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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 ''ní'' 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 probat͡s]

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

''Ní ameskakatsí vošní'' (I don't love you) → ''Ň'ameskakatsí vošní'' [ɲamɛsːkat͡s 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 solut͡s]

''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]

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