d. Meaning The function of suffix –on may be described as follows:
• To indicate the meaning of ‘thing which is’ e.g.: suan
‘plant’ v
+ -on Æ
suanon ‘which is planted’ jomur ‘dry in the sun +
-on Æ
jomuran ‘which is dried in the sun’
If suffix –on is attached to the word ‘suan’ and ‘jomur’, so they become ‘suanon’ and ‘jomuron’ that indicate the meaning of ‘thing which is. ‘suanon’
indicates the meaning of ‘which is planted’ and ‘jomuron’ indicates the meaning of ‘which is dried in the sun’.
• To indicate the meaning of ‘having’ e.g.: begu
‘ghost’ + -on Æ
beguon ‘have ghost manage to get into’
hutu ‘louse’
n+ -on
Æ hutuon ‘have louse’
If suffix –on is attached to the word ‘begu’ and ‘hutu’, so they become ‘beguon’ and ‘hutuon’ that indicate the meaning of ‘having’. ‘beguon’ indicates
the meaning of ‘have ghost manage to get into’ and ‘hutuon’ indicates the meaning of ‘have louse’.
4.2.3 Suffix –hon
a. Form • It is found that suffix –hon can be attached to the base which is ended by
vowel phoneme.
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e.g.: lima ‘five’ +
-hon Æ limahon ‘make s.t. become
five’ baju ‘clothe’ +
-hon Æ
bajuhon ‘wear clothe’ • It is found that suffix –hon can be attached to the base which is ended with
consonant phoneme. e.g.: pajog
‘peg’ +
-hon Æ pajoghon ‘peg’
tading ‘leave’ + -hon
Æ tadinghon ‘leave’
• It is found that suffix –hon can be attached to the base which is ended with semivowel phoneme.
e.g.: padar ‘baked’
+ -hon
Æ padarhon ‘baked’
• It is found that suffix –hon can not be attached to the base which is ended with diphthong phoneme.
• It is found that suffix –hon can not be attached to the base which is ended with cluster phoneme.
From the data above, it can be seen that suffix –hon can be attached to the base which is ended by vowel, consonant, and semivowel phoneme.
b. Distribution Suffix –hon may be attached to the base as follows:
• Verb e.g.:
sandey ‘lean on’ v + -hon
Æ sandeyhon ‘lean on’ v
padar ‘baked’ v +
-hon Æ
padarhon ‘baked’ v • Noun
e.g. ulos ‘blanket’ n
+ -hon
Æ uloshon ‘cover’ v
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baju ‘clothe’ n +
-hon Æ
bajuhon ‘wear clothe’ v • Numeral
e.g.: tolu ‘three’
+ -hon Æ
toluhon ‘make s.t. become three’ v
lima ‘five’ +
-hon Æ
lamahon ‘make s.t. become five’ v
From the data above, it can be seen that suffix –hon can be attached to the base of noun, verb, and numeral. The word ‘sandey’ and ‘padar’ are included in
verb. If suffix –hon is attached to them, it becomes ‘sandeyhon’ and ‘padarhon’. And, the words ‘ulos’ and ‘baju’ are included in noun. If suffix –hon is attached to
them, they become ‘uloskon’ and ‘bajuhon’. And also, suffix –hon can be attached to numeral. It can be seen from above. The words ‘tolu’ and ‘lima’ are included in
numeral. If suffix –hon is attached to them, they become ‘toluhon’ and ‘limahon’.
c. Function The function of suffix –hon is to form verb from noun and numeral.
e.g.: ulos ‘blanket’ n
+ -hon
Æ uloshon ‘cover’ v
tolu ‘three’ numeral +
-hon Æ
toluhon ‘make s.t. become three’ v
If suffix –hon is attached to the base of noun and numeral, so it will change the name of word class. Suffix –hon will form verb. The words ‘ulos’ is
included in noun; if suffix –hon is attached to it, it becomes ‘uloskon’ that is included in verb. While, the word ‘tolu’ is included in numeral; if suffix –hon is
attached to it, it becomes ‘toluhon’ that is included in verb.
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d. Meaning The meaning of suffix –hon may be described as follows:
• To indicate imperative verb e.g.:
boan ‘bring’ v +
-hon Æ
boanhon ‘ask someone to bring s.t.’ v
taruh ‘deliver’ v +
-hon Æ
taruhon ‘ask someone to deliver s.t.’ v
If suffix –hon is attached to the word ‘boan’ and ‘taruh’, so they become ‘boanhon’ and ‘taruhon’ that indicate imperative verb. ‘boanhon’ indicates the
meaning of ‘ask someone to bring s.t.’ and ‘taruhkon’ indicates the meaning of ‘ask someone to deliver s.t.’
• To make thing as ... e.g.:
bulang ‘veil’ n +
-hon Æ
bulanghon ‘to make as veil’ ulos ‘blanket’ n
+ -hon
Æ uloskon ‘to make as blanket’
v If suffix –hon is attached to the word ‘bulang’ and ‘ulos’, so they become
‘bulanghon’ and ‘taruhon’ that indicate the meaning of ‘to make thing as …’. ‘bulanghon’ indicates the meaning of ‘to make as a veil’.’ and ‘uloshon’ indicates
the meaning of ‘to make as blanket’ • To make become what is mentioned in the base
e.g.: tolu ‘three’
+ -hon Æ
toluhon ‘make s.t. become three’ v
lima ‘five’ +
-hon Æ
lamahon ‘make s.t. become five’ v
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If suffix –hon is attached to the word ‘tolu’ and ‘lima’, so they become ‘toluhon’ and ‘limahon’ that indicate the meaning of ‘to make become what is
mentioned in the base’. ‘toluhon’ indicates the meaning of ‘make s.t. becomes three.’ and ‘limahon’ indicates the meaning of ‘make s.t. becomes five’.
4.2.4 Suffix –i
