PENGARUH DIALEK MELAYU BRUNEI DALAM DIALEK MELAYU SABAH

Often assume that Brunei Malay language affects other languages on the island of Borneo. This phenomenon stated by Nothofer (1991) according to him the multilingualism in Brunei was in the high level and Brunei Malay language has working on the supra-regional level. In addition, there are records and evidence of the linguistic influences of Brunei Malay dialect in the wider area for example, the Malay dialect serves as lingua franca among ethnic groups in Sabah are still based Brunei Malay language (Collins, 1990). Indirectly Brunei Malay dialect contributed many words to the vocabulary of the other languages on the island of Borneo. It is indeed very common in the context of language interactions (Collins, 1981). Therefore, Sabah as a region that has been directly under Brunei influence has also experienced and received the influence especially in terms of sociolinguistic relations and language history. Other than that, most people know that Sabah indigenous people can speak and understand more than two languages including their respective ethnic languages. The paper was written based on fieldwork conducted in 10 districts on the west coast of Sabah using the focus group interview and the questionnaire circulation containing 100 lexical Brunei Malay dialect. Based on an assumption that the dialect of Malay Sabah influenced by Brunei Malay dialect. therefore, this paper aims to look for the Brunei Malay lexical entry in Sabah Malay dialect which affected the meaning process in Sabah Malay vocabulary in particular involving the sociocultural translation and word adjustment which applicable between Brunei Malay and Sabah Malay dialect.