Symbolic Meaning in Language in the Pinisi Ship Tradition as a Tourist Attraction in Bulukumba Regency Ernawati Ab
Tourism Polytechnic of Makassar
Abstract
The Pinisi ship is an Indonesian maritime cultural heritage with profound historical and philosophical value, particularly in Bulukumba Regency, South Sulawesi. This study aims to identify and document the various symbolic meanings contained in the language of the Pinisi shipbuilding tradition, analyze the relationship between these symbolic meanings and the cultural values of the Bulukumba community, examine the potential of these symbolic meanings as cultural tourism attractions, and formulate a strategy for developing cultural tourism based on the symbolic meanings of the Pinisi ship. This research method uses a qualitative approach with ethnographic methods. Data collection was conducted through in-depth interviews with punggawa, traditional leaders, local communities, tourism operators, tourists, and the local government. This documentary data provides additional perspectives that can strengthen the findings of the interviews and observations. The results of this study are imbued with symbolic meaning, from the stages of determining auspicious days, annattak, akkalabiseang, and ammosi to the anyoronglopi process, which has significant meaning and is a very attractive tourist attraction for tourists visiting Bulukumba Regency. It is hoped that this research will contribute to the preservation of Indonesia^s maritime cultural heritage while encouraging the development of sustainable tourism in Bulukumba Regency
