Answer by Suminda Sirinath S. Dharmasena for What is useless/meaningless speech?

In addition found in Sevitabbâsevitabba Sutta there are 32 types of chatter which is called animal chatter which falls under the category of idle / frivolous chatter:

1. Rajakatha – Talk about kings
2. Corakatha – Talk about robbers
3. Mahamatta katha – Talk about ministers of state
4. Senakatha – Talk about armies
5. Bhayakatha – Talk about dangers
6. Yuddhakatha – Talk about battles
7. Annakatha – Talk about food
8. Panakatha – Talk about drinks
9. Vatthakatha – Talk about clothing
10. Sayanakatha – Talk about dwellings
11. Malakatha – Talk about garlands
12. Gandhakatha – Talk about perfumes
13. Natikatha – Talk about relations
14. Yanakatha – Talk about vehicles
15. Gamakatha – Talk about villages
16. Nigamakatha -Talk about market towns
17. Nagarakatha – Talk about towns
18. Janapadakatha – Talk about districts
19. Itthikatha – Talk about women/men
20. Surakatha – Talk about heroes
21. Visakhakatha – Talk about streets
22. Kumbhatthanakatha – Talk about watering places
23. Pubbapeta-katha – Talk about relatives who have passed away
24. Nanattakatha – Tittle-tattle
25. Lokakkhayika katha – talk about the origin of the world
26. Samuddakkhayikakatha – Talk about the origin of the ocean
27. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about Eternity belief
28. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about annihilation belief
29. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about worldly gain
30. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about worldly loss
31. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about self-indulgence
32. Itibhavabhava katha – Talk about self-mortification

Sourced from: Tiracchana-Katha Unskilful Talk

Several suttas contain this list but all of them list only 27. However, as usual, the Commentators obsessed with splitting hairs have stretched it to 32 by splitting the last one into 6.

The name "Detis Katha" is also theirs. The Suttas called the original ones "Tirracchana katha" which literally means ‘animal talk’.

Incidentally this list is not for us to learn and remember. These topics are for avoiding. Several suttas say that we should instead be discussing only the Noble Truth.

Source: Dethis Katha (32 types of unskillful talks) by user Gayan

Furthermore the blog Tiracchana-Katha Unskilful Talk has comprehensive treatment of this topic.

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