Word evolution game

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Sun May 21, 2023 12:11 am

Epenthetic syllable opening.

[ˈçyːɸə]
híwf
"(of children, small domestic animals) female (when used of adults, disparaging or infantilising)"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Sun May 21, 2023 2:06 am

Middle Japonification
[ˈçyːwə]
híwf
"(of children, small domestic animals) female (when used of adults, disparaging or infantilising)"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sun May 21, 2023 7:56 am

Early Modern Japonification:

[ˈçyːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Sun May 21, 2023 6:17 pm

*ç > *s

[ˈsyːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sun May 21, 2023 7:00 pm

[y(ː)] > [u(ː)] before back vowels

[ˈsuːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Sun May 21, 2023 9:28 pm

*s > *ɬ

[ˈɬuːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Sun May 21, 2023 10:40 pm

[uː] > [au]

[ˈɬauwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Sun May 21, 2023 11:30 pm

*ɬ > *l

[ˈlauwo]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:53 am

*[o] > [a] following another [a]

[ˈlauwa]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:02 pm

*l > *n

[ˈnauwa]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"

Man in Space · Post by **Man in Space** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:11 pm

*-uw- > -gg-

[ˈnagga]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:25 pm

Voiced obstruent geminates lost with compensatory lengthening
[ˈna:ga]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Mon May 22, 2023 6:38 pm

[aː] > [æː]

[ˈnæ:ga]
nága
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Mon May 22, 2023 7:26 pm

Vowel height dissimilation

[ˈnɛ:ga]
nága
"girl, female child"

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Mon May 22, 2023 9:44 pm

Intervocalic voiced stop lenition.

[ˈnɛ:ɣa]
nága
"girl, female child"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Mon May 22, 2023 10:51 pm

New Word
[ˈsa:˨˩˧.wi]
sawi213
"blood, semen"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Tue May 23, 2023 6:54 am

[aː] > [oː] before [w]

[ˈso:˨˩˧.wi]
sawi213
"blood, semen"

Travis B. · Post by **Travis B.** » Tue May 23, 2023 9:12 am

Destressing of low-pitched syllables.

[so:˨˩˧.ˈwi]
sawi213
"red"

Rounin Ryuuji · Post by **Rounin Ryuuji** » Tue May 23, 2023 9:30 am

Long vowels split the tone across with an intervening semivowel:

[so˨˩.wo˧.ˈwi]
sòwōwi
"red"

foxcatdog · Post by **foxcatdog** » Wed May 24, 2023 12:05 am

*w > *m

[so˨˩.mo˧.ˈmi]
sòwōwi
"red"

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