Word evolution game

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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʃʰibæo̯̞tʃi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Deglottalization of implosives and ejectives, with ejectives remaining distinct from voiceless plosives on the basis of aspiration.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰibæo̯̞ti]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Deaffrication
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰibæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

tʰ > tsʰ, t > s before i
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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New Word

[mo.ʔeŋˈgá]
moenká
“giant sable”
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰi̥bæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Devoicing of vowels following aspirates

[mo.ʔe̥ŋˈgá]
moenká
‘giant sable’

Devoicing of vowels after the glottal stop
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰbæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Elision of voiceless vowels.

moenká
[mo.ʔŋˈgá]
‘giant sable’

Elision of voiceless vowels.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰbæɵ̯si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Centering of diphthong offglides

moenká
[moʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’

Desyllabification of syllabic nasals
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰə̆bæɵ̯si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Epenthesis.

moenká
[mõʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’

Rhinoglottophilia.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯hi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Debuccalization of fricatives

moenká
[m̩ʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’

Deletion of unstressed vowels before a glottal stop
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

h > ħ

moenká
[m̩ʔˈŋá]
‘giant sable’

ŋg > ŋ
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħç]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

*i > ç / [-vc] _ #

moenká
[mŋá]
‘giant sable’

Deletion of glottal stops after syllabic nasals
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħħ]
‘(pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority, overbearing person’

FF → Fː

moenká
[ŋ̩́.á]
‘giant sable’
Double nasal clusters in onset assimilate to a single syllablic nasal (I took tone from the following vowel).
LZ – Lēri Ziwi
PS – Proto Sāzlakuic (ancestor of LZ)
PRk – Proto Rākēwuic
XI – Xú Iạlan
VN – verbal noun
SUP – supine
DIRECT – verbal directional
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

ħħ > qχ

moenká
[ə̆ŋ.á]
‘giant sable’

Desyllabicizing with ejection of a schwa.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰpʰæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Loss of minor syllables with assimilation as cleanup

moenká
[ŋá]
‘giant sable’

Loss of minor syllables
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

fricativization of aspirates.

moenká
[ŋǎ]
‘giant sable’

stressed vowels with high tone > rising tone
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfeɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Diphthong equalization

moenká
[ǎ]
‘giant sable’

Loss of initial velar nasals
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfewoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Splitting of diphthongs into two syllables.

moenká
[˨˦]
‘giant sable’

Reduction to floating tone.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈsfewoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

th-assibilation
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈsfeːwoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Lengthening of vowels in stressed open syllables.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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thiƀæůdti
[ˈs͎eːwoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

*sf > whistled fricative
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