Note. — That our explanation of the verb mai is the right one is proved by the parallel matu < ma + preposition tu, "to". This verb signifies "to set about (doing a thing)"; in Bug. it indicates the future.
100. The facts set out in §§ 97-99 justify us in pronouncing the preposition i to be Common IN.
101. Specimen sentence with the preposition i: Old Jav., Sang hyang Kamahāyānikan, a 49: " The space between the lower and the upper row of teeth " = Space of the teeth, in the lower part, in the upper part = sela ni ṅ huntu i sor i rukur.
102. The preposition n. Philippines, Tag.: an tawo, " the man ", n an tawo, " of the man " — Near Celebes, Talautese, the Cursing of the Fowl, third sentence from the end: laia n awaqa, " heat of the body " — Borneo, Day. : bau n andaw, " face of the sky ", i.e. " cloud " — Java, Old Jav.: tanaya n tani, "people of the district" — Sumatra, Gayo: gêral n guru, "name of the teacher" — Madagascar, Hova: ra n usi, " blood of goats " — Northern Border, Bat. : chinamaṅ-anak[1] n i santa Maria, " born of the blessed Mary " — South Western Border, Mentaway : uma n abak, " house for boats ".
On the strength of this evidence we may pronounce the preposition a to be Common IN.
103. The preposition ka. Philippines, Bagobo: ka kuda," to the horse " — Borneo, Day. : ka Sampit, " to (the place called) Sampit" — Java, Sund.: ka Banduṅ, " to (the place called) Bandung" — Sumatra, Toba: ha duru, "on to the side " — Malay Peninsula, Mal. : ka darat, " to the mainland " — Madagascar, Hova: ha tratra, " up to the breast " — South-Western Border, Mentaway: ka lagay, " into the village ".
Note. — -Phonetic law: " Toba changes Common IN k into h, save after a nasal or when final, in which cases k persists ", hence ha < Common IN ka.
- ↑ The writer has no information as to the force of the ch in this word, or in Batanese in general.
[Perhaps, like ch in Nabaloi, it is the sound rendered by c in these Essays: see Essay III, § 162, footnote.]
