The oral narratives that revolve around Komburongo are known as tuturan Komburongo among the Tobilung ethnic group in Sabah. The purpose of this article is to analyze the elements of belief contained in these stories. All the tuturan Komburungo that are analyzed in this article are obtained from fieldwork interviews with informants from the Tobilung ethnic group in the district of Kota Belud, Sabah. The important issues dealt with in this article are concerned with the Tobilung ethnic group's belief in the supernatural powers of Komburongo, as told in their oral literature. The result of the analysis by way of interpretation in this study finds that the tuturan Komburungo are divided into myth or legend in the context of folklore. On the question of its origin, Komburongo is believed to have been created by Tinamaru, the Creator of the Tobilung. The traditional Tobilung ethnic group are found to be highly dependent on Komburongo as the good spirit that provides guidance and possesses magical powers that help to solve various life crises for generations. This study is considered significant because it highlights many aspects of the belief of the Tobilung ethnic group passed down from generation to generation based on tuturan Komburungo.
Sebahagian kecil daripada etnik Tobilung yang menetap di daerah Kota Belud, Sabah masih pegang kepada kepercayaan tradisional yang diwarisi secara turun-temurun. Mereka percaya kepada pelbagai jenis semangat baik dan jahat. Salah satu semangat baik yang dipercayai mereka ialah komburongo, iaitu subjek kajian ini. Permasalahan yang timbul adalah komburongo mempunyai tiga identiti yang berbeza, iaitu sebagai sejenis tumbuhan, sebagai alat ritual dan sebagai semangat pembantu. Tanpa memahami ketiga-tiga identiti ini, maka seseorang tidak memahami kaitan antara ketiga-tiganya. Oleh itu, tulisan ini memberi tumpuan menganalisis ketiga-tiga identiti komburongo yang berkait dengan kepercayaan turun-temurun etnik Dusun Tobilung. Bagi mengumpul data kajian, kerja lapangan telah dijalankan di enam buah kampung yang didiami oleh etnik Dusun Tobilung. Kajian ini berasaskan prinsip grounded theory. Data kajian yang berkait dengan kepercayaan etnik Tobilung terhadap komburongo dianalisis secara interprestasi dan disokong oleh bahan kajian yang lepas. Hasil analisis mendapati komburongo mempunyai tiga identiti yang berbeza namun saling berkait, iaitu sebagai sejenis tumbuhan (jerangau), alat ritual dan semangat pembantu. Hasil analisis juga mendapati komburongo memainkan pelbagai fungsi dalam kepercayaan etnik Dusun Tobilung. Mereka memohon bantuan daripada semangat komburongo untuk menyelesaikan masalah kerohanian dan fizikal. Kajian ini penting bagi menonjolkan identiti komburongo dan juga kaitannya dengan kepercayaan turun-temurun etnik Tobilung. A minority of the Tobilung ethnic group residing in the Kota Belud district of Sabah still adhere to their traditional beliefs, which were passed down from one generation to another. They believed in various benevolent and malevolent spirits. One of the benevolent spirits is komburongo. The issue identified here is the komburongo has three different identities, that is first, it is a kind of plant, second, a ritual tool and, third a malevolentspirit. Without knowing all these identities, one does not know the connection between them. Hence this article focuses on the analysis of these three identities of komburongo based on the traditional beliefs of the Tobilung people. To collect data, field trips have been conducted in six Tobilung villages. This study is based on the grounded theory. Data related to the beliefs in komburongo were analyzed based on interpretation and supported by the study of the past. In the analysis, the researchers found that komburongo has three identities, first, it is a plant (Acorus Calamus); second a ritual tool and third, a benevolent spirit. Besides, this study also found that there are various functions of komburongo in the beliefs system of the Tobilung. They relied on the help of komburongo for various spiritual and health problems. This study is deemed important because it highlighted the three different identities of komburongo and its relation to the traditional beliefs system of the Tobilung.
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