The preservation of tae' language in luwu regency (an ethnographic study) | [Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences • 2025]

Author(s):

1. Fahrul Rizal: Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

2. Muchlas Susesno: Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

3. Liliana Muliastuti: Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia

Abstract:

This research is a qualitative research using ethnographic approach where the research is located in Belopa sub-district which is the capital of Luwu Regency, South Sulawesi consisting of 17 villages and sub-districts. The focus of this research is 'the preservation of Tae' language in Belopa City which is the capital of the early establishment of Luwu regency and when the capital of the Luwuese Kedatuan government was located in Kamanre, the Datu placed Kedatuan officers in charge of supervising and controlling the security of trade traffic in Belopa through the ulo-ulo port in Belopa subdistrict. So the limit of this research is only to Tae' language speakers in Belopa sub-district. Based on the results of the research, it can be concluded that. Tae' language is very important for the people of Luwu Regency because tae' language is the mother tongue for the people of Luwu. The ability of Luwu people in speaking tae' as a mother tongue or first language is very high because tae' is used in daily communication. The tae' language that is the focus of this research is reviewed in the realm of its users, including family communication, community communication, namely: neighbours, work/office, and public places and educational communication.

Page(s): 2311-2319

DOI: 10.57239/PJLSS-2025-23.1.00182

Published: Journal: Pakistan Journal of Life and Social Sciences, Volume: 23, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

Keywords:

Tae Language Ethnographic Study Luwu Community South Sulawesi Indonesia

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