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The Drum In The Mosque; A Modern Short Story By Djajus Pete, George Quinn
The Drum In The Mosque; A Modern Short Story By Djajus Pete, George Quinn
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
The short story “Bedhug” (The drum in the mosque) by Djajus Pete (born 1948) was first published in the Javanese-language magazine Panjebar Semangat in 1997. It describes what happens in a small village when well-intentioned local people unsuccessfully attempt to replace an old mosque drum with a bigger, more resonant one. In many Muslim communities, the call to prayer is made by beating a drum in the mosque’s vestibule. The story gives a glimpse of how Islam is changing, and not changing, in Java. It is critical of village institutions and functionaries, but also humorous and deeply affectionate.
Vowel Fronting, Raising, And Backing In Luzon And North-Central Sulawesi, Jason William Lobel
Vowel Fronting, Raising, And Backing In Luzon And North-Central Sulawesi, Jason William Lobel
Wacana, Journal of the Humanities of Indonesia
This article presents an overview of four shifts – low vowel fronting, low vowel backing, back vowel fronting, and mid vowel raising – found in a number of languages on or near the Pacific coast of Luzon in the Philippines and in north- central Sulawesi in Indonesia. A more extensive illustration of low vowel fronting is given for Umiray Dumaget than has previously been made available, and a second, sporadic correspondence in Umiray Dumaget is shown to be only irregular and unconditioned. Interactions with Philippine-type morphology are also shown to result in synchronically productive alternations in Umiray Dumaget and several …