Javanese Language and Culture in the Expression of Kebo Bule in Surakarta: An Ethnolinguistic Study

Wakit - Abdullah

doi:10.15294/komunitas.v8i2.7195

Abstract

The phenomenon of Kebo Bule as the actuality of Javanese language and culture in Surakarta can be criticized from the perspective of ethnolinguistic. In terms of the descriptive qualitative expression of the language and culture of Java, Kebo Bule from the perspective of Ethnolinguistic is identifiable on the background of it in Surakarta, the influence of Kebo Bule to the Surakarta’s Court, and the meaning of Kebo Bule as one of the magical icons of the Surakarta’s Court. Ethnolinguistic as a theoretical concept is part of the branch of linguistic studies that seeks to study the language understanding in a broader context in order to express an understanding of the culture. Methodologically, understanding the relationship between the expression of language and culture Kebo Bule can be peeled using ethnomethodology to ethnolinguistics by utilizing ethnoscience (knowledge typically owned by ethnicity, tribe, people) to find the cultural themes of people related to their mindset and the worldview. The research data encompasses of oral and written data, verbal data sources from informants and writes from a library. The validity of the data was done by triangulation, and data analysis using ethnoscience (especially taxonomic, domain and componential analysis). Results of the discussion is presented in the form of narrative texts related to the background, the effect and meaning Kebo Bule for the existence of the language and culture of Java in Surakarta.

Highlights

The existence of Kebo Bule has long been a phenomenal problem in the tradition of Javanese language and culture, especially in Surakarta
The background of the Kebo Bule in Surakarta from the Ethnolinguistic Perspective Based on the background of Kebo Bule in Surakarta, it can be identified that the Kebo Bule as the dearest cattle to the king reflects a phenomenal properties in the Court of Surakarta, and it is quite complicated to explain and answer its existence
The existence of Kebo Bule in the eve of 1st Sura Carnival led to the emergence of a cultural phenomenon beyond the teachings of the palace

Summary

Introduction

The existence of Kebo Bule (literally brunette buffalo) has long been a phenomenal problem in the tradition of Javanese language and culture, especially in Surakarta. Its phenomenality can be identified from the verbal and nonverbal expressions. Verbal expression of Kebo Bule is identified from the language, while the nonverbal one is identified from the historical, cultural, spiritual, practical and political aspects. Why Kebo Bule is expressed with a term Kebo Slamet”, “Kyai Slamet” which is linked to the tradition of ritual ceremony on the evening of first month of Sura. Nonverbal aspect of Kebo Bule can be identified from the historical, cultural, spiritual, practical and political aspects. Up to now the information about Kebo Bule seems to remain unclear, there was only lack of sufficient evidence, many studies have been done in the areas alike.

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