COMPARATIVE FORMS OF ADJECTIVES IN NIAS LANGUAGE: A CASE STUDY IN SOERA NI’AMONI’Ö

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to find out and explain how comparative forms of adjectives are formed in the Nias language. The writer in this research used descriptive qualitative research. The results of this research show two types of base adjectives in the Nias language. Based on the data found in Johane, there are 30 base adjectives with one word and 5 base adjectives with two words found in Johane. The writer concluded that the base adjectives with one word are most commonly used in the Nias language based on the data from Johane. Furthermore, the writer also found how to make comparative forms in the Nias language based on the data found in Johane. If you want to change base adjectives into comparative forms, add the word abölö before base adjectives. This rule applies to all of the types of base adjectives in the Nias language. Based on the result of this research, the writer concluded that the Nias language is one of the unique regional languages in Indonesia that has two types of base adjectives: base adjectives with one word and base adjectives with two words. Thus, these two types of base adjectives in the Nias language have an important role in making comparative forms in the Nias language.

Keywords: Comparative forms, Adjectives, Soera Ni’amoni’ö, Nias language.