The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali

Loloan Malay is an endangered indigenous language which is also the identity of a minority Muslim community in Jembrana, West Bali. In the midst of the strong Hindu influence in Bali, the Loloan people try to maintain their different linguistic and cultural heritage through oral traditions such as B...

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Main Authors: I Gusti Ayu Gde Sosiowati, Ni Luh Nyoman Seri Malini, Putu Wahyu Widiatmika, Miina Norvik, Nissa Puspitaning Adni
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Language:English
Published: Universitas Udayana 2025-04-01
Series:Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies)
Online Access:https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/kajianbali/article/view/123108
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author I Gusti Ayu Gde Sosiowati
Ni Luh Nyoman Seri Malini
Putu Wahyu Widiatmika
Miina Norvik
Nissa Puspitaning Adni
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description Loloan Malay is an endangered indigenous language which is also the identity of a minority Muslim community in Jembrana, West Bali. In the midst of the strong Hindu influence in Bali, the Loloan people try to maintain their different linguistic and cultural heritage through oral traditions such as Burdah and Ngelenggang—ritual performances presenting religious verse recitations accompanied by percussion performed during a seven-month pregnancy. This study aimed to explore how Loloan Malay language as their identity is maintained through Burdah and Ngelenggang rituals. Data were collected through interviews and observations, focusing on community leaders, ritual performers, and youths. The findings revealed that conducting the rituals maintains the language through the cultural materials and communication. Furthermore, the research also unpacks the language of having inconsistency in orthography, which affects not only the written communication but also the education. This study implies that sustainable religious practices can be markers of how well languages are maintained.
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spelling doaj-art-9e49548d169b45dc8424a6ae2f660a5f2025-08-20T03:17:31ZengUniversitas UdayanaJurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies)2088-44432580-06982025-04-0115134537610.24843/JKB.2025.v15.i01.p13123108The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West BaliI Gusti Ayu Gde Sosiowati0Ni Luh Nyoman Seri Malini1Putu Wahyu Widiatmika2Miina Norvik3Nissa Puspitaning Adni4Udayana University, IndonesiaUdayana University, IndonesiaUdayana University, IndonesiaUniversity of Tartu, EstoniaUdayana University, IndonesiaLoloan Malay is an endangered indigenous language which is also the identity of a minority Muslim community in Jembrana, West Bali. In the midst of the strong Hindu influence in Bali, the Loloan people try to maintain their different linguistic and cultural heritage through oral traditions such as Burdah and Ngelenggang—ritual performances presenting religious verse recitations accompanied by percussion performed during a seven-month pregnancy. This study aimed to explore how Loloan Malay language as their identity is maintained through Burdah and Ngelenggang rituals. Data were collected through interviews and observations, focusing on community leaders, ritual performers, and youths. The findings revealed that conducting the rituals maintains the language through the cultural materials and communication. Furthermore, the research also unpacks the language of having inconsistency in orthography, which affects not only the written communication but also the education. This study implies that sustainable religious practices can be markers of how well languages are maintained.https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/kajianbali/article/view/123108
spellingShingle I Gusti Ayu Gde Sosiowati
Ni Luh Nyoman Seri Malini
Putu Wahyu Widiatmika
Miina Norvik
Nissa Puspitaning Adni
The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
Jurnal Kajian Bali (Journal of Bali Studies)
title The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
title_full The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
title_fullStr The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
title_full_unstemmed The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
title_short The Role of Burdah and Ngelenggang Religious Rituals in Preserving the Loloan Malay Language in West Bali
title_sort role of burdah and ngelenggang religious rituals in preserving the loloan malay language in west bali
url https://ojs.unud.ac.id/index.php/kajianbali/article/view/123108
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