Notes on Pronunciation
ng this represents a single sound, the
one that is twice hear in the English word “swinging” It may occur at the
beginning, middle, or end of a word.
ny a single sound, that is heard when
pronouncing the English word: “Spaniard” and “spaniel”.
é Sundanese vowel, pronounced in open
syllables like ‘a’ in “able” or “ace”; in closed syllables like ‘a’ in “air”.
A.
Terminology
related to Public Space
Riung Mungpulung
Sundanese - Verb
From ‘nga-ri-ung’(v): to
gather, and ‘mu-lung’(v): to take or to scavenge
Taken as a proverbial particular term:
Bari ‘ngariung’, urang ‘mulung’ [literally translated as: While gather, I
scavenge[1]]
– used in different context in the community for social interaction that always
involves having feast/ meal together:
1. To only be present and gather
2. To gather and changing ideas
3. To reconvene
Alun-alun
Indonesian – Noun
Typical large open space enclosed by street[s]
which defines the city center in Indonesian cities. The whole area is covered
with grass, and fringed by lines of trees - with one focal point in the middle
[sacred banyan tree].
Balé Patemon
Sundanese - Noun
Semi open space functioned as a hall [a simple
structure built on 4 or 5 columns and thatch roof, with elevated floor and
stone-based foundation]; sometimes also uses as town hall or community hall,
depends on the scale. Act as a social space, from the smallest scale of
neighborhood to the big scale of capital city hall placed within a palace
compound.
Lapang tegalan
Sundanese – Noun
Typical flat open space between housing compound in
Sundanese settlement, used mostly to dry ‘béas’ (bé-as: raw rice) under
the sun.
B.
Terminology
related to Geography and regional culture
Nusantara
Javanese – Noun
Literally means “archipelago” or ‘abound of Nusa’ [island]. It is a name
of which Indonesian people call the country.
Mentioned for the first time in the Pararaton
manuscript to define the territory of Majapahit
empire (1293-1500s); includes all the modern territories of Indonesia,
today’s Malaysia, Singapore, Philipine, Brunei, East Timor and Southern
Thailand.[2]
In modern Indonesia, the new definition of
Nusantara firstly introduced in 1920 as all the Indonesian regions stretched
from Sabang in the West to Merauke in the East.
Sunda Islands
A group of islands extending from the Malay Peninsula to the Moluccas Southeast of the Asiatic mainland
towards New Guinea. They include the Greater Sundas (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Celebes, and
adjacent smaller islands) and the smaller Sundas (Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba,
and Flores, Timor, Alor, and adjacent smaller islands).[3]
Ladang
Indonesian – Noun
From the Sundanese word ladang [yield]
Unirrigated agricultural field; usually uses to grow
paddy (rice).
Ladang Culture
Early culture typology [defined as the means by which
a society adjust to its environment – Slotkin, 1950[4]] for Sundanese
community who reside in the mountainous area.
The other is
coastal culture – for those who reside in the coastal area, most of which are
traders.
Sawah
Indonesian – Noun
Irrigated rice field; usually uses to grow paddy.
Sawah Culture
Early culture typology for Javanese community who
reside in the plateau.
The other is
coastal culture – for those who reside in the coastal area, most of which are
traders.
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