4350 The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention, vol. 5, Issue 01, January, 2018 The International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Invention 5(01): 4350-4362 2018 DOI: 10.18535/ijsshi/v5i1.17 ICV 2015: 45.28 ISSN: 2349-2031 © 2018, THEIJSSHI Research Article Acculturation of Language and Culture among Native and Non Native Speakers of Togean in Togean Island Tojo Una Una Central Sulawesi Indonesia Prof. Dr. Hasanuddin, M.Hum 1 , Prof. Dr. Moon Hidayati Otoluwa, M.Hum 2 1,2 State University of Gorontalo Abstract: The objectives of the research are (1) to find out the way of the two societies with different language and culture background assimilate together in the Togean Island, (2) to find out how to adapt their language and culture among Togean Society and the tourists in Togean island, (3) to find out the tolerance attitude exist among native people and the tourist in Togean Island, and (4) to find out the sympathy attitude between two groups with different language and culture background occur in Togean Island. The research used qualitative approach. The research findings were (1) Different language and culture background assimilation occurred when NS used a foreign language (English) to assimilate their language with NNS interaction. NS developed their language assimilation by using code switching and code mixing strategies. On the other hand, NNS also tried to acquire NS language; (2) Culture assimilation occurred in both NS and NNS when they were doing cultural practice, cultural activities, food selection, and interpersonal contact in both NS and NNS of Togean. (3) Language and culture adaptation of NS and NNS occurred at (a) intensive interaction with NS and NNS, (b) followed traditional habits of the NS, (c) eat rice for meals, (d) eat traditional foods, (e) participated in social activities, and (f) attending traditional activities. (4) Tolerance attitude between NS and NNS of Togean related to respects ethnics, ideology, accepted to other people, helpful, give appreciation, and permit among NS and NNS of Togean Islands. They have good tolerance attitude each other.Sympathy attitude is important unsure that should be done in interaction for make interaction running well, particularly for native speaker and non native speaker. In this research setting founded there are a lot of aspects that getting sympathy from native speaker and non native speaker. The aspect are language used, participated in traditional festival/ceremony, wear polite dress, followed the rule that made by native speaker, and many others. The significance of this research are:This research gives a good contribution for linguistic, especially the theory of antropolinguistics, sosiolinguistics, and psycholinguistics. It can be increased various theory of acculturation in language and culture in Indonesia. The research findings are significance for developing applied linguistics for teaching cross cultural understanding. It is also significance to give information for students and teacher in promoting their learning and teaching related to language and culture, tourism sectors in Togean Island. Key Words: acculturation, assimilation, adaptation, language, culture A. INTRODUCTION 1. Basic Consideration When we talk about language, it cannot be separated with culture. According to Gordon, culture encompasses all aspects of the way of life associated with a group of people. Similar to language, culture also is characteristic of a country. Every country has different culture that is character of people which stay or live in certain country. Culture is social category, which is it understood as all life way that own by a group of society (Jenks, 2013 p.11). It cause every group of a society have their own culture. Language and culture are characteristics of every people, society, and country. They can be identity of every country or a group of people, and also person. There are too many different opinions about the position of language and culture. There are some scientists that said that language is a part of culture. There are also others said that language and culture are different. According to Nababan, all of communication system that used by people, include language are belonging to culture. Not different withKoentjaraningrat opinion about language and culture. According to him, relation between language and culture is subordinate relation, where language is under culture scope. It means that one of part from culture is language. In the other side, there is other opinion about language and culture position. It comes from Masinambouw. He stated that language and culture are two systems that adhere to human. If the culture is system which organize human interaction in the society, then language is a system that has a function as tool in ongoing interaction process. Although there are two opinions about them, basically language and culture are two things that can be separated. It because of when we talking about language in our life, automatically we also will talk about culture itself. In the other word, when we talk about human