Word evolution game

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*β > *w

['wɨs çeyɕ]
Bhys hyeüsh

'Bhys language'
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[ç] > [j]

['wɨs jeyɕ]
Wys yeüsh

'Wys language'
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The roundedness of semivowels and vowels assimilates into adjacent phonemes.

['wʉs jøyɕ]
Wıs yöüsh

'Wıs language'
Llazmacnazion intenna delment mijo tán wanimma.
DEF.FP-machination inner-FEM of-DEF.MS-mind 1S.POSS-MASC be.PRES.IND.PLU INDEF.FS-enigma
Llaz-macnazion intenna de-llo-ment mijo tán wa-enimma
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Coalescence into a single word:
['wʉɕ.ɕøyɕ]
Wısshöüsh

'Wıs language'
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High vowels adjacent to a semivowel lower

['wɵɕ.ɕøyɕ]
Wısshöüsh

'Wıs language'
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Monophthongisation of unstressed diphthongs:

['wɵɕ.ɕyɕ]
Wısshüsh
'Wıs language'
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Non back rounded vowels unround
['wəɕ.ɕiɕ]
Wesshish
'Wes language'
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Stressed [ə] fronts to [e]:

['weɕ.ɕiɕ]
Wesshish
'Wes language'
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Coda [ɕ] > [h]

['weh.ɕih]
Wesshish
'Wes 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.
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Loss of coda [h] in unstressed syllables:

['weh.ɕi]
Wehshi
'Wes language'
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Final vowels lost along with terminal cluster simplification

[weɕ]
Wehshi
'Wes language'
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Fortition of semivowels (+readding word for language)

[beɕ ɟeih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Lag dissimilation of palatals

[beɕ eih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'
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Man in Space wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:16 pm Lag dissimilation of palatals

[beɕ eih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'
What is this meant to be?
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The second element of the diphthong is palatal. The palatal stop at the beginning of the first word deleted under its influence.
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Man in Space wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:39 pm The second element of the diphthong is palatal. The palatal stop at the beginning of the first word deleted under its influence.
uh
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*h lost with compensatory lengthening of vowels

[beɕ ei:]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'
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Quantitative metathesis:

[beɕ eːi]
Besh êi
"Besh language"
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Betacism

[veɕ eːi]
Besh êi
"Besh language"
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Coda sibilants voice:

[veʑ eːi]
Vezh êi
"Vezh language"
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