Code Switching and Code Mixing in Karo Communication

Efendi Barus (1) Faculty of Literature, Islamic University of North Sumatera, Medan, Indonesia)
Risnawati (Universitas Muslim Nusantara Al Washliyah, Medan, Indonesia)
Devi Pratiwy (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia.)
Roswani Siregar (Universitas Al Azhar, Medan, Indonesia)
Pardi (Universitas Islam Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia)

International Journal of Educational Research Excellence (IJERE)
Vol. 5 No. 2 (2026): July-December

In daily communication, there are some people in the same tribes or even different tribes making interactions by using their majority own language, such as Karo language. With their different tribes or even the same tribes, it is possible for them to utilize code switching and code mixing. The method of writing this research is by observing in the field while the community doing communication, such as in the party, in coincidence talking, hence, it is called qualitative research. The analysis of this research is that the researcher found that now a days, the Karo people tend to use code switching and code mixing among them. On the basis of the observations, it is common or frequent for the people of Karo use these types of language. The conclusion is that the use of using code switching and code mixing cannot be avoided any more due to the development of economy, communication, and also the unawareness of the native speakers to their own language