AFFIXATION SYSTEM OF BALINESE LANGUAGE SPOKEN BY MUSLIM PEOPLE IN TEGALLINGGAH VILLAGE: A DESCRIPTIVE QUALITATIVE STUDY

Authors

  • Kadek Suardika
  • I Gede Budasi
  • G.A.P. Suprianti

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23887/prasi.v13i1.16441

Abstract

This study aimed at describing the affixes: prefixes and suffixes of Balinese language spoken
by Muslim people which belong to derivational and inflectional morpheme. This descriptive qualitative
study involved 3 informants chosen based on a set criteria. The gained data were collected through observing,
recording, and interviewing technique. The instruments in this study were classified into: main
instrument (the researcher) and secondary instruments (word list, observation sheet, digital recorder,
and camera). The three processes in analyzing the data were data reduction, data display, and data
conclusion or verification. This study revealed nine prefixes and six suffixes of Balinese language spoken
by Muslim people in Tegallinggah Village. The nine prefixes are classified into: 2 prefixes {mә} and
{nǝŋ-} which belong only to derivational morpheme, 4 prefixes {ʌ}, {kә-}, {bә}, and {ә-}, belong only to
inflectional morpheme, 3 prefixes {ŋǝ-}, {ŋ-}, and {m-} can belong to derivational and inflectional morpheme.
Afterward, the six suffixes are classified into; there is no suffix which belong only to derivational
morpheme, 4 suffixes {-ē}, {-ǝ}, {-ʌŋ}, and {-ɪn} belong only to inflectional morpheme, 2 suffixes {-ʌn},
dan {-n} can belong to derivational and inflectional morpheme.
Key Words: prefixes, suffixes, Balinese language, derivational morpheme, inflectional morpheme

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2018-12-21

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