Komuniti Iban di Rumah Panjang Pakut Sibuti: Analisis Geolinguistik

Iban Community of Pakut Sibuti Long House: Geolinguistic Analysis

Abstract

Kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat bahasa, budaya dan adat komuniti Iban di rumah panjang Lingu Pakut Sibuti dari aspek geolinguistik. Kajian ini merupakan kajian lapangan dan bersifat deskriptif. Data dikumpul dengan menggunakan borang soal selidik dan juga temu bual dengan responden. Sebanyak 30 orang responden yang terlibat dalam kajian ini. Hasil kajian menunjukkan faktor bentuk muka bumi di kawasan rumah panjang telah memainkan peranan dalam pembentukan bahasa Iban dalam kalangan komuniti Iban di rumah panjang ini. Selain daripada faktor linguistik, faktor seperti adat dan budaya juga turut mempengaruhi kewujudan komuniti Iban di rumah panjang ini. Kajian ini dapat memperlihatkan faktor geografi seperti bentuk muka bumi digembleng dengan faktor amalan adat tradisi serta budaya mampu mengekalkan komuniti Iban di rumah panjang Lingu Pakut Sibuti. Meskipun komuniti Iban di rumah Lingu masih tinggal di rumah panjang, adat, bahasa dan budaya komuniti Iban di tempat ini masih dikekalkan sehingga pada hari ini. Bahasa, budaya dan adat Masyarakat Iban haruslah dipelihara agar tidak pupus ditelan zaman.

This study aims to examine the language, culture, and customs of the Iban community in the longhouse of Lingu Pakut Sibuti from a geolinguistic perspective. This study is field-based and descriptive in nature. This study is field-based and descriptive in nature. Data were collected using questionnaires and interviews with respondents. A total of 30 respondents were involved in this study. The results of the study indicate that the geographical features of the area surrounding the longhouse have played a role in shaping the Iban language among the Iban community in this longhouse. In addition to linguistic factors, factors such as customs and culture also influence the existence of the Iban community in this longhouse. This study demonstrates how geographical factors such as the landscape shape, coupled with traditional customs and cultural practices, contribute to the preservation of the Iban community in the Lingu Pakut Sibuti longhouse. This study demonstrates how geographical factors such as the landscape shape, coupled with traditional customs and cultural practices, contribute to the preservation of the Iban community in the Lingu Pakut Sibuti longhouse. Although the Iban community in the Lingu longhouse still resides in longhouses, the customs, language, and culture of the Iban community in this place are still preserved to this day. The language, culture, and customs of the Iban community must be preserved to prevent them from being lost to time. 

Keywords: culture, customs and beliefs, Iban language, geographical features, social-economy