Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji
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Re: Word evolution game

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Rhotacism

[ɨ'mɪæw̃]
inmiein
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[ɨ.mɵ'ɾai]
inmounsei
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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*ɵ > *ʊ

[ɨ'mɪæw̃]
inmiein
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[ɨ.mʊ'ɾai]
inmounsei
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"

Edit: Just beat me too it.
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Deletion of antepretonic unstressed syllables:

[ɨ'mɪæw̃]
imiém
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾai]
murái
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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*ai > *e:

[ɨ'mɪæw̃]
imiém
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾ:e]
murái
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"


Also new word.
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Intervocalic [m] > [β̃].

[ɨ'β̃ɪæw̃]
imiém
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾe:]
murái
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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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Denasalisation spreads:

[ɨ'βɪæw]
imiém
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾe:]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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*β and *w merge as *v

[ɨ'vɪæv]
imiém
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾe:]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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[ɪæ eː] merge to [ɛː]; "ai" becomes a common spelling of this sound:

[ɨ'vɛːv]
ivaiv
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mʊ'ɾɛː]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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*ʊ becomes lowered under influence of previous vowels
[ɨ'vɛːv]
ivaiv
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mo'ɾɛː]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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Final devoicing.

[ɨ'vɛːf]
ivaiv
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mo'ɾɛː]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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 reduced unstressed initials

[vɛːf]
vaif
"scar, mark; (now somewhat old-fashioned) tattoo, artistic marking on the body"

[mo'ɾɛː]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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Final *f lost

[vɛː]
vai
"line, etching; (now somewhat old-fashioned) scar, mark"

[mo'ɾɛː]
murai
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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[ɾ] > [j] before front vowels:

[vɛː]

"line, etching; (now somewhat old-fashioned) scar, mark"

[mo'jɛː]
moyê
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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*ɛ: breaks to *ae in final syllables

[vɛː]

"line, etching; (now somewhat old-fashioned) scar, mark"

[mo'jae]
moyê
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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[ae] > [iɛ] (also shifted the one that was missed):

[viɛ]

"line, etching; (now somewhat old-fashioned) scar, mark"

[mo'jiɛ]
moyê
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
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j → ʝ / _i[+stress]

[viɛ]

"line, etching"

[mo'ʝiɛ]
moyê
"(of drinks, containers, or surfaces) featuring condensation; (of windows or glass) frosted over; (of grass) dewy; (of air) foggy"
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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New word? From CT:

[m̩ɹàðɹn̩]
mradrn
'mustard plant'
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Syllabic resonants vocalise [m n] > [u a]

[ùɹàðɹá]
uradrá
'mustard plant'
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Fortition in consonant clusters.

[ùɹàdrá]
uradrá
'mustard plant'
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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*d > *t before a high tone (i'm assuming stressed) vowel

[ùɹàtrá]
uratrá
'mustard plant'
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