Research Article

Bugis and Arabic Morphology: A Contrastive Analysis

Table 1

Word formation with prefix ma- in Bugis language.

Word originPrefixWord formationMeaning

Indo’ (mother)maN-Mangindo’Mother
Ulélé (effort)maN-ManguléléEffort
Esa (shift)maN-MangesaShift
Elli (buy)maN-MangelliBuy
Élo (want)maG-MakkeloWant
Utana (ask)maG-MakkutanaAsk