Word evolution game

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Re: Word evolution game

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Strengthening of onset [ʃ] to [t͡ʃ]

[t͡ʃe'ðɛʊs]
scheeuwoosch
"A male (dog); marten; (literary) German Shepherd"
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Re: Word evolution game

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Depalatalisation with ejection of [i] into the following syllalble:

[tie'ðɛʊs]
tiédheus
"A male (dog); marten; (literary) German Shepherd"
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Moving of stress to the initial position.

['tie.ðɛʊs]
tiédheus
"A male (dog); marten; (literary) German Shepherd"
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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Unstressed [ɛʊ] > [œ]

['tie.ðœs]
tiédheus
"A male (dog); marten; (literary) German Shepherd"
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*ð > *l

['tie.lɛʊs]
tiédheus
"A male (dog); marten; (literary) German Shepherd"
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The second diphthong switches its nuclear position

['tie.lɪos]
tiédheus
"male organism; (archaic) marten; (archaic) German Shepherd"
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Some people didn't really go along with the [ð] > [l] change, and rather influenced [l] > [ɰ].

['tie.ɰɪos]
tiédheus
"male organism; (archaic) marten; (archaic) German Shepherd"
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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The [l] and [ɰ] forms are inherited as a doublet, and vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables

['tieː.lɪos]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tieː..ɰɪos]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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Backing of [ɰ]:

['tieː.lɪos]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tieː..ʕɪos]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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Palatalization before close/near-close front vowels, with loss of the front component if part of a diphthong.

['tɕeː.ʎos]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tɕeː.jos]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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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Reduction of unstressed vowels

['tɕeː.ʎəs]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tɕeː.jəs]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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Final [s] > [h]

['tɕeː.ʎəh]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tɕeː.jəh]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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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*e: > *ai

['tɕai.ʎəh]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tɕai.jəh]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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Terminal [h] > [x]

['tɕai.ʎəx]
tiéleus
(adj.):
(of living organisms) "male"
(of social coding) "masculine"
(in some languages that gender words) "masculine"

(n.):
(of mammal species) "male, a male"

['tɕai.jəx]
tiédheus
(n.)
"stoat"
(literary or dialectal) "marten"
(used in old-fashioned kennel clubs) "German shepherd"
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[sal'bɔ::.na] salbôna
"to anoint"

[sal.bɔ::'na.ko:] salbônakú
"anointed"
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Long and overlong vowels become closing diphthongs.

[sal'bɔ:ʊ.na]
salbóuna
"to anoint"

[sal.bɔ:ʊ'na.koʊ]
salbóunakou
"anointed"
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Initial [s] > [h]

[hal'bɔ:ʊ.na]
halbóuna
"to anoint"

[hal.bɔ:ʊ'na.koʊ]
halbóunakou
"anointed"
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a > ə / when unstressed

[həl'bɔ:ʊ.nə]
halbóuna
"to anoint"

[həl.bɔ:ʊ'na.koʊ]
halbóunakou
"anointed"
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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[h] > 0

[əl'bɔ:ʊ.nə]
halbóuna
"to anoint"

[əl.bɔ:ʊ'na.koʊ]
halbóunakou
"anointed"
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

Post by Rounin Ryuuji »

Stress shifts to the last of the heaviest syllables (the reduction surface filter still applies):
[əl'bɔ:ʊ.nə]
halbóuna
"to anoint"

[əl'bɔ:ʊ.nə.koʊ]
halbóunakou
"anointed"
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