Sasak people
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The Sasak peopleTemplate:Efn (Template:Langx, Sasak script: ᬲᬸᬓᬸᬲᬲᬓ᭄; Template:Langx) or Sasaknese, mainly live on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, numbering around 3.6 million (85% of Lombok's population). They are related to the Balinese in language and in ancestry and other ethnic groups on neighboring island Sumbawa. The people from the oldest community on the island are called Template:Lang.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Sasak people are predominanty Muslim; those who practice pre-Islamic beliefs are also known as Template:Lang in reference to the name of the Sasak people's original religion, Template:Lang (Template:Lang).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Etymology
There is a possibility that the origin of the name Sasak came from the word Template:Lang, which means "boat". In the Nagarakretagama, the word Sasak is mentioned together as one with Lombok Island, namely Lombok Sasak Mirah Adhi. According to local tradition, it is believed that the word Sasak came from Template:Lang which means "the one". Followed by the word Lombok which originates from the word Lomboq, meaning "straight". Hence by combining the words together Sa'-saq Lombok, it means "something that's straight". Other translations also includes "a straight road".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Lombok Sasak Mirah Adhi is taken from the Nagarakretagama (Desawarnana) literature, a scripture written by Mpu Prapanca that records the power and rule of the Majapahit kingdom. The word Lombok in Kawi means "straight" or "honest", Mirah means "gem", Sasak means "statement", and Adhi means "something that's good" or "utmost". Therefore Lombok Sasak Mirah Adhi means "honesty is the gem that states out goodness".
History
Little is known about Sasak history except that Lombok was placed under direct rule of the Majapahit prime Minister, patih Gajah Mada. Islam arrived into the area around the 15th century.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> The Sasaks converted to Islam between the late 16th century to early 17th century under the influence of Pangeran Prapen (Sunan Prapen), the son of Raden Paku (Sunan Giri)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref name="David Harnish & Anne Rasmussen 2011">Template:Cite book</ref> or Sunan Giri himself and the Muslim Makassarese, frequently mixing basic Islamic beliefs with Hindu-Buddhist beliefs, thus creating the Wetu Telu religion.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Lombok was conquered by the Gelgel Balinese kingdom in the early 16th century,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> thus bringing a large population of Balinese to Lombok. The Balinese population of Lombok today is about 300,000, 10–15% of Lombok's population. The Balinese have also strongly influenced the Wetu Telu religion of Lombok.<ref name="EOB" />
Language
The Sasak language is an Austronesian language that belongs to the Malayo-Sumbawan branch, mostly found in western Indonesia and Malaysia. Specifically, Sasak belongs to the languages of Western Indonesia which also means it is closely related to the languages of Java and Bali. There are also a number of Sasak dialects in various regions such as Kuto-Kute (North Sasak), Meno-Mene (Central Sasak), Meriak-Meriku (Central South Sasak), Ngeno-Ngene (Central East Sasak, Central West Sasak), Ngeto-Ngete (Northeast Sasak) and so on.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Religion
Most of the Sasaks today are adherents of the Lima Waktu version of Islam. Lima Waktu or Five Times signifies the five daily prayers which Muslims are required to do.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
The term Lima Waktu is used to distinguish them from the Sasaks who are practitioners of Wetu Telu or Three Symbols who only pray three times a day. Orthodox Islamic teachers generally instruct adherents to pray five times a day.<ref name=":0" />
Large numbers of people adhering to the Wetu Telu branch can be still found throughout the island, especially in the village of Bayan, where the religion originated. Large Wetu Telu communities can be still found in Mataram, Pujung, Sengkol, Rambitan, Sade, Tetebatu, Bumbung, Sembalun, Senaru, Loyok and Pasugulan.Template:Citation needed
Art performances
- Gandrung<ref name="EOB">Template:Cite book</ref>
- Gendang beleq<ref name="EOB" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
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