SISTEM FONOLOGI BAHASA MELAYU DIALEK AMBON

Abstract

The Malay Ambonese language is a that is classified as a family or dialect of standard Malay language spoken by the people residing in Ambon Island, Lease Islands, Saparua, Haruku Nusa Laut, Buano Island, Manipa Island, Kelang Island and Seram Island . Malay Ambones language is also used as a trading language in Kei, Banda, Watubela Islands, Buru Island, Southeast Maluku to Southwest Maluku. The Malay Ambonese language has 245.020 million speakers spread throughout the Maluku Islands. Malay Ambonese language is included in the Polynesian Malay family. One way to preserve Malay Ambonese language is needed phonological research including the characteristics and distribution in the word. This study aims to determine the number of Malay language phonemes of Ambon dialect and its distribution in the word. Methode this research is qualitative-descriptive method. The analysis shows that the phoneme contained in Malay Ambonese language consists of five vowel phonemes and nineteen consonant phonemes.