Water buffalo”) is a term or concept described inJongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Carabao/water buffalo; dominant in Westkust (marshlands); 1937 total 97,958 in Aceh; wild herds exist (formed during actie-tijden); Simaloer has degenerated smaller race without tail-tuft.
Translation
carabao / water buffalo
Description
Carabao/water buffalo; dominant in Westkust (marshlands); 1937 total 97,958 in Aceh; wild herds exist (formed during actie-tijden); Simaloer has degenerated smaller race without tail-tuft. Used as ploegvee (plow animal).
Significance
The term karbouw is recorded by Jongejan as part of the cultural, administrative, or institutional vocabulary of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 167, 200.