Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji
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Vowels lower before /a/:

/e.ɬaːn/
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ɬ > ç

/e.çaːn/
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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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Lenition
/e.jaːn/
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[aː] > [au]

/e.jaun/
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Nasals lost finally leaving behind nasal vowels

/e.jãũ/
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Denasalization

/e.jau/
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Initial vowel syncope
/jau/
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/sʲin.sʲe/
śinśe
"feather"
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depalatalisation

/sin.se/
śinśe
"feather"
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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/ʃin.ʃe/
śinśe
"feather"
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Affrication of sibilants after nasals

/ʃin.tʃe/
śinśe
"feather"
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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/ʃin.tʃɪ/
śinśe
"feather"
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Loss of coda nasals with compensatory nasalization of preceding vowels.

/ʃĩ.tʃɪ/
śinśe
"feather"
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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Lowering of nasal vowels:

/ʃẽ.tʃɪ/
śinśe
"feather"
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Loss of final vowels.

/ʃẽ.tʃ/
śinś
"feather"
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Disaffrication with compensatory lengthening
/ʃẽːʃ/
śinś
"feather"
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Voicing of all unvoiced consonants
/ʒẽːʒ/
źęź
"feather"
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Otto Kretschmer wrote: Sun Feb 18, 2024 1:15 pm Voicing of all unvoiced consonants
/ʒẽːʒ/
źęź
"feather"
Hey - this never happens IRL.
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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Lenition of coda-final sibilants.
/ʃẽːh/
śinś
"feather"
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

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Denasalization

/ʃeːh/
śeh
"feather"
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