Abstract
To avoid not to receive the new words from loan words, the syntax of Buol language, especially its function words, must be investigated in details to keep the original structures of this language survive without being influenced by other vernaculars, and far from being extinction. In line with this information, this study portrays the function words of Buol language in terms of the function word varieties such as 1) noun clarifiers, 2) modifier, 3) prepositions, 4) coordinators, 5) interrogators, 6) subordinating conjunction, 7) sentence linkers, 8) modal auxiliaries, 9) interjection, 10) aspect words, and (11) relative pronouns. The importance of this study is required to create the narrative data of those varieties of function words, to provide information for those who are keen on conducting another study dealing with Buol language, to assist the teaching of local subject matter course, such as function words themselves of Buol language and to play a role to the Department of National Education, especially in Central Sulawesi for the consideration as development of the local subject matter course curriculum. The pattern of this inquiry is descriptive qualitative. It is founded on the process of scrutiny involving description and interpretation that can be exerted without controlling any variables. The informants of this study are ten native speakers of Buol language at Buol regency living permenantly in one of five districts called Biau district.
Highlights
The population of Buol Regency use the Indonesian language as the National Language (= Bahasa Indonesia) of the Indonesian Republic, and Buol vernacular via only one dialect as a tool of their daily life communication at five districts: a) Biau district, b) Momunu district, c) Bokat district, d) Bonubogu district, and e) Palele district
The importance of this study is required to create the narrative data of those varieties of function words, to provide information for those who are keen on conducting another study dealing with Buol language, to assist the teaching of local subject matter course, such as function words themselves of Buol language and to play a role to the Department of National Education, especially in Central Sulawesi for the consideration as development of the local subject matter course curriculum
The descriptions of the findings are directed to answer the research question: “What types of function words does Buol language have?” In line with the research problem, the following are the answers of the query above
Summary
The population of Buol Regency use the Indonesian language as the National Language (= Bahasa Indonesia) of the Indonesian Republic, and Buol vernacular via only one dialect as a tool of their daily life communication at five districts: a) Biau district, b) Momunu district, c) Bokat district, d) Bonubogu district, and e) Palele district. This Buol regency is situated to the North part of Sulawesi along beach of Makasar strait about 600 km from the capital of Middle Sulawesi Province, Palu city. It always possesses a space in the academic world where its role has changed seriously: at one time the research of language is almost entirely restricted to certain languages, especially those of their speakers are reducing that make those languages experience extinction
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