Komunikasi Antarbudaya Masyarakat Pendatang Di Pulau Sebatik Perbatasan Indonesia-Malaysia

Abstract

This study on intercultural communication of migrant communities on Sebatik Island on the Indonesia-Malaysia border examines communication practices between Javanese, Bugis, and Timorese migrants. Using a qualitative approach and collecting data from in-depth interviews and participatory observations, the study found that the process of intercultural communication is created through economic and cultural arenas. Communication in the Javanese economic arena with the Bugis can be seen from the businesses carried out together, such as culinary, hospitality, supermarket businesses and at the same time recruiting Javanese and Bugis as employees of their businesses. In the cultural arena, intercultural communication can be seen from the phenomenon of intermarriage which allows the creation of perceptual similarities between them. Communication in the Timorese economic arena with the Bugis is seen in the vegetable business network which is the main source of income for the Timorese and the recruitment of Timorese as assistants in the Bugis household. Communication in the cultural arena between Timorese and Bugis is also seen in terms of mixed marriages as well as between Javanese and Bugis. Through the economic and cultural arena, there is a change in the mindset of some people which has implications for the creation of a more dynamic and harmonious community condition in the context of communication of border communities with various differences in culture, customs, languages, and religions.