RESTRICTIONS ON THE NUMBER OF BELIS IN TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE IN UMBU PABAL VILLAGE, WEST UMBU RATU NGGAY SUBDISTRICT, CENTRAL SUMBA DISTRICT

Abstract

The author took the title of THE RESTRICTION ON THE NUMBER OF BELIS IN TRADITIONAL
MARRIAGE IN UMBU PABAL VILLAGE, OF WEST UMBU RATU NGGAY SUBDISTRICT, CENTRAL
SUMBA DISTRICT. The author aims to know the arrangement of implementation and Barriers in the restriction
of the number of animals as a belis in customary marriage in the village of Umbu Pabal, West Umbu Ratu
Nggay Subdistrict, central Sumba Regency. Based on the results of the study the author concluded; setting
restrictions on the number of animals as a belis in public marriage in Umbu Pabal Village, Umbu Ratu Nggay
West subdistrict, of central Sumba has been arranged since the ancestors era and now this established the rules
becomes a reference to the life of the central Sumba community namely "three Moral movements". There are
various obstacles that become factors of the Central Sumba community does not follow the rules and on the
other hand the lack of socialization of the district government of Central Sumba. The obstacles experienced by
the people and the Central Sumba District government must be repaired jointly.
Keywords: customary law, marriage, belis, Umbu Pabal village district Umbu Ratu Nggay west district of
central Sumba regency.