Semantic Meaning of Prefixes in Karo Language

Abstract

The aim of this research is to discuss about the Semantic Analysis of Prefixes in Karo
 Language which will provide more information about prefixes and also to show the
 changes of meaning of words which are already influenced by them. The method of
 doing reseach is by taking some references or text-books in the library, and this types
 of research is called qualitative research. It is found that the prefixes in Karo language
 are fourteen types, such as: n_, er_, per_, ter_, i_, me_, pe_, si_, ci_, ki_, ke_, pen_,
 kini_, se_. By adding the prefixes to the bases, the meanings of the words may change
 or may not change. For example: galang “big” becomes pegalang “to make bigger
 size”, deher “near” becomes ndeher “near”., etc. The conclusion is that the formation
 of word can be done by attaching a prefix to certain base (a noun, an adjective, a verb
 and an adverb or a numeral). On the other hand, the addition of a prefix to the base
 may only result in another form of a certain class of word or the change of a word
 meaning.