The existence of Fauna Lexicon in the Elefu Song Lyrics Composed by Hikayat Manao: Ecolinguistics Study
Rahmat Gaho, Rika Purnama Sari

Universitas Warmadewa

Abstract

This research is based on concern for the preservation of regional languages, especially the Nias language South Dialect as one of the regional languages in Indonesia which is still used today. The purpose of this study was to describe the existence of the fauna lexicon and to analyze the implied meanings of the Nias language song lyrics entitled Elefu by Hikayat Manao. The entire data used is the manuscript or lyrics of the Nias language song entitled Elefu. The results show that the existence of the fauna lexicon in the lyrics of the song Elefu is an eco-text that records the local language, especially the Nias language, the South dialect, which describes the activity relation or dependency relationship between Nias people and nature. A number of lexicons are contained in the song lyrics such as Sokha (wild boar), Katombi/Hambae (water crab), elefu (freshwater fish), belida fish, toda swordfish and some are even used as pets such as mao (cat). Hence, based on the results of the analysis, there are 3 animal classifications, namely those that live in freshwater/sea, and land.

Keywords: Ecolinguistics, Eco-text, Elefu, Nias Language, Fauna Lexicon

Topic: Humanities