Tutur: language and traditional communication in the Mandailing community, Indonesia

Tutur contains moral values, ethical, and good manners with very high spiritual values. This research used the communicative phenomenological method that is part of qualitative method. The was conducted at Pasar Maga Village, Lembah Sorik Merapi Sub-district, Mandailing Natal Regency, North Sumatera Province. data were gathered by conducting in-depth interviews, participatory observation, field notes, documentation, literature study. results showed someone who has understood applied meaning each can maintain harmony, concord, intimacy in society. By mastering Tutur, person will be able to select right words place his interlocutors correctly according their position role.