of the girl : “ O ka rayeuk aneuk geutannyoe” oh, our girl was grow up, “peuna ureung keureuleng-keulreuleng ka? have anyone came to see her?.
After discussing another thing, mother of the young man got description about the girl. A few days later, mother of the young man come back to the girl’s house
with informal way and without bring anything. She discussions about the girl with mother of the girl. In this discussion, mother of the young man inserted the words :
adak meu-ek jeut bungong lam rumoh nyo bah keu ulon tuan, bek jipot le gob laen may I propose your daughter, before someone else do that too. The meaning of that
words are that the mother of the young man will come with her family to propose the girl.
7.2. Meminang meulakee by Seulangkee propose
Before presented the proposal or in Aceh language is meulakee, first we need to know what is meaning of seulangkee. Seulangkee is one person who such as
mediator to resolve any problem and interest between family of linto baro bridegroom and family of dara baro bride, and otherwise.
Seulangkee appointed by the old person who wise, authority, holy and as soon as he understand about the marriage, and that old person must be from the village.
Before does his jobs, seulangkee come dara baro’s house on a good day and a good time.
In terms of Acehnese society, steps, sustenance, meet and age have very deep meaning and determine the success or failure of a job. And according to the most of
people trust, especially for seulangkee, a good day is fall on the calculation of
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sustenance or meeting. While the great time is considered a good step when seulangkee comes into the bride’s house and at the same time bride just finished
bathing, eating or anything else at that time is great time. But if seulangkee coming to the bride’s house when the bride cooking, sitting at the front door of house, sleeping,
cobing hair or anything else that steps are less fortune. If seulangkee found the bride still in that job is considered taboo or not good, seulangkee preferred to not continue
his duties on that day. He try to come to the bride’s house on another day. When seulangkee come to the bride’s house usually brought betel in cerana in Aceh
language it called ranub bate and some of meals. When the seulangkee does propose he should be talk politely, while chewing
betel, he ask about the girl to her parent that is she already owned by someone else or yet. If her parent say that their daughter not owned by someone else, then seulangkee
will convey the purpose of his arrival to the girl’s parent, that he commanded by the young man’s parent to propose their daughter. If the girl’s parent agreed with that
propose of seulangkee, they will discuss about the proposed with another family, but if they not agreed with that propose, they will refused that propose smoothly and say
that their daughter was owned by someone else. And if they agreed with that propose, they will make meeting next time for discussing about the next activities.
7.3. Ranub Peukong Haba building mutual agreement
