The TYPES OF CLITICS IN TOBA BATAK

A Study on Book of Poda in the Bible

Abstract

The objectives of this research are to find out and explain the types of clitics in Toba Batak found in the Book of Poda in the Bible. The writer in this research used descriptive and qualitative research. The results of this research in the Book of Poda in the Bible show that there are two types of clitics found in the Toba Batak. Based on the study book of Poda in the Bible, they are prokclitics and anclitics. The proclitics include hu- and ita-. These proclitics are always attached to verbs. Whereas the enclitics found are; -hu, -ku, -ki, -mu, -muna, -m, -mi, -na, -nasida, -nami, and -ta which are attached to nouns and verbs.

Keywords: clitics, poda, proclitics, enclitics.