Impak Dialek Melayu Sabah ke atas Bahasa Ibunda Generasi Muda Etnik Kadazandusun (The Impact of Sabah Malay Dialect Mother Tongue as the Primary Language among the Kadazandusun Ethnic Younger Generation)

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Peranan dialek Melayu Sabah sebagai bahasa komunikasi dalam kalangan generasi muda etnik Kadazandusun telah mengubah fungsi bahasa ibunda sebagai bahasa utama. Penyelidikan ini bertujuan untuk meneliti impak dialek Melayu Sabah dalam komunikasi seharian oleh sampel kajian dengan mengambil kira kata bahasa Melayu yang telah diserap kekal ke dalam kosa kata Kadazandusun, di samping faktor yang mempengaruhi perubahan penggunaan bahasa. Sejumlah 300 pelajar daripada empat universiti awam di Malaysia dipilih menjadi sampel kajian. Data kajian diperoleh daripada tinjauan yang menggunakan soal selidik. Hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa dialek Melayu Sabah lebih kerap digunakan oleh generasi muda etnik Kadazandusun dalam komunikasi seharian berbanding dengan bahasa ibunda. Walau bagaimanapun, sikap mereka terhadap dialek tersebut adalah sederhana tinggi. Penyelidik mendapati bahawa perkataan bahasa Melayu yang telah diserap ke dalam bahasa ibunda oleh sampel merangkumi peralatan, perasaan, dan objek baharu yang tiada dalam kosa kata Kadazandusun. Selain itu, faktor perubahan penggunaan bahasa dalam kalangan sampel yang paling dominan merupakan keperluan penggunaan bahasa mengikut peredaran masa.

Kata kunci: Dialek Melayu Sabah; bahasa ibunda; generasi mud; etnik Kadazandusun; teori perubahan bahasa

ABSTRACT: The role of Sabah Malay dialect as the language of communication among the Kadazandusun ethnic younger generation has changed the function of mother tongue as the primary language. This research aims to examine the impact of Sabah Malay dialect on the samples daily communication by taking into account the Malay words which have been absorbed into the Kadazandusun vocabulary, as well as factors affecting changes in language use. A total of 300 students from four public universities in Malaysia were selected as samples of the study. Data were obtained from a survey which made use of questionnaires. The results of the study showed that Sabah Malay dialect was used more often by the younger generation of ethnic Kadazandusun in daily communication compared to the mother tongue. Nonetheless, their attitudes toward the dialect were moderately high. Researchers found that the Malay words, which had been absorbed into the mother tongue by samples included tools, affection, and new objects, which were absent in the Kadazandusun vocabulary. In addition, the most dominant language change factor in language use among samples was language needs over time.

Keywords: Sabah Malay dialect; mother tongue; younger generation; ethnic Kadazandusun ethnic; theory of language change