Lingual {Ka-} Of Jereweh Dialect In Sumbawa Language

Abstract

This article intends to explain the status of the lingual {ka-} of Jereweh dialect in Sumbawa language. Data collection uses interview and introspection methods (because the author is a speaker and masters the Sumbawa language) by presenting the whole context of unit usageàà {ka-}, while the data is analyzed using the intralingual equivalent method. The results of the data analysis showed four unit states in the Sumbawa language. First, status as bound morpheme (affix), for example in kangering ââ¬Ëcoldââ¬â¢, kandatang ââ¬Ëarrivalââ¬â¢, kanepat ââ¬Ëoversleepââ¬â¢. Second, status as a signatory for meaningful aspects of ââ¬Ëalreadyââ¬â¢, usually precedes verbs that fill the predicate function in syntactic construction, for example in construction ka datang ââ¬Ëhas comeââ¬â¢, ka lalo ââ¬Ëhas goneââ¬â¢, ka mate ââ¬Ëhave diedââ¬â¢, and so on. Third, status as a pointer to ââ¬Ëthisââ¬â¢, for example in the ka nya ââ¬Ëthis is itââ¬â¢, kabeka ka ââ¬Ëwhy is thisââ¬â¢, apa ka ââ¬Ëwhat is thisââ¬â¢, and so on. Fourth, not as any unit because it is part (syllable) of the basic morpheme elements, for example kamomang ââ¬Ëfloatingââ¬â¢, kameler ââ¬Ëcarried by the flow of waterââ¬â¢, kamantul ââ¬Ëstumblesââ¬â¢, etc., because each is not found *momang, *meler, and *mantul in the Sumbawa language Jereweh dialect.

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Kata kunci: lingual, affix, aspec marker, syllables.