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Rh It is true that there have also been compromises and cases of transference. In niik or niis (§ 215) we should not have expected to find an annexed article but a vocalic final.

223. Phenomena similar to those of Rot. are also exhibited by some other languages spoken on islands in the same part of the sea, for example by Timorese.

Comparison with Indo-European. 224. The IN phenomena of initials, medials, and finals have a very large number of parallels in IE. Only a few of them will be selected for mention here :

I. Old Slavonic and Buli. Before an originally initial vowel an i-sound appears. Buli yataf < Original IN atĕp; for the Old Slavonic see Leskien, "Grammatik der altbulgarischen Sprache", § 57.

II. Greek and Madurese. Between medial m and r the intermediary sound b appears. Mad. ambri < amrih (§ 199); Gr. mesēmbria, "noon", alongside of hēmera, "day".

III. Portuguese dialect of Alta Beira and Talautese. Final consonants receive a supporting vowel. Alta Beira deuze, "God" ; Tal. inuma < inum, "to drink".

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