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Bali Local Language On your visit to Bali, you may pay attention to a new shrine, house or building inaugurated in a Hindu ritual where a peace of white clothe with writing in Balinese characters is suspended under the roof or on the shrine platform inside. It is called ulap-ulap. At a glance, it looks like a combination of ordinary writing and calligraphy. Actually, such complex writing is Balinese character belonging to the modre category. This character is exclusively used to write mantra on the rerajahan (magical charm believed to protect against evil spirits, bad intention from others or even drawing sympathy or good fortune), ulantaga paper in ngaben cremation ceremony, kudung (sacred facial cloth for effigies like randa, barong) and others. In essence the Balinese characters consist of three kinds, namely:
What Balinese language has in the division of character as mentioned above similar to that of Japanese language, having the Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji in term of its usage. In day life of Balinese community, Balinese language and its character remain to play an important role. Other than being used as means of communication (as mother tongue, sometimes interchangeable with Bahasa Indonesia), the language is also used in need of rituals, chiefly mantra in vernacular (better knows as sesonteng) and in the lontar manuscripts. Meanwhile, its character is mostly used the in marking of oblation and rerajahan as mentioned above. Whoever remains to read lontar manuscripts today? Definitely many, they are probably holy priest, students, enthusiasts and even paleo-graphic (the people who learn about ancient manuscripts). To sum up, the Balinese language, lontar manuscript and ritual are just like a trinity that comes together to undertake one of the prominent regular Balinese activities. To preserve the Balinese culture also means that preserves its existence and develop its use in order it could last through the generations and ages. It is not merely a matter of language, but also of local tradition and religious lie of the Balinese.
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