REFLEKS FONEM-FONEM PROTO MALAYO-POLYNESIAN (PMP) TERHADAP BAHASA REJANG (Proto Malayo-Polynesian (PMP) Phoneme Reflexes in Rejang Language)

Abstract

This study discussed about the reflexes of Proto Malayo-Polynesian (PMP) phonemes in Rejang language.
The reflexes of Proto Malayo-Polynesian phonemes (PMP) in Rejang language covered consonants, vowels,
semivowels, and diphthongs. Description of the phonemes reflexes employed a top-down reconstruction
method. Based on the data analysis, it proved that reflexes of Proto Malayo-Polynesian (PMP) phonemes
in Rejang language covered:(1) vowel reflexes e.g. /*e/>/e/, /ê/, /o/, /êa/, /oa/, /ø/; /*i/>/i/, /e/, /ê/, /ea/, /êy/;
/*u/> /u/, /ê/, /o/, /oa/, /êw/; (2) consonant reflexes e.g. /*b/>/b/, /o/; /*d/>/t/; /*D/>/d/, /ø/; /*g/>/g/; /h/>/ø/;
/*j/>/g/, /k/, /t/; /*k/>/k/, /?/; /*l/>/l/, /ø/; /*m/>/m/, /ø/; /*n/>/n/, /ñ/; /*ñ/>/ñ/, /n/; /*ŋ/>/ŋ/, /ø/; /*p/>/p/;
/*q/>/?/, /ø/; /*r/>/r/, /ø/; /*R/>/l/, /?/, /ø/; /*s/>/s/; /*S/>/ø/; /*t/>/t/, /ø/; /*T/>/t/; /*z/>/j/, /y/; /*Z/>/d/, /j/;
(3) semivowel reflexes e.g. /*w/>/b/, /w/, /a/, /ø/; /*y/>/y/, /e/; (4) diphthong reflexes e.g /*aw/>/oa/ in Rejang
language.