Article
Kawin Lari (Potodenako) pada Orang Mandati di Kelurahan Mandati III Kecamatan Wangi-Wangi Selatan Kabupaten Wakatobi
ETNOREFLIKA : Jurnal Sosial dan Budaya, Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023), hlm. 508–520
Abstrak
The objective of this study is to examine the causes of elopement (potodenako) and to analyze the process of resolving elopement cases among the Mandati people in Mandati III Subdistrict, South Wangi-Wangi District, Wakatobi Regency. This research employs Malinowski’s functionalism theory as the main analytical framework. The study adopts a qualitative research method with an in-depth descriptive approach. Data were collected through observation and in-depth interviews. The findings indicate that there are four main factors contributing to the occurrence of elopement (potodenako) among the Mandati people in Mandati III Subdistrict, South Wangi-Wangi District, Wakatobi Regency, namely: (1) differences in social status or lineage, (2) incompatibility based on kajiama (the divinatory assessment of a couple’s compatibility), (3) economic factors, and (4) premarital pregnancy. The resolution process of elopement (potodenako) among the Mandati people in Mandati III Subdistrict is carried out through customary procedures, which include: (1) delivering formal notification (paratonguru) to the families of the parties involved in the potodenako, (2) conducting deliberation (potapaki) between both families to discuss the settlement process for the couple who eloped, (3) determining the core elements of customary marriage obligations, and (4) performing the marriage contract (kawi’a), which constitutes the final stage in the resolution of potodenako.