Word evolution game

[foxcatdog]

['ka.wa.kʷa.xi.na]
kawakʷakina
“A dynasty name roughly translating to clan of the marten”

[Man in Space]

Rosenfelder's strong syncope rule:

['kaw.kʷa.xna]
Cáoquaghna
“Clan Marten”

[Travis B.]

[aw] > [o]

['ko.kʷa.xna]
Cáoquaghna
“Clan Marten”

[äreo]

plosives of the (intervocalic) world, lenite!
[kʷ] > [ʍ]

['ko.ʍa.xna]
Cáoquaghna
“Clan Marten”

[sasasha]

[ʍ] > [ɸ]

[ˈko.ɸa.xna]
Cáohuaghna

“A valley system associated with the now historical Clan Marten”

[Travis B.]

[ɸ] > 0

[ˈko.a.xna]
Cáohuaghna

“A valley system associated with the now historical Clan Marten”

[äreo]

vowel hiatus resolves in favor of falling diphthong

[ˈkwa.xna]
coaghna

“valley, fault”

[Travis B.]

[xn] > [n̥]

[ˈkwa.n̥a]
coaghna

“valley, fault”

[foxcatdog]

*n̥ > *θ

[ˈkwa.θa]
coaghna

“valley, fault”

[Nortaneous]

kw > kpw
vowels lengthen in open stressed syllables

[ˈkpwaː.θa]
coaghna

"valley, fault"

[Travis B.]

[kpw] > [kp]

[ˈkpaː.θa]
coaghna

"valley, fault"

[Travis B.]

[θ] > [ð] intervocalically

[ˈkpaː.ða]
coaghna

"valley, fault"

[Zju]

Vowel breaking of long vowels:

['k͡pe̯æða]
pcoagha

"valley, fault"

[Travis B.]

Further breaking of vowels.

['k͡pejæða]
pcoagha

"valley, fault"

[Zju]

Word formation by reduplication:

['k͡pejæða]
pcoagha

"valley, fault"

['k͡pek͡pejæða]
pcopcoagha

"gorge, sheer cliff"

[Travis B.]

Dissimilation because [k͡p] in two consecutive onsets is just too hard.

['k͡pejæða]
pcoagha

"valley, fault"

['k͡pepejæða]
pcopcoagha

"gorge, sheer cliff"

[Otto Kretschmer]

Bump. New word.

/ʔis.laːm/

[foxcatdog]

Assimilation
/ʔi.ɬaːm/

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Loss of Glottal Stop.

/i.ɬaːm/

[Otto Kretschmer]

[m]>[n]

/i.ɬaːn/