LEXICAL VARIATIONS IN RIAU MALAY AT ROKAN HULU REGENCY

Abstract

LEXICAL VARIATIONS IN RIAU MALAY

AT ROKAN HULU REGENCY

 Hasnah Faizah

Charlina

Elvrin Septyanti

Indonesian Language and Literature Education Study Program

Teaching and Education Faculty

University of Riau

e-mail: hasnah.faizah@lecturer.unri.ac.id, charlina@lecturer.unri.ac.id, elvrin.septyanti@lecturer.unri.ac.id

Abstract: The objectives of this research are lexical variation in the Riau Malay language especially Rohul dialect. This research is to analyze the form and field of meaning  on Malay language in Rohul Regency. The sample of this research are eight districts in Rokan Hulu Regency, such us Rambah Samo, Rambah Hilir, Kepenuhan, Tambusai Tengah, Tambusai Utara, Kabun, Tandun, and Ujung Batu. The data were gathered by using techniques of referring, technique of note, and technique of interview by using instrument of Swades vocabulary and addition of certain vocabulary variation and were analysed by padan method with the comparative connection technique equates. The finding showed forms of full lexical variations ini this study found were 14 gloss with 72 variations, phonetic lexical variation in this study found were 324 gloss with 834 variations, while the morphological variations found in this study were 36 gloss with 108 variations including: 1) morpheme being bu-, be-, mu-, me -, and release of morphemes; 2) morpheme turns into morpheme bu, mu-, m, and; 3) morpheme pe-turns into pu- and pe-morpheme; The forms of the field of meaning in the language of Riau Malay Rohul people found 12 classification of lexical variations.

Keywords: Lexical Variations, Riau Malay Language, Rohul.