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 23.—Epenthesis. As examples of addition of letters to the body of a word, we are only able to present the cases, in which some euphonical letters are used to be intercalated, either between the root and the suffix, or between the personal prefix and the verb. These cases are, indeed, very numerous; but regularly depending on certain rules.

— Thus, in the verbs, which begin with one of these syllables- ra, re, ro, ru is intercalated the suffix guè, between the personal prefix and the verb in the third person sing. of the Present Indicative; ex: ca rasó, I carry; re-rasó, thou carriest; o-guè-rasó, he carries ; etc.

— In many other instances it is found, that a word ending in a vowel and followed by another, beginning, likowise, with some vowel, one euphonical letter is also intercalated, most commonly an r; ex. :— sé, my, – ôka, house; —se-(r)oka, my house; ne, thy, — okér, to sleep, ne (r)oker, thy sleeping, etc.

26.–Epithesis. It can be affirmed, that the addition of letters at the end of words are, either modifying elements, as suffixes and prepositions, or some distinct words by juxta-position.