Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji
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Re: Word evolution game

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Rhotacism:

[dʑɛ̃ʊ̯̃ʁũ]
zhunzhun
'burnt, blackened'
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Diphthong height leveling.

[dʑɛ̃ɔ̯̃ʁũ]
zhunzhun
'burnt, blackened'
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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ʁ → ʀ
[dʑɛ̃ɔ̯̃ʀũ]
dzeonrun
'burnt, blackened; charcoal'
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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[ũ ɔ̃] merge to [õ]

[dʑɛ̃õʀõ̯]
jeonron
'charcoal'
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Diphthong roundedness agreement

[dʑœ̃õ̯ʀõ]
jeonron
'charcoal'
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Fortition of ʀ → χ

[d͡ʑœ̃õ̯χõ]
jeonron
'charcoal, ash'
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Vowels are backed before uvulars.

[d͡ʑõːχõ]
jeonron
'charcoal, ash'
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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Depalatalisation with ejection of nonsyllabic [i]

[di̯õːχõ]
diónrhon
'charcoal, ash'

I'll supply a new word now, I suppose:

玻鏡見
/sɥì.ʑó̞ᵝː.mì/ | [s̪ɥì.ɲʑó̞ᵝːˑ.mᶣì]
suijōmi
"narcissus, jonquil, daffodil"
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[di̯õːχõ]
diónrhon
'charcoal, ash'

Insert something about how its changed here

[ˈd͡ʒy.fɒ.gʷæn]
gyufọgwan
"Sable Pelt"

*o > *u before *m

玻鏡見
/sɥì.ʑó̞ᵝː.mì/ | [s̪ɥì.ɲʑúᵝːˑ.mᶣì]
suijūmi
"narcissus, jonquil, daffodil"
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*-mᶣ- > -bdʒ-

玻鏡見
[s̪ɥì.ɲʑúᵝːˑ.bdʒì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil'
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[ɥi] > [yː]

玻鏡見
[s̪ỳː.ɲʑúᵝːˑ.bdʒì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil'
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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[yː], and [úᵝː] after palatals, merge with existing [yᵝː]

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[s̪ỳᵝː.ɲʑýᵝːˑ.bdʒì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil'
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*s̪ > θ

玻鏡見
[θỳᵝː.ɲʑýᵝːˑ.bdʒì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment resembling such a flower in certain configurations'
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[ɲʑ] > [nts]

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[θỳᵝː.ntsýᵝːˑ.bdʒì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment resembling such a flower in certain configurations'
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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Re: Word evolution game

Post by Rounin Ryuuji »

Remaining voiced stops and fricatives devoice

玻鏡見
[θỳᵝː.ntsýᵝːˑ.ptʃì]
suijūmi
"narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers"
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Vowel length converted to tonal modifications

玻鏡見
[θy᷅ᵝ.ntsŷᵝ.ptʃì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
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*nts > *ts

玻鏡見
[θy᷅ᵝ.tsŷᵝ.ptʃì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
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Postvocalic, preconsonantal *p *b > vocalic offglide

玻鏡見
[θy᷅ᵝ.tsŷᵝʊ̯.tʃì]
suijūmi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
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Re: Word evolution game

Post by Rounin Ryuuji »

Disaffrication
玻鏡見
[θy᷅ᵝ.tsŷᵝʊ̯.ʃì]
thutsûwshi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
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Unstressed syllables are reduced when immediately before or after the tonic syllable, the tonic absorbing some of the preceding syllable's tone

玻鏡見
[θɸtsy᷈ᵝʊ̯ʃi̥]
thutsûwshi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
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