Ethnography Communication the Use of Betawi Language and Culturein Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi Environments

Abstract

The Betawi dialect of the Malay language and its culture have experienced extinction in several areas in
Jakarta due to the loss of land and the people who are the perpetrators of the language and culture of the
people. What happened is the basis for further research on current language and culture. With the spirit of
regional regulation number 4 of 2015 as a legal umbrella and policy to preserve Betawi culture. This
research aims to determine the use of the Betawi language and Betawi culture among the younger
generation of the Betawi tribe in the Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, and Bekasi environments. The research method
in this research uses a qualitative approach using ethnographic communication methods as the basis of the
research, which is a study of the communication patterns of a cultural community. Based on the results of
this research, a qualitative approach using ethnographic methods of communication as the basis of the
research is a study of the communication patterns of a cultural community. Interaction units are necessary
to study communicative behavior in speech communities. The intensity of use of the Betawi language for
the younger generation is low, but several vocabularies are used with low intensity. In terms of culture,
some still use it, such as at weddings, but many do not use it for limited funds and time. With the results of
this research, it is hoped that the younger generation of the Betawi tribe can preserve the Betawi language
and culture.