Cultural Meaning and Society Belief of the Nyalasé Tradition Reflecting Local Wisdom in Death Ceremony in Aeng Tong-tong, Saronggi, Sumenep, Madura: An Ethnolinguistic Study

Abstract

This research is about the Nyalasé tradition that exists in the Aeng tong-tong community, which means a pilgrimage to the grave and aims to find out the cultural meaning and views of the community that reflect local wisdom in the tradition in every verbal and nonverbal expression. This research is a type of qualitative descriptive research using an ethnolinguistic approach through an in-depth interview using the listening and speaking method. The results of the study revealed that there are verbal and nonverbal expressions. Language expressions that have verbal and nonverbal meanings include Assalamualaikum ya Ahlil Kubur and Yasin tahlil, both of which mean praying for the dead, while nonverbal expressions include gembhang (flower) which means remembering the kindness of the deceased and aeng (water) meaning purity, purity of heart and strength for everyone