Word evolution game

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Re: Word evolution game

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ʁ > v

[dvai.'dvɛ:.nɐ]
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Reduce unstressed diphthongs to short monophthongs.

[dva.'dvɛ:.nɐ]
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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Postconsonantal [v] > [w]

[dwa.'dwɛ:.nɐ]
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/w/ rounds following vowels, and after a consonant is then elided.

[dɒ.'dœ:.nɐ]
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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Apheresis of initial consonants when a subsequent stressed syllable begins with the same consonant:

[ɒ.'dœ:.nɐ]
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Long vowels centralise:

[ɒ.'dø:.nɐ]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Length metathesizes from vowels to following sonorants.

[ɒ.'dø.nːɐ]
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Terminal syllables with initial resonants following stressed syllables lose their vowels, leaving behind syllabic resonants.

[ɒ.'døn.n]
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Onsetless syllables gain prosthetic glottal stop:

[ʔɒ.'døn.n]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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[ø] > [jɔ]

[ʔɒ.'djɔn.n]
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[dj] > [dz]

[ʔɒ.'dzɔn.n]
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[dz] > [z]

[ʔɒ.'zɔn.n]
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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Loss of pretonic unstressed vowels:

[ʔzɔn.n]
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Echoing vowels inserted before syllabic resonants, which are desyllabified.

['ʔzɔ.nɔn]
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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Dissimilation.

['ʔzɔ.ɭɔn]
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Glottal stop changes to tone:

[zɔ˩.ɭɔn˥]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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Loss of vowels in nonterminal syllables.

[zɭɔn˥]
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Dentals assimilate to following retroflexes.

[ʐɭɔn˥]
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Laterals > [w] after consonants.

[ʐwɔn˥]
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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Coda nasal disappears and creates a falling contour.

[ʐwɔ˥˩]
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