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Avoidance speech styles tend to have the same Phonology and Grammar as the standard language they are a part of. The Lexicon , however, tends to be smaller than is normal speech, since it only needs to be used when conversation with the taboo relatives is absolutely necessary. For instance, in Dyirbal there is the regular speech style (called ''Guwal'') and the avoidance style ''Dyalngui'' consisting of a special set of lexical items that are substituted for Guwal words in the presence of opposite-sex parents-in-law, opposite-sex children-in-law, and opposite-sex cross-cousins. These words are fewer, however, and their meanings tend to be much more generic, e.g. the Dyalngui verb ''bubaman'' does service for the Guwal verbs ''baygun'' "shake", ''dyindan'' "wave" and ''banyin'' "smash". EXTERNAL LINKS
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