| dc.description.abstract | The study examines the local discernment of Javanese community in Central Java,
DIY, and in East Java, viewed from the work of farmer and fisher which is reflected
in their expression and linguistic category of Javanese language. The samples of the
study are farmers in the village Wonosari (on the hill of Gunung Kawi, Malang, East
Java), Kemuning Sari (Jember, East Java), Petung Kriyana (Pekalongan, Central
Java), fishers of the south coast in the village Puger (Jember, East Java) and those in
the village Kemadang (Gunung Kidul, DIY). The data were collected by using ethnography
and ethno-science methods in the framework of ethno-linguistics. The study
shows that based on the Javanese linguistic expression and category, there is a myth
of the Javanese farmers represented in the ritual ceremony of rice pre-plantation as
the reflection of thank to god “Dewi Sri”. The myth is still contained within the
register “wiwitan” as managed by the leader of ceremony. So, there is an enclosed
Javanese life style within to care to vertical and horizontal human relation in nature.
Such phenomena also occur in the Javanese fishers in the south coast, i.e. in their
local understanding to keep the natural force which may sometimes threaten their
safety when working on the sea or when they have to meet the natural symbol “Nyi
Rara Kidul”. Among the related registers to use are “labuhan kapat” ‘thanksgiving’,
and “selametan petik laut” (every the Syura month 15th). This reflects the
Javanese life style’s care to the natural, social, and thought ecology. The Javanese
worth culture asset represents the local discern crystallization which has been enclosed
within the Javanese linguistic expressions and categories. | en_US |
