Compounding in Western Rengma

This paper aims to describe compounding in Western Rengma which is one of the most prominent factors of word formation processes. Words in Western Rengma are formed with one bound root and one free form combined to create new words in Western Rengma, which operate as separate grammatical constructions. This paper will explore four types of compounding—endocentric, exocentric, co-ordinate, and attributive compounding to discuss the morphological properties of compounding in Western Rengma. Each of these types would then be further examined along with its subtypes. One of the dialects of Rengma within the Tibeto-Burman (TB) language family's Angami-Pochuri group is Western Rengma Terüpvunyu, which is also the name of the dialect and community. The speakers of this dialect are found in the eastern Karbi-Anglong district of Assam, India.