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The title of this writing is “A Descriptive Study of Prefix in the Book of Matthew and Mark in Lii Hawu”. This research was conducted to answer the research problem; 1. What are the types of prefix in the book of Matthew and Mark in Lii Hawu? 2. What is the function of prefix in the book of Matthew and Mark in Lii Hawu? The aim of this research is to find out the types of prefix and the function of prefix in Lii Hawu. The method used in this research has been descriptive qualitative. The document from the Bible Lii Hawu (Indonesian Bible Institute) “New Testament in Today’s Sabu Version” from the Book of Matthew and Mark . Based on the data collected, the analysis focused on types and function affix in Lii Hawu. The results of data analysis showed that: (1) Type of prefix. There are four types of prefix, they are {pe-, ke-, he-, and ta-}. For example: (a). {pe-} + Kaddhi ‘get up’= pekaddhi ‘wake’, (b). {he-} + Atta ‘cut’ = heatta ‘piece’, (c). {ke-} + tallu ‘three’ = ketallu ‘third’, and (d). {ta-} + walle ‘buy’ = tawalle ’buy’. (2) Prefix in Lii Hawu has function produce verbs if they are attached to verbs. Example: [ta- + [walle]V]V, -walle ‘buy’is the verb and ta-walle ‘buy’ is the verb. Adjectives and verbs. Example: [pe- + [made]Adj]V], -made ‘dead’ is the adjective and pe-made ‘turn off’ is the verb. Produces a noun if it is attached to numbers. Example: [he- +[dau]N]Num, -dau ‘person’ is the noun and he-dau ‘a,/a is the numer. Verbs and numbers. Example: [he- +[bhakka]V]Num], -bhakka ‘split’ is the verb and he-bhakka ‘adjacent’ is the number. To produce number when it is attached to number. Example: [ke- + [tallu]Num]Num, -tallu ‘three’ is cardinal number and ke-tallu ‘third’ is ordinal number. Produce cousative verb when it is attached to verb. Example: [pe- + bui]V]V, -bui ‘fall’is the verb and pe-bui ‘drop’ is the verb.