Methodius Indra Bali Mema Pengarang SEBASTIANUS FERNANDEZ Dosen Pembimbing 1 MARCELINUS YERI FERNANDEZ AKOLI Dosen Pembimbing 2 Sebastianus Fernandez Penguji 1 Marcelinus Yeri Fernandez Akoli Penguji 2 Elisna Huan Ketua Penguji

This research is entitled ‘Analysis of the Meaning and Function of Traditional Leader’s Speeches at the Nyale Ceremony in the Opening of Pasola Among the Kodi Community, Southwest Sumba Regency.’ The problems of this research are: (1) What is the meaning of the speech of the Nyale traditional leader in leading the Pasola opening ceremony which took place in the Kodi community?, (2) What is the function of the traditional leader’s speech at the Nyale ceremony in the opening of the Pasola among the Kodi community, Southwest Sumba Regency?. This study aims to Analyze the meaning and function of the speech of the Nyale traditional leader in leading the Pasola opening ceremony which took place in the Kodi community. The method used was a descriptive qualitative. The data sources were obtained from interview informants, non-participatory observation, video and audio recording, taking notes. The results of this research were found 5 types of meanings. Namely: (1) Lexical meaning and grammatical meaning. (2) Referential meaning and non-referential meaning. (3) Denotative meaning and connotative meaning. (5) Conceptual meaning. (6) Figurative meaning. The language functions found in the speech of the Nyale traditional leader were: (1) Referential function. (2) Poetic function. (3) Emotive function. (4) Conative function. (5) Phatic function. Keywords: Meaning, Function, Pasola Ceremony, Speech, Nyale traditional leader