Research Paper
Year: 2018 | Month: September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 172-175
The Inherited PAN’S Vocalic Phonemes in Gayo Language
Dardanila, Mulyadi, Isma Tantawi
Department of Indonesian Literature, Faculty of Cultural Studies University of Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Dardanila
ABSTRACT
There is a kin relationship between Proto-Austronesian language (PAN) and Gayo language (GL). This paper describes the inheritance of PAN’s vowel phonemes in GL and uses oral and written data. Due to oral data collection we used the conversation method plus hook technique which is used as the basic technique. Furthermore, the advance conversation technique is also used as well as recording and noting techniques. In case of written data we used observation method which is extended by noted tapping technique. Assessment of data involves historical-comparative method, followed by equivalence method with particular element sorting technique which is accompanied by power differentiation of speech organs. And proceed using the method of matching with the technique of separating the decisive element with the differentiation sorting power of speech organs. Then it is followed by comparative equation technique and contrastive equation technique. The results show that linear inheritance (retention) and vowel phoneme innovation in GL are found, namely the refelection of vowel phoneme * a tends to become / a / and its variants are / o /, / E /, / l /, and / u /, the * i becomes / i / with variants / a /, / l /, / E /, the * u becomes / u / with variants / l / and the * l becomes / l / with variants / o /, / E /, and / i /.
Key words: inheritance, vocalic phonemes, Proto-Austronesia (PAN), Gayo language
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