ngalba
noun
  1. a term you can call a person when you can't say that person's name, i.e. if anyone has the same name as a recently dead person; or if someone has the same name as a woman's son-in-law. The taboo names for them become ngalba.














    definition
    • word: ngalba
    • type: noun
    • definitions: 
      • a term you can call a person when you can't say that person's name, i.e. if anyone has the same name as a recently dead person; or if someone has the same name as a woman's son-in-law. The taboo names for them become ngalba.
    • translations: 
      • taboo name
    • usages: