Word evolution game

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:51 am

Unrounding of rounded front vowels.

[ì.mɛ́ɔ̯.bì]
ünäbbi
"friend, close friend; (archaic, literary) brother"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 11:57 am

Diphthongs break into separate syllable

[ì.mɛ́.jɔ́.bì]
imeyobi
"friend, close friend; (archaic, literary) brother"

Zju · Post by **Zju** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:20 pm

Tonal sandhi:

[i˩˥.mɛ˥.jɔ˥˩.bi˩]
imeyobi
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:35 pm

[i ɛ] > [jy jɔ] after labials:

[i˩˥.mjɔ˥.jɔ˥˩.bjy˩]
imyoyobyu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:46 pm

[j] merges with preceding consonants.

[i˩˥.mʲɔ˥.jɔ˥˩.bʲy˩]
imyoyobyu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 8:37 pm

bʲ > *bz > *dz

[i˩˥.mʲɔ˥.jɔ˥˩.dzy˩]
imyoyobyu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 9:46 pm

Tones lost:

[i.mʲɔ.'jɔ.dzy]
imyoyodzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Thu Nov 17, 2022 10:36 pm

[dz] > [z]

[i.mʲɔ.'jɔ.zy]
imyoyodzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 12:15 am

*i > *je initially

[je.mʲɔ.'jɔ.zy]
yemyoyozu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 7:28 am

[ɔjɔ] collapses to [yː]

[je'mʲyː.zy]
yemûzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:31 pm

*e > *ɛ between palatals and palatised consonants

[jɛ'mʲyː.zy]
yemûzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 6:38 pm

[j] > [ç]

[çɛ'mʲyː.zy]
hyemûzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 9:04 pm

[ç] > [ɕ]

[ɕɛ'mʲyː.zy]
śemûzu
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:08 pm

[z] > [ʑ] before high front vowels:

[ɕɛ'mʲyː.ʑy]
shemûju
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:56 pm

Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Fri Nov 18, 2022 10:08 pm [z] > [ʑ] before high front vowels:

[ɕɛ'mʲyː.ʑy]
shemûju
"friend, close friend, (col.) fam"

Quite a change from [ɑ̀.nó]
anó "Brother"

Anyways
[ɔˈloːrin]
Olórin

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 9:55 am

Long vowel shift resembling the Great Vowel shift, here only reflected on [oː] > [uː]:

[ɔˈluː.rin]
Olórin
(Proper Name)

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 2:24 pm

Lowering and nasalization before nasals.

[ɔˈluː.rɛ̃n]
Olórin
(Proper Name)

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:00 pm

Loss of coda nasals

[ɔˈluː.rɛ̃]
Olourin
(Proper Name)

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 5:14 pm

Vowel breaking in between sonorants

[ɔˈliu.rɛ̃]
Olourin
(Proper Name)

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sat Nov 19, 2022 6:51 pm

[l] > [ʎ] before high front vowels

[ɔˈʎiu.rɛ̃]
Oliuren
(Proper Name)

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