Marginal Language and Literature

Introduction 5

Prologue
The Political Roots of the Marginalization of Indonesian Language and Litetrature 9

The Babanada Spells in the Performance of Lengger Wanasabaan Mask Dance:
A Representation of the Religiosity of the Social Community of its Owners 24

Structure Analysis of Syllables and Hyphenations in Pattage Language 50

Vocabulary Sustainability of Traditional Medicine Plants in the Indonesian
Ex-timor Leste Community in Malaka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province 69

Propositional Meaning and Non-Propositional Meaning in Minangkabau Song Lyrics 84

The Vitality of Pannei: A Marginalized Language among its Community 110

Javanese Song Metaphors in Dongkrek Art as a Reflection of Local Wisdom of the Mejayen Community 137

Gugon Tuhon in the Perspective of Generation Z in Wonosobo Regency 152

Codeswitching by Bajo in Multilingual Community:
A Study from Maringkik Island Village 174

The Origin of Budong-budong and Topoyo Ethnicity in Central Mamuju Regency 188

The Passive Sentence of Javanese of Indramayu Dialect 205

Cultural Values of Rote Ndao Folklore Telukaman Lailona Dan Hakaman Nepedae 225

Language Style in Sinlirik Bosi Timurung 246

Local Wisdom in Minahasan Folklore as a Character Degradation
Mitigation Recommendation 265

Interpreting Unen-unen Semut Ireng Anak-anak Sapi with an Intertext Approach 282

Epilogue
Elevating Language and Literature, Opening the Door to Cooperation between Nations 296

Prologue
The Political Roots of the Marginalization of Indonesian Language and Litetrature

The marginalization of literature and other cultural products is essentially a reaction to the anxiety or arrogance of the ruling group over the emergence of public awareness to produce their own cultural creations or products. Consider, for example, the claim of a high culture to distinguish it from folk culture. This dichotomy was deliberately raised by the royal court to demean cultural products outside their environment. For the royal family, courtiers, nobles, and the elite, there was a kind of privilege attached as their privilege to create culture and even determine people's right to life. They were entitled to create cultural products. People do not have the right to be creative, and are prohibited from thinking. Creation comes from gods, and those who have the right to run it are those who have power. That is why, as we can see in the cultural products by the kings, splendors, luxury, and nobility often become their main characteristics that are impossible for ordinary people to do.
Thus, there was a kind of ambition in the palace circles to achieve greatness and reputation, which made the cultural products they produced a costly, time-consuming, and incalculable workforce, even sacrificing thousands of lives (the common people). The goal was to leave a legacy so that the king or figure was still remembered; during his reign, he once appeared as someone who succeeded in upholding the milestones of spectacular achievements!