Knašta:Elision

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In the Knašta language, there is much elision between words that end and start in vowels. This page details elision rules in Knašta.

Ní (Negating Particle)

When precedes a word that begins with a vowel, it becomes ň' [ɲ].

Examples

Ní arívítka-link (It is not happening) → Ň'arívítka-link [ɲarivit̚kəlɪŋk]

Ní al ŗobatsí (Not a problem) → Ň'al ŗobatsí [ɲal probat͡se̞]

Ní oTsyna (Not in China) → Ň'oTsyna [ɲot͡saɪna]

Ní ameskakatsí vošní (I don't love you) → Ň'ameskakatsí vošní [ɲamɛskakat͡se̞ vɑʃne̞]

Kwo (What)

When kwo precedes a word that begins with a vowel, it becomes kw' [kw].

When kwo precedes ǰis (it is) or ǰiskalí (they are), it becomes kw'is [kwɪs] or kw'iskalí [kwɪskali], respectively.

Examples

Kwo arívítka-link (What's happening) → Kw'arívítka-link [kwarivit̚kəlɪŋk]

Kwo onas lot (What about it) → Kw'onas lot [kwonas lot]

Kwo al solůtsí (What a solution) → Kw'al solůtsí [kwal solut͡se̞]

Kwo ǰis drast (What is that) → Kw'is drast [kwɪs drast]

Zo (So)

When zo precedes a word that begins with a vowel, it becomes z' [z].

Examples

Zo ékůtsava (So listen) → Z'ékůtsava [zekut͡sava]

Zo íl ní kompríhensa (So he doesn't understand) → Z'íl ní kompríhensa [zil ni komprihɛnsa]

Zo al tražeďa (Such a tragedy) → Z'al tražeďa [zal traʒɛdja]

Zo èl sen-mwértsa. (So she died) → Z'èl sen-mwértsa [zɛl sɛn mwert͡sa]