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The infixation of pronominal objects between a verbal particle and the verb itself continues in use down to the present day as in Breton.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various

A peculiarly interesting type of infixation is found in the Siouan languages, in which certain verbs insert the pronominal elements into the very body of the radical element, e.g.,

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward