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But on the one hand these sounds are not very widely distributed, and on the other they are demonstrably of a secondary kind. Thus the Hova f originated in accordance with a phonetic law from the Common IN p, as is proved by the comparison of afu with Common IN apuy; and the law is: “ Common IN p becomes f in Mlg., save after a labial or when final ”.   On such sounds as these we cannot confer the title “ Common IN. ”

49.   Common IN, therefore, has the following phonetic system, though it must be admitted that some of the sounds have not been evidenced with absolute certainty:^[1]

a	i	u	ĕ	e	o
k	g	ṅ[2]
c[2]	j	ñ[2]
t	d	n
p	b	m
y	r	l	w
s
h

1. [See also Essay IV, especially §§ 39 seqq.]
2. [See Essay I, § 11, I, footnotes.]