MAITAINING NANDUNG IN RENGAT (INDRAGIRI HULU)

This study explained maintaining Nandung in Rengat (Indragiri Hulu). The objectives of the study are (1) to identify the meaning in Nandung (2) to describe how Melayu people maitaining Nandung (3) to state the reason wy melayu people do the way they di in maintaining Nandung. The method of this study was descriptive qualitative reseach. The participant were 4 families of melayu people who live in Rengat (Indragiri Hulu) taken by purposive random sampling. The data were taken from interview and participant observation as instrument. The interview was used to answer the strategies in maintaining Nandung in Rengat while the participant observation was used to answer what meaning are conveyed in Nandung. This research found the following results (1) there are three meanings are conveyed in Nandung such as; advices based on the Malay culture, Education and Referral good form of education about the history of Rengat or customary rules that applied in Rengat community, and expression either in prayer or about the religious teachings of Islam or any expressions of affection of a mother for her child. (2) in maintaining Nandung, Melayu people in Rengat conducted some strategies like; debriefing and repackage oral tradition of Malay, and Personalization, a knowledge-based activities to build the nature of connectedness between people, (3) the reasons why Melayu people do the way they do in maitaining Nandung are lack of awereness of young generation and concern of local government.