BENTUK SAPAAN NAMA DIRI MASYARAKAT FEHAN

Abstract

This study aims to describe the address form of the proper name spoken by Tetun Fehan community. The purpose of this study is to describe the address form of the proper name spoken by the Fehan community in Malacca Regency. The method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive method. Data collection techniques can be conducted through questionnaires, participant observations, interviews, and notes. The results of this study refer to the ervin trip theory as a benchmark for writing an address form of the proper name for the Fehan society which can be classified into four which include (1) Status consists of fehan proper name and proper name for parents, (2) Rank involves proper name of profession, (3) Identity Include the proper name of titel which includes the proper name of an education degree, and proper name of the indigenous title. (4) Generation level includes kinship terms, the proper name of Baptist, the proper name of the sequence of birth, and the proper name of hyponymy. Using the form of the proper name by Fehan society of Tetun speakers always use address form of kinship term (Indonesian for formal speech forms dan Tetun for non-formal speech forms). Fehan people know the term hak’neter (Respect), hak ‘Taek (have good manners), and ha’folin (appreciate), where the term became the signature of the Fehan society in communicating by considering the age of the speakers.