The Narrative Structure Analysis of Tidung Oral Story on Alan Dundes at Tarakan City, North Kalimantan (Folklore Study)

Abstract

This research is a narrative structure of Tidung Oral Story on Alan Dundes at Tarakan City, North Kalimantan. The problem research focuses on the structure of motifeme in folklore entitled The Origin of Mount Srilaki, Betawol, Si Gumban, Putri Kumalasari, and Buluh Perindu folklore studies. The theory used uses the narrative structure theory developed by Dundes, which consists of a series of motifemes. The analysis result showed Tidung Oral Story on Alan Dundes at Tarakan City; North Kalimantan has a series of different motifeme stories (1) The Story of the Origin of Mount Srilaki consists of 10 series. (2) The Betawol story consists of 8 series. (3) The Betawol story consists of 6 series. (4) The Betawol story consists of 4 series. This study's results are expected to be useful for readers and other community members because of the story's motifeme structure. It can find out whether the story is a typology of folklore from other regions.