Word evolution game

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[a: ] > [aə]

[ˈçyəp ˈʃʰo ˈʃʰaə.dɪə.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjoə ˈdoəʃ]
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Lowering of centering diphthongs into long monophthongs (except [aə] which is raised).

[ˈçʏːp ˈʃʰo ˈʃʰɐː.deː.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjɔː ˈdɔːʃ]
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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[kʷékʷlos]
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I think the one before still has potential so I am continuing it:

Deaspiration of aspirated fricatives.

[ˈçʏːp ˈʃo ˈʃɐː.deː.lɪt̪ ˈɛx pjɔː ˈdɔːʃ]

[kʷ] > [p] before front vowels.

[pékʷlos]
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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[s] > [ʃ]

[pékʷloʃ]
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Thu Mar 10, 2022 9:34 pm [s] > [ʃ]

[pékʷloʃ]
Lateral Approximates to fricatives after stops

[pékʷɬoʃ]
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[kʷɬ] > [tɬʷ]

[pétɬʷoʃ]
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[p] > [ɸ]

[ɸétɬʷoʃ]
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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High-pitch vowels lengthen:

[ɸéːtɬʷoʃ]
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[féːtlʷoʃ]

['Aθɑlɑwʊˈlfɑz 'wɪljɑhelmɑzsʊnʊz]
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[θ s z] collapse to [s̪]:

['ɑs̪ɑlɑwʊˈlfɑs̪ 'wɪljɑhelmɑs̪s̪ʊnʊs̪]
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[l] + plosive or nasal metathesise:

['ɑs̪ɑlɑwʊˈflɑs̪ 'wɪljɑhemlɑs̪s̪ʊnʊs̪]
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[ɑwʊ] collapses to [ɔː]

['ɑs̪ɑlɔːˈflɑs̪ 'wɪljɑhemlɑs̪s̪ʊnʊs̪]
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Final [s̪] > [h]

['ɑs̪ɑlɔːˈflɑh 'wɪljɑhemlɑs̪s̪ʊnʊh]
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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Epenthetic consonants break up sonorant-plus-sonorant sequences, following which the initial sonorant deletes:

['ɑs̪ɑlɔːˈflɑh 'wɪdjɑheblɑs̪s̪ʊnʊh]
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Vowels in immediately preceding syllables assimilate to the vowel in the following syllable, with preceding vowels being rounded by following rounded vowels and fronted by following front vowels.

['ɑs̪ɒlɔːˈflɑh 'wɪdjæheblɒs̪s̪ʊnʊh]
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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[æ e] merge to [e̞]

['ɑs̪ɒlɔːˈflɑh 'wɪdje̞he̞blɒs̪s̪ʊnʊh]
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Vh → Ø

['ɑs̪ɒlɔːfl‿'wɪdje̞blɒs̪s̪ʊn]
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Postconsonantal [l] > [j]

['ɑs̪ɒlɔːfl‿'wɪdje̞bjɒs̪s̪ʊn]
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wɪ → uj / j_

['ɑs̪ɒlɔːfj‿'ujdje̞bjɒs̪s̪ʊn]
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