CHAPTER 1

PRELIMINARY

A. Background
Culture or cultures derived from sansakerta that buddhayah, which is the plural of buddhi
(mind or eternal) is defined as matters relating degan mind and human reason. In English culture
referred to as culture, derived from the Latin Colere, that processing or working. Can be
interpreted also as being able to cultivate the land or farming. The word culture sometimes in
perjemahkan as "culture" in Indonesian.
During the Romantic era, scholars in Germany, especially those concerned about nationalist
movement, such as the nationalist struggle to unify Germany, and the struggle against the
nationalist minority australia-Hungarian empire, is a notion notion of culture in general
perspective. This thought mengagnggap a culture with other cultures having differences and
peculiarities of each. Therefore, cultures can not be in the comparison. Nevertheless, this idea
masi recognize the separation between the cultures with no culture or primitive cultures.
At the end of the 19th abab anthropologists have used the word culture with a wider definifi.
Based on the theory of evolution, they mngamsumsikan that every human being grow and evolve
together, and of evolution that created culture.
Culture is a way of life that is growing, and shared by a group of people, and was passed on
from generation to generation. Culture is made up of many complex elements, including
religious and political system, customs, languages, tools, pakian, buildings, and works of art
Intercultural communication is the communication that occurs between people who have
different cultures can be different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic, or a combination of all these
differences. Culture is a way of life evolved and embraced by a group of people and occurred
from generation to generation.
Mini research to know the culture and how to interact or intercultural communication with
people around.

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B. Aim
The purpose of this study is to give authors and readers more familiar with the cultures
that exist in NNT especially rote culture

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 CHAPTER II

RESEARCH RESULT

A. Data Description
From the data taken from any one of my class mates that rote culture and traditions in his
family and the town kelahiranya. Kepuluan rote dalah a Kepuluan in the province of East Nusa
Tenggara, Indonesia. Kepuluan This is the most southern Kepuluan Indonesia. This area is
known distinctiveness palm cultivation, nature tourism beach, music Ti'i langga saasando and
hat.
To obtain data or information about rote culture and its traditions, investigators interviewed
classmates who come from rote, here is the data rote culture and traditions suda collected:

1. Rote island history

There are experts who argue that the previous Rote migrate from Seram Island in
Maluku. It is said that according to legend a 15th century Portuguese landed the boat, and
asked a local fisherman what the name of this island, the fishermen calling his own name,
Rote. The Portuguese sailors thought the island was intended.
All existing domains Rote Ndao island is then assembled within the district.
Community Rote Ndao knows a legend which says that the beginning of the Rote coming
from the North, from the top, others do ata, which are said to Ceylon. Their arrival by
boat lete-lete.

2. The tribes in on rote

Most of the inhabitants of the island / Rote Ndao district according to the oldest
traditions is small tribes Rote Nes, Nes Bara, Keo Nes, Nes Pilo, and Fole Nes. These
tribes inhabiting the customary kestuan called domains.

3. The language used

The language used by the Rote including Austronesian languages, from the
WMP-South, which is divided into several dialects.

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4. Livelihood
Rote is the livelihood of the farming, livestock breeding, fishing, tapping palm
wine, and craft a manuscript. Soil that has made into rice field irrigation or rainfed. The
main agricultural products are rice fields, maize, and cassava, while the main farm
animals are buffalo, cows, horses and chickens. Rote Tribe woman doing crafts weaving
traditional cloth, woven pandanus, etc.

5. social strata
Social strata present in every leo. The top layer is the mane leo (leo mane). Who
became the leader of a klein accompanied by leo fetor (viceroy) which is the post of
honor to the wife's family leo mane. Leo mane function for matters that are spiritual,
while fetor for worldly affairs.

6. The philosophy of life of the rote

Rote life philosophy that mao old people do lefe bafi meaning of life can be
sourced enough of slicing wine and raising pigs. And it is traditionally the start Rote
villages through family grouping of work tuak.Dengan slicing so at first when there are a
bunch of papyrus plants that are in a particular area, then it is also likely to be the center
point of the first settlement of people Rote.
Traditionally palm sap tapping job duties till old adults. But the job was only up
in the tree, after the sap to bottom throughout the work borne by women. The men woke
the morning approximately at 3:30, an atmosphere in Rote expressed as; Fua Fanu Tapa
Deik Malelo afe take tuk (rising almost noon and stood upright, conscious and were
quickly seated).

7. Profess belief in
Traditional beliefs Rote person familiar with the figure of the Creator, ie
Lamatuan or Lamatuak. The figure is seen as a creator, manager, and Blessing Giver,
symbolized the three-pronged pole. At present, a tribe Rote many have embraced
Protestantism, Catholicism, or Islam

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8. making a proposal
Making a proposal begins with the carriage mbotik (where the betel nut) in the
morning by Ti'i (aunt of the man) to the woman's house. Ti'i akandipinang wait until the
girl got up (Ndao Ndao). Later, the girl's parents will greet "au mai prop haik bei bara" (I
came looking for employment) and, if approved, is answered by the woman's family,
"felasik ala mai" (please parents come). Making a proposal at this stage, pihaklelaki
collect the whole family as a female recipient families (father te'omama Te'o) and a
female donor family (bei huk huk to'o).
Family man making a proposal officially came with an entourage that odd
number, usually 5-7 people. This phase addresses belis and payment / pengantarannya.
Party man has belistu'u belis tu'u event where the whole family is invited men and collect
donations belis, starting from registering families who will be invited, to discuss
akandiberikan donations, and donated belis. BelisPengantaran delivery time belis done
according to the agreement of both parties and penyerahannyadilakukan with the words
submission and acceptance of words.

9. nuptial
KampungTerang Kampung Terang is gazetting by indigenous priests as the leader
of the marriage ceremony. The wedding ceremony in Kampung Terang called Natu du
sasook, yangmerupakan a notice that men and women have been officially sebagaisuami
wife. The ceremony was accompanied by a party who invite relatives and acquaintances.
In the morning, the bride escorted to house male substitute (Napora or dode).
In the election of women to be his wife, a man Rote harusmemperhatikan
berikut.Tu expression titinoSao mameteTu duduakSao prop prop safikFo ana ana tea bae
nggi leoMba kula haba babongkikYang means: Married to investigate well-baikKawin
must ditelitiKawin should seek to unite the mind samaKawin hatiAgar be invited betel
kepadaKerabat and relatives taulan.Dengan so, he Rote careful in having women will
dijadikanistrinya.

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10. the death of rote
Died DuniaAda a series of ceremonies death of rote;
Lakape, carried out at the time before and after the burial, today presented various
food delicious cuisine that is made to the provision of world-sin who died given to
mourners. Upacaramembersihkan sin / sins done penance Lakape No (hair wash
dengansantan coconut). Kebalai dancing mourners accompanied gong, drum / tandak
together yangdiikuti pri and women, old and young.
Mok Bingga, the event was headed by Ms. nor brother bertujuanmemisahkan
spirit of the deceased and the living. Made after the bodies are buried. Mother carrying a
bottle of sugar water (old nasu), a hewankurban, Moringa leaf vegetable, under the
leadership of the spell prayed songgo mane. Selesaikeluarga eat together in one nyiru and
drink with old nasu of the bottle.
Tuna latex faha kapa customs langak a kuburandengan tamp buffalo slaughter,
usually mourners disbanded after grave compacted tanahnya.Dibunuh also small animals
(goats, sheep) from the grieving families and distributed to mourners as gratitude (tife
kopa lates). The men prepare the stone in tepikuburan.
Natu Book Balek where mane songgo'm willing to meet with arwahdan begged
the spirits no longer allowed to interfere again hidup.Biasanya family still held a day and
night or a few days, right winder 12malam hours. Keduakaanpun ultimate sign declared
by the mane songgo in the afternoon adaacara important addition is a kind of debt Bakek
Books, mourners and family to donate money or anything as a sign of retaliation for
services jasadari their relatives who had died.

11. Traditional clothes

Tracing the development of "technology" Woven Tie Rote Island, estimated from
the time history of the Rote already know "technology weave" before knowing cotton,
they made fabric "woven from the fiber material gewang" woven produced sarong called
lambi tei and blankets were called (Lafe tei, worn as daily wear and party wear "in 1994
and the survey team visited the Museum Collection procurement Rote Island, at that time
they encountered a grandmother in Kampung Boni- Southwestern Rote district still uses
fabric of the fiber material gewang so deep love grandmother to mother-of-pearl woven

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 fabric of fibers, until the grandmother was reluctant to even do not want to use the woven
fabrics of cotton yarn.
The influx of outside nations to Rote Island, bringing changes to various aspects
of culture including technology "The use of woven plant fibers began to be replaced with
cotton fiber introduced by the lmigran, such as cotton fibers, etc.
Cotton fiber is the world's most fiber fabric made from these fibers called cotton
fabric cotton fibers derived from Gossypium plant, a type of shrub with height between
120-180 cm At aawalnya this plant found in India around 5000 BC and then spread to the
West and "eastern up to the archipelago until the 19th century, the archipelago
bersuasembada cotton fields with the political implementation "anam forced by the Dutch
colonial, the cultivation kapasmulai slump and since then the American and Indian cotton
yarn dominate the market.
Rote Nusantara traditional clothing fashion, they wear a sarong and sash of ikat
which created and added with some accessories-accessories they use, such as bulak
Molik, Habas, pending (belt), Ti'i langga Cain "traditional weaving Rote Island has
significance in people's lives Nusa "southeast" east, including and the Rote-Ndao in the
past they know their recognition of the ability to weave for the recognition of a weaver
relating to the appropriateness of a woman to groom by a young man Rote- for Ndao,
maturity of a woman is not only determined by the age of maturity is measured solely on
whether the girl was able to bind moti, dyeing, and weaving 'sovereign, when it was able
to be met,The girl was proper then prepare menujuk household life woven fabrics made
not only to meet the needs of pakaiah, but more than that, the woven fabric has an
important role in every aspect of traditional community life

12. Custom home

The house is unique on the island palm or Rote Island, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT)
is one of the islands with a land decorate the Tree Lontar, the community used to call it
the Tree Palm wine, and is also surrounded by a vast sea of the beautiful and diverse,
there is even one beach which is famous for the beauty of the sea and the waves were
well known even to many countries and made in the International Surfing Tournament in
September to October each year at the beach

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 Nemberala or beach Bo'a But this time will not be discussed about the beauty of
the sea but the uniqueness of the Traditional Houses are located near the sea. Rote
traditional homes have the shape, structure, construction, and unique materials that are
customized to Rote island environment. On the roof has a steep slope using the cover
leaves of reeds or palm leaves or leaves of palm trees. House foundation construction use
wooden poles planted in the ground. The walls of traditional houses from the trunk palm
tree leaf (frond) surrounding communities call woven fiber wood, wooden planks, boards
or boards palm trunk palm tree trunks, but in general use around the stem of the
community while still ground floor of the house without the layered nature whatsoever.

13. Typical food

a. sugar Water
Sugar sap water is water, air is taken by way of tapping palm trees. Rote juice in
almost the staple food in Rote residents almost every day to drink sap and in
masakanyapun many uses of sugar water / juice. Rote people believe that the juice can
cure the disease magg.
b. lawar Fish
Lawar fish are specialties Rote Ndao-based marine fish into small pieces. This
fish is called by the name of anchovies or sardines. How to make these foods is simply
that you have to provide the fish that have been provided, flush fish with vinegar, then
cooked with spices are chili, onion, and basil. Do not forget to eat the fish lawar is
accompanied by warm rice to make it more savory.

c. corn Bose
Rote typical Akanan next is corn bose, bose corn dish is porridge made from corn
dna tourist beans, the food is usually served with meat se'i, karmanaci, and lawar fish.
Corn bose has kasiat representing a reduction of high blood pressure, and diabetes. But
bose corn is not recommended for consumption by people who have no reports of
ulcer disease and pregnant women.

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 d. meat Se'i
Se'i meat is meat cut with thin slices and elongated. At first the first se'i use the
meat of game animals are returned deer and wild boar, but now se'i already
dimodfikasi be using beef. Curing meat se'i is using a tool called kosambi which will
provide a different aroma and flavor of the meat immediately.

e. Fried milk
Fried milk Rote one of the specialties that you must try because the unique flavor
with a blend of tasteful and lehit milk and sweeter than sugar water. Fried milk will be
very easy to meet if you are visiting the island of rote. How to make this fried milk
you need milk ingredients, namely fresh buffalo milk, and sugar water.

14. travel destinations

a. Batu Termanu
Batu Termanu a tourist destination on the island of Rote that should not be
missed. Beautiful desert scenery, with weeds and trees verdant landscapes spacious,
combined with the rocky beach side which is not less cool, this location should be
included in your travel itinerary to the Eastern Indonesia.

b. Turkish Nembrala
For the rider waves, beach Nembrala a destination that you have to go on the
island of Rote. Each wave season, between August and October, the waves on the
beach with beautiful white sand is highly anticipated because of the challenges
offered.

c. Spring Oemau
Pemau Spring, so the newcomers trying to introduce them to the audience.
Commonplace for springs that never dry, including during the dry season. Natural

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 panorama around the springs adds to the appeal, as if to invite anyone to play water in
it

d. Turkish Tolanamon
Rote Island tourist destinations more you should not miss is the beach
Tolanamon. It is located in a small bay, flanked by towering cliffs and stood firm. As
a result, the blue sea that flows in it has waves are calm and safe for swimming

e. Ndana Island
The island has an interesting shoreline. Vast expanse of savannah which is also
the main attraction to enjoy the largest island in the southern part of Indonesia. If
lucky, you can see hundreds of sea ducks floating around the uninhabited islands,
which makes this island so charming

f. Bukit Bebalain
Hill in Sub Lobalain is quite interesting when observed. Not only because of the
unique landscape, but also shades of green that is offered by the lush grass at every
hill. With a background of blue sky in the distance, enjoying nature in one of the
tourist destinations on the island of Rote is certainly going to be an exciting activity,
especially if accompanied by breezes that cool.

g. Lake Dead Sea

Lake of the Dead Sea in Israel is not only pretty, amazing and magical natural
phenomenon is also on the island of Rote. Lakes with sea water that empties into the
sea it does not offer an outstanding natural charm, ranging from fresh air, underwater
habitats, green trees to sprawling grasslands around the lake.

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h. Turkish Laviti
Due to a lack of promotion, tourist destinations on the island of Rote many
unknown by the public. Though not the least of which shows a typical beauty of
Eastern Indonesia, including Laviti Beach.

i. baths Sulimatan
Local residents call it a bath Mamen, which is a fresh water pool in the village
Edalode, District Pantai Baru, Rote Ndao. What is special is fresh and cool shades are
offered, including blue water, as if to persuade anyone who came to soak in it.

j. Turkish Flagpole
The iconic landmark on the beach are the flagpole of concrete as high as 2.5
meters above the rocks. That is evidence of the struggle of Rote Island residents
expelled the Dutch colonialists from their region a few decades ago.

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 CHAPTER III
CLOSING
A. Conclusion
The custom is the wealth of a nation. The more diverse cultures that richer
nations. For the understanding of the culture must be instilled from an early age so that
younger generations can preserve and protect the nation's own culture from external
hazards

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