Kode-Kode Budaya Dalam Sastra Lisan Biak Papua

This research aims to describe the cultural codes in oral literature of Biak in Papua. It is a descriptive qualitative research with structure and Umberto Eco’s semiotic approach. The main data of this research are the oral literature of Biak, exactly from Opiaref Village, East Biak District. Based on the semiotic analysis of syntactic system, there are some significant codes such as the setting of land and sea, the characters of Manarmakeri and Marmar, and myth as a claim of land possession. Based on the semiotic analysis of semantic system, there are some significant codes such as nyambondi, tifa Aryam, farbuk idadwer, patrilocal custom, the existence of a man in patrilineal clan, ararem, abeyap srendi, munara, and totem of sako fish. The significance of those cultural codes communicate their way of thinking, emphasizes on clan existence and prestige.