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C423.2. Tabu: speaking of extraordinary sight. (Cf. C411, C491.) — *Fb "tale" III 765b; Jewish: Neuman.
C423.3. Tabu: revealing experiences in other world. Hartland Science 201. — India: Thompson-Balys; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 240.
C31. Tabu: offending supernatural wife. F0. Journey to the other world. F370. Visit to fairyland.
C423.4. Tabu: uttering secrets heard from spirits. Type 516; Rosen FFC LXXVII 119. — India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
C423.5. Tabu: revealing sacred mysteries. Jewish: *Neuman; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 144; India: Thompson-Balys.
C423.6. Tabu: telling children about lake monster. Eskimo (Kodiak): Golder JAFL XXII 21.
C424. Tabu: speaking of good luck. Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. "aventure".
N131. Acts performed for changing luck.
C425. Tabu: revealing knowledge of animal languages. *Type 670; **Aarne FFC XV; BP I 132; India: *Thompson-Balys; Jewish: Neuman.
B217. Animal languages learned. M295.1. Tiger lets man go on condition he does not tell what he has overheard. N456. Laugh reveals secret knowledge. T252.3. Wife threatens husband with death if he will not tell secrets.
C426. Tabu: revealing secret song. African: Werner African 209.
C427. Tabu: revealing help of grateful animal. India: Thompson-Balys.
C428. Tabu: revealing time of Messiah's advent. Jewish: Neuman.
C429. Tabu: uttering secrets. — miscellaneous. India: Thompson-Balys.
C429.1. Tabu: mentioning secret water spring. Africa (Lamami): Bouveignes 27.
C430. Name tabu: prohibition against uttering the name of a person or thing. — *Types 400, 500; *BP I 495; *Clodd Tom-Tit-Tot, The Magic of Names; Hdwb. d. Abergl. IX Nachträge 809; *Nyrop Navnets Magt; *Chauvin VI 106 No. 270; *Fb "navn" II 675b, 676a; Frazer Golden Bough XII 383 s.v. "names". — Irish: Cross, MacCulloch Celtic 70; Welsh: ibid. 100; English-Scottish: Child V 489 s.v. "naming"; Swiss: Jegerlehner Oberwallis 310 No. 29; French Canadian: Barbeau JAFL XXIX 17. — Jamaica Negro: Beckwith MAFLS XVII *263 No. 66, *277 No. 89. — Africa (Bushman): Bleek and Lloyd 101, (Vai): Ellis 257 No. 52, (A'Kikuyu): Barrett 42.
C31. Tabu: offending supernatural wife. C32.2.1. Tabu: asking name of supernatural husband. H323. Suitor test: learning girl's name.
C431. Tabu: uttering name of god (or gods). *Frazer Golden Bough XII 383 s.v. "names"; *Chauvin VI 66 No. 233; Hebrew: Exodus 20:7, Gaster Exempla 233f. No. 288; Jewish: *Neuman.
A138. God's ineffable name. C31. Tabu: offending supernatural wife. C51.3. Tabu: revealing name of god. Q221. Personal offences against gods punished.
C432. Tabu: uttering name of supernatural creature. Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: Boberg.
