<![CDATA[This paper aims at investigating the meaning of âto bringâ in Ciacia language based on the Natural Semantics Metalanguage (NSM) theory, an approach to investigate various forms, structure, and meaning as the whole with the principle of âone form for one meaning and one meaning for one formâ. The data were collected through interview and note taking techniques. The result of this study shows that meaning of âto bringâ in Ciacia can be expressed by a number of lexicons. Each form has certain or distinctive meaning. First is suu meaning âto bring something by putting on headâ; second are tongku and lemba meaning âto bring something by putting on shoulderâ; third is temba meaning âto bring something by putting on chestâ; fourth lexicon are solo/rongo meaning âto bring something by putting on the backâ; fifth are bimbi and sele meaning âto bring something by putting on waistâ; and lastly ntai, kopo, and tape meaning âto bring something by putting on fingerâ.]]>
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