Numerals of the Sawai Language
- DOI
- 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.053How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- numerals; Sawai language; phrases
- Abstract
Sawai is one of the regional languages in North Maluku. This language is spoken by the people of Lelilef Village and Sagea Village in Central Halmahera Regency. This language has uniqueness and diversity in the numeralia system. This study aims to describe the forms and types in basic numerals and the position of the main numerals of the Sawai language in phrases. This qualitative research uses descriptive methods in data analysis. The main numerical forms in the Sawai language are monomorphemic and polymorphemic. Numerals one to ten and multiples of tens, one hundred, and one thousand are monomorphemic numerals, while numbers after ten and multiples of tens, one hundred, and one thousand are polymorphemic numerals. The basic numerals in the Sawai language are divided into four types, namely: numerals for fruits, numerals for fish and humans, numerals for plants, and numerals that accompany nouns to classify objects (rolls/bundles/sheets). The location of Sawai numerals in a phrase is after the noun it describes.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Mujahid Taha AU - Fida Febriningsih AU - Erniati Erniati PY - 2022 DA - 2022/04/27 TI - Numerals of the Sawai Language BT - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 384 EP - 388 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.053 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.053 ID - Taha2022 ER -