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  2. Pantun - Wikipedia

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    Pantun (Jawi: ڤنتون ‎) is a Malayic oral poetic form used to express intricate ideas and emotions. [1] It generally consists of even-numbered lines [2] and based on ABAB rhyming schemes. [3] The shortest pantun consists of two lines better known as the pantun dua kerat in Malay, while the longest pantun, the pantun enam belas kerat have ...

  3. Indonesian literature - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian literature is a term grouping various genres of South-East Asian literature. Indonesian literature can refer to literature produced in the Indonesian archipelago. It is also used to refer more broadly to literature produced in areas with common language roots based on the Malay language (of which Indonesian is one scion).

  4. Folklore of Malaysia - Wikipedia

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    A Kelantanese Wayang Kulit that narrated the tale of Hikayat Seri Rama. Malaysian folklore is the folk culture of Malaysia and other indigenous people of the Malay Archipelago as expressed in its oral traditions, written manuscripts and local wisdoms. Malaysian folklores were traditionally transmitted orally in the absence of writing systems.

  5. Rasa Sayang - Wikipedia

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    Rasa Sayang. " Rasa Sayang " (pronounced [ˈrasa 'sajaŋ], literally "loving feeling") is a folk song from the Malay Archipelago, [1][2][3][4] popular in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. The basis of "Rasa Sayang" is similar to Dondang Sayang and Malay folk songs, which take their form from the pantun, a traditional ethnic Malay ...

  6. Malin Kundang - Wikipedia

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    Malin Kundang. Malin Kundang is a popular folktale in Indonesian folklore that originated in the province of West Sumatra. The folktale tells of an ungrateful son named Malin Kundang and centers around the themes of disobedience and retribution that turned him into stone. Aside from this folktale, there are several other similar variations ...

  7. Lontara script - Wikipedia

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    The Lontara script (ᨒᨚᨈᨑ), [a] also known as the Bugis script, Bugis-Makassar script, or Urupu Sulapa’ Eppa’ "four-cornered letters", is one of Indonesia 's traditional scripts developed in the South Sulawesi and West Sulawesi region. The script is primarily used to write the Buginese language, followed by Makassarese and Mandar.

  8. Kacapi - Wikipedia

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    The Kacapi siter is a plan-parallel resonance box. Similar to the kacapi parahu, its hole is located at the bottom. The upper and bottom sides of it form a trapezium-like shape. For both kinds of kacapi, each string is affixed to a small screw or peg on the top right-hand side of the box. They can be tuned in different systems: pelog, sorog ...

  9. Emha Ainun Nadjib - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.caknun.com. Muhammad Ainun Nadjib (born 27 May 1953), best known as Emha Ainun Nadjib or Cak Nun / Mbah Nun, is an Indonesian poet, essayist, kyai, ulama, and humanist. Born in Jombang, East Java, Nadjib began writing poetry while living in Yogyakarta, publishing his first collection in 1976. He became one of the city's predominant ...