Abstrak
This paper presents „tunjuk ajar Melayu Riau‟a spoken tradition nyanyi panjang in<br />Patalangan. Malay people is enriched by the moral taught for kindness and<br />humanity. The wisdom can be seen from their proverbs and expression presented in<br />stories that they have in the form of a book by Tenas Effendy entitled “Tunjuk Ajar<br />Melayu”. The book tells about how to behave which generated naturally through<br />exemplifying attitude and spoken expression. Oral tradition Nyanyi Panjang is a kind<br />of heritage conducted by Petalang people in Pelalawan Regency of Riau Province. In<br />oral tradition of Nyanyi Panjang has Tunjuk Ajar values that can be exemplified by<br />next generation. Based on the result of analysis on Nyanyi Panjang “Bujang si<br />Undang”, Tunjuk Ajar values are like devotionto god almighty oneobedience, unity<br />and integrity, justice and righteousness, the priority of eduation, sincerity,<br />independence and confidence, and responsibility.