Peran Komunikasi Orang Tua Dalam Melestarikan Bahasa Tonsawang Di Desa Tombatu II Tengah Kecamatan Tombatu Utara Kabupaten Minahasa Tenggara

The role of parental communication in preserving language Tonsawang. Introduction: communication plays an important role in human life. Most of the communication activities that we do takes place in a situation of interpersonal communication. The importance of the role of parental communication, more specifically in preserving language Tonsawang especially to the youth as the next generation. The role of parents is very influential to the younger generation to teach, provide an understanding of the language Tonsawang so willing to learn and preserve the language Tonsawang. Theory and Methods: This Study uses symbolic interaction theory and methods of qualitative research. Results: the role of parent communication is very dominant in the use of language to communicate Tonsawang daily compared to the younger generation, this is quite reasonable because the parents in the village of Central II Tombatu more proficient Tonsawang. Suggestion: the role of parental communication in preserving the language Tonsawang need to be increased again, by increasing the intensity of use Tonsawang language when communicating with childrens, young people, so that they are more aware of the language