Relay Translation On Dayak Ngaju, Indonesian, And English: Analysis On Cultural Terms In Dayak Mythology “Tatum”

The research described the relay translation of Dayak oral tradition from Dayak Ngaju to Indonesian and from Indonesian to English. The research used a descriptive qualitative method with content analysis and FGD for data collection and interviews for data validation. It attempted to explain the translation techniques in translating specific terms from Dayak Ngaju (L1) to Indonesian (L2) and English (L3). The data were 22 cultural terms in L1—L2 translation. The translation techniques applied were pure borrowing, established equivalent, generalization, description, pure borrowing + addition, established equivalent + pure borrowing, and discursive creation + established equivalent + description. Then, the data in L2—L3 translation were 12 cultural terms. The translation techniques applied were pure borrowing, established equivalent, generalization + pure borrowing, pure borrowing + addition, and established equivalent + pure borrowing + established equivalent. The translator preferred to maintain the originality of cultural terms in L2—L3 translation.