"Uwab bak meusawak situek - Uwab bruek meusiliek asoe". an Acehnese proverb says that "Uwab bak meusawak situek - Uwab bruek meusiliek asoe". textually can be translated that "because the sheath is attached to the tree - because the shell is attached to the flesh". it is clear that in the saying there is the mention of two kinds of trees, namely the areca nut with the seludangnya and coconut fruit. the people of Aceh have very rich language satra. there are so many parables that aceh people use. the maxim is usually to refer to someone with subtle delivery. or it can also be said that it is directed to a beautiful language just like a pantun.
related to the above proverb that there is a deep meaning of the phrase. the above expression if examined in depth can be seen that there are two mentions in it. the first mention of the close relationship between the sheath and the areca nut tree. second mention of coconut with batoknya.kedua mention it contains a more general meaning that the two elements in each of the two trees are stick together and always attached. the two elements are interrelated and never separated. never found one element without the other. it can be said that the two give each other and receive. in short, one element is considered a trigger for the other.
aceh people often use this proverb to express something that happens as a result of others. for example: the presence of an unwanted person is certainly caused by the space given by someone who is closely related to it. in another proverb is often called "every smoke, there must be fire".
