FAMILY COMMUNICATION PATTERNS IN CULTIVATE TORAJA ETHNIC LANGUAGES IN SOUTH SULAWESI URBAN AREAS

-Interpersonal communication in families involves the exchange of verbal and non verbal messages directly. Family communication aims to develop a close relationship, bonding, bond of loyalty and emotional intimacy, especially between parents and children. The proximity of communication relationships between both of them may facilitate the transfer process of Toraja language, especially for Toraja Ethnic Children who were born, grew up, and interact with peers outside of their ethnicity. This type of research is descriptive qualitative through in-depth study the model of family communication in cultivate Toraja Ethnic language to their children. The study found that the Toraja ethnic family communication model are; First, a dialogical approach the two sides both parents and children play an active role in sending and receiving Toraja Ethnic language learning. Second, the liveliness approaches of one parties- their parents or the child whose play an active role. It means that one parent or child who is active in transferring and or receiving Toraja ethnic language understanding in the family. Third, the monologues approach the two parties do not play an active role in transferring the Toraja ethnic language understanding either parents or children. Barriers to transfer process from parents to children is the internal factors and external factors. Internal factors happening within both parents and children in transferring and receiving of Toraja Ethnic language learning which is accepted and taught. External barriers influence from peers whose came from another ethnic is higher because the minxing of any diverse ethnic cultures