GLOSSARY OF INDONESIAN AND DUTCH TERMS

Adat Tradition, customary law Afdeeling Dutch colonial administrative division Alang Aluk Ritual, symbolic action, religion; also defines animist in contrast to Christian or Muslim Ambe’ Father; village or group head Arisan Rotating savings and credit funds Badan Body or committee Bahasa Indonesian language Ballo’ Palm wine Banua House Bua’ A ritual community that celebrates together a kind of agricultural new year with the aim of imploring the higher powers to smile on man, beast and the pro- duce of the fields Borongna Section or sharing group Bupati District head Camat Head of the kecamatan; subdistrict head Complex Dutch colonial administrative subdistrict Controleur Dutch administrator on a district level Damar Resin Dapo’ Kitchen, hearth Desa Village Dusun Hamlet Gengsi Prestige Gotong Royong Mutual cooperation Ikatan (Ind.) Literally a bundle, but it is better understood as a tie that binds, or even better as a union Indo’ Mother Jaman Belanda Dutch Era Kabupaten District Kampung Hamlet Karopi’ Federations of that celebrate particular rice ceremonies together Kaunan Slave

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Kebun Garden (usually for the cultivation of perennials like coffee, cocoa, etc.) Kecamatan Subdistrict Keluarga Family Kepala Head kepala daerah district head Kerukunan Association Kombongan Committee; meeting Kotamadya Municipality Landstreek Colonial Dutch administrative subdistrict Layuk Old (in combination with tongkonan referring to the oldest) Lelang Meat division Lembang Literally vessel; district; adat community Liang Family tomb Lingkungan Urban administrative unit Ma’bua Highest smoke-rising ritual Mana’ Heirlooms Maro Smoke-rising ritual; literally crazy Ma’siri’ Ashamed Merantau To go abroad Ne’ Respectful title Nene’ Grandparent; ancestor Onderafdeling Dutch colonial administrative subdivision Oom Uncle Padang Land Padi Rice, paddy Paniuran Obligation to contribute; ritual debt Penanian Federations of tongkonan that celebrate particular rice ceremonies together Pete pete Minibus Potoktengan Twelve nobles Puang Owner; master (of a slave); highest-ranking nobility in southern Toraja Rantau Literally; coast or outer area Rante Ceremonial field Rambu tuka’ Smoke-rising Rambu solo’ Smoke-descending Rapu Family

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Rarabuku Family; literally ‘blood bones’ Reformasi Political reform Rombongan Formal guest procession at a funeral Rupiah (Rp) Indonesian currency unit. Between 2001 and 2005 the rupiah rate of exchange with the US dollar fluctuated between 10 and 12,000 Saroan Meat-sharing and labour group Saung Cockfighting Sawah Wet ricefield Sipasang Pair Siri’ Honour/shame Sugi’` Rich Sumanga’ Life-energy Tallu Three Tana’ Hereditary status, a tethering stake Tante Aunt Tau tau Effigy of the deceased Tegal Dry land Tepona Four To Person To’makaka High noble To minaa Ritual specialist, priest of the right; literally ‘the one who knows’ To’Parenge A rank of important people used in north Toraja, often associated with ritual leader of a karopi’ (village) To’ Place; clustered strands Tondok Community, settlement Tongkonan Ancestral house Tuak Palm wine

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