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 {| Metathesis.
 * Common IN || |ina || |Tettum || inan, || |“ mother ”
 * Day. || |ara || |Jav. || aran, || |“ name ”
 * Day. || |olo || |Mlg. || uluna, || |“ man ”
 * Jav. || |isi || |Masaretese || isin, || |“ contents ”.
 * }
 * Day. || |olo || |Mlg. || uluna, || |“ man ”
 * Jav. || |isi || |Masaretese || isin, || |“ contents ”.
 * }
 * }

55. Metathesis of the root occurs in IN in three forms:

I. The two consonants of the root of three sounds change places. Examples:

This kind of metathesis is found in all the IN languages, in some more frequently than in others, but always in isolated cases, never in series or groups.

II. The vowel and the final consonant of the root of three sounds change places. This phenomenon occurs in Kissarese. But before we can examine it we must state the phonetic laws of Kissarese, as formulated by Rinnoy:

First Law: Original IN k is dropped. Example: iur, “ tail ”, beside Mal., etc., ekur.

Second Law: Original IN t becomes k. Example: waku, “ stone ”, beside Old Jav., etc., watu

Third Law: Original IN s becomes h. Example: ahu, “ dog ”, beside Old Jav., etc., asu.

Thus, in Kissarese, Original IN kulit, “ skin ”, first becomes ulik and finally by metathesis ulki; walas, “ to repay ”, walah