Characteristics of Segmental Phonemes of Ambonese Malay

  • Erniati Erniati Kantor Bahasa Maluku
Keywords: phonology, phonetics, phonemes

Abstract

Ambonese Malay is classified as a dialect of the standard Malay language spoken in Maluku Province including Ambon City, Ambon Island, Lease islands of Saparua, Haruku and Nusa Laut and Buano Island, Manipa Island, Kelang island, Seram island. In addition, this language is also used as a trading language in Kei, Banda, Watubela Islands, Buru Island, Southeast Maluku to Southwest Maluku. Ambonese Malay has 2-2.5 million speakers spreading throughout the Maluku Islands. Ambonese Malay is included in the Malay Polynesian family. To preserve Ambonese Malay, it is necessary to study the characteristics of phonemes of Ambonese Malay and its distribution in word. This study aims to determine the number of Ambonese Malay’s phonemes and its distribution in the word. The method used is descriptive qualitative method. The results show that the phoneme contained in Ambonese Malay consists of eighteen consonant phonemes.

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Author Biography

Erniati Erniati, Kantor Bahasa Maluku

Jalan Mutiara Nomor 3A, Kelurahan Rijali, Kecamatan Sirimau, Ambon

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Published
2017-12-01
How to Cite
Erniati, E. (2017). Characteristics of Segmental Phonemes of Ambonese Malay. Gramatika: Jurnal Ilmiah Kebahasaan Dan Kesastraan, 5(2), 102-114. https://doi.org/10.31813/gramatika/5.2.2017.109.102--114