CONFORMITY TOWARDS LOCAL WISDOM AMONG THE SAME INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE SPEAKERS

Abstract

Speakers of same indigenous language usually share the same values and norms among them. This phenomenon can be searched in Indonesian Chinese society, who is divided in several groups based on their indigenous languages. They try to act and adjust their beliefs and behaviors to the group’s norms and values. The need to conform occurs in order to be accepted by the group. The norms and values, as unsaid rules and attitudes which have been conformed, are considered as the way to support the local wisdom.This paper will focus on the conformity among Indonesian Chinese society, who speak in their own indigenous languages and its roles in supporting their local wisdom.