Sociolinguistic Aspects
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- storytelling (telapnaawe) – Tedlock (1972)
- ceremonial speech – Newman (1955)
- slang – Newman (1955)
Names – Teknonymy. Zuni adults are often known after the relationship between that adult and a child. For example, a person might be called "father of so-and-so", etc. This circumlocution is used to avoid using adult names, which have religious meanings and are very personal.
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