Abstract
This study analyzes conversational implicatures in daily conversations among the Minangkabau people to identify the types of implicatures and their communicative functions. The research problem focuses on how implicatures are used and the role they play in everyday communication among Minangkabau speakers. Using qualitative methods, data were collected through non-participant observation by recording natural conversations in Sungai Pua. The recordings were then transcribed and analyzed based on Grice's conversational implicature theory to identify types of Generalized Conversational Implicature (GCI) and Particularized Conversational Implicature (PCI), as well as Searle's speech act theory to identify the function of implied utterances. The results showed that Generalized Conversational Implicature (GCI)) was used more frequently and had dominant functions ranging from representative, directive, expressive, to commissive. This study concluded that implicature helped speakers convey meaning beyond literal words, maintain social harmony, and ensure smooth interaction in everyday conversations in the Minangkabau community.