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ESSAY IV
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languages when final; thus in Bugis, as in inuṅ, "to drink". — It becomes p by assimilation; thus in Toba, hence Original IN lumpat > spoken Toba luppat, "to jump".
III. Original IN m disappears altogether in several languages when final; thus in Bareqe, as in inu, "to drink".
Laws of the Spirant s.
115. Original IN s. I. It mostly persists in the living languages. Original IN susu, "breast", is also susu in Old Javanese, Malay, etc.
II. Original IN s becomes š in several languages; thus in Mentaway when initial, hence Original IN siwa > Ment. šiba, "nine". — It becomes h in several languages; thus in Kamberese, as in hiwa, "nine". — It becomes t in several languages; thus in Buol, hence Original IN si, the article > Buol ti.
III. Original IN s disappears altogether in several languages; thus in Hova in certain cases, hence Original IN běsi > Hova wi, "iron".
Laws of the Aspirate h.
116. Original IN h. I. It persists unchanged in a minority of the IN languages. Original IN pěnuh > "full", appears also as pěnuh in Old Javanese, as panuh in Tarakan, etc.
II. Original IN h becomes q in a few languages; thus in certain cases in Tontemboan, hence Original IN lintah > Tontb. lintaq.
III. Original IN disappears altogether in the majority of
the living languages; thus in Bugis, hence Original IN pěnuh > Bug. pěnno, "full", and Original IN ilih ^ Bug. ile, "to choose". — In such cases a u or i preceding the h becomes o or e in Bug., whereas final Original IN u and i remain unchanged, hence Original IN and likewise Bug. tunu, "to burn", kali, "to dig".
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