Community Sasak tribe who inhabit the island of Lombok West Nusa Tenggara is the largest

tribe in the province that lies between Bali and East Nusa Tenggara. According to census
records held in 1989, the tribe's population reaches 2.1 million sasak soul. In the next census,
to be precise in 2000 the population increased to 2.6 million people. This year the estimated
population Sasak tribe who live in Lombok approximately 3 million inhabitants, the number
does not include "sasak diaspora" aka Overseas sasak settled in western part of Sumbawa
Island, East Kalimantan (due to migration project), in Malaysia (TKI) and the some big city in
Indonesia (mainly because of the work and status as a student). On the Side was in a small
amount, Sasak tribe spread across several countries in the world. Seeing this community's
population could be said Sasak tribe big enough and worthy juxtaposed with other ethnic in
Indonesia.

But semeton know where the origin sasak Tribe? , "Who sasak Papuk Baloq people?". I'm sure
as sure confident, very very few of us can answer that question. One week ago, the community
incorporated in Sasak Community mailing Sasak little discussion about it, much as it might be
said that scientific discussion and accountable, but at least many of us have different
information about the origin of different Papuk Baloq Sasak .

From small scale search, revealed that the Sasak tribe from Vietname, derived from similar
language / Base Sasak the language in vietnam. There is also semeton sasak currently working
in the tourism sector in Lombok, met with tourists from Philipine, which makes our semeton
surprise, there are many similarities between the language of the language sasak with tourists,
yes Tagalog language, does this mean we are from Papuk Baloq Philipine?. There are many
theories commonly used by scholars to trace the origins of an ethnic, one of which is from the
language they use, their physical and history of the tetuanya. Let us try to trace one by one.

LANGUAGES

Sasak language, especially the script (written language) is very close to his script of Java and
Bali, the same as using the script Ha Na Ca Ra Ka ... ff. But the pronunciation is quite close to
Bali.
According to Ethnologue, which collects all the languages in the world, is the Sasak language
family (Languages Family) from the Austronesian Malayo-Polynesian (MP) Nuclear MP Sunda-
Sulawesi and Bali, Sasak.

While if you look directly, Sasak language that developed in Lombok was very diverse, both
dialects (pronounced way) as well as vocabulary. This is very unique and can show many
influences in its development. When East Lombok regency government wants to make it Sasak
Dictionary, they are overwhelmed with the diversity of languages in sasak east lombok,
Though in general can be classified into: Kuto-Kute (Northern Lombok), Ngeto-Ngete
(Southeast Section Lombok), Meno -Mene (Central Lombok), Ngeno-Ngene (Central Lombok),
Mriak-Mriku (Southern Lombok)

From the aspect of language, we Papuk Bloq could be derived from the Javanese (Malayo-
Polynesian), Vitname or Philipine (Austronesian), or from Sulawesi (Sunda-Sulawesi)

HISTORY

Prior to the 16th century Lombok Majapahit was in power, by sending Maha Gajah Mada to
Lombok. In fact, no word if he died on the island of Lombok and is buried in East Lombok. At
the end of the 16th century until the early 17 th century, chilli heavily influenced by Islam
through da'wah Java conducted by Sunan Giri, was also influenced by the Makassar. This
causes changes Religion Sasak tribe, who formerly Hindus into Islam.

In the early 18th century Lombok was conquered by the kingdom Gel Gel Bali. Remains of Bali
is very easy to look at is the number of communities that inhabit the Hindu Bali and Lombok
Mataram area of West, a few large temple is also easy to find in second in this area. Free from
Lombok managed Gel Gel effect after the expulsion of the Kingdom done Selapang (East
Lombok), assisted by the kingdom in Sumbawa (influence Makassar). Some soldiers reportedly
Sumbawa many eventually settled in East Lombok, as evidenced by the existence of several
villages in northeastern edge of East Lombok majority of the population speaks the language
Samawa.
If we look at the aspects of history, people could very well come Sasak Java, Bali, Makassar
and Sumbawa. But it could also into four ethnic group not Papuk sasak Bloq people, but only
gave a big influence on the development of Sasak Tribe

PHYSICAL characteristics

While considering the physical Sasak tribe is more like people than the Bali Sumbawa. From
this aspect can be derived from the Sasak people of Bali, now currently living in Bali for war
come from?

Authentic Evidence

A few weeks ago, one reading this send to me an authentic evidence of ethnic origin who
saved his family sasak in Central Lombok. Evidence that a family tree that ends in a name:
Prince Datu Djajing Heaven (from Majapahit, Sapecada, East Java). Evidence from these
authentic, it is clear seen that the Sasak tribe who inhabited the island of Lombok, actually
comes from Java.