Emotions Words in Bataknese Language: Research Of Natural Semantic Metalanguage

Abstract

This research is qualitative research using descriptive analysis method that discusses the word emotion in the Toba Batak language. The theory used is the theory of Natural Semantic Metalanguage. The research data will be explained in detail through explanations based on the findings of data collected from folklore collected by Prof. Drs. L. D. Siagian in his book, Turi-Turian ni Halak Batak. Research shows that in the folklore collected by Prof. Drs. L. D. Siagian in his book entitled Turi-Turian ni Halak Batak contained 15 data on emotion words. This collection of 15 emotion words is categorized into 6 emotions in general but is explained further using Wierzbicka's theory. His vocabulary includes, 'lungun roha', 'ponjot roha', 'hansit roha', 'marsiak pangkilalaan', 'marsalaon ate-ate', 'marrara bohina', 'mohop ate-atena', 'las roha', ' marria-ria', 'hiras panailina', 'nalom ni roha', 'hasoloan ni roha', 'mangapus ate-ate', 'marsisir imbuluna', 'hitir-hitir'. Most of these emotion words are placed before the subject because the Batak language sentence structure is placing the predicate at the beginning of the sentence and then followed by the subject.