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.Tuesday, June 30, 2009 ♥
RE: Tanahair
- Rice needs soil and water to grow - Rice is grown on vast spaces of land - For riverine and coastal communities, the river or the sea would be the source of life - River provides mode of transportation - Sea provides food - Due to the connection and the connectedness between the individual and the surroundings, the notion of "tanahair" is very central to the life and culture of the Malay community. - Tanah tumpah darah - Literally:"soil where blood is/was shed" - Meaning: Birthplace - Tanah hidup -Lit: "Living soil" -Meaning: Lands used for growing crops. -Tanah Mati -Lit "Dead soil" - Meaning: A piece of land that is not arable.