The Reflection of Vowel Phoneme of Proto Austronesian (PAN) In Singkil, Jamee, and Pakpak Languages
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science - Year 2018, Vol 23, Issue 5
Abstract
The research discusses the reflection of vowel phoneme of Proto Austronesian in Singkil, Jamee, and Pakpak Language using to the Comparative Historical Linguistic approach. The research is conducted by analyzing the similarities and changing of the three languages forms as the reflection of the history in the same heritage. The objective of research is to describe the inheritance and the innovation of form of vowel phoneme of Proto Austronesian in linear. The research method is qualitative descriptive and comparison method. The data source is 200 vocabularies according to Swadesh that obtain through interviews 9 native speakers of three languages consist of 3 Singkil informants, 3 Jamee informants, and 3 Pakpak informants. The results show that the vowel phoneme devisor of Proto Austronesia to * / i /, * / u /, * / ə /, * /a/ in all three languages occurs linearly to / i /, / u /, / ə /, and /a/. While in terms of innovation of vowel phoneme to * / i / → /a/ of Singkil, Pakpak in medial position, / * i / → / e / of Singkil, Pakpak in initial, medial and final position. The vowel phoneme of / * u / → / i / of Singkil. Jamee in medial position, while phoneme / * u / → / o / of Singkil, Jamee, and Pakpak in medial position, and / * u / → / ə / of Singkil in medial position. The vowel phoneme of JL / * ə / → / ε / the medial position, of JL, SL, PL/ * ə / → /a/ in medial position, / * ə / → / i / of BJ in medial position. Phoneme / * a / → / ε / of Jamee in medial position. Phoneme of / * a / → / e / of Singkil, Pakpak in initial and final position. Phoneme of / * a / → / o /in Singkil, Jamee, Pakpak in medial and final positions. Phoneme of / * a / → / u / of Singkil and Pakpak in initial and final positions, while Jamee in initial and medial positions. Phoneme of / * a / → / i / of JL in initial position.
Authors and Affiliations
Bahtiar Syahputra B, Dwi Widayati, Dardanila .
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