Multiplex Word Evolution Game

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[j] > [ʒ], or [ʃ] following voiceless stops


Giällia'st iömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['gʒæsiatʰ 'ʒœmi_dʱi'ʒyːzam_'paːtʃe:_'tʃʰe:h]

[Travis B.]

[gʒ] > [ɣ] (and [kʃ] > [x])

Giällia'st iömnis dijüsa'n parties tries
['ɣæsiatʰ 'ʒœmi_dʱi'ʒyːzam_'paːtʃe:_'tʃʰe:h]

[foxcatdog]

['pal.mi 'tu.wa 'a.lu na ne 'me.sa 'a.ma.ni 'ni.si]
palmi tuwa alu na ne mesa amani nisi

[Travis B.]

Intervocalic [s] > [z]

['pal.mi 'tu.wa 'a.lu na ne 'me.za 'a.ma.ni 'ni.zi]
palmi tuwa alu na ne mesa amani nisi

[Rounin Ryuuji]

i-mutation:

['pæl.mi 'tu.wa 'a.lu na ne 'me.za 'æ.mæ.ni 'ni.zi]
pälmi tuwa alu na ne mesa ämäni nisi

[Travis B.]

[æ] > [jæ]

['pjæl.mi 'tu.wa 'a.lu na ne 'me.za 'jæ.mjæ.ni 'ni.zi]
pälmi tuwa alu na ne mesa ämäni nisi

[Man in Space]

“Haplology” of vowels in unstressed syllables

['pjæl.mi 'tuw_ 'a.lu na ne 'me.za 'jæ.min_ 'ni.zi]
pälmi tuwa alu na ne mesa ämäni nisi

[Travis B.]

Opening of vowels in unstressed syllables.

['pjæl.me 'tuw_ 'a.lo na ne 'me.za 'jæ.men_ 'ni.ze]
pälmi tuwa alu na ne mesa ämäni nisi

[Man in Space]

Contraction of unstressed function words

['pjæl.me 'tuw_ 'a.lo naj 'me.za 'jæ.men_ 'ni.ze]
pälmi tuwa alu n’e mesa ämäni nisi

[Travis B.]

Dropping of all non-low final vowels except when the resulting syllables would have disallowed two-consonant codas.

['pjæl.me 'tuw_ 'al naj 'me.za 'jæ.men_ 'niz]
pälmi tuwa alu n’e mesa ämäni nisi

[foxcatdog]

*p > *t before *j/i

['tjæl.me 'tuw_ 'al naj 'me.za 'jæ.men_ 'niz]
pälmi tuwa alu n’e mesa ämäni nisi

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[aj] > [æ]

['tjæl.me 'tuw_ 'al næ 'me.za 'jæ.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[Man in Space]

j > ʔ / %(C)_V

['tʔæl.me 'tuw_ 'al næ 'me.za 'ʔæ.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[foxcatdog]

Glottal stop lost after consonants

['tæl.me 'tuw_ 'al næ 'me.za 'ʔæ.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[Travis B.]

Glottal stops are lost, but not before imparting creaky voice to following vowels.

['tæl.me 'tuw_ 'al næ 'me.za 'æ̰.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[foxcatdog]

Coda *l > *w

['tæl.me 'tuw_ 'aw næ 'me.za 'æ̰.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[Travis B.]

[w] > [β]

['tæl.me 'tuβ_ 'aβ næ 'me.za 'æ̰.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[foxcatdog]

Minor correction

['tæβ.me 'tuβ_ 'aβ næ 'me.za 'æ̰.men 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[e æ] merge to [ɛ] in unstressed syllables

['tæβ.mɛ 'tuβ_ 'aβ nɛ 'me.za 'æ̰.mɛn 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz

[Travis B.]

Homorganic obstruents before nasals assimilate to the following nasals.

['tæm.mɛ 'tuβ_ 'aβ nɛ 'me.za 'æ̰.mɛn 'niz]
tiälme tuw al nä meza iämen niz