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Sound Patterns in the Compound Words in Runyamigongo Dialect of Runyambo

Lea Mpobela

Linguistic Exploration · 168–186 · 10.55121/le.v3i2.101967

This paper presents the phonological alterations involved in the formation of compound words in the Runyambo language. Runyambo is a Bantu language spoken in the northwestern part of Tanzania. Compounding is a rich morphological process that has been reported in different languages of the world. Despite the extensive body of res