Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Mon Sep 26, 2022 10:30 pm Non-rhotacism:
[aːsʲːəˈtʏs]

áschetys
Shwas become influenced by following vowels

[aːsʲːøˈtʏs]

áschøtys
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foxcatdog wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 2:24 am [aːsʲːøˈtʏs]

áschøtys
Depalatalisation with ejection of [i(j)]:

[aːsːi.jøˈtʏs]
ássiøtys
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Unrounding of rounded front vowels.

[aːsːi.jeˈtɪs]
ássietis
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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Syllable weight draws stress

['aːs.si.je.tɪs]
ássietis
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Lenition of [s] in syllable codas

['aːh.si.je.tɪh]
ássietih
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Reduction of vowels in posttonic syllables, and in every other syllable after the posttonic:

['aːh.sɨ.je.tɨh]
ássietis
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Tue Sep 27, 2022 9:47 pm Reduction of vowels in posttonic syllables, and in every other syllable after the posttonic:

['aːh.sɨ.je.tɨh]
ássietis
*h to low tone in codas
[aː˩sɨ˧je˧tɨ˩]
àsietì
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Long vowel breaking:

[ɑʊ˩sɨ˧je˧tɨ˩]
aùsietì
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Low tone becomes low rising before middle tone.

[ɑʊ˨˧sɨ˧je˧tɨ˩]

aǔsietì
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Loss of low-tone reduced vowels, with the low-tone of the lost vowel influencing the tone of the preceding syllable.

[ɑʊ˨˧sɨ˧je˧˩t]
aǔsiēt
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Devoicing of vowels after /s/ (before liquids and unvoiced consonants), and consequent loss of tone.

[ɑʊ˨˧sɨ̥je˧˩t]
aǔsiēt
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Loss of unvoiced vowels:

[ɑʊ˨˧sje˧˩t]
aosiēt
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Prosthetic initials:

[ʔɑʊ˨˧sje˧˩t]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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[ɑʊ] > [ɑβ]

[ʔɑβ˨˧sje˧˩t]
avsiēt
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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Loss of [s] before syllable-initial consonants.

[ʔɑβ˨˧je˧˩t]
aviēt
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Fortition of voiced non sibilant fricatives:

[ʔɑb˨˧je˧˩t]
aviēt
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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*je > *i
[ʔɑ˨˧bi˧˩t]
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[ʔ] > [k]

[kɑ˨˧bi˧˩t]
kábǐt
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Coda *t > *ð

[kɑ˨˧bi˧ð˩]
kábǐdh
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Tones are lost, leaving stressed the heaviest syllable.

[kɑ'bið]
kabídh
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