MARTA YUSTINI TALITA DOPO Pengarang YOSEP B. KROON Dosen Pembimbing 1 Zantty O. Padahana Dosen Pembimbing 2 Sebastianus Fernandez Ketua Penguji Yosep B. Kroon Penguji 1 Zantty O. Padahana Penguji 2

This thesis is entitled : “An Analysis of Meanings, Values and Functions of Traditional Speech in Ka Sa’o Ritual in Tololela Community of Ngada Regency”. This research covers the meanings, values , and functions of Traditional Speech in Ka Sa’o ritual in Tololela community of Ngada Regency. This research aims to identify and explain the meaning, value, and function of the Ka Sa'o traditional ritual form. This research also uses qualitative descriptive methods. This research was carried out by formulating problems, collecting, classifying, and analyzing data. The data sources taken by the author were four informants who were native speakers, physically and mentally healthy, lived in Tololela village, and understood the local culture well. Observation, recording, interviews, and note-taking are data collection techniques. The results of this research are several forms, about ritual speech and symbols, types of meaning religious, didactic, and cultural; types of values are religious, humanity, motivation, and didactic, while functions are expressive, directive, referential, metalinguistic, poetic, and phatic in Ka Sa'o traditional ceremonies Keywords: meaning, value, function, traditional speech, ka sa’o, ritual