Vovo is a term or concept described in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in relation to Aceh. Term used by Amat’s mother; Amat was not regarded by her as ‘vovo’ (proper).

Description

Term used by Amat’s mother; Amat was not regarded by her as ‘vovo’ (proper).

Significance

The term Vovo 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. 384.