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The objective of this research was to describe comprehensively the greetings variation in Bengkulu Malay Language. The problems include: a) greetings types, and b) the characteristics of variation levels in the usage. The method used was descriptive qualitative with naturalistic approach. The results show that based on the types, the use of greetings in Bengkulu Malay Language is divided into eleven types. They are: greeting as pronouns, proper name, kinship, designation, subject, possessive pronouns, demonstratives, alias, zero conditional, address, and expertise. While the characteristics of variation levels are divided into two: formal characteristics which are used to show respects, and informal characteristics which are used to show a close relationship.
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