Word evolution game

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Vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllablesː

[‘ɫioː.ɽol] łierzol
[mioː] mie
[‘pioː.ɽɑ] pierza
[‘eiç] eih
[‘pioː.mi] piemi
[ʂɨ'miː] szymi
[kox] koh
[hi’pɑː] hipa
[‘hiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[jiir] yiir
['sioː.ʂə] sieszy
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[ioː.] > [øː]

[‘ɫøː.ɽol] łierzol
[møː] mie
[‘pøː.ɽɑ] pierza
[‘eiç] eih
[‘pøː.mi] piemi
[ʂɨ'miː] szymi
[kox] koh
[hi’pɑː] hipa
[‘hiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[jiir] yiir
['søː.ʂə] sieszy
[/quote]
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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[ii] > [ei]

[‘ɫøː.ɽol] łierzol
[møː] mie
[‘pøː.ɽɑ] pierza
[‘eiç] eih
[‘pøː.mi] piemi
[ʂɨ'miː] szymi
[kox] koh
[hi’pɑː] hipa
[‘hiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[jeir] yeir
['søː.ʂə] sieszy
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[‘] > [ˈ]
and piemi restructured by analogy with szymi

[ˈɫøː.ɽol] łierzol
[ˈmøː] mie
[ˈpøː.ɽɑ] pierza
[ˈeiç] eih
[pøˈmiː] piemi
[ʂɨˈmiː] szymi
[ˈkox] koh
[hiˈpɑː] hipa
[ˈhiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[ˈjeir] yeir
[ˈsøː.ʂə] sieszy
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Further analogical reformation, eih gains an initial [k] by analogy with koh.

[ˈɫøː.ɽol] łierzol
[ˈmøː] mie
[ˈpøː.ɽɑ] pierza
[ˈkeiç] keih
[pøˈmiː] piemi
[ʂɨˈmiː] szymi
[ˈkox] koh
[hiˈpɑː] hipa
[ˈhiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[ˈjeir] yeir
[ˈsøː.ʂə] sieszy
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*h > *ç before *i

[ˈɫøː.ɽol] łierzol
[ˈmøː] mie
[ˈpøː.ɽɑ] pierza
[ˈkeiç] keih
[pøˈmiː] piemi
[ʂɨˈmiː] szymi
[ˈkox] koh
[çiˈpɑː] hipa
[ˈçiː.ɫɑ] hiła
[ˈjeir] yeir
[ˈsøː.ʂə] sieszy
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[øː] > [ew], along with a few minor orthographical changes.

[ˈɫew.ɽol] łierzol
[ˈmew] mie
[ˈpew.ɽɑ] piérza
[ˈkeiç] keih
[pøˈmiː] piemí
[ʂɨˈmiː] szymí
[ˈkox] koh
[çiˈpɑː] hipá
[ˈçiː.ɫɑ] híła
[ˈjeir] yeir
[ˈsew.ʂə] siészy
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[ˈko:.as:] kóass
"A big dog about as big as a dog could be"

I misplaced the length marker
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Semivowel excrescence:

[ˈko:.was]: kóass
"huge dog"
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*k > *kʷ before rounded vowels

[ˈkʷo:.was:] kóass
"huge dog"
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Gemination of terminal sibilants resolves as apicalisation:

[ˈkʷo:.was̺] kóass
"huge dog"
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[a] > [ɒ] / C[+labialized]_

[ˈkʷo:.wɒs̺] kóass
"huge dog"
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Affrication of voiceless stops:

[ˈk͡xʷo:.wɒs̺] kóass
"huge dog"
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Rasing of back vowels

[ˈk͡xʷʊ:.wɔs̺] kóass
"huge dog"
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Diphthongisation of long vowels:

[ˈk͡xʷɘʊ.wɔs̺] kóass
"huge dog"
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*w > *v and orthographic reform

[ˈk͡xʷɘʊ.vɔs̺] kweuvoss
"huge dog"
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[s̺] > [ʃ]

[ˈk͡xʷɘʊ.vɔʃ] kweuvoss
"huge dog"
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Further Vowel Effects

[ˈk͡xʷaʊ.vɔʃ] kweuvoss
"huge dog"
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[k͡xʷ] > [xʷ]

[ˈxʷaʊ.vɔʃ] kweuvoss
"German Shepherd"
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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[aʊ] > [æɑ]

[ˈxʷæɑ.vɔʃ]
kweuvoss
"German Shepherd"
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