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Honorific Sunda Language in Buru Island

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 6 No. 1 (2023) · pp. 45–53

DOI
10.34050/elsjish.v6i1.25965
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2023-03-28
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en
License
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0

Abstract

This study tries to describe the honorific usage in Sunda language on Buru Island as it relates to gender. This study is qualitative in nature. A modest level of participant observation, recording, and recording procedures were used to gather the data. The study's findings revealed that among other things, (1) honorifics on the male sex include honorifics for brothers in the form pamegut, honorifics for other brothers in the form aa', and honorifics for younger brothers in the form ujang; honorifics for husbands in the form caroge, bapak, and ayah; honorifics for fathers in law in the form mitoha and bapak; honorifics for young adults in the form jaja (2) Honorifics on the fa male sex include garwa, mama, and ibu for the wife, nyai for girls, teteh and neng for sisters and younger sisters, mitoha, mama, and ibu for the mather in law, bibi for the aunt, ema for the mother, nini for the grandmother, and unyut for the parents of the grandma.

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  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • Universitas Iqra Buru
  • Hasanuddin University
  • Institut Agama Kristen Negeri Toraja
  • Universitas Negeri Surabaya
  • Universitas Muhammadiyah Buton
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Buyung SaritaUniversitas Halu Oleo3
Wahyuniati HamidUniversitas Halu Oleo3
Risman IyeUniversitas Iqra Buru3
Zaluddin ZaluddinUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Valentinus Amstrong TNUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Sujono SujonoUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Harziko HarzikoUniversitas Iqra Buru2
Fithriyah Inda Nur AbidaUniversitas Negeri Surabaya2
Yulismayanti YulismayantiUniversitas Iqra Buru2
Isalman IsalmanUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Dewi Asyifa MutmainaUniversitas Halu Oleo1
La HataniUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Muhammad TaufikUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Tuty Hardiyanti NingsihUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Riski Amalia MadiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Norma WatiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Titin Tri EgoUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Dedy T Akdir SUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Zaludin ZaludinUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Enny Wati Enny WatiAffiliation unknown1
Valentinus AmstrongUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Adnan FikriUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Fifi Nurfitria UmarUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Sujono SujonoUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Putu SumarniwatiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Enny WatiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Tjitjih YustinaresaUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Samdin SamdinUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Frieddelia Wathilda MuhalingUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Ainul HasyimAffiliation unknown1
La UtuAffiliation unknown1
LOA SuhermanUniversitas Muhammadiyah Buton1
Fatimah FatimahUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Noch Fernando JeliraUniversitas Iqra Buru1

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	<dc:title xml:lang="en">Honorific Sunda Language in Buru Island</dc:title>
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