The tradition of markobar in mangalap boru "Picking a Bride" as advice for the women mental health in mandailing wedding ceremony.

Objective: The study was conducted to explain the role of markobar (speech) in mangalap boru toward the bride (specifically) and women (generally) mental health in Mandailingnese. This study is concerned with explaining the phenomenon of using language used to console and strengthen the bride who will move into the groom's house.

Methods: This study used the ethnography model.