The Ecolexicons Found in the Text of Tudak Wuat Wa’i Rampas in the Speech Community of West Manggarai

ABSTRACT: The research aimed to find out the lexicons deal with tudak wuat wa’i rampas(war) in the tradition of west Manggaraian. The data used in this research are the lexicons deal with tudak wuat wa’i rampas(war) in the tradition of west Manggaraian as well as the text of tudakwuat wa’i rampasitself. The research method used in this research was an interview and observation. The result showed that there are 1(twenty one) lexicons found refered totudak wuat wa’i rampas. 5(five) lexicons are categorized as verb and 16(sixteen) lexicons are categorized as noun. The text of tudak wuat wa’i rampas is kind of requests proposed to God, Ancestors and god of the village. The mediator used in the tradition of tudak is a red colored chicken that is called manuk sepang in Manggaraian language.
KEY WORDS:Manggaraian language, Tudak, Ecolexicon