Word evolution game

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Travis B.
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[wɔ] > [ɔː]

[ʐɔː˥˩]
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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long open vowels rise

[ʐoː˥˩]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Loss of vowel length.

[ʐo˥˩]
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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e o > i u

[ʐu˥˩]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Rhotacism.

[ɽu˥˩]
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Post by Rounin Ryuuji »

Diphthongisation:

[ɽəʊ˥˩]
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Post by vegfarandi »

Creaky voice added with low and falling tones:

[ɽəʊ̰˥˩]
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Loss of the second element of diphthongs, with creaky voicing spreading to the remaining nucleus.

[ɽə̰˥˩]
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.Rə. > .R̩. (where R is any sonorant)

[ɽ̩̰˥˩]

New word:
[lʲɪŋ'ɡʷɪstɪkä]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Epenthesis between sibilant + consonant.

[lʲɪŋ'ɡʷɪsätɪkä]
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Affrication of alveolar stops before a front vowel.

[lʲɪŋ'ɡʷɪsätsɪkä]
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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Satemisation:

[lʲɪɲ'ɟ͡ʑᶣɪsätsɪc͡ɕä]
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Metathesis of [ts] to [st].

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Voicing of intervocalic sibilants. (Deleted the ͡ character because the incorrect handling in this font with the extra space is just infuriating to me. Pretend it's still there in the affricates.)

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Rhotacism:

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Fronting of [ä] before front vowels.

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Loss of unstressed vowels between other unstressed vowels.

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Simplification of cluster.

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Further cluster reduction to geminate.

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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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Backing of vowels preceding uvulars.

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