A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MORPHOLOGICAL TYPOLOGIES OF RIAU MALAY AND DELI LANGUAGES

Abstract

This study aims to describe the study of morphological typologies of Riau Malay and Deli languages. The Riau Malay language emphasizes more on its use for harmonious social relations, courtesy, noble character among themselves. Deli Malay is geographically located in Sumatra, to be precise in North Sumatra and is included in parts of the Sumatran language group which in its development are still used in daily communication. In this study a descriptive approach was used because it was in accordance with the research objectives, namely to describe form, meaning, and function in affixation, reduplication, and composition in Riau and Deli Malay. The analysis in this study uses descriptive techniques, according to one of the characteristics of descriptive research. This means that the data analyzed is descriptive in the form of words that contain morphological processes, both single words and complex words contained in the morphological processes of Deli and Riau Malay. As a result of research on the morphology of the Riau Malay language, it can be concluded that, in general, morphology and syntax have many similarities with the morphology and syntax of the Indonesian language. This is because the two languages are the same family. Meanwhile, Deli Malay at first glance is similar to Indonesian with a thick Malay accent and shorter and faster pronunciation.