Word evolution game

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Re: Word evolution game

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Uvular > velar

[ɟə.'dɣɔɐ̯t]
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[ɣ] > [ɰ] / C_

[ɟə.'dɰɔɐ̯t]
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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Vietnamese-style sesquisyllabic lenition

[ɟzɰɔɐ̯t]
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Loss of release of final stop.

[ɟzɰɔɐ̯t̚]

Next:

[sɛ.skwɨ.ˈsɪ.ɫəb.ɫ̩]
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[kw] > [kʷ]

[sɛ.skʷɨ.ˈsɪ.ɫəb.ɫ̩]
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Sesquisyllabification (English style)

[ˌsɛs.kʷɵ.ˈsɪɫ.bɫ̩]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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l-vocalization

[ˌsɛs.kʷɵ.ˈsɪɰ.bɯ]
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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[kʷ] > [p]

[ˌsɛs.pɵ.ˈsɪɰ.bɯ]
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Metathesis.

[ˌsɛ.psɵ.ˈsɪɰ.bɯ]
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Loss of posttonic unstressed vowels

[ˌsɛpsˈsɪɰb]
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Devoicing of final stops.

[ˌsɛpsˈsɪɰp]
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Partial diphthong backness assimilation

[ˌsɛpsˈsɨɰp]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Raising of open-mid vowels before stressed close vowels.

[ˌsepsˈsɨɰp]
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Epenthetic vowel insertion between homorganic consonants:

[ˌsep.seˈsɨɰp]
/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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Intervocalic and post-vocalic lenition

[ˌseb.seˈzɨɰb]
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Reverse great vowel shift (assuming the system had reverted to three tiers.)

[ˌsæb.sæˈzəɰb]
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Backing mutation triggered by [ɰ] that spreads through the entire word.

[ˌsɒb.sɒˈzɤɰb]

Orthographically Sobsozobe?
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Frication of lenis plosives.

[ˌsɒβ.sɒˈzɤɰβ]
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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Rhotacism:

[ˌsɒβ.sɒˈʁɤɰβ]
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Voicing assimilation of voiced fricatives.

[ˌsɒɸ.sɒˈʁɤɰβ]
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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