POLYSEMY IN SUMBAWA LANGUAGE

This research was conducted due to the lack of knowledge of  people, especially teenagers regarding Sumbawa language. In addition, this research was conducted because there has not been much research on the Sumbawa language in the semantic field. This research aims to identify the types of polysemy in Sumbawa language and identify the parts of speech of each meaning of the words included in the polysemy. This study applies a qualitative descriptive approach. The data collection techniques are documentation (Sumbawa Indonesia Dictionary), observation, and semi-structure interviews. The results indicate that there are two types of polysemy in Sumbawa language, namely regular polysemy and irregular polysemy. There are four parts of speech based on the meaning of each polysemy word, namely verb, noun, adjective, and preposition. This research has added a useful reference for Sumbawanese linguistics. However, more studies are needed in the future to strengthen the current findings.