LANGUAGE AND CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS IN THE LAW OF THE EDE PEOPLE IN CENTRAL HIGHLANDS IN VIETNAM

Abstract

The Ede people in the Central Highlands of Vietnam created customary laws by word of mouth
and kept them in the consciousness of the community. This is a form of indigenous knowledge,
formed during a long history to guide people to regulate social relationships and the natural
environment, recognized and realized by the community. It has both elements of the law of trial
and punishment, and the nature of customs and customs, from conventions and commandments
to regulate the behaviors, lifestyles to educate people in the community towards good. Ede's
customary laws contain the linguistic and cultural characteristics of the Ede people. It is a system
of easy-to-remember words, easy to memorize through the art of syllable, duality, the use of
words and the comparative art. In the language of customary law, Ede's cultural life is expressed
in terms of living space, simple philosophy, beliefs and the desire for a full and peaceful life.