Abstrak
The title of this writing is "A Discourse Analysis of Illocutionary Acts in Kupang Malay Language Bible of Gospel of Luke". The research conducted to answer questions: 1. What are the types of illocutionary acts in Kupang Malay Language Bible of Gospel of Luke? 2. What are the functions of illocutionary acts in Kupang Malay Language Bible of Gospel of Luke? In orderbto get the data, the writer took from Gospel of Luke of Kupang Malay Language Bible. The instrument used in this research is documentary. The writer hopes this writing could give many valuable contributions to build up Kupang Malay Language. The result of the data analysis shows that Kupang Malay Language Bible has five types and four functions of illocutionary acts. 1). Types of illocutionary acts: a). representatives: Batul, bu! Pi su, ko bekin iko. b). directives: Bapa Guru, e. Tolong lia beta pung ana laki-laki satu biji doo! c). commissives: Beta janji! Ini hari ju, lu maso pi dalam sorga sama-sama deng Beta! d). expressives: Orang yang kana susa tagal iko sang Beta, Manusia Tulen ni! Bosong ontong. e). and declaratives : Dari beta pung hati yang paling dalam, beta angka nae tinggi-tinggi sang Tuhan! 2). The functions of illocutionary acts: a). competitive b). convivial c). collaboratives and d). conflicts