Implementation Kato Mandaki of Civility
Minangkabau Community in Rangkasbitung
Y Sulaeman
1
, M Fauziah
2
, Rahman
3
, A E Anggraini
4
, Chandra
5
, A W Sakti
6
{
1
yenisulaemananesta@gmail.com,
2
kfauziah19@upi.edu,
3
rahmanprofupi@upi.edu,
4
adeekaanggraini@gmail.com,
5
chandra@fip.unp.ac.id,
6
achiewibawasakti@gmail.com}
1,2
STKIP Syekh Manshur Pandeglang, Indonesia
3,4,6
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Bandung, Indonesia
5
Universitas Negeri Padang, Indonesia
Abstract. Merantau activities is a tradition of Minangkabau people who are one
of the cultural richness in Indonesia. The area that is the destination of
Minangkabau merantau is the island of Java. This research aims to know how to
implemenation Kato mandaki of the Minangkabau community in
Rangkasbitung. The local wisdom in Minangkabau one of them kato nan ampek
consisting of kato mandaki, Kato Mandata, kato Manurun, and kato Malereng.
Minangkanbau people's speech acts has rules according to their speak
opponents. The use of kato mandaki used as a form of communication for the
Minangkabau people with the opposite speak is a person who is larger or elder.
This research is research qualitative descriptive study in which writers conduct
interviews and observations on Minangkabau communities residing in
Rangkasbitung
Keywords: Kato Mandaki, Civility, The Minangkabau Community In
Rangkasbitung
1. INTRODUCTION
Indonesia with multiculturalism has local wisdom and its own culture in each region. West
Sumatra Province has a lot of local wisdom and a very unique culture. One interesting culture
is wandering. Wandering activities become a culture and tradition in West Sumatra, known as
the Minangkabau. This wandering activity will cause some changes due to the cultural
influence of the place to wander. The area which is the main destination of the Minangkabau
people to migrate is Java.
The culture of the Minangkabau community and the Sundanese community is different.
Judging from the politeness of language, language, and so forth. In Minangkabau, his
politeness is a local wisdom called kato nan ampek. Where the Minangkabau people arranged
the way to speak according to the other person. Kato nan ampek consists of kato mandaki,
kato malereng, kato mandata, and kato manurun.
The implementation of Minangkabau people politeness is a form of preservation and
cultural preservation. The application of Kato Nan Ampek's values in social life to the present
day society is still polite in behaving, acting and calling to the elderly as well as teenagers can
distinguish the way of behaving well to the greater, equally large And the same small both in
INCOLWIS 2019, August 29-30, Padang, Indonesia
Copyright © 2019 EAI
DOI 10.4108/eai.29-8-2019.2289102