Jurnal Bahasa dan Budaya China

Dialect is a unique national culture. Every region has its own dialect, which has been passed down since ancient times and contains rich cultural connotations. This article conducts a comparative study of the Chinese who use the "Hokkien" dialect in several regions of Indonesia, and specifically analyzes the similarities and differences in word formation in terms of kinship terms. Based on the kinship appellation relationship, this study conducted a questionnaire survey on the Chinese in Jakarta, Bagansiapiapi, and Medan, and summarized and analyzed the collected kinship appellations. Through the comparison of the similarities and differences of word formation, it is found that the kinship appellations in the three regions are all used in the affixation form, and the frequency of occurrence is the highest; the compound form and reduplication form may not be used in some specific types in some regions; the compound form is the least frequently used. Jakarta's use of different word formations is relatively even, Bagansiapiapi is more inclined to compound forms, and Medan region most often uses reduplication forms. This study helps to further understand the inheritance and culture in kinship terms.