Revealing misinterpretation on the meaning of Bharata for political target by Buton to four surrounding kingdoms in the 17th - 20th centuries

Aderlaepe Aderlaepe; Widhiya Ninsiana; Tambunan Tambunan

doi:10.21744/lingcure.v7n1.2245

Authors

Aderlaepe
aderlaepe@uho.ac.id
University of Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia
Widhiya Ninsiana State Islamic University (IAIN) Metro, Lampung, Indonesia
Tambunan University of Halu Oleo, Kendari, Indonesia

Keywords:

Bharata, Buton Kingdom, critical discourse analysis, Muna Kingdom, political device

Abstract

Language is not only used as the means of communication, but also the device of achieving dominance. This article aims at describing and analyzing the real meaning of bharata and revealing misinterpretation on the meaning of bharata by Buton Kingdom for political dominance device on four surrounding kingdoms: Muna, Tiworo, Kaledupa, and Kulisusu in the 17^th– 20^th centuries. The study was designed descriptive qualitativey with four steps of framework: (1) exploring data, (2) data verification, (3) analysis, and (4) writing results of analysis. Data were analyzed by applying Wodak’s critical discourse analysis approach (CDA). Results of the analysis concluded the real meaning of bharata is “front area and center of battle”. The term of bharata was firstly acquainted by Laki Laponto, the king of Buton at the beginning of 16^th century when he organized military alliance by involving the four surrounding kingdoms to face Ternate’s threaten. Since at the beginning of 17^th century people of Butonese misinterpreted the meaning of bharata subjectively for political interest. Buton kingdom then established their misinterpretation instituonally and performed hegemony to the four surrounding kingdoms by the assistance of Dutch after welcoming and signing bilateral coalition with Dutch at the beginning of 17^th century.

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