Bentuk dan Makna Nama-Nama Dusun di Kecamatan Nelle Kabupaten Sikka

This study aims to describe the form, categorization, and meaning of the names of hamlets in the Nelle Subdistrict. The data in this study are the names of hamlets in Nelle Subdistrict, Sikka Regency. They were collected with the method of listening, record and note-taking. The data is analyzed by using fixed comparison methods. The analysis of the data was presented with informal methods. The results of this study are as follows. The forms of the names of the hamlets consist of monomorphism and polymorphism. The names of the hamlets that include monomorphic are Enak, Detung, I, II, III, IV, Kode, Delang, Halat, Baluele, and Ritat. The hamlet’s name includes polymorphism, namely Koli Buluk, Tadabliro, Kloang Bola, Natar Lorong, Kloang Beit, Habipiret, and Keduwair. The categorization of the name of the hamlet in the Nelle Subdistrict is divided into aspects of embodiment and aspects of society. Aspects of embodiment are divided into several parts, namely location, geography, plants, water forms, and combinations. The name of the hamlet in the aspect of society is divided again in the aspect of nicknames. The name of the hamlet in another aspect, namely the number. The meaning of the name of the hamlet in the Nelle Subdistrict is divided into several types, such as lexical-grammatical, referential-nonrefferential, denotative-connotative, conceptual-associative, and word-terms. So, the name of the hamlet in the Nelle Subdistrict has a peculiarity that can be seen from its form, categorization, and meaning.