1 | Jurnal Makna Volume 6, No. 1 Maret 2020 Ngayah: Communication Behaviour of Balinese Diaspora Jakarta (An ethnography of communication study of Piodalan ceremony at Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri) Gusti Ayu Jayanti Oka Utami 1 Dindin Dimyati 2 1 President University Email: ayujayanti17@gmail.com 2 President University Email: dindin.dimyati@president.ac.id Abstract Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri is one of Hindu temples located in Jakarta where Balinese people can observe and perform worship. However, in practice, Pura Dalem Purnajati Tanjung Puri is also used as a place to observe traditional ceremonies such as Ngayah. Ngayah is a tradition conducted as a form of mutual assistance. The present study aimed to analyse the communication behaviour of Balinese diaspora in Jakarta for performing Ngayah. The present study uses qualitative method by conducting ethnography approach. Data was collected through observation, in-depth interview, and documentary study. The results show that Balinese diaspora in Jakarta simplified their tradition, including Ngayah tradition in Piodalan ceremony, where it can serve as communicative situation, communicative events, and communicative acts. Keywords: Balinese diaspora, Ngayah, culture, ethnography of communication 1. Introduction As time goes, Balinese began to see the needs of migration process to find better lives. The presence of Balinese diaspora in various regions in Indonesia shows that the Balinese people are living outside their homeland. Historically, the emergence of Balinese diaspora was based on certain contexts and objectives (Sartini, 2015, p. 54). Jakarta becomes one of the areas occupied by the Balinese diaspora. The abundance of job opportunities becomes their reason to live in Jakarta. Dwipayana (2004) explained that the reasons of Balinese people for leaving their homeland are to get better job and education. In addition, Jakarta seems to be a city which developed the most. In regards of Balinese people who migrated to Jakarta, most of them work as entrepreneurs or civil servants. Balinese people started forming a diaspora of their ethnicity in Jakarta since 1667 (“Kampung Bali”, 2017) in order to run their tradition easier since they cannot be separated from their religious activities. Diaspora can be