Penggunaan Bahasa Sunda di Lingkungan Keluarga sebagai Upaya Konservasi Budaya

Abstract

This research arose from a threat of the loss of Sundanese language in Sundanese family environment. This study aims to describe the dominance of the use of Sundanese, the existence of Sundanese in Sundanese family, and solutions to preserve the language in the Sundanese family. Research method used was descriptive qualitative. Data was obtained through a questionnaire distributed using Google form. The number of respondents in two weeks was 102 people. The results of the research are the use of Sundanese in Sundanese family environment is still more dominant than the use of Indonesian or mixed languages (Sundanese/Javanese-Indonesian) in family communication; the use of Sundanese in Sundanese family environment still exists and is active since the percentage of its use in various circles and ages had a greater percentage than the use of Indonesian/mixed languages. A solution to conserve Sundanese in Sundanese family environment is by having parents introduce and use Sundanese as their mother tongue, and build awareness to their children about the importance of language preservation, so that children can be familiar with the language and do not feel ashamed at using it. It can be concluded that Sundanese is a cultural heritage that must be preserved from one generation to another, starting in the family environment to maintain the conservation of local languages.