PELAYARAN NIAGA ORANG MENUI ABAD XX

Abstrak

This study aims to describe the history of the Menui commercial trade in the 20th century. The method used in this study was the historical method in accordance with Kuntowijoyo throughfive stages of work, namely (1) topic selection, (2) collection of sources, (3) source criticism, (4)source interpretation, and (5) historiography. The findings of the research showed that (1) Menuipeople traveled in the 20th century trade to meet the needs of daily life. This was due to the naturalcondition of Menui, which was an archipelago so that people cannot do farming and gardening.Therefore, Menui people used the potential of the sea and sail and trade to get a source of income.(2) Types of commercial boats in the 20th century of Menui people were in the form of koli-koli,katinti, bodi, fangka, and motoro. (3) Commercial shipping routes of the 20th century of Menuipeople, namely traditional or local shipping, domestic shipping and international shipping. (4) Thegoods traded by Menui people were copra, rattan, cloves, parasali (cinnamon) and nutmeg. Keywords: Commercial Shipping; Trade; Boat Types; Shipping Routes