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by Karch
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:24 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
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Re: Phrase evolution game

1. umlaut occurs even across syllables: a ã o u ũ > ɛ ɛ̃ ø y ỹ / _C[V+front] 2. remaining palatals depalatalize: c cx cʰ ɟ ɲɟ ɲ > s sx sʰ z ndz n 3. non-low vowels delete in open syllables, but tone remains and moves to the previous syllable: i u e o > ∅ / VC_CV, VC_# 4: alveolar consonants palatali...
by Karch
Sat Jun 05, 2021 6:01 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/ⁿb t ⁿd ts ⁿdz k ⁿg kʷ ⁿgʷ/ <mb t nd c nj k ng q nq> /m n ŋ/ <m n nh> /ɸ ð s/ <f th s> /r j w/ <r y w> /æ a e œ ɔ i y u/ <ai a e oi o i ui u> [ə] <â> /tsaɸøwæ ɸðə kaⁿbe keke kʷot tyɸr ðɸrærm. ðwamⁿdzrm tsane kaɸar ⁿbaⁿden ðə ts kaⁿbe enrera. næ kaⁿbe ðɸamⁿdzrm, moⁿgarkamen, kar nima ræ, moⁿgarkam. ...
by Karch
Fri Jun 04, 2021 2:17 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

Let’s do something a bit more interesting, like, I dunno, Tsʼixa : I prefer boobs, but whatever, butts it is! :lol: 1. All clicks except the dental ones are lost: ǂ ᶢǂ ǂʼ ǂʰ ǂx ǂq ǂɢ ǂʔ ᵑǂ ᵑǂᶢ > c ɟ cʼ cʰ cx c ɟ cVʔ ɲ̊ ɲ, ǁ ǃ > t͡ɬ k, ǃq ǃɢ > q ɢ 2. Uvularized (and glottalized) dental clicks are lo...
by Karch
Thu Jun 03, 2021 2:53 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. labialized consonants become velar 2. vowel-initial words gain an epenthetic glottal stop 3. short pretonic vowels are deleted 4. i: u: ɛ:i o:u e: > jə wə i: u: i: 5. single consonants in onsets of stressed syllables geminate if the preceding word ends in a consonant 6. word-final ɐ is deleted, n...
by Karch
Wed Jun 02, 2021 5:08 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/p b ⁿb β m/ <p b mb v m> /t d ⁿd ð n/ <t d nd z n> /c ɟ ⁿɟ ʝ ɲ/ <c j nj y ny> /k g ⁿg ɣ ŋ/ <k g nk q ng> /θ s ʔ h l r/ <th s ' h l r> /a e ɤ o i u/ <a ê e o i u> /ã ẽ ɤ̃ õ/ <an in en on> [ə] (in unstressed syllables, epenthetic) mar e bədad iθu ⁿdəmɲu βətuɣ səmaŋ ku mɤð. do ɣod kəθʝub e doɣ e bɤɣ β...
by Karch
Mon May 31, 2021 11:28 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

let's do a deep orthography /p t/ <p t> /b dʳ ɡ/ <b d k> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ny ng> /s ɕ x/ <s sh x> /r ʑ ɣ/ <r/l zh q> /i ɨ u ɛ ɔ/ <i a u e o> /eˤ əˤ oˤ æˤ ɑˤ/ <î â û ê ô> /dʳɨgɨrɨri dʳǝˤri gæˤdʳurɔ || gæˤdʳudʳi dʳɨɕi ŋɨdʳɨrɔ gæˤdʳuru nɑˤriru || mɨrɛn goˤri dʳɨgɨboˤri rɨdʳɨri xɨtɔ || əˤɣɨŋɕi dʳeˤŋnɛ/ Da...
by Karch
Sun May 30, 2021 3:16 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/p t/ <п т> /b dʳ ɡ/ <б д г> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <м н нь ӈ> /s ɕ x/ <с ш х> /r ʑ ɣ/ <р ж ғ> /i ɨ u ɛ ɔ/ <и ы у э о> /eˤ əˤ oˤ æˤ ɑˤ/ <ӥ ӹ ӱ ӓ а> /dʳɨgɨrɨri dʳǝˤri gæˤdʳurɔ || gæˤdʳudʳi dʳɨɕi ŋɨdʳɨrɔ gæˤdʳuru nɑˤriru || mɨrɛn goˤri dʳɨgɨboˤri rɨdʳɨri xɨtɔ || əˤɣɨŋɕi dʳeˤŋnɛ/ Дыгырыри дӹри гӓдуро. Гӓдуди дыши ӈ...
by Karch
Sun May 30, 2021 9:53 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/p t/ <p t> /b dʳ ɡ/ <b ḍ g> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n ñ ṅ> /s ɕ x/ <s ś x> /r ʑ ɣ/ <r y γ> /i ɨ u ɛ ɔ/ <i ä u e o> /eˤ əˤ oˤ æˤ ɑˤ/ <ê ə ô æ a> /dʳɨgɨrɨri dʳǝˤri gæˤdʳurɔ || gæˤdʳudʳi dʳɨɕi ŋɨdʳɨrɔ gæˤdʳuru nɑˤriru || mɨrɛn goˤri dʳɨgɨboˤri rɨdʳɨri xɨtɔ || əˤɣɨŋɕi dʳeˤŋnɛ/ Ḍägäräri ḍǝri gæḍuro. Gæḍuḍi ḍäśi ṅä...
by Karch
Sun May 30, 2021 9:48 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

Plains Gandrip of Ngaeng /p t/ /b dʳ ɡ/ /m n ɲ ŋ/ /s ɕ x/ /r ʑ ɣ/ /i ɨ u ɛ ɔ/ /eˤ əˤ oˤ æˤ ɑˤ/ /r/ is pronounced [z] word-initially. /dʳ/ is pronounced as the consonant cluster [dr], but since there are no other Cr clusters and [d] doesn't occur otherwise, it's analyzed as an unitary phoneme. /dʳɨg...
by Karch
Sun May 16, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

Sequences of palatals and back unrounded vowels are written as sequences of alveolars and front vowels - if the final is written as alveolar, it's actually palatal This is diachronically correct. IIRC only /i/ palatalizes preceding coronals. But the sound changes need work. Yeah, after all my ortho...
by Karch
Sun May 16, 2021 4:25 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/pʰ tʰ tsʰ cʰ kʰ/ <b d j d g> /ⁿb ⁿd ⁿdz ⁿɟ ⁿg/ <mb nd nj nd nk> /ɓ ɗ ʄ ɠ/ <p t t k> /m̥ n̥ ɲ̥ ŋ̥/ <mh nh nh ngh> /m n ɲ ŋ/ <m n n ng> /s ɹ h/ <s r h> /ɸ ɬ ç/ <fh lh s~yh> /β l j/ <w l y> /a ɔ e ɤ o i ɯ u ai̯ au̯/ <o a e~ye e~ê oo i~yi i~î u ai au> Sequences of palatals and back unrounded vowels are...
by Karch
Sat May 15, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

[m n p t k b d ɡ l l̥ ʔ s h] <m n p t t b d d l l q s h> /i ʉ u e ɵ o a/ <i yu u e ur o a> Tone is unwritten, unless there is a minimal pair that can occur in the same context, in which case the word with the higher underlying tone gets an acute accent (HL has priority before LH). The verbal complex...
by Karch
Fri May 14, 2021 10:56 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/p b mb t d nd k g ŋg q ɴɢ ʔ/ <p b mb t d dd k g gg kh gh '> /s ʃ h/ <s sh h> /m n ŋ/ <m n ng> /l r ʁ j w/ <l r q y w> /a ɛ e o i ɨ u/ <a ai ei o i e u> /ã ẽ ə̃ õ/ <an in en un> /an/ <ann> /tj dj ndj/ [tʃ dʒ ndʒ], but these can't occur in codas, unlike /ʃ/ maʃ bjida hu o ndin ʔimɨrtjaʁi do ʁod ekjub...
by Karch
Mon May 10, 2021 9:13 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. ɫ l ʎ > ɣ ʎ j 2. pʰ tʰ tʃʰ kʰ s > ɸ s ʃ x ʂ, alveolar-retroflex clusters become retroflex afterwards 3. o ɔː > ɔ oː 4. front vowels back and back vowels become higher before retroflexes: i ɛ a ɔ o > ɨ ə ɑ o u / _[+retroflex] 5. geminates and remaining voiceless stops become preglottalized, voiced...
by Karch
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:06 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

I'd give it like two or three more turns - it's still pretty recognizable as it is.
by Karch
Tue Mar 30, 2021 6:00 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. i: u: e: o: > jəː vəː iː uː 2. tj dj sj zj lj > ʧ ʤ ʃ ʒ j 3. wo > oː 4. l > ɫ 4b. ɫ > w / _C, _# 4c. ɫ > ɣ 5. tonogenesis - syllables ending in voiced consonants take low tone, syllables ending in voiceless consonants take high tone 6. s > ∅ / C_#, C_C 6b. voiced stops devoice word-finally 7. ton...
by Karch
Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:57 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. k g > ɕ j / _V[+front] 2. reduction of post-tonic vowels: a e o i y u > ə ə ə ɪ ɪ ʊ 2. reduction of pre-tonic vowels: a e o i y u > ə ɛ ɔ ɪ ɪ ʊ 3. e o e: o: i y u> ɛ ɔ ie uo e ø o 4. nasals and nasal-consonant clusters nasalize the following vowel: N(C)V > N(C)Ṽ 5. word-final nasals become presto...
by Karch
Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:29 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. topic and case particles fuse with the following noun 2. ɾ > l / everywhere except word-initially, unless velarized 3. voiceless stops lenite intervocalically: p t ts ʧ k > β ɾ z j ɣ 4. velarization disappears 5. remaining voiceless vowels disappear as well 6. fricative + stop and fricative + nas...
by Karch
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:44 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Phrase evolution game
Replies: 742
Views: 317554

Re: Phrase evolution game

1. diphthongs monophthongize even in stressed syllables: au eu iu ou > ɔ: œ: y: o: 2. unstressed vowels reduce: a œ e i ɔ o u > ə ə ɪ ɪ ə ʊ ʊ 3. front rounded vowels unround 4. consonant clusters in unstressed syllables reduce, dropping the less sonorous segment 5. final voiced consonants (with the ...
by Karch
Wed Mar 24, 2021 6:07 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1010
Views: 498855

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/m n n̪ ɲ ŋ/ <m n nh ny ng> /p pʰ b ɓ t̪ t̪ʰ d̪ t tʰ tʼ d ɗ k kʰ kʼ g/ <p ṗ b ḅ th ṭh dh t ṭ tʼ d ḍ k ḳ kʼ g> /tɕ tɕʰ tɕʼ dʑ ʈʂ ʈʂʰ tʂʼ ɖʐ/ <ch c̣h chʼ j tr ṭr trʼ dr> /s z ɕ ʂ x/ <s z sh sr x> /ɾ l j w/ <r l y w> /a e o i u ɨ/ <a e o i u ü> /á à/ <á a> <û>