Ridwan et al., Phonological Variation of Taliabu Language Dialects 156 PHONOLOGICAL VARIATION OF TALIABU LANGUAGE DIALECTS Ridwan1, Farida Maricar1, Sunaidin Ode Mulae1, Sherly Asriyani2 1Faculty of Cultural Science, Khairun University of Ternate, Indonesia 2Faculty of Engineering, Khairun University of Ternate, Indonesia Jalan Jusuf Abdulrahman, Kampus II Gambesi, Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia Corresponding Author:
[email protected] Article History: Submitted: 20 May 2019; Revised: 16 June 2019; Accepted: 23 January 2020 DOI: 10.26858/retorika.v13i1.9266 RETORIKA: Jurnal Bahasa, Sastra dan Pengajarannya under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. ISSN: 2614-2716 (cetak), ISSN: 2301-4768 (daring) http://ojs.unm.ac.id/retorika Abstract: This research aimed to describe the phonological variation of Taliabu language dialects. This research used a qualitative descriptive method. The technique of data collection was obtained by taking notes, records, and interviews. Data obtained was analyzed by the stages of reduction, presentation, conclusion, and verification data. The result of the research showed that Taliabu language had three dialects, namely Kadai, Siboyo, and Mange. Phonological variations of Taliabu language occurred in the three dialects comprise of vowel variations, namely /e/, /a/, and /o/. Beside the vowel variation, there is also variation of consonants such as /g/, /y/, /h/, /t/, /d/, / m/, /ŋ/, /b/, /p/, /k/, dan /r/ phonemes. Among the three dialects, one of them has high innovation namely Mange dialect, meanwhile, dialects have high phonological differences between Kadai and Mange dialects. Keywords: dialects, phonology variation, Taliabu language Mother tongue is one of the local cultural dually, systematically and continuously by the identities that must be preserved.