Klitik Bahasa Melayu pada Masyarakat Tanjungbalai

Abstract

Language plays a crucial role in human communication. This research focuses on the clitic in the Malay language, namely: the word classes associated with the Malay clitic, and the grammatical meaning of the clitic in Tanjungbalai Malay. The aim of this research is to describe the word classes that can be linked to the Malay clitic and explore the grammatical meaning of the Tanjungbalai Malay clitic, specifically "mu," "nya," and "-nda." The data for this study were obtained from Tanjungbalai Malay speakers. The research was conducted in three stages: data collection, data analysis, and presentation of the results. The data collection involved the observation method, where sentences containing the clitic words "ku-","mu,"-nya," and "-nda" were listened to and analyzed. The listening method employed tapping techniques and notation techniques. Furthermore, the data were analyzed using the distribution method, which included general techniques, reading score techniques, and paraphrasing techniques (change of form). The findings of this research indicate that the word categories that can be associated with the proclitics "ku-" and "kau-" are verbs and nouns that can be attached to the prefix "di-". The word categories that can be associated with the enclitics "-ku," "-mu," and "-nya" are transitive active verbs, verbs related to arrival or reaching, and prepositions such as "untuk," "bagi," "buat," "pada," "kepada," "oleh," "dari," "dengan," "tentang," "seperti," "bersama," and "dan beserta." The word categories that can be associated with the enclitics "-ku," "-mu," "-nya," and "-nda" are nouns. The proclitics "ku-" and "kau-" convey the meaning of "actors" when attached to verbs and nouns that are preceded by the prefix "di-".