Analysis of Fotu Values in Nias Traditional Marriage

EasyChair Preprint no. 862

Abstract

Nias tribe has a distinctive marital process and is different from the marriage process of other tribes in the area of North Sumatra. One of the important and mandatory processes in carrying out customary in Nias is Fotu. Fotu is delivered verbally (Folk Speech) and has been carried out downwardly until now. The object of this research is Fotu. This study aims to analyze and describe the values of Fotu. This study uses a type of qualitative research with interview methods. This research uses pragmatic theory and the result of the study is analyzed by the theory of content analysis and descriptive analysis. Based on the result of the study, Fotu delivered verbally in the process of Nias’ traditional marriage contains cultural values, namely religious values, ethical values, and aesthetic values. The values contained in Fotu are used as a way of maintaining marriage in Nias community

Keyphrases: culture value, Fotu, Marriage, Nias, Traditional

@Booklet{EasyChair:862,
  author = {Ermina Waruwu and Rosliani Rosliani},
  title = {Analysis of Fotu Values in Nias Traditional Marriage},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint no. 862},

  year = {EasyChair, 2019}}