Goar Abalan in Toba Batak Ethnic: Anthropolinguistic Study

DOI

10.2991/assehr.k.220204.022How to use a DOI?

Keywords

goar abalan; goar tulut; anthropolinguistics

Abstract

This study wants to show how important the role of language in understanding culture is; but conversely, the role of culture is also very important in understanding language. It is true communication in language will achieve the target if the communication participant places the language in its cultural context. The theoretical umbrella in this study is anthropolinguistics which is the place of language in the social and cultural context of its society; especially in the task of analyzing the naming process for the Toba Batak community. In general, the Toba Batak people have a unique procedure for naming a child. William Shakespeare once stated “What’s in a name” that which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. If you gave another name to the rose, it would still smell good.) On the other hand, for most cultures in Indonesia, especially the Batak Toba culture, a name is supposed to be a prayer, hope or desire of the person who gave the name. A name is given to someone to distinguish someone from others; to make it easier for family/community members to call him, order him if necessary. Names are created and used, to be called, for the sake of practicality in everyday life. In fact, the naming process and the meaning of people’s names in the Toba Batak community cannot be separated from the cultural values adopted by the community. It is known that every naming process is always accompanied by the use of certain traditional rituals. In the Toba Batak community, there are three names (goar) based on the meaning of naming the child, namely goar tulut, goar abalan and mampe goar. However, this study wants to examine one of the three goars, namely the abalan goar given to their children. By using a qualitative descriptive method and an ethnographic approach, it will be studied and traced the existence of a connection between the meanings and cultural values of the abalan goar of the Toba Batak community.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Ida Basaria
AU  - Parlindungan
AU  - Yulianus Harefa
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/02/15
TI  - Goar Abalan in Toba Batak Ethnic: Anthropolinguistic Study
BT  - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Public Policy, Social Computing and Development (ICOPOSDEV 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 133
EP  - 138
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220204.022
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220204.022
ID  - Basaria2022
ER  -