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UPACARA ADAT ‘SOGIT’ KAUM DUSUN
Rumah No.133, Jalan Lopuson,
Kampung Damat,
Peti Surat 386, 89257 Tamparuli
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Introduction and history
Sogit is a law which requires compensations when a person is guilty of committing an offence in the culture of the Sabah Dusun. It is the Dusun traditional rules to preserve culture, discipline and harmony of the community, adhered to since the olden days.
The compensations are often in the form of livestock, such as pigs, buffalos, cows, goats or chicken. For instance, if a man harasses a woman, the penalty is to give some stipulated number of livestok.
Judging Process
If a woman is assaulted and impregnated by a man before marrying her, the latter needs to bring his family to meet with the head of the village. But if the man refuses to marry, he has to pay for the damage according to the wishes of the woman’s family.
On the other hand, if the woman wishes to marry the man, he must abide by the woman’s decision. The sogit is over one thousand Malaysian Ringgit (RM1,000), along with a list of traditional items that have been requested. If they decide not marrying, the wedding items must also be prepared by both sides.
Aim
Sogit is practised to judge and penalise the wrongdoers who commit unacceptable acts by the villagers. It is also to remind others to respect the laws and customs of the people. Some of the offences are:
- Stealing crops or livestock
- Damaging crops
- Killing livestock
- Proven guilty of rape
- Hassling and kidnapping girls
The custom is still practised by the Kadazandusun. It fuctions as a means of maintaining harmony in the village. The offences are punished following the law and customs of the Sabahans but for certain cases requiring to be handled by the court, they will also report them to relevant authorities such as the police.
1) Singkaban Binti Kowil (Odun Badin)
2) Sainah Binti Salag
3) Judeth John Baptist
Reference Source
i. PUAN SINGKABAN BINTI KOWIL (ODUN BADIN)
ii. PUAN SAINAH BINTI SALAG
iii. PUAN JUDETH JOHN BAPTIST (TOKOH
iv. Animbok, N. A. (2023). ADAT SOGIT: SEBUAH AMALAN KAUM KADAZANDUSUN: Sogit Custom: A Practice of The Kadazandusun People. Jurnal Borneo Arkhailogia (Heritage, Archaeology and History), 8(1), 91-104.
v. HASMIN, M. F. B., MARINSAH, S. A., & SINTANG, S. (2022). PERUBAHAN RITUAL SOGIT DALAM PEMBUKAAN KAWASAN TANAH BAHARU DI RANAU, SABAH: SATU TINJAUAN AWAL: CHANGES OF SOGIT TRADITION IN VACANT LAND OPENING AT RANAU, SABAH: A PRELIMINARY REVIEW. Jurnal Kinabalu, 28(1), 266-274.
vi. MARINSAH, SOSIOBUDAYA DAN HUKUM ISLAM: Sogit Practice among Dusun Community in Ranau, Sabah: An Analysis from the Socio-Cultural and Islamic Perspective. MANU Jurnal Pusat Penataran Ilmu dan Bahasa (PPIB), 33(2), 105-128.
vii. Musa, P. I. P., Ismail, S. Z., & Rahman, N. A. (2018). [Sogit Practices on Muslim Sabahans in Native Courts: A Study From A Legal Perspective] Amalan Sogit Ke Atas Anak Negeri Sabah Beragama Islam Di Mahkamah Anak Negeri: Kajian Dari Perspektif Hukum. Jurnal Islam dan Masyarakat Kontemporari, 19, 1-16.
S. A., ASIS, A. H. B., & HASMIN, M. F. B. (2022). AMALAN SOGIT DALAM KALANGAN MASYARAKAT DUSUN DI RANAU, SABAH: ANALISIS DARI PERSPEKTIF
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State JKKN Contact Information
Encik Hassanal Redzuan
Cultural Officer
Jabatan Kebudayaan dan Kesenian Negara, Sabah
Kompleks JKKN Sabah,
Jalan Tasik off KM4 Jalan Penampang,
88200 Kota Kinabalu
SABAH
088-205070
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