Sastra Lisan Memperkasa Bahasa Minangkabau Menerusi Lagu dan Persembahan Kebudayaan dalam Konteks di Malaysia [Oral Literature Strengthens Minangkabau Language Through Songs and Cultural Performance in Malaysia]

  • Shafa’atussara Silahudin
Keywords: oral tradition, Minangness, Malay Minang, West Sumatra, Malaysia.

Abstract

Sastra lisan (oral literature) Minangkabau merupakan sebahagian daripada budaya dan berkembang serta dinikmati dalam masyarakat Melayu beridentiti Minang. Tradisi lisan disampaikan secara turun temurun serta mengandungi fungsi hiburan dan pendidikan. Justeru, makalah ini ditulis untuk mendeskripsi secara ringkas fungsi sastra lisan dalam memperkasa Bahasa Minangkabau menerusi lagu dan persembahan kebudayaan dalam konteks di Malaysia. Data dikumpul melalui dua kaedah. Pertama, pemerhatian ke atas penyampaian sastra lisan Minangkabau dalam lagu dan persembahan kebudayaan, dan kedua ialah kajian pustaka. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif. Berdasarkan hasil analisis dapat disimpulkan beberapa perkara. Pertama, pengukuhan bahasa Minangkabau menerusi sastra lisan di kalangan masyarakat Melayu beridentiti Minang. Kedua, sastra lisan Minangkabau upaya memenuhi hasrat dan cita-cita serta memberi inspirasi untuk kehidupan yang lebih baik kepada masyarakat pendukungnya yang rata-rata mempunyai hubungan sejarah dan budaya Minangkabau di Sumatera Barat, Indonesia.

 

Oral tradition lives in the midst of Malay Minang people for a long time. It is passed down orally from one generation to the next functioned as entertainment and education. The objective of this study is to describe the function of oral literature that not only does it to entertain but to strengthen the Minangkabau language. This qualitative research has been conducted by employing two methods: observing the presentation of oral literature through songs and cultural performances in Malay Minang community in Malaysia, and reviewing literature in relation with the Minangnese. This study summarized that through Minang randai/theatre performance, pantun and songs the Minangkabau language (Minangnese) can be strengthened within the community. The oral tradition through performing arts able to fulfill the desires and as the source of inspiration towards a better life among the community in Malaysia how have historical and cultural ties with the Minangkabau community in West Sumatra, Indonesia.

Published
2020-12-25