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by foxcatdog
Thu May 07, 2026 9:17 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

hjaċivaje
[ça.ɬi.ˈβoa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

a: > *oa

svałif
[ˈsva.sɪf]
“humanoid, human-like”

*ɬ > *s

sijvle
[ɕi:ˈlvʲɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

*iʝ > *i:
by foxcatdog
Thu May 07, 2026 4:53 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ffajrhifajhe
[haj.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

*f > *h

sbalalhpu
[ˈswa.ɬɪ.ɸʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

Stressed reduced vowels become full

ċijvalē
[tsiʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

c > ts
by foxcatdog
Wed May 06, 2026 6:58 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ffajrhifajhe
[faj.ɬi.ˈɸa.j̊e]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

*r̥ > *ɬ

sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐ.ɬɪ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

Ephenthetic vowels are inserted between clusters other than obstruent + glide clusters

ċijvalē
[ciʝˈvɭjɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

Pretonic vowels lost
by foxcatdog
Wed May 06, 2026 12:51 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1249
Views: 1190485

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

*ɓ *tˀ *b *d *dʒ~g *p *t *tʃ~k *ʔ *pʰ *tʰ *h *β *s *ʃ *x *ɦ *w *ɹ *j *l *ʟ *ɾ *ʀ *N *i *y *ɯ *u *e *ø *ɛ *ɔ *ɔ: *a *a: CGVF syllable structure Where G is a non-lateral approximant and *F is *s, *ʃ, *x, *l, *ʟ or N and C is any consonant other than N N always surfaces as nasalisation and lengthening ...
by foxcatdog
Tue May 05, 2026 7:47 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

New Word

sbabalalhpu
[ˈspa.bə.ləɬ.pʰʊ]
“(of anthropomorphic animals) to have human dna”
by foxcatdog
Tue May 05, 2026 7:40 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ċiyufala
[ciʝvɐˈɭɐ:]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Final vowels lengthen in open syllables
by foxcatdog
Mon May 04, 2026 9:24 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ćyfažra
[ciʝuhaɭˈɭa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

ʐɻ > ɭɭ
by foxcatdog
Sun May 03, 2026 11:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 1249
Views: 1190485

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

*b *d *ɟ *g *p *t *c *k *kʷ *pʰ *tʰ *cʰ *kʰ *kʷʰ *qʰ *qʷʰ *pˀ *tˀ *cˀ *kˀ *kʷˀ *qˀ *qʷˀ *ts *tʂ *tʃʷ *tɕ *tsʰ *tʂʰ *tʃʷʰ *tɕʰ *tsˀ *tʂˀ *tʃʷˀ *tɕˀ *z *ʒ *s *ʃ *ɾ *ɽ *l *ɭ *ʎ *lˀ *ɺˀ *β *w *j *βˀ *wˀ *jˀ *ɰˀ *m *n *mˀ *nˀ *ŋˀ *i *u *e *o *ɛ *a *au CMVVF syllable structure maximally Medials were limit...
by foxcatdog
Sun May 03, 2026 11:47 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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ʒescą
[cyɸaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

*β > *ɸ
by foxcatdog
Sun May 03, 2026 8:05 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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ʒescą
[cuβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Initial devoicing
by foxcatdog
Sun May 03, 2026 2:01 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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ʒescą
[ˈɟuaɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

ɑː > *ua
by foxcatdog
Sat May 02, 2026 4:25 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤ:tθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Finals *s becomes length on the previous vowel
by foxcatdog
Fri May 01, 2026 9:42 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstɬaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

*ts > *tɬ
by foxcatdog
Fri May 01, 2026 9:01 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɑstsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Reduced vowels lost
by foxcatdog
Fri May 01, 2026 1:50 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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ŋesitrne
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Final *n > *ã
by foxcatdog
Thu Apr 30, 2026 7:19 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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ŋesitrne
[geˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of people) to have haters’

*ŋ > *g
by foxcatdog
Thu Apr 16, 2026 11:52 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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yuk2
[ˈjǔk]
‘spending all your money on drugs’

Glottal stops lost

hoqxak
[ˈqχɑ̌:]
‘origin'

Glottal stops lost lenghtening the previous vowel
by foxcatdog
Thu Apr 16, 2026 9:15 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

Re: Word evolution game

I messed up.
by foxcatdog
Wed Apr 15, 2026 9:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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googahk
[gu:gk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’

Schwas lost with compensatory lengthening of the previous vowel

fox
[ʃók:àk]
‘ancestors, founding fathers'

Voiced obstruents devoice, resulting in geminates when intervocalic.
by foxcatdog
Tue Apr 14, 2026 10:00 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 3441
Views: 973187

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kiija
[ˈjuʃ]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’

ɨ > *u

fox
[jo:ħ]
‘ancestors, founding fathers’

əu > jo: #_