<![CDATA[The Kuburan Duo Folktale in East Pasaman not only narrates the origin of a particular place but also represents the communication processes that occur among communities with different cultural backgrounds. This study aims to analyze the forms of intercultural communication barriers portrayed in the Kuburan Duo Folktale and to explain the conflicts arising from those communication barriers. This research employed a qualitative approach using a descriptive method. Data were collected through observation, interviews, and documentation involving traditional leaders, community leaders, storytellers, and local people familiar with the Kuburan Duo Folktale. Data were analyzed through the stages of data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing, while source triangulation was applied to ensure data credibility. The findings reveal that the intercultural communication barriers depicted in the folktale include language barriers, differences in cultural values, differences in symbolic meanings, and conflicts resulting from the failure to understand the messages and cultural behaviors of other groups. These barriers lead to misunderstandings that eventually develop into conflicts among the characters. The study concludes that the Kuburan Duo Folktale serves not only as a cultural heritage but also as an educational medium that promotes intercultural communication, mutual respect, and tolerance within a multicultural society. In addition, this study contributes to the development of intercultural communication studies by demonstrating that folklore can serve as an object of communication analysis to understand communication dynamics, meaning-making processes, and the emergence of conflicts resulting from cultural differences within local community contexts.]]>
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