Meaning of "sumazau" in the Malay dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF SUMAZAU IN MALAY

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WHAT DOES SUMAZAU MEAN IN MALAY?

Sumazau Dance

Tarian Sumazau

Sumazau Dance is a popular Sabah dance tradition that is very popular in Sabah and throughout Malaysia. It is a traditional dance of the Kadazandusun tribe which is often performed at Tadau Kaamatan which means the Harvest Day celebrated in Sabah every May. The Sumazau dance is inspired by the avian bird pattern seen by peasants who relax in rice fields during the harvest season. Every dancer that makes this dance moves just a few centimeters out of the other dancers without touching. His ritual dance fulfills various functions such as dance performed by sumazau to express gratitude related to the planting and harvesting of rice and also to resist amusement, sedition, and cure diseases. The dance is performed by peasants comprising men and women wearing their traditional outfits. The dance is played with a gong gong, usually 6 gongs of varying sizes and one drum with a special beat. Sumazau gestures and strokes vary by region and village.

Tarian Sumazau merupakan sejenis tarian tradisi rakyat Sabah yang amat terkenal di Sabah dan di seluruh Malaysia. Ia merupakan tarian tradisi suku kaum Kadazandusun yang sering dipersembahkan pada Tadau Kaamatan yang bermaksud Hari Penuaian yang dirayakan di negeri Sabah pada setiap bulan Mei. Ilham tarian Sumazau ini adalah daripada corak penerbangan burung helang yang disaksikan petani-petani yang berehat di sawah sewaktu musim menuai. Setiap penari yang menjayakan tarian ini hendaklah bergerak beberapa sentimeter saja daripada penari lain tanpa bersentuhan. Tarian ritualnya memenuhi pelbagai fungsi seperti tarian sumazau yang ditarikan untuk mengucap kesyukuran yang berkaitan dengan kegiatan menanam dan menuai padi dan juga untuk menolak bala, menyemah semangat, dan mengubati penyakit. Tarian ini ditarikan oleh kaum petani terdiri daripada lelaki dan perempuan dengan memakai pakaian tradisional mereka. Tarian ini dimainkan dengan iringan paluan gong, biasanya 6 buah gong yang berbagai ukuran dan satu gendang dengan rentak yang khusus. Tempoh dan rentak pukulan gong Sumazau adalah berbeza-beza mengikut daerah dan desa.

Definition of sumazau in the Malay dictionary

sumazau sj traditional dance of Kadazan in Sabah.

sumazau sj tarian tradisional kaum Kadazan di Sabah.

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10 MALAY BOOKS RELATING TO «SUMAZAU»

Discover the use of sumazau in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sumazau and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in Malay literature.

Identity and the State in Malaysia

example of the efforts to maintain such traditions is constituted by the teaching of sumazau or gong playing to schoolage boys and girls. Both sumazau, the traditional Kadazan dance, and gong playing were used in rituals connected with ...

Fausto Barlocco, 2013

The Encyclopedia of Malaysia: Performing arts - Halaman 44

Dances of Sabah The most well-known dance in Sabah is the Sumazau, but its interpretation and name varies from group to group. Many variations of the dance exist within the large Kadazandusun communities. Some of the styles are ...

Ghulam-Sarwar Yousof, 2004

ASRAMA:

Takkan la tu pun nak terasa. Tinggitinggi Gunung Kinabalu, tinggilagi sayang sama kamu....” Farah berdiri dan mula menyanyi sambil mendepakan tangan menari tarian sumazau sengaja memujuk Mayyang terasa hati. Lena menyambung.

Muhammad Fatrim, 2013

The A to Z of Malaysia - Halaman 303

SUMAZAU. Sumazau represents the most celebrated dance among the ethnic minorities of Sabah, with variations according to communities and regions. Performed in relation to animistic rituals as- sociated with the spiritual realm mediated by ...

Keat Gin Ooi, ‎Gin, 2010

Head-hunting and the Magang Ceremony in Sabah - Halaman 48

Gantang invited Monsopiad to dance the sumazau but Monsopiad again declined and asked his host to dance first. Then Gantang chose seven girls to do the sumazau with him. He shouted the pangkis and sprang upwards during the dance ...

Peter R. Phelan, 2001

Borneo - Halaman 248

Dinah Gardner, Joshua Elliot, James Alexander. • Dance Sumazau Penampang (Kadazan/Dusun - Penampang, west coast) Performed during annual harvest Penampang Festival (Pesta Kaamatan) to honour the rice spirit (Bambaazon).

Dinah Gardner, ‎Joshua Elliot, ‎James Alexander, 2006

Cultures, customs, and traditions of Sabah, Malaysia: an ... - Halaman 73

an introduction Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation Irene Benggon-Charuruks, Janette Padasian. SUMAZAU PAPAR Sumazau Papar is a dance from the district of Papar in the west coast of Sabah. It is performed by both male and female ...

Irene Benggon-Charuruks, ‎Janette Padasian, ‎Sabah Tourism Promotion Corporation, 1993

Cultures in ASEAN and the 21st century - Halaman 135

In the Dusun / Kadazan communities in Membalut, the sumazau dance is performed in the painah ceremony which is associated with padi harvesting (tadau kemaatan). The Dusun in Papar perform the sumazau dance for the menguit land ...

Edwin Thumbo, 1998

The Music of Malaysia: The Classical, Folk, and Syncretic ...

Musical repertory The music for the sumazau is often simply called 'sumazau'. Sometimes the verb magagung ('to hit a gong') or the phrase magagung sumazau is used, as is the noun pogagungan. This music consists of a rhythmic pattern of ...

Patricia Ann Matusky, ‎Sooi Beng Tan, 2004

Malaysia & Singapore Handbook - Halaman 390

Dance Name of Dance Tribe District Description Sumazau Penampang Kadazan/Dusun Penampang, west coast Performed during Annual Harvest Festival (Pesta Kaamatan) to honour the rice spirit (Bambaazon). Sumazau means dancinq.

Jane Bickersteth, ‎Amanda Hinton, 1996