Every ritual in Toba Batak community uses language as a basic tool in its implementation.
The verbal forms used in rituals are usually in the form of incantations (tabas) and
prayers (tonggo); tabas is spoken by a shaman while tonggo is spoken by partonggo
(the leader of a prayer). Tonggo is spoken with the rhythm of the language according
to bound speech; its contents are only in the form of requests, praise, confession,
and submission to spirits and it is carried out by serving large and small offerings.
The martonggo tradition consists of prayers in each religious event, customs and
other events, which can provide comfort and kindness in an event or party. The
purpose of this paper is to describe (1) the meanings of tonggotonggo in the traditional
ceremony of the Toba Batak community and (2) the functions of the martonggo-tonggo
tradition in the traditional ceremony of the Toba Batak community. This paper uses an
anthropolinguistic approach with the analytic parameters of interconnection, valuability,
and sustainability. A qualitative paradigm of ethnography is also used in this study
by applying twelve steps in observation and interview methods. The function of
the tradition of martonggotonggo for the owner’s community is as the educational
tool, as the projection system and as the means of validating culture. The incantation
of Tonggotonggo means that humans expect to be able to obtain prosperity in their lives.
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