Linguistic Diversity of the Malay Language of Riau Islands in Indonesia: Dialectometric Exploration of Phonological and Lexicon Forms

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the diversity of phonological and lexicon forms in the use of Riau Islands Malay language dialect in Karimun, West Kundur and Moro areas. This research is dialectometry. The research data is in the form of Malay words sourced from informants in three districts. This research used two instruments. The data collection method used field pupuan method and listening method. The data analysis technique used the translational equivalent method. The conclusions of this study are 1) there is difference in the phonological distance of 5.6% between TP-1 and TP-2, 5.6% between TP-2 and TP-3, and difference in the phonological distance of 6.2% between TP -1 and TP-3. These phonological difference is divided into two parts, namely based on vowel difference and consonant difference. 2) In Malay TP-1, TP-2, and TP-3, it was found lexicons that had different onomasiological and semasiological symptoms.