keutjhi’ (English: “Gampong head (village chief)”) is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Head of a gampong in Groot-Atjeh; the ‘father’ of the village.
Translation
Gampong head (village chief)
Description
Head of a gampong in Groot-Atjeh; the ‘father’ of the village. Consults elders before decisions; important decisions involve all adult male inhabitants in moepakat.
Significance
The term keutjhi’ 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. 333, 350.