Word evolution game

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jjecec
[ˈɟʝɯcɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

c > ts in codas.
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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jjecec
[ˈɟʝicɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

fronting of back vowels before palatals.
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jjecec
[ˈdʑicɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

ɟʝ > dʑ
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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jjecec
[ˈdʑitɕɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

c → tɕ
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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jjecec
[ˈdʑitxɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

*ɕ > x / _B
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jjecec
[ˈʑixɯs]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Deaffrication
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jjecec
[ˈhixɯs]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Debuccalization
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[ˈhixɯ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'
Final *s lost
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[ˈçixɯ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

palatalization
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hihe
[ˈçixɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

lowering and centralization of unstressed vowels, also they learned how to write again
/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/ wrote: Mon Mar 09, 2026 2:10 pm I should note that things like semantic shifts and spelling reforms are the equivalent of flavor text; feel free to make those sorts of changes along with phonological changes.
I would consider semantic shifts to be as severe as pronunciation changes, but i won't argue with the game's rules
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hihe
[ˈcixɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

initial fricatives shift to plosives.
Starbeam wrote: Wed Mar 11, 2026 9:21 am I would consider semantic shifts to be as severe as pronunciation changes, but i won't argue with the game's rules
you are correct, I realize retroactively that I should have specified that they are the equivalent of flavor text here in the word evolution game. my bad.
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hihe
[ˈciːxɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

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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hihe
[ˈcɪːxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

vowel chain shift.
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hihe
[ˈcəjxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

ɪː > əj
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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hihe
[ˈtɕəjxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

affrication of palatal stops.
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hihe
[ˈtɕəjkɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

x > k in onsets
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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hihe
[ˈtəjɕkɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Metathesis
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hihe
[ˈtəjxqɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Backing of dorsal consonants before non-front 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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hihe
[ˈtəʝqɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

[jx] > [ʝ]
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hihe
[ˈtəʝq]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Loss of final high vowels
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