Word evolution game

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Diphthongs are neutralised to [ɛj] in open syllables, and [ɨj] in closed syllables:

[lɛjər] leir
[mɛj] mei
[‘pɛj.ja] peiya
[‘ɨjk] eik
[‘pɛj.mɛj] peimei
[tim] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔɛj.la] 'eila
[niz] niz
['sɛj.ti] seiti

[foxcatdog]

*ə > *o
[lɛjor] leir
[mɛj] mei
[‘pɛj.ja] peiya
[‘ɨjk] eik
[‘pɛj.mɛj] peimei
[tim] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔɛj.la] 'eila
[niz] niz
['sɛj.ti] seiti

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Initial and coda consonants palatalise if preceded by [i] or [j].

[lɛjor] leir
[mɛj] mei
[‘pɛj.ja] peiya
[‘ɨjc] eik
[‘pɛj.mɛj] peimei
[tʲimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔɛj.la] 'eila
[nʲizʲ] niz
['sɛj.tʲi] seiti

[Travis B.]

[ɛj] and [ɨj] > [i] and [ɨ] an except before a vowel, where then they are > [ij] and [ɨj]

[lijor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.ja] peiya
[‘ɨc] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[tʲimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.la] 'eila
[nʲizʲ] niz
['si.tʲi] seiti

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Palatal and yod-resolution: [j c nʲ tʲ sʲ zʲ] > [ɟʑ ç j cɕ ɕ ʑ]

[liɟʑor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.ɟʑa] peiya
[‘ɨç] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[cɕimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.la] 'eila
[jiʑ] niz
['si.cɕi] seiti

[Travis B.]

[ɟʑ cɕ] > [dʑ tɕ]

[li.dʑor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.dʑa] peiya
[‘ɨç] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[tɕimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɔ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.la] 'eila
[jiʑ] niz
['si.tɕi] seiti

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɟʑ cɕ] > [dʑ tɕ]

Isn't that just a different notation?

Either way [ɔ a] merge to [ɑ].

[li.dʑor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.dʑɑ] peiya
[‘ɨç] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[tɕimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɑ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'eila
[jiʑ] niz
['si.tɕi] seiti

Whatever this language is, it has a very conservative orthography.

[Travis B.]

[ɟʑ cɕ] > [dʑ tɕ]

Isn't that just a different notation?

It indicates a coronal rather than palatal stopping point prior to fricative release.

[Travis B.]

[dʑ tɕ] > [dʐ tʂ]

[li.dʐor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.dʐɑ] peiya
[‘ɨç] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[tʂimʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɑ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'eila
[jiʑ] niz
['si.tʂi] seiti

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[i] > [ɨ] after retroflexes

[li.dʐor] leir
[mi] mei
[‘pi.dʐɑ] peiya
[‘ɨç] eik
[‘pi.mi] peimei
[tʂɨmʲ] tim
[kok] kok
[ʔi’pɑ] 'ipo
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'eila
[jiʑ] niz
['si.tʂɨ] seiti

[Zju]

Ci Cʲ# > Cʲɨ (for C other than /ʔ j h w/)
also reintroduced syllabification

[lʲɨ.dʐor] lidzor
[mʲɨ] mi
[‘pʲɨ.dʐɑ] pidza
[‘ɨç] yx
[‘pʲɨ.mʲɨ] pimi
[tʂɨ.mʲɨ] chymi
[kok] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲɨ.tʂɨ] sichy

[Travis B.]

[ɨ] > [ə] in unstressed syllables

[‘lʲɨ.dʐor] lidzor
[mʲɨ] mi
[‘pʲɨ.dʐɑ] pidza
[‘ɨç] yx
[‘pʲɨ.mʲə] pimi
[tʂɨ.mʲə] chymi
[kok] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲɨ.tʂə] sichy

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Disaffrication:

[‘lʲɨ.ʐor] lyzsor
[mʲɨ] my
[‘pʲɨ.ʐɑ] pyzsa
[‘ɨç] ykh
[‘pʲɨ.mʲə] pymy
[ʂɨ.mʲə] szymy
[kok] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲɨ.tʂə] syszy

[foxcatdog]

*k > *x in coda

[‘lʲɨ.ʐor] lyzsor
[mʲɨ] my
[‘pʲɨ.ʐɑ] pyzsa
[‘ɨç] ykh
[‘pʲɨ.mʲə] pymy
[ʂɨ.mʲə] szymy
[kox] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲɨ.tʂə] syszy

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[ɨ] > [e] in palatalising environments.

[‘lʲe.ʐor] lyzsor
[mʲe] my
[‘pʲe.ʐɑ] pyzsa
[‘eç] ykh
[‘pʲe.mʲə] pymy
[ʂɨ.mʲə] szymy
[kox] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲe.tʂə] syszy

[Travis B.]

[ə] > [i] / C[+palatalized]_ with subsequent loss of palatalization.

[‘lʲe.ʐor] lyzsor
[mʲe] my
[‘pʲe.ʐɑ] pyzsa
[‘eç] ykh
[‘pʲe.mi] pymy
[ʂɨ.mi] szymy
[kox] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiʑ] izh
['sʲe.ʂə] syszy

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Remaining palatalised consonants eject [i] into the following syllable (or preceding if they are terminal) and then depalatalised:

[‘lie.ʐor] liezsor
[mie] mie
[‘pie.ʐɑ] piezsa
[‘eiç] eikh
[‘pie.mi] pymi
[ʂɨ.mi] szymi
[kox] kok
[ʔi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘ʔi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiiz] yiizh
['sie.ʂə] sieszy

[foxcatdog]

*ʔ > *h

[‘lie.ʐor] liezsor
[mie] mie
[‘pie.ʐɑ] piezsa
[‘eiç] eikh
[‘pie.mi] pymi
[ʂɨ.mi] szymi
[kox] kok
[hi’.pɑ] 'ipa
[‘hi.lɑ] 'ila
[jiiz] yiizh
['sie.ʂə] sieszy

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Chain shift in which rhotacism of [ʐ z] > [ɽ r] pushes existing [r] > [l] > [ɫ]

[‘ɫie.ɽol] łierzol
[mie] mie
[‘pie.ɽɑ] pierza
[‘eiç] eih
[‘pie.mi] piemi
[ʂɨ.mi] szymi
[kox] koh
[hi’.pɑ] hipa
[‘hi.ɫɑ] hiła
[jiir] yiir
['sie.ʂə] sieszy

[foxcatdog]

*ie > *io

[‘ɫie.ɽol] łierzol
[mio] mie
[‘pio.ɽɑ] pierza
[‘eiç] eih
[‘pie.mi] piemi
[ʂɨ.mi] szymi
[kox] koh
[hi’.pɑ] hipa
[‘hi.ɫɑ] hiła
[jiir] yiir
['sio.ʂə] sieszy