<![CDATA[study aims to identify, describe, and quantify the phonological and lexical variations in the Riau Malay language in the villages of Kesumbo Ampai, Boncah Mahang, and Balai Makam, Bathin Solapan Subdistrict,using a dialectological approach. This study employs a quantitative descriptive method, with data collected through observation, elicitation, recording, and transcription. The research data consists of 225 words, which were analyzed using technigues for identifying determiners and comparative relationships and comparre then, then calculate the degree of difference using the dialectometric formula. The results of the study show 52 lexical variations and 36 phonological variation patterns, with the percentage of phonological dialectometry calculated as 40 variants or 17,7% in KA-BCM, 48 variants or 21,3% in KA-BM, and 9 variants or 4% in BCM-BM. Meanwhile, lexical variation was found in 49 variants 21,7% in KA-BCM, 50 variants 22,2 in KA-BM and 6 variants 2,66% in BCM-BM]]>
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