Post Intemediate Reading

Assalamu’alaikum.. Welcome to my second blog,  Happy reading.. on the previous blog I explained the meaning of a name, so this time I will tell you about names as identification of one's origins. Ya, the name of someone who has a characteristic that shows which area of origin, the characteristic is not separated from the sound produced from the pronunciation of the name. In this blog I will specifically explain the characteristics of the Minangkabau tribe's self-name.             Ketek   banamo,   gadang   bagala. That's the phrases or proverbsof the Minangkabau people which means: childhood has a name, adults have a degree. The point is that the Minangkabau people have two greetings, namely the name given by the family in his childhood and the Minangkabau people will get a degree at the time of marriage. About the degree only given to men. For Minangkabau people,  a man is considered an ad...

Every thing in the world has a name, both living or non-living things. The name functions as a designation, marker, distinguish an object from another object and even as an identity for someone. Especially for people's names, the names are not just nicknames but its has own meaning. Usually the name of a child has a beautiful meaning or parents' expectations for their children. The name is also a benchmark for children's confidence. Not infrequently there are children who lack confidence in their own name, even the child has the desire to change her/his name to the name she/he likes and considered cool. But not with me, even though my first name can actually be said to have no meaning, I really like my name. as I said at the beginning, the name given by parents has parents' expectations for their children, and I don’t want to change the hope of my parents for me. I was born early in the year, 22 years ago. My father and my mother gave me the name Lusiana Faria...