Word evolution game

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Zju
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Northwestern A: Vowel breaking
[ˈføe.sɪr.t͡ʃi]
Föhsirtschi

Northwestern B: Vowels shorten
[ˈfy.ɕi]
Fühschieh

Northeastern A: sibilant assimilation
[ˈhoːʃːeː]
Hoßschee

Northeastern B1: Lenition
[ˈpoː.ʒi.ʒi]
Poschischi

Northeastern B2: Diphthongisation
[fɥɛ:s]
Füeß

Central Southern: Vx > Vː / _$
[ˈpoː.xɯː]
Pochuch

Southern: Palatalisation
[ˈpʰoː.ciç]
Pogych

Far Southern: Overlong vowels shorten
[ˈpʰvo:s]
Pwohoß

Revolutionary Southern: j > ɥ / _y
[ˈpʰy:.ɥytʰ]
Püjütt
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Rounin Ryuuji
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Northwestern A: Retrograde r-intrusion
[ˈføer.sɪr.t͡ʃi]
Föersirtschi

Northwestern B: Diphthongisation
[ˈføy.ɕi]
Feuschi

Northeastern A: Vowels shorten before geminates
[ˈhoʃːeː]
Hoßschee

Northeastern B1: Length becomes realised as an offglide
[ˈpou.ʒi.ʒi]
Poschischi

Northeastern B2: Palatalisation of [s] after front vowels:
[fɥɛ:ʃ]
Füesch

Central Southern: [ɯː] > [uː]
[ˈpoː.xuː]
Pochuh

Southern: Lengthening of vowels before terminal fricatives
[ˈpʰoː.ciːç]
Pogiech

Far Southern: Loss of stops before voiced fricatives
[ˈvo:s]
Woß

Revolutionary Southern: Short [y] > [ø]
[ˈpʰy:.ɥøtʰ]
Püött
Zju
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Northwestern A: Ejectivisation due to adstrate influence
[ˈføer.sɪr.t͡ʃʼi]
Föersirtschi

Northwestern B: f > h
[ˈhøy.ɕi]
Feuschi

Northeastern A: Geminate consonants shorten
[ˈhoʃeː]
Hoßschee

Northeastern B1: Unstressed vowels reduce
[ˈpou.ʒɨ.ʒɨ]
Poschischi

Northeastern B2: Long vowels raise
[fɥe:ʃ]
Füesch

Central Southern: V[+long] > V[-long] / V[+long]C*_
[ˈpoː.xu]
Pochuh

Southern: c ç > t͡ʃ ʃ
[ˈpʰoː.t͡ʃiːʃ]
Pogiech

Far Southern: Fricatives devoice
[ˈfo:s]
Woß

Revolutionary Southern: C[+stop] > ʔ / V_$
[ˈpʰy:.ɥøʔ]
Püött
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Northwestern A: Ejective Affricates fortite to stops
[ˈføer.sɪr.cʼi]
Föersirtschi

Northwestern B: Ejectivisation
[ˈhøy.tɕ'i]
Feuschi

Northeastern A: *h lost
[ˈoʃeː]
Hoßschee

Northeastern B1: Authorities in a bid to appease such revolutionary factions decide to repeat all repeated syllables in a word one more time.
[ˈpou.ʒɨ.ʒɨ.ʒɨ]
Poschischi

Northeastern B2: Long diphthongs triphthongise
[fyaiʃ]
Füesch

Central Southern: Final vowels lost lenghtening the previous one if it matched it in rounding
[ˈpoː:.x]
Pochuh

Southern: Ejectivisation
[ˈpʰoː.t͡ʃ'iːʃ]
Pogiech

Far Southern: *f deleted
[ˈo:s]
Woß

Revolutionary Southern:Glottal stops nasalise the previous vowel via rhinoglotophillia and dissapear
[ˈpʰy:.ɥø̃]
Püött
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Rounin Ryuuji
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Northwestern A: Ejection reduces to aspiration
[ˈføer.sɪr.cʰi]
Föersircki

Northwestern B: The shift to aspiration happens as above
[ˈhøy.tɕʰi]
Feutschi

Northeastern A: Initial [w] developes before rounded vowels with null initial onset
[ˈwoʃeː]
Osschee

Northeastern B1: Deletion of unstressed final syllables
[ˈpou.ʒɨ.ʒɨ]
Poschischi

Northeastern B2: Fortition of [f] under influence of B1
[pyaiʃ]
Püeisch

Central Southern: Overlong vowels triphthongise:
[ˈpuoux]
Puouch

Southern: Disaffrication
[ˈpʰoː.ʃ'iːʃ]
Posch'iech

Far Southern: Terminal [s] > [ʃ]
[ˈo:ʃ]
Osch

Revolutionary Southern:Terminal nasals eject [m], but remain nasal
[ˈpʰy:.ɥø̃m]
Püöm
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The languages feel more related with their common developments [ˈpʰɔsɪti]

Anyways...
[me.jiˈma]
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Rounin Ryuuji
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Labial consonants trigger vowel lowering and backing:
[mɘ.jiˈmɑ]
Meyimá
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Vowel alterations in stressed syllables.
[mɘ.jiˈmo]
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Rounin Ryuuji
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Retrograde vowel roundedness affection:
[mɵ.jyˈmo]
Meoyümo
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:37 pm Retrograde vowel roundedness affection:
[mɵ.jyˈmo]
Meoyümo
Prestress vowel loss which affects the preceding consonant

[mɵyˈmo]
Meoymo
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Rounin Ryuuji
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Chain shift: [ɵ y o] > [o i u]

[moiˈmu]
Moimú
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Unstressed [m] > [β̃].

[β̃oiˈmu]
Moimú
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T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Rounin Ryuuji
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[oi] > [ue]

[β̃ueˈmu]
Mhoimú
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[β̃] > [β]

[βueˈmu]
Buemú
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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Rounin Ryuuji
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Diphthongisation of stressed short monophthongs:

[βueˈmau]
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[au] > [æɒ]

[βueˈmæɒ]
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Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
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Diphthong raising:

[βyiˈmeɵ]
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[eɵ] > [øː]

[βyiˈmøː]
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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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[yi] > [ɥiː]

[βɥiːˈmøː]
Buemú
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*βɥ > *ʝʷ
[ʝʷiːˈmøː]
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