Wise in solving problem

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m. Wise in solving problem

Being wise in solving problem is one of the most essential behaviour of the Banjarese people. Wise in solving problem means using fair manner to solve the problem, and does not taking side. Solving any problem wisely will avoid conflict and controversy. The first proverb portrays this behavior is kaya manjuhut rambut di galapung. It has literal meaning like pulling a hair from powder. It consists of five parts kaya ‘like’, manjuhut ‘pull’, rambut ‘hair’, di ‘in’, galapung ‘powder’. Among those parts, there are two clues Manjuhut rambut, and di galapung. The first clue, manjuhut rambut means solving the problem. It has two parts, ‘Rambut’ in this proverb refers to a problem buried beneath the powder and ‘Manjuhut’ which can be understood as revealing the problem and solving it. The second clue di galapung which means a matter that hid the real problem. In this proverb, galapung refers to a material that will not be contaminated by rambut even if they mixed. Using both of the clues, we can formulate an explicature ‘like get rid a contaminant without wasting the material ’. However, to make further analysis on the intended meaning of the speaker, the implicatures needed including: 1 Showing how to get rid of a contaminant from a material. 2 Showing that the best way to solve a problem is without clouded the surrounding and raise conflicts. 74 The second implicature is more appropriate as the interpretation of this proverb since this proverb is uttered as an advice for someone to solve a problem wisely without raising conflicts and controversy. Kaya mambuang kalimpanan is the second proverb that portrays wise behavior in solving a problem. It has three parts: kaya ‘like’, mambuang ‘get rid’, and kalimpanan ‘something that stuck on the eyes’ which yields literal meaning ‘like get rid something that stuck on the eyes’. It also contains a clue of interpretation mambuang kalimpanan. Among Banjarese people mambuang kalimpanan is considered as an easy task and does not need high amount of time to complete. Based on this fact, the use of mambuang kalimpanan in this proverb has purpose to show a simple task metaphorically. Regarding the clues explained before, we can formulate an explicature ‘like doing a simple task’. However, the previous explicature cannot fully show the wise behavior in solving a problem which is portrayed by the proverb. An implicature which can be derived by the clues and the context of the utterance of the proverb is still need to be formulated. Below are several possible implicature that can be formulated: 1 Showing that solving a problem is like doing a simple task. 2 Showing that a person should think simple in solving his problem. 3 Showing that a big problem can be easily solved if though as a simple one. Since an elder of Banjarese utters this proverb as an advice to the youngster for solving their behavior wisely, the third implicature is the most 75 appropriate implicative meaning of this proverb. It shows that by thinking that the problem is easy; the solution will also come easily. Through both proverbs kaya manjuhut rambut di galapung and mambuang kalimpanan which tell the way to deal with a problem, a Banjarese person can learn to think wisely and in simple way.

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