controls you (possessed).

- The habit of singing or ironul while eating.

Do not always whistle when you eat because you will experience a failure in the business.

- Prohibition to sing for long time in the bathroom

There is belief that people who often sing in the bathroom will get a mate that is older than
her age.There is also a saying that if linger long in the bathroom will have an old plasticity
face of the actual age.

- Abstinence to vilify others.

Of course this is actually also the thing that we should do either being pregnant or not.But it
is good when pregnant we keep our mouths more cautios again so as not to hurt
others.Especially in the Dayak land that is still familiar jipen system or sanctions for
problems that concern others.Moral burden also becomes an emphasis here.Prospective
parents who bad-mouth other people are believed to cause the baby to be similar to the
person who was vilified by his parents.

- Abstinence mentions the age of pregnancy.

Again carrying a mystical reason,Dayak women are forbidden to mention the age of her
pregnancy to a stranger.The reason ia to avoid a “locked” birth.Locked here the term is
made so as not to go into childbirth,the reason may be because of revenge in the past so
that the age of pregnancy is something that should not be mentioned carelessly.Not
infrequently the Dayaks will be laughing,”just recently” to mention a young pregnancy. Or
say,”again wait me” to answer the age of an elderly pregnancy.

Taboo Non linguistick

- Switch places at meal times.

Do not move places at mealtime, because later will result in a stepmother.Except to move in
abetter position for example eating on the floor first,then moved to the right shirt,if that’s
done soon will get a better job.

- Taking picture together in odd numbers.

 Do not take pictures in odd numbers because one of the photographed wiil quickly die.
Usually in the middle.

- Do not sweep garbage at night and throw it to the ground.

Should not dispose of garbage because it comes from a foertune.

- Sit on the door.

You are forbidden to sit right in front of the door,fr fear there is a creature passing through
that door and you will fall ill.

- Lingered tn the bath room.

Do not stay long in the bath room because it will look older than your actual age.