Penelitian ini membahas tentang argumen inti verba bahasa Lamaholot dialek Solor
Barat. Argumen inti merupakan unsur yang melengkapi makna verba dan biasanya
mencakup subjek serta objek, baik dalam bentuk objek langsung maupun tidak
langsung. Penelitian ini menyoroti argumen inti verba dalam bahasa Lamaholot
dialek Solor Barat, yang digunakan oleh masyarakat suku Lamaholot di Kecamatan
Nunukan Tengah, Kabupaten Nunukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk
mengidentifikasi dan menganalisis argumen inti verba dalam bahasa Lamaholot
dialek Solor Barat menggunakan pendekatan sintaksis. Secara spesifik, kajian ini
menelaah struktur klausa dan klausa dasar dalam bahasa Lamaholot dialek Solor
Barat. Dalam penelitian ini, metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif deskriptif.
Teknik pengumpulan data meliputi observasi, wawancara, penyimakan, perekaman,
pencatatan, serta dokumentasi. Data yang diperoleh diklasifikasikan berdasarkan
jenisnya sebelum dianalisis dengan pendekatan sintaksis. Berdasarkan hasil
analisis, ditemukan 41 data yang terbagi menjadi dua kategori utama, yaitu 31 data
yang termasuk dalam klausa dasar dan 10 data yang tergolong dalam struktur
klausa.
Kata Kunci : Argumen Inti Verba, Bahasa Lamaholot dialek Solor Barat, Sintaksis,
Struktur Klausa.

The main arguments of verbs in the West Solor dialect of the Lamaholot language were covered in this study. Core arguments, which typically consisted of subjects and objects in the form of direct and indirect objects, were components that enhanced the meaning of verbs. The main points of verbs in the West Solor dialect of the Lamaholot language, which was spoken by the Lamaholot tribe in Nunukan Tengah District, Nunukan Regency, were highlighted in this study. The purpose of this study was to use a syntactic technique to identify and analyse the main arguments of verbs in the Lamaholot language, West Solor dialect. This study specifically investigated at sentence structure and basic clauses in the West Solor dialect of the Lamaholot language. Descriptive qualitative methodology was employed in this investigation. Observation, interviews, listening, recording. noting, and documentation were some methods of gathering data. Before being subjected to a syntactic analysis, the collected data were categorized according to their nature. Based on the analysis's findings, 41 data were discovered and categorized into two primary groups: 10 data that were part of the clause structure and 31 data that were part of the basic clause. Keywords: Core Arguments of Verbs, Lamaholot Language, West Solor Dialect, Syntax, Clause Structure