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INDONESIAN LINGUISTICS
III. Original IN u rarely disappears altogether; it does so in Kupangese owing to sentence-sandhi. In Kup. the word for "to draw (liquor)", when pronounced by itself or in a pause, is sulu. But in the Story of the Fool, Bijdr. 1904, p. 259, 1. 13, we find: "And drew in order to pour (into another vessel)" = ti sul le doan.
94. The vowel e. I observed in § 40 that bela, "companion, avenger, to share the same fate", is the only word I have hitherto positively ascertained as possessing an original e. This bela remains unchanged in the several languages where it occurs, such as Gayo, Bimanese, etc., only the Achinese has bila.
95. The vowel o. I mentioned in § 40 that sor, "below", is the only word I have positively ascertained as possessing an Original IN o. This o persists unchanged everywhere, thus in the Old Javanese sor, Tontemboan sosor, etc.
96. The vowel ě: see §§ 121 seqq.
Laws of the Semi-Vowels.
97. Original IN y. I. It persists unchanged in many living languages. Original IN layar2, "to sail", appears as layar in Malay, Sundanese, etc., as layag in Tagalog, etc.
II. Original IN y becomes j in several languages, thus in Bugis between a, o, or u, and an immediately following vowel, hence Original IN layar2 > Old Bugis lajaq, "to sail". — It becomes z in certain cases in Hova, hence Original IN kayu > Hova hazu, " tree". — It becomes l in Sangirese between vowels, hence Original IN kayu > Sang. kalu.
III. Original IN y disappears altogether in several languages; thus in Toba, hence Original IN kayu > Toba hau.
98. Original IN w. I. It persists unchanged in many living languages. Original IN walu, "eight", appears as walu in Tettum, as waluh in Gayo, etc.
II. Original IN w becomes u in Toba when initial, hence Original IN walu > Toba ualu, "eight", a word of three
