Narrative Structure of the Ne’ Baruakng Kulup Story Oral Literature of Dayak Kanayatn: A Study of Actantial A.J. Greimas

Abstract

This study is based on the importance of conducting an in-dept h study of the characters of Ne’ Baruakng Kulup story of Dayak Kanayatn ’s oral literature. This story narrates an attempt made by Baruakng to bring paddy into the earth which was full of obstacles so that he was named Ne’ Baruakng Kulup . The aims of this study to describe the actantial schemes and functional structures in the Ne’ Baruakng Kulup story. The life dynamic of Baruakng is interesting to study more in-depth by using the study of narrative structure based on the thinking of A.J. Greimas. This qualitative study was focused on t wo important elements, namely: (1) the actantial scheme in the story of Ne’ Baruakng Kulup ; and (2) the functional structure in the story of Ne’ Baruakng Kulu p . The techniques of collecting data in this study were a documentary study and analyzed using structural approaches. The results of this study indicate that there are 14 actantial schemes and 14 functional structures. Four actant schemes and 4 perfect functional structures and 10 actant ial schemes, and 10 imperfect functional structures. The main actant ial scheme lies in the sixth actant scheme. There is a correlational relationship between the actant scheme and the functional structure. The character of Ne’ Baruakng Kulup is a hero in the story analyzed.