Mongondow Language Maintenance in Children in Dumoga 3 Village, Dumoga East District Bolaang Mongondow District

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to mdescribe the maintenance of the Mongondow language in children in Dumoga 3 Village, Dumoga Timur District, Bolaang-Mongondow Regency and the factors that influence the maintenance of the Mongondow language in children.The method used inThis research is a qualitative method. The data sources in this study were 5 children aged 12 and their parents who were still active in using the Mongondow language. The techniques used are Interview Techniques, Notes Techniques, Involved Free Listening Techniques (SBLC) and Proficiency Involved Listening Techniques of observation and interviews. The results showed that the use of the Mongondow language among children in Dumoga 3 Village still used the Mngondow language to communicate even though it had been interfered with by the Manado Malay dialect.There are 2 factors that affect the maintenance of the Mongondow language in children in Dumoga 3 Village, namely the factor of interracial marriage and the absence of the role of educational institutions.So, from the results of this study it can be concluded that the children in Dumoga 3 village still retain the existing regional language. From this research it is suggested for parents to continue to provide understanding to children about the importance of maintaining and preserving the local language and for educational institutions to be able to teach Mongondow language to children through local content subjects at school.