The Use of Ethnic Languages in Inter and Intra Ethnic Communication in Desa Lawe Tawar. Regency Aceh Tenggara of Aceh Province

This study deals with The Use of Ethnic Languages in Inter and Intra Ethnic Communication in Desa Lawe Tawar. A qualitative descriptive research design was applied. The aim of the study is the ethnic languages used in inter and intra ethnics in Lawe Tawar and the factor language choice. The subject of this research are Batak Toba ethnic, Karo ethnic,Simalungun ethnic, Pak-Pak ethnic and Nias ethnic at the age 18-50 years old. The instruments used for this study were observation and in-depth interview. The data was analyzed by using interactive models of Miles & Huberman (2014:8) technique. The results of the study show several findings the use of the languages in inter-ethnic in three ways,i.e:(1)no ethnic language is used totally in inter-ethnic communication,(2)Ethnic language used in code mixing of different levels, (3)ethnic language used in code switching while the language use in intra ethnic such as:(1)using their own ethnic language,(2)using other ethnic language,(3)using Bahasa Indonesia and other ethnic language in code mixing. It was also found that the language use in inter-ethnic caused by some factors, i.e: (1)Ethnic Background of The Participants,(2)Extent of Intinacy with the Interlocutor, (3)Different Social Status of the Participant,(4) Equal Social Status,(5)Showing Off One’s Ethnic Language Mastery. While that the language use in intra-ethnic caused by some factors, i.e:(1) Ethnic Background of the Participants,(2) Immigration,(3)The Topic Discussed.