Local Marriage System of Boti Community Depicted throughits Speech Ritual

Abstract

Marriage system in the indigenous trust describes the relationship of
supernatural effect on family kinshipinthe community. Such the relevance
is the primary identifier and the identity of the diversity of the Indonesian
nation. It is inevitable that a cultureas a pillar of diversity is a buffer for
entering the era of multicultural and globalization. Values of Humanist is
the power of social relation among individuals in the community groups.
This paper describes the characteristic of marriage in society of Boti in East
Nusa Tenggara who hold the original trust Halaika.The results shows
behaviors that indicate homage to supernatural of Uis Pah (Lord of the
Earth), Uis Oe (Lordof Water) and Uis Neno (Lord of Heaven) in a series of
marriages that is rich of value and meaning.