Indriani Metradina Ene Reo Pengarang DEWI I N BILI BORA Dosen Pembimbing 2 Johnson W. Haan Dosen Pembimbing 1 Fransiskus Bustan Ketua Penguji Dewi I N Bili Bora Penguji 2 Johnson W. Haan Penguji 1

ABSTRACT Rituals in traditional ceremonies are one way we convey our intentions and intentions to our ancestors. Bajawa highly upholds cultural values, especially in performing traditional rituals. This can be seen from the Keo Rado ceremony, which is the ritual of rejecting reinforcements for unnatural deaths. What is meant is that there are victims who die because of accidents and murders. The community believes that traditional rituals are inherited from their ancestors that cannot be ignored. Ritual Keo rado speech contains meaning. In Keo Rado, there are symbols used that contain certain meanings and also other meanings related to Keo Rado, namely social and cultural meanings. Keywords : Keo Rado Traditional Ceremony