Similar Phonological Relatives in Komering Dialects, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to determine the similarity of phonological variation in the aspects of vowel and consonant phonemes of the Komering dialect in South Sumatra, Indonesia. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method with a synchronic dialectological approach. The data were taken from 200 Swadesh syllables which were developed into 1218 root words and cultural root words. The main data source is oral data from informants in several villages in South Ogan Komering Ulu Regency. Data analysis uses the commensurate method. The results showed that there were 18 variations of vowel phonemes in five observation points, with 43 words out of 200 Swadesh words observed. In the consonant aspect, 40 phoneme variations with 77 words were found. These findings indicate the importance of community and stakeholder attention to local language preservation, as well as further research on local languages through linguistic studies.