Context of Taboo Words in Tenganan Pegringsingan Village

Every language must have taboo words. Taboo word or taboo language is expressions that should not be said carelessly. However, topics related to taboo have become an interesting study to discuss, because taboo words are part of a language that has close links with social society and culture. In Tenganan Pegringsingan itself, there are some expressions considered taboo depending on the context or situation of where, when, why, by whom, or to whom they are expressed or addressed. The data were collected by using structured interview techniques supported by the elicitation technique. Based on the results, it was found that the context of taboo words used by Tenganan village communities occur in some context including setting, participants, ends, and norms. Meanwhile, according to the types, the taboo words in Tenganan can be classified into seven types; they are taboo words related to activities, animal names, body parts, excrement, sacred things, abusive swearing, and pronouns. There were only a few taboos found in this village if compared to the numbers of taboo words in other villages in Bali, especially in Denpasar, as the people who live in Tenganan Pegringsingan village highly uphold respect, courtesy, and sacredness in their social life.