Silmeulue Habibullah held by his students with Tengku Di Ujung of the name of his wife and Si Melur is the island of Simeulue U is named. And
since it also is 100 percent Simelue population converted to Islam. Simeulue district with an area of 198 021 ha occupied population of
approximately 80,000 people. Languages of ethnic communities using Simeulue area beside Indonesian, Bahasa Lamamek or Sigulai and English
Language Devayan. Simeulue natives have a unique ethnic style when compared to other ethnic groups in the region of Aceh.
In general the Simeulue eyed as Mongoloid race, yellow. In addition to speakers or ethnic Lamamek Sigulai and theres more Devayan third
language used by the indigenous ethnic Leukon language, but the groups speakers Leukon diminishing population.
a. Simeulue District Autonomy
The struggle continues on, hope has begun to appear, child domestic work hard hand in hand, as well as contributing continued stream of sweat
merges into the spirit of togetherness Simeulue children wherever he is. Rahmat Allah arrived with the enactment of Law No. 48 of 1999 concerning
the establishment of Simeulue district and bireuen dated 12 October 1999, was inaugurated by the Ad Interim interior minister Faisal Tanjung in the
Ministry of Home Affairs in Jakarta. In order to complete the formation of a district it should be made immediately the House of representative in
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Simeulue Regency. Therefore political parties struggle facing the interior minister, the House of Representatives for the formation of Simeulue
Regency. In this description briefly described how the process of formation of Simeulue District Council. started on 12 April, 2000, for the coordination
of 16 participants Election 1999 Political parties and KNPI district in Simeulue make a letter addressed to:
1. Interior minister 2. Minister of State for regional autonomy
3. Special region of Aceh provincial governor
b. Language
Simeulue language, consisting of devayan dialect, speakers with sub-region central Simeulue, in the bay, eastern Simeulue, SouthTeupah and West
Teupah. 1. Jame language, with speakers Sinabang City area and surrounding.
Example : Kamano kito pai Where Are We Going ? 2. Sigulai language with native speakers territories west of Simeulue
district, Alafan and Salang. Example : Yeto gera deumi yege I Love You
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3. Leukon language, with speakers only leukon region or village lafakha and rainbow.
Example : Ofel umormo ? How Old Are You? 4. Devayan language
Example : Araya kabarmo ? How Are You ?
c. Art of Rapai Debus
Unlike the Nandong, Debus art requires incantations or prayers that iron must be learned by the parents or Khalifah. Because this art as a tool in
addition rafai sound also use a sharp weapon, namely: Rencong, knives, machetes, chains, bamboo and even chainsaw engines that banged on the
body bodies, blessing prayers tadui objects sharps had been able to bend and even break. This art is the pride of the people of Simeulue in any event
such as a wedding party and guests welcome, recited in the accompanying sounds rafai in Aceh and breathe the language of religion. , for example:
“Di lasikin pasar bengkolan Bengkolan Market in Lasikin
Di Sinabang mariam raya mariam raya in Sinabang
Insya Allah mudah-mudahan
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It wishes God Willing Tolong tuhan hawa binasa”
God, please air disappeared
d. Characters That Important Allies
