The Euphemism in “Sambah Manyambah” Tradition of Minangnese Wedding Ceremony

The paper describes the perspective of “Sambah
Manyambah” Tradition”(literally ‘to greet a bride-groom up’)
tradition and the attempts to analyze the euphemism such
tradition which is mainly found in Minangnese regency and
becomes an oral tradition that requires indigenous actors who
have indigenous knowledge and expertise in speaking and in
using indigenous language. The actors are considered
customary actors (or pelaku adat) who, in this case, deliver
custom speech or tribute (pasambahan or pidato adat) which is
aimed at declaring the intention and the purposes of the
tradition. The research method is qualitative descriptive and
attempted to obtain the necessary information from
informants with observation techniques. The results show that
since the actors’ existence is lack of appreciation today, the
tradition undergoes significant changes; therefore, a model of
this research will take the euphemism to the tradition has been
created and is hopefully accepted by local communities. In here
the researcher will get the types of euphemism used in
“Sambah Manyambah” Tradition for the tradition of
Minangnese wedding ceremony. It is suggested that Pariaman
should be getting the point of “Sambah Manyambah“
Tradition itself.