The Phonological System of Balinese Language of Tajun Dialect: A Descriptive Qualitative Study

Authors

  • Kadek Vera Mia Asitari .
  • Dr. I Gede Budasi, M.Ed. .
  • Dewa Ayu Eka Agustini, S.Pd., M.S. .

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/jpbi.v5i2.12231

Abstract

Penelitian ini dirancang dalam bentuk kualitatif deskriptif yang mendeskripsikan Sistem Fonologi yang dimiliki oleh masyarakat Bali di Tajun. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan jumlah fonem yang ada di Dialek Tajun dan distribusinya. Penelitian ini difokuskan hanya pada fonem segmental pada Tajun Dialek. Tiga informan dari Tajun Dialek dipilih berdasarkan standar persyaratan dan kriteria yang telah ditentukan. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan tiga daftar kata yaitu: daftar kata Swadesh, Nothofer, dan Holle. Data yang diperoleh dianalisis dan ditampilkan secara deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa Tajun Dialek memiliki 56 fonem Dan tidaksemua fonem memiliki distribusi yang lengkap (posisi awal, tengah, dan akhir). Fonem yang ditemukan dapat diklasifikasikan menjadi: enam vokal; /ʌ/, /i/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, dan /ə/, Sembilanbelas konsonan; /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /ʔ/, /k/, / l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y /, /ŋ/, dan /ñ/,tujuhbelas konsonan kluster; /kl/, /bl/, /ml/, /tl/, /cl/, /ñl/, /pl/, /gl/, /ŋl/, /kr/, /pr/, /ŋr/, /tr/, /jr/, /mr/, /gr/, dan /br/, Sembilan diftong; /ʌʊ/, /ʌɛ/, /ɪʌ/, /ʌɪ/, /ɪʊ/, /ʊʌ/, /ʌɒ/, /ɒʌ, dan /ɛʌ/, / dan, 5 geminates; /ʌʌ/, /ɪɪ/, /ʊʊ/, /ɒɒ/, and /əə/.
Kata Kunci : fonem, kualitatif deskriptif, logat Tajun, system fonologi

This study was designed in form of descriptive qualitative that describes Tajun Balinese phonological system. This study aimed at describing the number of phonemes in Tajun Dialect and theirs distribution. This study focused only on the segmental phonemes of the dialect. Three informants of Tajun Dialect were chosen based on the standard requirement and criteria. The obtained data were collected based on three word lists, namely: Swadesh’, Nothofer’s, and Holle’s and the obtained data were analyzed and displayed descriptively. As the result of this study, it shows that Tajun Dialect has 56 phonemes. Not all of those phonemes have complete distribution (initial, middle, final position). The phonemes could be classified into: six vowels; /ʌ/, /ɪ/, /u/, /ɛ/, /ɔ/, and /ə/, nineteen consonants; /b/, /c/, /d/, /g/, /h/, /j/, /k/, /l/, /m/, /n/, /p/, /r/, /s/, /t/, /w/, /y/, /ŋ/, and /ñ/, seventeen consonant clusters; /kl/, /bl/, /ml/, /tl/, /cl/, /ñl/, /pl/, /gl/, /ŋl/, /kr/, /pr/, /ŋr/, /tr/, /jr/, /mr/, /gr/, and /br/, nine diphthongs; /ʌʊ/, /ʌɛ/, /ɪʌ/, /ʌɪ/, /ɪʊ/, /ʊʌ/, /ʌɒ/, /ɒʌ, and /ɛʌ/, and five geminates; /ʌʌ/, /ɪɪ/, /ʊʊ/, /ɒɒ/, and /əə/.
keyword : descriptive qualitative, phoneme, phonological system, Tajun dialect

Published

2017-10-26

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