LUSIA LUBA LOURU Pengarang SEBASTIANUS FERNANDEZ Dosen Pembimbing 1 GRACIA M. N. OTTA Dosen Pembimbing 2 Sebastianus Fernandez Ketua Penguji Gracia M. N. Otta Penguji 1 Yosep B. Kroon Penguji 2

The research problems from this research are (1) what are the forms of willi in traditional marriages in the Wanokaka community, West Sumba regency? (2) what are the symbolic meanings of willi forms in traditional marriage in the Wanokaka community, regency?. The research purposes of this research are: (1) to find out the form of willi in traditional marriage in the Wanokaka community, West Sumba Regency. (2) to find out the symbolic meanings of willi forms in traditional marriages in the Wanokaka community. This research used the descriptive qualitative method. Willi in traditional marriage in the Wanokaka community was the data source of this research. The writer used interviews, documentation, and notetaking to collect the data. The writer used the semiotics theory of Charles Sanders Pierce to analyze the data. The writer finds several of the willi forms and the symbolic meanings of the forms of willi in traditional marriages in the Wanokaka community were; 'katopu' as a symbol of opening the formal marriage process, 'ahu' is a symbol of a sign of agreement, 'Jara' as a symbol of female dowries, 'karabau" as a symbol of female's dowries, 'hamuli ommah rara' is a symbol of gratitude, nibbu dei as symbols of preliminary sign, 'regi jakka rabbing' as a symbol of opening, 'wawi' as a symbol of willi replies, 'gadding' as a symbol of nobility, 'Kabba manggu kayu' as a symbol of an umbrella, 'Jara kaleti' as a symbol of vehicle, 'boala Kabba as a symbol of place to storage.