Word evolution game
- Rounin Ryuuji
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Re: Word evolution game
Bilabial taps and trills become labialised rhotics
New word:
['ᵐbrʷuzi 't͡ɕʼeɹʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
New word:
['ᵐbrʷuzi 't͡ɕʼeɹʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
Re: Word evolution game
Thank you. Bilabial trills scare me.Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:17 pm Bilabial taps and trills become labialised rhotics
New word:
['ᵐbrʷuzi 't͡ɕʼeɹʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
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.
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
I think both of those sounds are also crosslinguistically uncommon and likely to be unstable. My brain usually just jumps to "likely sound change" on these.Travis B. wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:21 pmThank you. Bilabial trills scare me.Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:17 pm Bilabial taps and trills become labialised rhotics
New word:
['ᵐbrʷuzi 't͡ɕʼeɹʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
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Re: Word evolution game
Rhotics cause preceding stops/affricates to become aspirated, then disappear (or lenite if intervocalic)
['ᵐbʱuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
'Bruzi language'
['ᵐbʱuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Mbrrwuzi Ch'erwe
'Bruzi language'
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Re: Word evolution game
Loss of prenasalisation:
['bʱuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
['bʱuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
Re: Word evolution game
*bʱ > *β
['βuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
['βuzi 't͡ɕʼehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
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Re: Word evolution game
Ejectives become aspirates
['βuzi 't͡ɕʰehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
['βuzi 't͡ɕʰehʷe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
Re: Word evolution game
Labialized consonants turn into /w/ with compensatory lengthening:
['βuzi 't͡ɕʰeːwe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
['βuzi 't͡ɕʰeːwe]
Bhuzi Ch'ehwe
'Bhuzi language'
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Re: Word evolution game
[we] > [jo]
['βu.zi 't͡ɕʰeː.jo]
Bhuzi Chhēyo
'Bhuzi language'
['βu.zi 't͡ɕʰeː.jo]
Bhuzi Chhēyo
'Bhuzi language'
Re: Word evolution game
Long vowels raise:
['βu.zi 't͡ɕʰiː.jo]
Bhuzi Chhēyo
'Bhuzi language'
['βu.zi 't͡ɕʰiː.jo]
Bhuzi Chhēyo
'Bhuzi language'
/j/ <j>
Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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
i-mutation:
['βy.zi 't͡ɕʰiː.jo]
Bhüzi Chhēyo
'Bhüzi language'
['βy.zi 't͡ɕʰiː.jo]
Bhüzi Chhēyo
'Bhüzi language'
Re: Word evolution game
Final vowels lost
['βy.z 't͡ɕʰiː.j]
Bhüzi Chhēyo
'Bhüzi language'
['βy.z 't͡ɕʰiː.j]
Bhüzi Chhēyo
'Bhüzi language'
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Re: Word evolution game
Terminal syllabic consonants desyllabify with compensatory lengthening
['βyːz 't͡ɕʰiːːj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
['βyːz 't͡ɕʰiːːj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
Re: Word evolution game
[yː] > [iu]
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰiːːj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰiːːj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
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.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Re: Word evolution game
*i:: > *e:y
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰe:yj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰe:yj]
Bhüze Chhîye
'Bhüze language'
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Re: Word evolution game
[j] > [ʑ]
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰe:yʑ]
Bhiuz Chhêuzh
'Bhiuz language'
['βiuz 't͡ɕʰe:yʑ]
Bhiuz Chhêuzh
'Bhiuz language'
Re: Word evolution game
Final devoicing.
['βius 't͡ɕʰe:yɕ]
Bhiuz Chhêuzh
'Bhiuz language'
['βius 't͡ɕʰe:yɕ]
Bhiuz Chhêuzh
'Bhiuz language'
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.
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
['t͡ɕʰ] > [c͡ç]
['βius 'c͡çe:yɕ]
Bhius khyêush
'Bhius language'
['βius 'c͡çe:yɕ]
Bhius khyêush
'Bhius language'
Re: Word evolution game
[c͡ç] > [ç].
['βius 'çe:yɕ]
Bhius khyêush
'Bhius language'
['βius 'çe:yɕ]
Bhius khyêush
'Bhius language'
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.
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
Diphthong resolution (monophthongisation of short diphthongs, shortening of long diphthongs).
['βɨs çeyɕ]
Bhys hyeüsh
'Bhys language'
['βɨs çeyɕ]
Bhys hyeüsh
'Bhys language'