*Corresponding Author P-ISSN: 1978-8118 E-ISSN: 2460-710X 195 Lingua Cultura, 14(2), December 2020, 195-201 DOI: 10.21512/lc.v14i2.6600 PHONOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF TEOCHEW DIALECT IN PONTIANAK WEST KALIMANTAN Lily Thamrin* Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Tanjungpura Jl. Jendral Ahmad Yani, Pontianak, Kalimantan Barat 78124, Indonesia lily.thamrin@fkip.untan.ac.id Received: 29th July 2020/Revised: 24th August 2020/Accepted: 20th October 2020 How to Cite: Thamrin, L. (2020). Phonological description of Teochew dialect in Pontianak West Kalimantan. Lingua Cultura, 14(2), 195-201. https://doi.org/10.21512/lc.v14i2.6600 ABSTRACT The research aimed to describe the phonological system of the Pontianak Teochew dialect spoken by the Chinese community in West Kalimantan, including vocals, consonants, and tones, using descriptive method. The phonological description in question included both phonetic and phonemic descriptions with the subject of language that objectively and accurately describes the current aspects of Teochew’s phonology. The phonetic system of the Pontianak Teochew language would be articulately identified based on the way sounds are formed by human speech tools, namely through consonants, vocals and diphthong. The research data were obtained from three Pontianak Teochew informants who used the Teochew dialect as their daily conversation language. The informants were around 70-75 years old. Based on the research results, there are 18 consonant phonemes, 88 vocal phonemes, and eight tones. The research results show that the Pontianak Teochew dialect has its own characteristics that distinguish it from the other regional Teochew dialects. Keywords: phonological system, phonetics system, Teochew dialect INTRODUCTION On a daily basis, language is utterly needed to communicate among people. Language is a tool to convey ideas, thoughts, and desires to others, and it plays a role in the development of various aspects of human life. Thus, language has a function as a medium to deliver information. The function of language can be studied in two ways, both internally and externally. Internal studies are studies that are only conducted on the internal structure of language, which includes phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic structures. This study is conducted in accordance with the procedures and provisions that already exist in linguistic disciplines. Meanwhile, external studies are studies conducted on structures outside the language, such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, neurolinguistics, and so on (Gani & Arsyad, 2019). According to Chelaeh et al. (2017), phonological aspects require a system of phoneme inventory and involve phonological processes. Phonology is a part of language science that studies sound. The first object of phonological study is sound (fon), which is called (phonetics), and the second one explains phonemes, which is called phoneme system (phonemic) (Gani & Arsyad, 2019). It includes the sounds of language, those related to sound formation, sounds as air vibrations, and audible sounds (all are studied by phonetics) as well as those related to the function of sound in communication (Nafisah, 2017). Pontianak has three largest ethnic groups, namely the Malays, the Dayaks, and the Chinese. The languages used by the Chinese are Teochew and Hakka, which are still preserved by the Pontianak Chinese. However, the Teochew or Khek language used in Pontianak is no longer the original language. However, it is a special language generally used by the Chinese people in Indonesia that has been assimilated into the local language. Language development can be influenced by speakers who use the language itself. Every language speaker has a different background. Another factor that influences the development of a language is the geographical location of an area (Afidah & Mardikantoro, 2019). Meanwhile, the phonological system is a language system used by the community to differentiate itself from other communities (Sari & 196 LINGUA CULTURA, Vol. 14 No. 2, December 2020, 195-201 Syaputri, 2019). In this case, the regional language of each ethnic group affects phonological pronunciation (Taembo, 2016). Pontianak’s geographical location is precisely crossed by the equator. It is one of the tropical regions with quite high temperatures and high humidity. Astronomically, Pontianak is located between 0o 02′ 24″ North Latitude and 0o 05′ 37″ South Latitude, and between 109o 16′ 25″ East Longitude and 109o 23′ 01″ East Longitude. Overall, Pontianak is bordered by the areas of Mempawah regency and Kuburaya regency (Pemerintah Kota Pontianak, 2019). Pontianak Teochew dialect is a dialect that has been assimilated into the local language, so it is slightly different from the original Teochew dialect from Guangdong China. This is because it is influenced by the process of language assimilation from the Malay dialect of Pontianak and Bahasa Indonesia. Assimilation is a process of mutual influence between one sound with another that results in phonemes or sounds that are almost the same. They affect each other as a result of an almost identical environment (Nafisah, 2017). During the development, social dialects in dialectology studies refer to dialects spoken by speakers of certain regions based on the speakers’ social variables (Widyastuti, 2019). These changes can occur at the level of phonology, morphology, semantics, and lexical (Suharyanto, 2015). In this case, neighboring isolates play a role in the process of the occurrence of a dialect. Therefore, the research areas have special characteristics and potentially contribute to the characterization of the study area isolates, namely variations in language units, morpheme, sentences, and lexicon (Reniwati et al., 2016). The Teochew dialect is a Hokkien sub dialect, which is translated in the Min Nan language (Li & Huang, 2017). Tiosua dialect is also called a Teochew dialect, spread in Eastern Guangdong province, the coastal Chaoshan area (Chaozhou city, Jieyang city, Shantou city, Fengshun county), and the areas where Chinese overseas are the oldest, so it becomes the most special dialect in the country. Teochew dialect belongs to the Min Nan language, which is one of the eight major languages of Chinese dialects with unique phonology, rich vocabulary, special grammatical structures, many ancient meanings, humorous, full of expressiveness, and other characteristics (陈泽如, 2016). Speakers of the Teochew dialect in China and Indonesia are different in terms of phonology, morphology, and the choice of language use in daily life. Different elements of language and culture influence the differences. The Pontianak Teochew dialect is more influenced by Indonesian, Pontianak Malay, and Pontianak Khek. Indonesian researchers rarely carry out research on the language or dialect spoken by the Chinese. Therefore, the researcher conducts research about the phonology of the Pontianak Teochew dialect. The researcher is also a speaker of the Pontianak Teochew dialect and masters both spoken and written Mandarin. METHODS A descriptive method is used in the research. It aims to obtain a complete and valid description of the phonology of the Pontianak Teochew dialect. The phonological description includes phonetic and phonemic descriptions with language points which objectively and accurately describe the current phonological aspects of the Pontianak Teochew dialect. Data collected using a descriptive method are in the form of words and images, not numbers, which contain data excerpts to provide an overview of the report’s presentation. Thus, the researcher analyzes the rich data, which are as far as possible in its original form. Validly in a language is determined by the data source of the concerned language. In the study of phonology, the priority is to use primary data so that secondary data should be avoided (Erniati, 2020). Data are collected through interviews and conversations with informants who use Pontianak Teochew dialect. The researcher uses《fang yan diaocha zi biao方言 调查字表》(She hui ke xue yuan yan jiu suo社会 科学院研究所, 2004),《Dialect Survey Glossary》. Dialect Survey Glossary is first used by Zhao Yuanren to conduct a field survey in order to complete his research report. After conducting the survey, the survey materials are sorted and made into survey reports or scientific research papers written into standard operating procedures. For the Chinese dialect survey in the research of dialect phonetics, the vocabulary is 3.810 words commonly used in everyday life. The chosen words are arranged according to the initials, final, and Guangyun tone. The Dialect Survey Glossary is used to investigate the dialect of a language so that it can draw important points in the phonetic evolution of dialects in ancient and modern times (李蓝 Li lan, 2018). During the analysis, the obtained data are analyzed on the basis of phonetic transcription analysis. In other words, the recording of sound in the form of written symbols or phonetic symbols that have been determined by The International Phonetic Associations (IPA) is used so that it can be easily understood by readers and does not cause misinterpretation. In order to map the consonant sounds, vowels, and tones, the recordings in the form of Pontianak Teochew dialect sound system are observed. The research emphasizes on the field of proving the status of phonemes and their realization, the structure of phonemes in the Pontianak Teochew dialect. This subject will be devoted to several aspects, including phonetics and phonemic Teochew dialect. Informants are native speakers of the Teochew language. The informants are three people with age ranging from 70 to 75 years. Informants are selected based on their level of mastery of Teochew language and whether they can read simple Han characters 197Phonological Description of Teochew .... (Lily Thamrin) spoken in Teochew. The three informants are fluent in Teochew language and have a background in mandarin education at the junior high school level. The informants are descendants of the second generation. The mobility of the informants outside their place is very limited. Informants can speak Indonesian, Khek, and a little bit Mandarin. RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS Chen (2008) has been researching the Teochew dialect in Laos, Vientiane, specifically the phonology and phonetics of the language. Based on the results of this research, it is known that the Laos Teochew Vientiane dialect consonants have 19 consonants, 77 vocals, and 8 tones. According to the data received from informants, phonological variations found in Pontianak Teochew dialect include variations of consonant sounds, vowels, and tones. The phonology found in the Pontianak Teochew dialect has 18 consonant phonemes, 88 vowels, and 8 notes. Based on data obtained by consonant sounds in Pontianak Teochew dialect in West Kalimantan, 18 consonant sounds are found, they are [p], [pʰ], [b], [m], [t], [tʰ], [n], [l], [z], [ts], [tsʰ], [s], [k], [kʰ] [g], [ŋ], [h],[∅]. The consonant sound [p] is found in the vocabulary 补 [pou], 比 [pi], 排 [pai], 飞 [pue], 盘 [pua], 斧 [pou], 布 [pou], 方 [paŋ]. The consonant sound [pʰ] is found in the vocabulary 香 [pʰaŋ], 跑 [pʰau], 蜂 [pʰaŋ], 骗 [pʰien]. The consonant sound [b] is found in the vocabulary 梅 [bue], 卖 [boi], 米 [bi], 马 [be], 无 [bo]. The consonant sound [m] is found in the vocabulary 门 [meŋ], 毛 [mo], 名 [mia], 晚 [me]. The consonant sound [t] is found in the vocabulary 刀 [to], 袋 [to], 灯 [teŋ], [tiau], 中 [toŋ]. The consonant sound [tʰ] is found in the vocabulary 看 [tʰoi], 太 [tʰai], 谈 [tʰam]. The consonant sound [n] is found in the vocabulary 年 [ni], 努 [nou], 两 [no], 软 [neŋ]. The consonant sound [l] is found in the vocabulary 罗 [lo], 路 [lou], 漏 [lau], 里 [lai]. The consonant sound [z] is found in the vocabulary 入 [zip], 热 [zuak], 二 [zi], 日 [zit]. The consonant sounds [ts] is found in the vocabulary 走 [tsau], 知 [tsai], 钟 [tseŋ], 注 [tsu], 水 [tsui]. The consonant sounds [tsʰ] is found in the vocabulary 唱 [tsʰio], 青 [tsʰe], 秋 [tsʰiu], 抄 [tsʰau], 手 [tsʰiu], 抢 [tsʰio]. The sound of the consonant [s] is found in the vocabulary 三 [sa], 生 [se], 色 [sek], 疏 [su], 社 [sia]. The consonant sound [k] is found in the vocabulary 歌 [kua], 桥 [kio], 狗 [you], 旗 [ki]. The consonant sounds [kʰ] is found in the vocabulary 去 [kʰe], 哭 [kʰau], 可 [kʰo], 期 [kʰi], 吸 [kʰip], 苦 [kʰou]. The consonant sound [g] is found in the vocabulary 玉 [gek], 吴 [gou], 牙 [ge], 牛 [gu], 月 [gueʔ]. The consonant sound [ŋ] is found in the vocabulary 硬 [ŋe], 俄 [ŋo], 五 [ŋou]. The consonant sound [h] is found in the vocabulary 何 [ho], 府 [hu], 墟 [hu], 福 [hok]. The consonant zero sound [∅] is found in the vocabulary 我 [ua], 爷 [ia], 英 [iŋ], 幼 [iu]. Based on the data, the consonant correspondence in Teochew language spoken by three informants is the same, namely Ancient turbid initials that sounded unvoiced, vowel plosive, and affricate. Most consonants are read as aspirated sound. Only a few are read as aspirated sound. Based on data obtained by the vocal sounds found in the Pontianak Teochew dialect in West Kalimantan, there are 88 vocal sounds. They are: [i], [u], [a], [ia], [ua], [e], [ue], [o], [io], [ɯ], [ai], [uai], [oi], [ui], [au], [iau], [ou], [iu], [ã], [ĩã ], [ũã], [ẽ], [ũẽ], [õ], [ĩõ], [ĩ], [ãĩ], [ũãĩ], [õĩ], [ãũ], [ĩãũ], [ũĩ], [õũ] - [ĩũ], [am], [iam], [uam], [om], [im], [an], [ien], [uen], [ɯn], [in], [un] ], [uan], [aŋ], [iaŋ], [uaŋ], [eŋ], [ueŋ], [oŋ], [ioŋ], [ɯŋ], [uŋ], [ap], [iap], [steam], [op], [ip], [at], [strong], [it], [ut], [oit], [ak], [iak], [uak], [ek], [uek] ], [ok], [iok], [uk], [ik], [aʔ], [iaʔ], [uaʔ], [ueʔ], [oʔ], [ioʔ], [iʔ], [uʔ], [eʔ], [ẽʔ], [ũẽʔ], [õʔ], [m], [ŋ̍]. The vowel sound [i] is found in the vocabulary 地 [ti], li [li], 池 [ti], 齿 [kʰi]. The vowel sound [u] is found in the vocabulary 入 [zu], 有 [u], 区 [kʰu]. The vowel sound [a] is found in the vocabulary 巴 [pa], 早 [tsa]. The vowel sound [it] is found in the vocabulary 车 [tsʰia], 写 [sia], 谢 [tsia]. The vowel sound [ua] is found in the vocabulary 华 [hua], 拖 [tʰua], 娶 [tsʰua]. The vowel sound [e] is found in the vocabulary 爬 [pe], 加 [ke], 些 [se], 债 [tse]. The vowel sound [ue] is found in the vocabulary 杯 [pue], 花 [hue], [cake]. The vowel sound [o] is found in the vocabulary 保 [po], 多 [to], 哥 [ko], 初 [tsʰo]. The vowel sound [Io] is found in the vocabulary 票 [pʰio], 姜 [kio]. The vowel sounds [ɯ] is found in the vocabulary 吕 [lɯ], 去 [kʰɯ], 鱼 [hɯ], 猪 [tɯ]. The vowel sounds [ai] is found in the vocabulary 排 [pai], 来 [lai], 介 [kai]. The vowel sound [uai] is found in the vocabulary 怪 [kuai], 淮 [huai]. The vowel sound [oi] is found in the vocabulary 批 [pʰoi], 题 [toi], 街 [koi], 矮 [oi]. The vowel sounds [ui] is found in the vocabulary 悲 [pui], 辉 [hui], 对 [tui], 开 [kʰui]. The vowel sound [au] is found in the vocabulary 老 [lau], 交 [you], 欧 [au]. The vowel sound [Iau] is found in the vocabulary 焦 [tsiau], 绍 [siau]. The vowel sound [ou] is found in the vocabulary 198 LINGUA CULTURA, Vol. 14 No. 2, December 2020, 195-201 布 [pou], 古 [kou], 都 [tou], 后 [hou]. The vowel sound [Iu] is found in the vocabulary 丢 [tiu], 友 [iu], 手 [tsʰiu], 初 [tsʰiu] The vowel sound [ã] is found in the vocabulary 担 [tã], 三 [sã], 酵 [kã], 妈 [mã]. The vowel sound [iã] is found in the vocabulary 兵 [pĩã], 京 [kĩã], 正 [tsĩã], 雅 [ŋĩã]. The vowel sound [ũã] is found in the vocabulary of 半 [pũã]. The vowel sound [ẽ] is found in the vocabulary 病 [pẽ], 猛 [mẽ], 星 [tsʰẽ]. The vowel sound [ũẽ] is found in the vocabulary 横 [hũẽ], 关 [kũẽ], 妹 [mũẽ]. The vowel sound [õ] is found in the vocabulary 俄 [ŋõ], [mõ], 两 [nõ]. The vowel sound [ĩõ] is found in the vocabulary 娘 [nĩõ], 羊 [ĩõ]. The vowel sound [ĩ] is found in the vocabulary 钱 [tsĩ], 扇 [sĩ], 迷 [mĩ]. The vowel sound [ãĩ] is found in the vocabulary 卖 [mãĩ], 爱 [ãĩ], 还 [hãĩ]. The vowel sound [ũãĩ] is found in the vocabulary of 果 [kũãĩ]. The vowel sound [õĩ] is found in vocabulary 殿 [tõĩ], 闲 [õĩ], 蚕 [tsʰõĩ], 第 [tõĩ]. The vowel sound [ũĩ] is found in the vocabulary 县 [hũĩ], 危 [ŋũĩ]. The vowel sound [ãũ] is found in the vocabulary 好 [hãũ], 傲 [ãũ]. The vowel sound [ĩãũ] is found in the vocabulary of 苗 [mĩãũ]. The vowel sound [õũ] is found in the vocabulary 虎 [hõũ], 奴 [nõũ]. The vowel sound [ĩũ] is found in the vocabulary 休 [hĩũ], 扭 [nĩũ]. The vowel sound [am] is found in the vocabulary 含 [kam], 甘 [kam], 针 [tsam]. The vowel sound [iam] is found in the vocabulary 点 [tiam], 咸 [kiam], 占 [tsiam]. The vowel sound [iam] is found in the vocabulary 点 [tiam], 咸 [kiam], 占 [tsiam]. The vowel sound [om] is found in the vocabulary 口 用 头部 冲撞 [kom]. The vowel sound [im] is found in the vocabulary 林 [lim], 深 [sim], 寻 [tsim], 淹 [im]. The vowel sound [an] is found in the vocabulary 班 [pan], 牵 [kʰan]. The vowel sound [an] is found in the vocabulary 班 [pan], 牵 [kʰan]. The vowel sound [ien] is found in the vocabulary 珍 [tien], 煎 [tsien], 电 [tien]. The vowel sound [ien] is found in the vocabulary 珍 [tien], 煎 [tsien], 电 [tien]. The vowel sound [uan] is found in the vocabulary 愿 [ŋuan], 万 [buan], 銮 [luan]. The vowel sound [ɯn] is found in the vocabulary 银 [ŋɯn], 近 [kɯn]. The vowel sound [in] is found in the vocabulary 面 [min], 蝇 [sin], 藤 [tin]. The vowel sound [un] is found in the vocabulary 春 [tsun], 滚 [kun]. 寸 [tsun], [kun], 文 [bun]. The vowel sound [aŋ] is found in the vocabulary 红 [aŋ], 唐 [thaŋ], 东 [taŋ]. The vowel sound [Iaŋ] is found in the vocabulary 凉 [liaŋ], 天 [thiaŋ], 香 [hiaŋ], 娟 [kiaŋ]. The vowel sound [uaŋ] is found in the vocabulary 装 [tsuaŋ], 光 [kuaŋ]. The vowel sound [en] is found in the vocabulary 宫 [keŋ], 民 [meŋ], 仁 [zeŋ], 轻 [kheŋ], 兴 [heŋ]. The vowel sound [ue] is found in the vocabulary 荣 [ueŋ], 永 [ueŋ]. The vowel sound [oŋ] is found in the vocabulary of 中 [toŋ], 充 [tshoŋ], 封 [hoŋ], 公 [koŋ]. The vowel sound [ɯŋ] is found in the vocabulary 郎 [lɯŋ], 仓 [khɯŋ], 段 [tɯŋ]. The vowel sound [ap] is found in the vocabulary 答 [tap], 杂 [tsap], 鸽 [hap]. The vowel sound [iap] is found in the vocabulary 夹 [kiap], 蝶 [tiap], 接 [tsiap], 涉 [siap]. The vowel sound [uap] is found in the vocabulary 法 [huap]. The vowel sound [op] is found in the 口口的插入 [tsop] vocabulary. The vowel sound [ip] is found in the vocabulary 立 [lip], 给 [kip], 执 [khip]. The vowel sound [at] is found in the vocabulary 力 [lat], 贼 [tshat]. The vowel sound [uat] is found in the vocabulary 发 [huat], 伐 [huat]. The vowel sound [it] is found in the vocabulary 橘 [kit], 蜜 [bit]. The vowel sound [oit] is found in the vocabulary 节 [tsoit], 八 [poit]. The vowel sound [ak] is found in the vocabulary pak [pak], 角 [ak], bak [bak], 乐 [lak]. The vowel sound [iak] is found in the vocabulary 略 [liak], 雀 [khiak], 弱 [niak], 跃 [iak]. The vowel sound [uak] is found in the vocabulary ku [kuak], 越 [uak]. The vowel sound [ek] is found in the vocabulary 碧 [pek], 式 [sek], 特 [thek], 陆 [lek]. The vowel sound [uek] is found in the vocabulary h [huek]. The vowel sound [ok] is found in the vocabulary 牧 [mok], 足 [tsok], 国 [kok] The vowel sound [iok] is found in the vocabulary 曲 [khiok], 蓄 [hiok], 国 [kok]. The vowel sound [uk] is found in the vocabulary of 不 [puk], 屈 [khuk]. The vowel sound [uk] is found in the vocabulary 乞 [khɛk]. The vowel sound [aokal] is found in the vocabulary 甲 [kaʔ], 搭 [taʔ], 插 [tshaʔ]. The vowel sound [Iaʔ] is found in the vocabulary 壁 [piaʔ], 摘 [tiaʔ], 食 [tsiaʔ], 额 [hiaʔ]. The vowel sound [ua,] is found in the vocabulary 泼 [phuaʔ], 割 [kuaʔ], 活 [uaʔ]. The vowel sound [eʔ] is found in the vocabulary 百 [peʔ], 历 [leʔ], 册 [tsheʔ]. The vowel sound [ue,] is found in the vocabulary 月 [gueʔ], 刷 [sueʔ]. The vowel sound [oʔ] is found in the vocabulary 199Phonological Description of Teochew .... (Lily Thamrin) 薄 [poʔ], 桌 [toʔ], 托 [thoʔ]. The vowel sound [ioʔ] is found in the vocabulary 惜 [sioʔ], 石 [tsioʔ], 页 [hioʔ]. The vowel sound [iʔ] is found in the vocabulary 铁 [thiʔ], 接 [tsiʔ], 舌 [tsiʔ]. The vowel sound [uʔ] is found in the vocabulary 窟 [khuʔ]. The vowel sound [ẽʔ] is found in the vocabulary 脉 [mẽʔ]. Vocabulary sounds [ũẽʔ] is found in vocabulary 物 [mũẽʔ] The consonant sound [õʔ] is found in the vocabulary 膜 [mõʔ]. The consonant sound [m], found in the vocabulary 姆 [m]. The consonant sound [ŋ̍] is found in the vocabulary 远 [hŋ̍], 黄 [ŋ̍]. In Pontianak’s Teochew dialect, there is one vocabulary that is pronounced differently from the other. For instance, vocabulary groups included in the group “Gu Shanshe 古 山 摄” vowel suffixes are spelled [ŋ̍], another vowel. In addition, if the vowel [ɯ ], the vowel ending [-ŋ], [-k], the vowel pronounced by the informant will change to [ɤ]. Suffixes in one category and one group are pronounced [un]. The Pontianak Teochew vocal has its own characteristics. It uses nasal terminal consisting of a front nasal and a back nasal, namely [-m], [- n], [- ŋ]. In addition, the Entering Tone Words consists of four types of plosive terminals, namely [-p], [- t], [- k], and [ʔ]. It also has many nasal rhymes such as 钱 [tsĩ], 虎 [hõũ] and others. Based on data obtained from the field, the Pontianak Teochew dialect is grouped into eight tones of voice that are further divided into “yin and yang”. The monosyllabic tone is divided into tone levels, rising tones, falling tones, and entering tones. Each is consisting of devoiced and voiced, a total of eight tones. Chongqi and Ruiying, 2018) have written a comparative research on phonetic systems of five documents about Teochew-Swatow dialect during the period of Qing Dynasty and The Early Republic of China. The analysis of the tones of the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China shows that there are eight tones in five Chinese and Western Teochew dictionaries. The tones of the Western Teochew dialect are even higher. For instance, Fideer’s Swatow Dialect Phonetic and Meaningful Characters Dictionary uses western music staves to describe the tonal value specifically. The phonology of every language in the world has its own characteristics, especially in the use of vocals and consonants (Sutarsih, 2017). Meanwhile, (吴芳 Wufang, 2018) states that the phonological system of the Teochew dialect used in Paris is slightly different from the original Teochew language used in mainland China. The Teochew Chinese in Paris migrated from Southeast Asia in the late 1970s. They generally live in Districts 13 and 18. Many second- generation Teochew people who were born and raised in Paris can speak Teochew, but the language has changed. The language most fluently spoken is French, and there are Teochew speakers in Paris who can also speak Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Due to its history of immigration and its special linguistic environment, the Paris Teochew dialect presents a complex type of linguistic contact. The dialect has clear traces of Southeast Asian languages, and at the same time combines components of French and English. Apart from that, there is also a mixture of other dialects, which is a distinctive feature of the Paris Teochew dialect. Based on the research results, it is found that the phonology of the Pontianak Teochew dialect has changed. In other words, it is different from the phonology of the original Teochew dialect in mainland China, particularly in Jieyang city. This language change occurred because the Pontianak Teochew Chinese had lived in Pontianak for hundreds of years from the time when their ancestors started to immigrate to West Kalimantan. Also, there had been language assimilation and cultural acculturation in the Chinese tribe, which resulted in the Teochew dialect having its own phonetic characteristics. Every speaker has a phonological awareness of the sounds in his/her language. Meanwhile, each language has a different phonological system Table 1 Teochew Dialect Pontianak Tones Tone Number Tones Name Pitch Contour Description Example 1 Yin Level (阴平） 33 Mid 珠 [tsu], 知 [tsai] 2 Yang Level (阳平） 55 High 铜 [taŋ], 陈 [tan], 3 Yin rising (阴上) 53 Falling 感 [kam], 早 [tsa] 4 Yang Rising (阳上) 35 High Rising 老 [lau], 坐 [tso] 5 Yin Departing (阴去) 213 Low Rising 吊 [tiau], 教 [ka] 6 Yang Derpating (阳去) 11 Low 地 [ti], 谢 [sia] 7 Yin Entering (阴入) 21 Low Checked 竹笔 [pit], 急 [kip] 8 Yang Entering (阳入) 4 High Checked 杂 [tsap], 合 [ap] 200 LINGUA CULTURA, Vol. 14 No. 2, December 2020, 195-201 (Suherman, 2012). It applies to Pontianak Teochew language and Jieyang Teochew language. This is due to the existence of several phonetic features of the Pontianak Teochew language that are not found in the phonetic features of the Jieyang Teochew language. Therefore, there is a change in the pronunciation of several vocals (initial) of the Pontianak Teochew dialect. Voicing or changing of one of the vocals into another vocal is influenced by the sound close to the consonant, or in the form of depalatalization, which is the change from one consonant to another because the adjacency of the place out letters. CONCLUSIONS Based on the analysis, it can be concluded that the Pontianak Teochew community still uses the Teochew dialect although it has been hundreds years since the immigration of their ancestors from Guangdong, China. Based on the obtained data, Pontianak Teochew dialect in West Kalimantan has 18 consonant sounds, and eight variations in the pitch of the tones, which are divided into “yin and yang”. Based on the data, the consonant correspondence in Teochew language, namely Ancient turbid initials sounded as unvoiced sound, vowel plosive, and affricate. Most consonants are read as aspirated sound. 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