Word evolution game

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Initial velar nasals lost

[ɑ̃:]
wán
“massive”
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[ˈkʷa.ki.na]
kʷakina
“marten”
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[a] > [o] after labials and labialisation

[ˈkʷo.ki.na]
kwokina
“marten”
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Unlabialized velars become palatal before front vowels and [j].

[ˈkʷo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
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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[kʷ] > [pʷ]

[ˈpʷo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
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[pʷ] > [p]

[ˈpo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
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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[a]>[ɐ]
[ˈpo.ci.nɐ]
kwokina
“marten”
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[c] > [ts]

[ˈpo.tsi.nɐ]
kwokina
“marten”
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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Post-tonic [i] > [ɘ]

[ˈpo.tsɘ.nɐ]
potsyna
“marten”
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Progressive vowel roundedness harmony

[ˈpo.tsɞ.nɞ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
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Unrounding of non-back rounded vowels, ejecting labialization onto preceding consonants.

[ˈpo.tsʷɘ.nʷɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
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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Dialectal Ubykh

[ˈpo.pfɘ.mɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
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[pf] > [f.f]

[ˈpof.fɘ.mɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
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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Deletion of unstressed vowels following extended voiceless sequences

[ˈpof.fmɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
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Loss of nasals after initial stops and fricatives:

[ˈpof.fɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
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Lag assimilation

[ˈfɘf.fɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
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*f > *h

[ˈhɘh.hɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”

Also the word refers to the mammal not the bird
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['mbgur.ra.gjod.da]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’
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['mur.ra.jo.a]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’
Voiced stops lost
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*CCV sequences devoice the geminate and following vowel

['mu.tå.jo.a]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’

(On mobile, apologies for the kludged diacritic)
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