THE STUDY OF VERB IN TONTEMBOAN LANGUAGE AT KAROMBOW – TALIKURAN VILLAGE

Abstrak

Verb or Verba (latin: Verbum, ‘word’) is a class of words that express an action, existence, experience, or other dynamic understanding. The word type generally becomes a predicate in phrase or sentence. This research is meant to find the verb in the Folk Songs in Tontemboan Language at Karimbow Talikuran Village. In doing this research, the researcher found a fact that these Folk Songs in Tontemboan Language was rarely sung by people of Karimbow Talikuran Village. People in Karimbow Talikuran Village did not realized that the Folk Songs which is rarely sung has a good meaning, because in this research the researcher found many spiritual songs that were created as a form of respect and gratitude to Almighty God as the creator of the earth. In this research the researcher are more emphasis to the study the verb contained in the Folk Songs in Tontemboan Language at Karimbow Talikuran Village. And looking for the best way to preserve the Folk Songs in tOntemboan Language and culture at Karimbow Talikuran Village. The researcher used Qualitative Method in this research therefore the researcher is required collecting the data by interviews and documentation. The researcher using the method from Miles and Huberman as a research method. After collecting the data and information from government and villagers at Karimbow Talikuran Village researcher found the reason why the Folk Songs are rarely sung, because the villagers has been influenced by the modern language and feel the Folk Songs is ancient and no one teaches the Folk Songs to young people and the children. Finally, by knowing the Folk Songs and study the Verb in Folk Songs in Tontemboan Language, the people of Karimbow Village would continuously sing the Folk Songs in Tontemboan Language and preserve the culture. Keywords: Verb, Folk Songs, Karimbow Talikuran Village, Qualitative Methode.