Compound Word in Uab Meto Spoken in Naukae Village, Kuatnana Sub-District, South Central Timor Regency

FAOT, Wilfrida (2025) Compound Word in Uab Meto Spoken in Naukae Village, Kuatnana Sub-District, South Central Timor Regency. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang.

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Abstract

This thesis is entitled Compound Words in Uab Meto. This study aims to describe the structures and types of compound words in the Uab Meto language. The background of this research is based on the importance of preserving regional languages and examining morphological word formation. The research problems addressed in this study are: what are the structures of compound words in Uab Meto and what the types of compound words in Uab Meto. This study employed a descriptive qualitative approach. Data were collected through observation and interviews with four informants (age 50-70 years and above) who are fluent speakers Uab Meto and are familiar with both formal and informal language, in Naukae Village, Kuatnana Sub-District, and South Central Timor Regency. The analysis revealed three main structural forms of compound words: Noun + Noun (N + N), such as usi neno („sky God‟); Verb + Noun (V + N), such as tnaoma tote(„asking for marriage‟); and Adjective + Noun (A + N), such as bife amasat („beautiful woman‟). In addition, the types of compound words in Uab Meto are classified into three categories: compound nouns, compound verbs, and compound adjectives. The conclusion of this study is that the Uab Meto language has a wellstructured and varied system of compound word formation, both in form and type. These findings enrich the morphological study of regional languages and contribute to the preservation of Uab Meto through academic documentation.

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