Knašta:Elision: Difference between revisions
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''Kwo onas lot'' (What about it) → ''Kw'onas lot'' [kwonas lot] | ''Kwo onas lot'' (What about it) → ''Kw'onas lot'' [kwonas lot] | ||
''Kwo al solůtsí'' (What a solution) → ''Kw'al solůtsí'' [kwal | ''Kwo al solůtsí'' (What a solution) → ''Kw'al solůtsí'' [kwal solut͡s] | ||
''Kwo ǰis drast'' (What is that) → ''Kw'is drast'' [kwɪs drast] | ''Kwo ǰis drast'' (What is that) → ''Kw'is drast'' [kwɪs drast] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:46, 17 October 2015
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]