Mapping of the Betawi Language in Balekambang Subdistrict Based on Geographic Information System: A Sociogeolinguistic Study N. Lia Marliana1*, Harishon binti Radzi2, Siti Noraini binti Hamzah3, Sintowati Rini Utami4, Sifa Awalunisa Al Mugni5, Ratri Anindita6, Febrian Rizky Islami7, Mohamad Raffi Akbar8, Nadya Salsabila Alfairuz9, Muhammad Syamsul Ma^arif 10
Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Abstract
Geolinguistics is multidisciplinary research that combines linguistics (dialect), geography, and technology. In Indonesia, research on geolinguistics has not been widely studied, while in Malaysia, geolinguistic research has become a trend of multidisciplinary macrolinguistic research and inspired geolinguistic research in Indonesia. However, there has been no previous research that links the findings of geolinguistic research with efforts to revitalize regional languages studied as a sociogeolinguistic field based on Geographic Information System (GIS). This study aims to map the phonological and lexical variants of the Betawi language in Balekambang Subdistrict, focusing on sociogeolinguistic aspects to help preserve the Betawi language. This qualitative research took field data through interview techniques with 82 native Betawi speaker respondents in Balekambang Subdistrict, consisting of 3 RWs and 26 RTs. This study focuses on the phonological and lexical analysis of two nouns (/bapak/ and /ibu/) in the Betawi language as spoken in Balekambang Subdistrict, which represents the Central Betawi Malay dialect. The distribution of each phonological and lexical variant was mapped based on the GIS and from distribution of interviews with Swadesh instruments in the adult and elderly populations. Three-four phonological and lexical variants of the Betawi language were found in the Betawi Malay dialect of Middle, Periphery, and Arabic in 2 nouns (/ibu/ and /bapak/). It was concluded that the mapping of the Betawi language in Balekambang Subdistrict resulted in a shift in the Central Betawi Malay dialect with evidence of phonological and lexical variations of the Betawi language that began to mix with the Peripheral Betawi Malay dialect and Arabic. This is because many Arab descendants live in the Condet area, which has a significant effect on the 2 RWs, who no longer have native Betawi speakers. This study provides recommendations to the local government for revitalizing the Betawi language, particularly the Central Betawi Malay dialect in Condet, and suggests that these recommendations should inform policies aimed at mapping the spread of the Betawi dialect in other areas to help prevent the extinction of the Betawi language in Jakarta.
Keywords: phonological and lexical variant mapping, Betawi language, Betawi Malay dialect, sociogeolinguistic study
Topic: Revitalizing Local Cultures through Interdisciplinary Approaches
