PROCESS OF DERIVATIONAL AFFIXES OF LAMAHOLOT LANGUAGE MOSTLY USED IN EAST SOLOR SUB-DISCTRICT EAST FLORES REGENCY

Abstract

Lamaholot language has some functions which are prominent for speakers in society.
The functions are social, economic and cultural. This study is about the processes
of derivational affixes of Lamaholot language mostly used in east Solor sub-district,
East Flores regency. This study tries to answer two problems, namely what processes
of derivational affixes found in Lamaholot lexicon are and what meanings of the
derivational affixes of Lamaholot language mostly used in East Solor sub-district are.
Therefore, it has objectives to describe the processes and the meanings of derivational affix of Lamaholot language mostly used in East Solor sub-district. It employs the descriptive qualitative method. The data of this writing has taken from Lamaholot books and informants’ interview. Research shows that there are six derivational prefixes and three derivational infixes. The derivational suffix of Lamaholot language mostly used in East Solor sub-district has not found. These prefixes and infixes produce the derived noun and adjective. Meanwhile, derived verb has not found in Lamaholot language. Phonologically, there is an extensive presence of nasal sounds /m/ /n/ and /N/ as a result of phonological changes among affixes and their roots.