CALABAI SUKU BUGIS DALAM NOVEL CALABAI KARYA PEPI ALBAYQUNIE

Abstract This study focuses on the disclosure of matters relating to the existence of calabai as gender variation in Bugis ethnic which is illustrated in Calabai by Pepi Al-Bayqunie. This study is a library research with a qualitative approach so that it focuses on the text used as the object of research, namely Calabai by Pepi Al-Bayqunie. The data collection was carried out in several stages, including the observation stage, primary data recording stage, secondary data collection stage. The data analysis was carried out through several stages, namely the data classification stage, data analysis, and the conclusion of the analysis results. The results of this study indicate that there are gender variations illustrated in Calabai by Pepi Al-Bayqunie. Gender variations in the Bugis ethnic described in the novel are calabai. In the Bugis culture of South Sulawesi, the existence of calabai is a form of gender variation besides men or women. Calabai described by the author in the novel is a calabai who has special features and eventually he becomes a bissu. The main character is described as a calabai who later becomes bissu. In relation to the existence of calabai and bissu drawn by novel greetings, it turns out that there is a refusal from the group that considers these two gender variations to be incompatible with human nature. The existence of calabai is a problem because it is contrary to the social construction that already exists in the community. However, unlike calabai, the existence of bissu is considered more honorable because it plays an important role in Bugis culture. Keywords: gender variation, calabai, bissu, Bugis ethni