Local wisdom is part of the culture. Javanese local wisdom is certainly part of Javanese culture, as well as Aceh's local wisdom is certainly part of Aceh culture, which has a particular view of life. Various things about human life will emit hundreds and even thousands of local wisdom. Many things inherited by the ancestors, such as moral values, educative, and others inserted in cultural products, namely poem.
Poem and local wisdom have the same functions. Poem functions to educate, mentors life, and gives advice and knowledge about the origin of the old society. In addition, Pantun serves as a language preserver and as a media to sharpen the mind to be more creative. According Rahyono (2009:3-4), wisdom serves as a means of learning for every human being to be intelligent, clever, and wise. Therefore, local wisdom in pantun is very important to be studied because its function is equally lead to positive direction and good impact for moral and character of nation. Consider the following example of the Aceh poem!
Idang kamoë bot hana meulapeh
Lam cupe puteh siseue bak tika
Bu kamoë boh lam pingan lipeh
Meu’ah hai wareh keurikai hana (Arif, 1958:50)
we have no layers
in a white plate on the mat
Our rice served in a thin plate
sorry if you're not perfect
The wisdom of the Acehnese who is contained in the Aceh poem above about the Acehnese habit of serving the guest and humbling themselves. Low self-esteem and serving the guests is a reflection of the habits in the Acehnese culture that have evolved long ago. This is evidenced in the manifestation of local wisdom about self-humiliation in lines 3 and 4 in pantun above bu kamoë boh lam pingan lipeh, Meu'ah hai wareh keurikai hana. The local wisdom implicated in the content of the poem shows about the culture of apology. The food that is served certainly not all to suit the taste of guests. Therefore, the host first apologize before invited guests to enjoy the dinner that has been served. This apologetic culture is a local wisdom that has been ingrained in the people of Aceh. Therefore, the Aceh poem above contains two local wisdom, namely humble self and apologize culture.