Word evolution game

[foxcatdog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.dze˨.ʐyː˦.t͜sru˥˩]
‘femboy’

*d > *dz when a voiced consonant is in the following syllable

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfø.ʎʒɪ]
‘eye’

*p > *f before front vowels


siazěbů
[iˈʃœi.ʒɵβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Palatals eject *i when initial or geminate

[Man in Space]

þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.dze˨.ʐyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

*ts > dz / [+vc] _ [+vc]


ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfø.ʎɟɪ]
‘eye’

Fortition following approximants


siazěbů
[iˈʃœi.ʒyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Raising and fronting of unstressed vowels

[Travis B.]

þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.ze˨.ʐyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

dz > z / V_V


ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈføj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’

ʎ > j with resyllabification

siazěbů
[iˈʃwy.ʒyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

œi > wy

[þeprussianfrog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[θʲi˨.zʲe˨.ʐʲyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’

siazěbů
[iˈʃwʲy.ʒʲyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Palatalization of consonants before front vowels

[Travis B.]

þideżŷŷtrù
[θʲi˨.ʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’

siazěbů
[iˈʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Change of POA in response to palatalization.

[Man in Space]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ðʲʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

Loss of high vowels when these occur in a syllable immediately preceding another syllable whose vowel matches the tone of the first (and assimilatory phonetic cleanup)

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũfˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’

*m > *f / Ṽ_f"V

siazěbů
[jɛˈʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Breaking of word-initial pretonic high vowels

[foxcatdog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

*ðʲ > *ʎ

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲøjˈɟɪ]
‘eye’

Stress shifts to the final syllable.

siazěbů
[ˈjɛ.ʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Stress shifts to the initial syllable

[þeprussianfrog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒe˨.ʒyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’

ʑ assimilates into ʒ

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲøjˈɟi]
‘eye’

stressed ɪ fortitions to i

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

j -> ʒ initially

[foxcatdog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’

Vowels in stressed syllables shift

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’

*øj > *œ:

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*ʃ lost in between vowels

[Man in Space]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒʎi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’

Initial metathesis

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʃœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’

*fʲ > ʃ

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥʑ.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

High front vowels spirantize following a vowel or semivowel and before a fricative

[þeprussianfrog]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’

ʎ -> wʲ

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥ.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

degemination

[Man in Space]

þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˩]
‘femboy’

Falling tone becomes low after high- or near-high-tone vowels

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃœɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

Vowel length > germination

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑyu̯]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Final liquids vocalize

[þeprussianfrog]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzo˩r]
‘femboy’

ro -> or

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃæɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

œ -> æ

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑiu̯]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

yu̯ -> iu̯

[foxcatdog]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒwʲʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzo˩r]
‘femboy’

*i > *ʝ in between voiced consonants

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃiaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

æ > *ia

siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑy:]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Unstressed diphthongs smooth

[Man in Space]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzor˩]
‘femboy’

Syllabification of interconsonantal *w *wʲ

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃtʃaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

*i > Ø / Ḱ_V

siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑy:]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Monophthongization

[Travis B.]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'

Non-rhoticism

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.stsaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

Sibilant fronting

siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑy]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Unstressed vowel reduction

[Man in Space]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'

Haplology

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spsaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’

*t > p / Ps_s, > k / Ks_s

siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Height assimilation in unstressed vowels

[foxcatdog]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈdzyʝ˨˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'

*ʒ > *dz when initial

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spsaɟˈɟe]
‘eye’

(We've gone in complete circles with this one's vowels)

*i > *e in final open syllables

siazěbů
[ˈʒøːj.zø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

ʑ > *jz

[þeprussianfrog]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈzzyʝ˨˦.zzoə̯˩]
'femboy'

dz -> zz

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfaɟˈɟe]
‘eye’

sps -> sf

siazěbů
[ˈʒøːʑ.zø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

j -> ʑ

[Man in Space]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈzyʝ˨˦.zoə̯˩]
'femboy'

Onset degemination

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfacˈce]
‘eye’

Devoicing of geminates

siazěbů
[ˈʒøːʑ.dø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*z > d after sibilants