Word evolution game

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FlamyobatRudki
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long vowels trigger preaspiration in nearest consonant within the syllable or to the left, becomes fricatives,
while some fricatives tend to become become aproximates, phonemically glotal sounds trigger aspiration mutation in subsequent syllables.
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FlamyobatRudki wrote: Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:48 pm [ħ̞*aɐ̯.θ̽ʰeː.ⁿsʰɔ̌ɐ̯]
What's the asterisk?
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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I think we've just discussed the whole one-change-per-post thing. I count at least five in that one.
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Affrication of plosives before front vowels.

[haɐ̯.tseː.nɔ̌ɐ̯]
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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Breaking of long vowels into falling diphthongs.

[haɐ̯.tsiɐ̯.nɔ̌ɐ̯]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 12:19 am I think we've just discussed the whole one-change-per-post thing. I count at least five in that one.
I got very carrier away;
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Monophthongization of low diphthongs.

[haː.tsiɐ̯.nɔ̌ɐ̯]
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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Re: Word evolution game

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Vowels fronted by following /i/:

[hɛː.tsiɐ̯.nɔ̌ɐ̯]
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Diphthongs monophthongize. If they carry tone, they lengthen.

[hɛː.tse.nɒ̌ː]
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vegfarandi wrote: Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:11 pm Diphthongs monophthongize. If they carry tone, they lengthen.

[hɛː.tse.nɒ̌ː]
h palatised in the context of front vowels

[çɛː.tse.nɒ̌ː]
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Reanalysis of pitch accent

[çɛ́ː.tsè.nɒ̂ː]
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Voicing of palatal fricatives.

[ʝɛ́ː.tsè.nɒ̂ː]
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Reduction of low-pitched morae:

[ʝɛ́ː.tsɘ̀ .nɑ́͜ɵ̀]
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Lateralization of intervocalic dental nasals.

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Loss of low-pitched medial morae.

[ʝɛ́ːts.lɑ́͜ɵ̀]
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Metathesis.

[ʝɛ́ːl.tsɑ́͜ɵ̀]
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Velarization and opening of coda laterals.

[ʝɛ́ːʟ̞.tsɑ́͜ɵ̀]
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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ʝ > z

[zɛ́ːʟ̞.tsɑ́͜ɵ̀]
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Reanalysis of rising-falling low diphthongs as long low-pitch falling monophthongs

[zɛ́ːʟ̞.tsòː]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Wed Apr 27, 2022 6:32 pm Reanalysis of rising-falling low diphthongs as long low-pitch falling monophthongs

[zɛ́ːʟ̞.tsòː]
Fricatives devoice
[sɛ́ːʟ̞.tsòː]
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