검색어: mwiko (스와힐리어 - 영어)

mwiko
taboo

daima mbele nyuma mwiko
always front and rear trowel

nao husema: wanyama hawa na mimea hii ni mwiko.
they also say, "these animals and these crops are forbidden.

lugha chafu, matusi, ugomvi, fitina, kupiga/ kupigana ni mwiko kwa mwanafunzi
foul language

nao husema: wanyama hawa na mimea hii ni mwiko. hawatokula ila wale tuwapendao - kwa madai yao tu.
and according to their pretending, they say that such and such cattle and crops are forbidden, and none should eat of them except those whom we allow.

ni bahati mbaya kwamba hii mada bado ni ‘mwiko’ kuiongelea wazi na watu wengi hawana uelewa kuhusu ukubwa wa tatizo.
it is unfortunate that it is a 'taboo' topic to talk about openly and many people remain ignorant about the scale of the problem.

katika nchi inayofuata dini zaidi kwenye maeneo ya kusini mwa caucasus ambako mkuu wa kanisa la orthodox (madhehebu ya kanisa la zamani au kihafidhina) anaweza hata kuhamasisha ongezeko la watoto, kukosoa watumishi wa kanisa bado ni mwiko.
in the most religious country of the south caucasus where the orthodox church's patriarch can even encourage a baby boom, criticizing the clergy is still somewhat taboo.

utamaduni wa japani pia una mwiko mkali kuhusu kujadili au hata kuonesha kuwa kuna kiungo kinaitwa uke (ingawa metroplis tv yenye kidachi, mchapishaji wa kipande hiki kinachoelimisha hapa chini, haina tatizo na kutumia maneno kama "mtumbwi wa uke" kuelezea kayak za igarashi zenye sura ya uke):
japanese culture also has a strong taboo about discussing or even acknowledging vaginas (although holland-based metroplis tv, the publisher of the informative clip below, has no problem with using the term "pussy boat" to describe igarashi's vulva-shaped kayak):