VARIASI PENGULANGAN KATA DALAM BAHASA LAMAHOLOT DIALEK LAMALERA: KAJIAN MORFOLOGI

Abstract

The Lamaholot Language Lamalera Dialect (BLDL) is one of 33 dialects found in the Lamaholot region. The Lamaholot Language Lamalera Dialect is used by the people of Wulandoni Subdistrict, Lamalera A Village, Lembata Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. Reduplication is a universal linguistic phenomenon, meaning that every language has this morphological process. Nevertheless, each language has its unique elements, both related to typology and the language system itself. This paper will discuss the variations or forms of repetition in the Lamaholot Language Lamalera Dialect (BLDL). The aim of this research is to identify and describe the morphological processes, especially focusing on the variations of types of repetition in the Lamaholot Language Lamalera Dialect. Data was collected using the participant observation method and face-to-face conversation as basic techniques and recording and transcription techniques as advanced methods. The data was obtained from the speech of BLDL speakers by listening and conversing. The data analysis results show that in BLDL there are 3 types of repetition out of 5 general forms of repetition. The word repetition variations in BLDL include 3 types, namely full repetition, affixed repetition, and altered-sound or changed-form repetition.