Intercultural Communication Between Javanese and Malayan Traders (an Ethnography Study on Javanese and Malayan Traders at Sukadamai Market Tanjung Lago District, Banyuasin, South Sumatra)

The objective of this study is to analyse intercultural communication between Javanese ethnic traders and Malayans and the supporting and predisposing factors of the intercultural communication between Javanese ethnic traders and Malayans in Tanjung Lago Sub district, Banyuasin District, South Sumatra. The approach of this study is ethnography. The primary data used in this study are the communication activities of Javanese traders and Malayans in Sukadamai market, interview result obtained from key informants, namely Javanese ethnic traders and Malayans in the Sukadamai market. Whereas secondary data in the form of data obtained from documents covering the profile of Tanjung Lago sub-district, Banyuasin, the history of Malay language, and a number of Javanese migrants in Tanjung Lago Subdistrict, Banyuasin. The results show that the forms of communication between Javanese ethnic and Malayans in Sukadamai Market are verbal and nonverbal communication. In verbal communication, the traders and buyers use Bahasa Indonesia because they think it is more flexible. Meanwhile, nonverbal communication is used as a complement in daily interaction so that they can understand each other and there is no misunderstanding. The process of communication between Javanese ethnics and Malayans occurs circularly. The occurrence of feedback takes place face-to-face and direct feedback at that time. The situation or media that connects the communication between Javanese ethnics and Malayans in Sukadamai Market is exchanging ideas or information, the desire to get to know each other, and the need factor