Istikhorini Atika, Sudirman Wilian
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In English, a person’s first name and honorific title such as Mr/Mrs, dad/mom also exist in Sasak.
They are, for example,
Nep/Yas/Nah
(a person’s nickname)
, amaq, inaq,
and
pak/bu
. However, the
address forms such as
kak tuan, tuan, naq tuan,
and
miq (mamiq)
are not found in English. These forms
refer to Muslim people who have completed the
hajj —
the pilgrimage to Mecca
.
The address form
kak
tuan
is used to greet an older brother or sister, which is similar with
tuan
, which can also be used for an
older brother or sister. Then, when addressing a Sasak person by using
Naq tuan,
it indicates that she is
a mother and has been to Mecca. Meanwhile,
miq (mamiq)
can be used for calling someone who is a
father, regardless whether he is already a
hajj
or not. However, in the capital city of Mataram, this
address form is frequently expressed to call a father who has completed
hajj.
Mostly, when the address
forms mentioned above are used, they are commonly followed by other forms of greetings, for example,
kak tuan, mbe jad lumbar?
[Older brother, where are you going?].
In
this occasion, Sasak time-free greetings are divided based on place where they are uttered
greeting and circumstances that influence someone to create greeting and leave-taking.
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