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  Abrasi Pantai Sasak Mencemaskan -- Jumat, 22 September 2000
Sepanjang 150 meter kawasan pesisir Pantai Sasak, Kabupaten Pasaman, Sumatera Barat, sejak empat tahun terakhir telah hilang dilanda abrasi.
Setiap bulannya, Sasak tercatat mampu menghasilkan sekitar 400 ton ikan segar sekaligus memasok daerah-daerah lain di Sumbar.
Ia berharap Pemda setempat segera dapat mengatasi kondisi tersebut, di antaranya dengan membangun krib-krib penghalang gelombang di sepanjang pantai Sasak yang masih tersisa.
www.kompas.com /kompas-cetak/0009/22/DAERAH/abra25.htm   (250 words)

  
  Sasak
The Sasak language (Base Sasak) is primarily spoken on the island of Lombok in Nusa Tenggara Barat, Indonesia, immediately east of Bali.
Sasak is generally classified as a member of the Austronesian language family, and subgrouped in Western Malayo-Polynesian with Balinese (spoken on Bali and western Lombok by about 2.6 million people) and Sumbawan (on the western half of Sumbawa island and spoken by about 160,000 people, according to Wurm and Hattori (eds)).
Sasak was the subject of a course in Linguistic Field Methods, taught by Peter Austin and Herman Suheri in Semester 2, 1997.
www.linguistics.unimelb.edu.au /research/projects/lombok/sasak.html   (907 words)

  
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 HRELP - Resources - Sasak
The Sasak people of Lombok, eastern Indonesia, have a tradition of writing stories on the dried and prepared leaves of the lontar palm.
Throughout the island, ordinary Sasak can be observed listening to traditional narratives, such as the famous and much-loved Tutur Monyèh the story of the monkey king, after a hard-day's work.
The lontar manuscripts which carry the literature of the Sasak are treated with much respect and care.
www.hrelp.org /languages/resources/sasak   (358 words)

  
 people_and_culture.htm
Most people on Lombok are bilingual, speaking their own ethnic language, Sasak, as well as the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, which they have learned at school and use as their formal and official mode of communication.
The Sasak tribe on Lombok Island mainly lives from farming, and rigidly hold onto their customs, in particular those that relate to the forces of nature that act upon life and farming.
The ceremonies are held between the 19-20th of the tenth month on the Sasak calendar, usually coinciding with the month of February, and is marked by the emergence of the star Rowat.
www.baliglobalmarket.com /bgm_monthly/people_and_culture.htm   (1499 words)

  
 Theme Tourism News - IIAS Newsletter Online
Sasak villages in central Lombok, like dusun ('hamlet') Sade and Rembitan, were made the centrepoints in the promotion of Lombok's cultural identity.
As a consequence, the narratives about Sasak villages highlight traditional architecture as an expression of a distinctive way of life; the shape of the Sasak houses and rice barns assumed to be the main features attracting tourists to the region.
By presenting a local culture as a static icon - as is the case of Lombok's Sasak villages that are reduced to the lumbung - without focusing on the underlying multivocality and processes of change, local culture is reduced to the size of one state-controlled image.
www.iias.nl /iiasn/19/theme/2.html   (666 words)

  
 The Lombok War (Different Bali Indonesia Encyclopedia)
The ultimatum was accepted on condition that Radja to pay for war indemnity of one million guilder and the capital is controlled.
Meeting was upheld between the Balinese and the Sasak.
The fortification erected that the Sasak to fight against the Balinese.
www.differentbaliindonesia.com /encyclopedia/war-of-lombok.html   (362 words)

  
 Bali-Travel-Online.Com - Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Gili Islands
The original Sasaks are believed to have come overland from north-west India or Myanmar(Burma) in waves of migration that predated most Indonesian ethnic group.
The traditional Sasak village government, presided over by a chief, was done away with and the peasants were ruled directly by the rajah or a land owning Balinese aristocrat.
Most people on Lombok are bilingual, and speak their own ethnic language (Sasak), as well as the national language, Bahasa Indonesia, which they are taught at school and use as their formal and official mode of communication.
www.bali-travel-online.com /lombok/general_informations.htm   (961 words)

  
 Intersections: Sasak Women Negotiating Marriage, Polygyny and Divorce in rural East Lombok
Rural Sasak society is heterogeneous and complex—a myriad of converging, intertwined and changing socio-economic, political and cultural processes and influences.
The overwhelming majority of the Sasak population of East Lombok, in the Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Barat, identify as orthodox Muslims.
The space within which Sasak women and men have to manoeuvre, given the constraints of what is legal and acceptable within their immediate community, varies considerably depending on their socio-economic position and political-cultural orientation.
wwwsshe.murdoch.edu.au /intersections/issue10/grace.html   (8758 words)

  
 LOMBOK (called by the ... - Online Information article about LOMBOK (called by the ...
LOMBOK (called by the natives Sasak), one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in the Dutch See also:
objects of that expedition were to punish Mataram and to redress the grievances of the Sasaks whom the Balinese held in cruel subjection.
Disturbances between the Sasaks and the Lombok (176o), and in 1763 was translated to the archbishopric of See also:
encyclopedia.jrank.org /LOB_LUP/LOMBOK_called_by_the_natives_Sa.html   (1411 words)

  
 Sasak - Definition, explanation   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Sasak language belongs to the Bali-Sasak-Sumbawa subgroup, in the Western Malayo-Polynesian branch of the Austronesian language family.
The Sasaks converted to Islam between the late 16th century to early 17th century under the influence of Sunan Giri and the Muslim Makassarese, frequently mixing basic Islamic beliefs alongside with Hindu-Buddhist beliefs, thus creating the Wektu Telu religion.
A small minority of Sasaks (estimated population; 8000) called the Bodha, mainly found in the village of Bentek and other remote areas of Lombok.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/sasak.php   (509 words)

  
 Destination: Lombok
The Sasak - the island’s native people - reveal their Hindu roots by the adoption of a caste system and special vocabulary used when addressing commoners and noblemen, yet they also possess their own unique traditions and age-old rituals.
In the 17th century, the Sasaks allowed the Balinese to settle in western Lombok where to this day their culture thrives – revealing serene temples and palaces, Balinese food and customs, gamelan orchestras and dances, and where Balinese religious festivals such as Galungan and Kuningan are celebrated with full gusto.
Sasak pottery is a high art-form possessing an aesthetic beauty and simplicity unparalleled in Indonesia.
www.micebali.com /lombok.asp   (1268 words)

  
 Lombok near Bali Balinese culture people Sasak West Gili nature Mataram   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sasak tribe is the original resident of Lombok, and Lombok has unique ethnic culture and beautiful nature.
Sasak tribe form 90% of the number of Lombok residents.
Mataram city is the capital of Sasak country built by Balinese king who ruled Lombok in 17th century, the king of Karangasem of east most of Bali built Balinese temples, palaces and social organization on west Lombok which is until now can be seen.
www.balizones.com /about_lombok.php?PHPSESSID=a530372b7b9d7a5dafccb7d09b8d2c45   (521 words)

  
 Komodotours.com - Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, Gili Islands
Approximately 90% of the population is Sasak with the majority of the remaining 10% claiming Balinese lineage.
The Sasaks are for the most part Moslem however there is still evidence of Hindu and Wetu Telu (an animistic faith) that has incorporated some aspects of Islam into its practice.
The Sasak people are much more conservative by culture and not as open as their more famous Balinese neighbors and fare poorly in comparison.
www.komodotours.com /lombok/general_informations.htm   (1872 words)

  
 SVEN CEDERROTH
The waktu lima religion was represented mainly by Sasak migrants who had moved here from the central parts of the island and in most cases had settled in separate hamlets where they had little contact with the indigenous population.
Whereas the orthodox waktu lima Sasak follow the Islamic fundamentals as taught to them by their religious teachers, the Tuan Guru, the wetu telu practise a religious syncretism in which there are traces not only of Islam, but of Hinduism and pantheistic beliefs as well.
They speak the same language (a dialect of the Sasak language) as the inhabitants of the northern districts, they dress in the same way, have the same type of houses, the same adat, the same ideas about gods and their worship.
www.abo.fi /comprel/temenos/temeno32/ceder.htm   (11340 words)

  
 Lombok Culture   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Sasak, physically and culturally have much common with the Javanese, Balinese and Sumbawanese.
Most Sasak are normally Muslim, but many retain elements of the ancient animist beliefs.
This is a festival when hundred of Sasaks gather on the beach to catch the worm-like ‘Nyale Fish’, a good catch is a sign that the rice harvest will also be good.
www.footprint-adventures.co.uk /indonesia5.html   (1334 words)

  
 indahnesia.com - Lombok - Traditional contemporary art - Discover Indonesia Online
Wayang Sasak, a shadowplay with flat leather puppets, from the Jawanese wayang kulit, is based on the serat menak-stories.
Wayang Sasak, in which abstract puppets are used, apparently was introduced from Jawa in the 17th century to encourage the spread of islam.
Due to tourism the Sasak arts are reviving; they can be seen during ceremonies, regional competitiona, special performances, the weekly performances in the Narmada gardens and in the big hotels.
indahnesia.com /indonesia/LOMDAN/dance_and_music.php   (2107 words)

  
 Trailing the Treasure Island of Lombok: ThingsAsian
Sasak village on the beach, Lombok island, Indonesia.
Though the majority of the Sasak today are Moslems, anthropologists have noted that their language, songs, and dances show a strong link with the Hindu and Buddhist cultures that once dominated the Indonesian archipelago.
There were some Sasak women sitting on the veranda of their traditional Sasak huts, preparing food for their family's lunch.
www.thingsasian.com /stories-photos/3003   (1633 words)

  
 Sasak Lombok Tours and Travel
Sasak Lombok Tours and Travel Offers Specializes in trekking and sightseeing tours, Locations include Lombok and The Lesser Sunda Islands, white rafting tour packages for individuals and groups in Lombok and the vicinity, Indonesia.
We are the first Travel Agent in Lombok since 1970, Sasak Tours invites you to explore your fascinating island's splendid beaches and excellent hotels, the opportunity to discover the interior of this tropical paradise with its wealth of beautiful countryside - mountains, volcanoes, rice terraces and unspoiled villages.
The native of Sasak people culture is both complex and fascinating so please do join our Sasak Tours guides for an insight into the wonders of Lombok.
www.geocities.com /sakewathy   (446 words)

  
 Sasak: The language of Lombok - Indonesia and World Tourism News
The Sasaks are the people of Lombok, and speak Bahasa Indonesia as well as their local language.
Travelling in Lombok, you can communicate okay using Indonesian, and probably will never use Sasak, but here are some simple phrases.
Sasak people are Muslim and therefore don’t eat pork.
www.indonesia-tourism.com /news/2006/11/17/sasak-the-language-of-lombok   (161 words)

  
 Ethnic stereotyping by politicians - Inside Indonesia 78
In the Mataram municipality, the politically dominant Sasak have gained greatest access to administrative power, providing this one group with the means of controlling public expressions of the local culture.
Under this policy, the nationally recognised symbol of Lombok and of Sasak culture was the lumbung, a distinctive rice barn found in rural areas of the island.
Moreover, throughout Lombok, aséects of Sasak culture that are unrelated to Islam form the basis of the region’s identity.
www.insideindonesia.org /edit78/p19-20_clegg.html   (1037 words)

  
 Music from Lombok, Indonesia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gongs and bronze instruments in general are historically associated with pre-Islamic Sasak culture and as a result, "striking the gong" is opposed by some orthodox Muslim leaders on the island.
A few Sasak resisted conversion, and it is said that there are still pockets of these Bodha Sasak in some isolated areas of the highlands of North Lombok.
Javanese influence is, for example, evident in the form of the Sasak shadow puppets and in the use of Middle Javanese by refined characters, and is also evident in some Sasak dance forms.
www.labyrinth.net.au /~cbasile/lombok.html   (660 words)

  
 Sasak Country Tour, Sasak Village Tours Lombok Indonesia
The orignal population of Lombok is called the Sasak, this ethnic group is physically the same as the rest of Indonesian people yet their language is one of the Indonesian dialect closer to East Indonesian archipelagou.
Basically the ethnographycal researches found that the people is also decendant of Malay mixed with small Mongoloid character yet more prominent their Malay character with thin blend of Monoloid character, unlike Balinese which physical aspect show strong influence of Monoloid.
In term of culture the Sasak know less then variety of Balinese do, since they live in simple way in group of villages and not open for outsiders until late when Balinese kingdom controlled them.
www.balitouring.com /tour/lombok/sasakvillage/index.html   (652 words)

  
 Kasmiati | Ashoka.org
Kasmiati, a member of the historically oppressed Sasak minority group in Indonesia, is a catalyst for the social and economic emancipation of her sisters.
She is the founder of a steadily growing mutual help association of poor Sasak women producers and traders, and she has begun convening all the groups concerned with Sasak women in order to develop a common strategy and to encourage collaboration.
As the Sasak women find their own voice and increase their economic base, they are moving closer to their own emancipation.
www.ashoka.org /node/2741   (1602 words)

  
 Lombok Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
One of the most popular sports among the Lombok's Sasak people is Lanca, a kind of boxing where you hit your opponent with your knees.
The earliest recorded society on Lombok was the relatively small kingdom of the Sasak.
The original Sasak are believed to have come overland from northwestern India or Myanmar (Burma) in waves of migration that predated most Indonesian ethnic groups.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/asia/indonesia/lombok?v=print   (1349 words)

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