Folktales Genre in Border Area of Indonesia-Timor Leste

A Study of Oral Literature

Authors

  • Metropoly Merlin J. Liubana Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu, Indonesia
  • Desta Gloria Siahaan Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu, Indonesia
  • Hesni Neno Universitas Timor, Kefamenanu, Indonesia

Keywords:

oral literature, folktale genre, legend, myth, fairy tale

Abstract

Literature and the local culture of a society are closely related to the traditions of the community itself. The study of folklore, in this study, aims to describe the genre of folklore. This study uses the theory of oral literature, which is mapped into the folktale genre. The research method is descriptive qualitative. The results showed that the folklore genre in the border area of Indonesia- Timor Leste is divided into three genres, namely legend, myth, and fairy tale. The legend returns eight stories, namely: 1) four legends from North Central Timor (NCT) Regency, namely Kol Kit Nel, Fatunua, Origin of Oename, Fatuteke; 2) two legends from Belu Regency, namely Wekatimun and Teak Nenuk Forest; 3) two legends from Malacca Regency, namely Taeberek, and Builaran. The myth genre folklore opens four stories: 1) Abstinence in Eating Dog Meat, Oeleu and Fautleu from NCT Regency; 2) Mota Benenain and Wewatais Halion Haitimuk, are from Malacca Regency. The tale of six stories: 1) The Tale of Two Friends, the Leaf Caterpillar Man comes from NCT Regency; 2) The tale of the Magic Stone, and The Bird and the Cow, from Belu Regency; 3) Earthquake Fable from Malacca Regency. The folklore genre shows the community's identity that owns the story in NCT Regency, Belu Regency, and Malacca Regency on the Indonesia- Timor Leste border area.

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Published

2021-09-23

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Liubana, M. M. J., Siahaan, D. G., & Neno, H. (2021). Folktales Genre in Border Area of Indonesia-Timor Leste: A Study of Oral Literature. The International Journal of Language and Cultural (TIJOLAC), 3(2), 86–96. Retrieved from https://www.growingscholar.org/journal/index.php/TIJOLAC/article/view/159

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Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): September

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