Difference between revisions of "Fady"
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'''Fady is not strictly a taboo, it is more a belief which signals when something is "dangerous" related to action, food, locations etc. The Malagasy word fady (pronounced fahdy) is of Indonesian origin.''' | '''Fady is not strictly a taboo, it is more a belief which signals when something is "dangerous" related to action, food, locations etc. The Malagasy word fady (pronounced fahdy) is of Indonesian origin.''' | ||
| − | Fady (noun): Abstinence, fasting, prohibition; unlawfulness, incest; anything tabooed. It often takes an accusative case, as: fady ahy izany. Faly is used in the provinces. (Richardson 1885) | + | ''Fady'' (noun): Abstinence, fasting, prohibition; unlawfulness, incest; anything tabooed. It often takes an accusative case, as: fady ahy izany. Faly is used in the provinces. (Richardson 1885) |
Revision as of 20:04, 16 July 2012
Fady is not strictly a taboo, it is more a belief which signals when something is "dangerous" related to action, food, locations etc. The Malagasy word fady (pronounced fahdy) is of Indonesian origin.
Fady (noun): Abstinence, fasting, prohibition; unlawfulness, incest; anything tabooed. It often takes an accusative case, as: fady ahy izany. Faly is used in the provinces. (Richardson 1885)
