Type 15 ‘Basic Form + Reduplication + -em’ ‘Basic Form + Type 16 Basic Form + Partial Reduplication Semantics Reduplication
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Furthermore,it can be seen how the repetition in reduplicatIon type 14 in these sentences below:
1 Adiak bamain jo oto-otoan.
‘My little brother plays with his toy.’ 2
Nyo lalok-lalokan di kamar. ‘He lays his body in the bedroom’
4.4.15 Type 15 ‘Basic Form + Reduplication + -em’ ‘Basic Form +
Reduplication + -em
Reduplication in this type gets affixation, infix. Infix is bound morpheme that is inserted within the words. It can be formed by using adjective, noun and verb as
the basic form.
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From the data that has analyzed by the writer, the type of reduplication type 15 could not be found in the object, but actually, the kind of reduplication type 15 in
Minangkabau language could be found. Examples:
a. Noun as basic form
tali-tamali ‘hook’ indicate action jari-jamari ‘fingers’ indicate plural form
b. Adjective as basic form
terang-temarang ‘shining’ indicate situation c.
Verb as basic form turun-tamurun ‘hereditary’ indicate action that acts continuously
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Furthermore, we could see the repetition in reduplication type 15 in the sentences below:
1
Jari-jamarinyo bagata dek karano dinginnyo
‘His fingers tremble because it is too cold.’ 2
Kamarnya terang-temerang
‘His bedroom is shining’
4.4.16 Type 16 Basic Form + Partial Reduplication
Reduplication type 16 can be formed by using noun, adjective and some other words. In this analysis, the writer only found noun as the basic form.
Examples: tatanggo ‘neighbour’ basic form: tanggo
But, according to some informants, there is the other example of repetition of reduplication type 16 in Minangkabau language, such as:
Sasapuh ‘elders’ basic form: sepuh The sentence below show the repetition above is used in a sentence:
1
Tatanggonyo urang takana
‘His neighbor is famous’ 2
Sasapuhnyo indak ado lagi.
‘He doesn’t find elders again’