<![CDATA[Subjek penelitian ini adalah orang-orang yang berasal dari Desa Kusamba, Klungkung, Bali. Sampel penelitian berjumlah 42 orang. Subjek diambil berdasarkan teknik purposive sampling. Orang-orang yang menjadi subjek dalam penelitian ini memiliki karakteristik mampu menggunakan Dialek Kusamba dengan baik. Data dikumpulkan berdasarkan tiga domain yang berbeda yaitu, domain keluarga, domain pertemanan, dan domain tetangga. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif yang mendeskripsikan sistem fonologi Bahasa Bali Dialek Kusamba. Data dianalisis menggunakan teori Milles dan Huberman. Data-data dikumpulkan melalui teknik observasi dan teknik perekaman. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah (1) ada 24 fonem yang ditemukan pada Dialek Kusamba. Fonem-fonem tersebut adalah /Ê/, /i/, /u/, /e/, /o/, /Ç/, /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y/, /Å/, and /ñ/, (2) ada 6 geminate yang ditemukan pada Dialek Kusamba yaitu: /ÊÊ/, /ÉÉ/, /oo/, /ii/, /ee/, dan /uu/, (3) ada 10 konsonan kluster yang ditemukan pada Dialek Kusamba, yaitu: /kl/, /pl/, /ml/, /kr/, /bl/, /tr/, /br/, /pr/, /cr/, dan /gr/Kata Kunci : sistem fonologi, dialek kusamba, Fonem The subjects of this study were the people of Kusamba village, Klungkung Bali. The samples of this study were 42 people. The subjects were taken through purposive sampling technique. They who became the subject of this study had characteristic that they could use Kusamba dialect greatly. The data were collected in three different domains i.e., family domain, friendship domain, and neighborhood domain. This kind of research was qualitative descriptive study that describes Kusamba Balinese phonological system. The data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman, (1984) theory.The data was gathered by conducting observation technique and recording technique. The result of this research were (1) there were 24 phonemes found in Kusamba dialect. Those phonemes were / Ê /, / i /, / u /, / e /, / o /, / Ç /, / b /, / c /, / d /, / g /, / h /, / j /, / k /, / l /, / m /, / n /, / p /, / r /, / s /, / t /, / w /, / y /, / Å /, and / ñ /, (2) There were 6 geminates found in Kusamba dialect which were : / ÊÊ /, / ÉÉ /, / oo /, / ii /, / ee /, and / uu /, (3) there were 10 consonant clusters found in Kusamba dialect which were / kl /, / pl /, / ml /, / kr /, / bl /, / tr /, / br /, / pr /, / cr /, and / gr /keyword : The Phonological System, Kusamba Dialect, Phoneme]]>
