The purpose of this study was to describe the morphological process by compounding in LL as a member of the North Halmahera languages group in North Moluccas. The sources of data in this study are group of word(s) (clauses and sentences) that contain compound words. This study is morphological process perspective. The data is part of the research thesis obtained through interview techniques from the informants, records, taking notes and introspection techniques. The last technique was used because researcher himself is the speaker of this language. Data were analyzed qualitative descriptively. The results show that there are approximately 14 characteristics of word groups that can be concluded as compound words. The fourteen compound words include several of compound words have deletion of one of syllabic. The deletion occurs such as (a) the middle syllabic of the first element, (b) final syllabic of the first element, (c) the first syllabic of second element, (d) middle syllabic of the first element and the final syllabic of second element, (e) final syllabic of second element ormiddle syllabic of the second element,(f) final syllabic of both elements, (g) combination of basic/bound morphemes that some words of the first element have deleted (shortening, but it is able to say in full sentence). The first element is also a compound word. There are also other characteristics, like (h) combination of two basic morphemes without modification, (i) combination of three basic morphemes without modification, (j) combination of two basic morphemes that similar with possessive construction (possessive phrases) which indicated by third possessive neutral marker ma 'have', (k) It is also similar to possessive construction (possessive phrases), but more than two elements and one element is a bound morpheme (affixed word or reduplication), (l) combination of free morpheme with de 'and/with' coupling, (m) combination of morphemes like clauses or simple sentences. The characteristics of verbs have pronominal prefixed or reduplicated verbs. This type of compound word is very productive and (n) combination of morphemes which one or both of the elements are from cognate languages. The cognate languages are usually from Ternate Language (TL) or Galela Language (GL). All compound sentences are derivatives.
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