SUMMARY
This study aims to describe the pattern of huta ‘traditional residence’ and to find local wisdom of huta (Indenesian kampung) in Tipang Village, Baktiraja District, Toba Lake Area. The research method applied is a qualitative paradigm with an interactive model. It consists of four stages, namely data collection, data condensation, data display and conclusion/verification. The approaches applied are a local philosophy as a search for wisdom and an anthropolinguistics as the search for the relation between language and culture. This research is about the in-depth study of the huta pattern regarding the structures, rules, and formulas of the traditional huta as well as the study of the cultural values and social norms that become local wisdom in the huta. There are 26 huta being inhabited by local community and 7 old huta which are no longer inhabited in Tipang Village. The traditional huta has an interesting pattern (structures, rules, and formulas) and can be used as tourist attraction for the traditional village and some houses can also be used as homestays for tourists. All huta in Tipang Village have several cultural values and social norms that can create peace and improve the welfare of the local community inhabiting huta '.