Knashta/Tsí Rule

The Tsí Rule is a rule that states that if tsí are the last letters of a word (discounting suffixes and prefixes), it will be pronounced [tse̞] instead of [tsi].

Examples

• ŗobatsí (problem) [probatse̞], not [probatsi]
• solůtsí (solution) [solutse̞], not [solutsi]

Exceptions

There are few exceptions to this rule.

• alímentsí (meal) [alimentsi], not [alimentse̞]