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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 7:01 pm
by Darren
atonic [ɔ] > [ə]

[əˈʎiu.rɛ̃]
Oliuren, oliuren
A proper name, (col.) guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 8:21 pm
by foxcatdog
*r lost intervocalically

[əˈʎiu.ɛ̃]
Oliuren, oliuren
A proper name, (col.) guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:13 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Epinthesis
[əˈʎiu.wɛ̃]
Oliuren, oliuren

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 10:29 pm
by Darren
/iu/ → /ju/

[əˈʎju.wɛ̃]
Oliuren, oliuren
An archaic proper name; guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2022 11:29 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ju] > [y]

[əˈʎy.wɛ̃]
Alyuen, alyuen
An archaic proper name; guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:24 am
by foxcatdog
Nasalisation affects following consonsonants

[əˈʎy.mɛ̃]
Alyuen, alyuen
An archaic proper name; guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:33 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Pretonic schwa becomes realised as a geminated initial:

[ʎˈʎy.mɛ̃]
Alyuen, alyuen
An archaic proper name; guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:43 am
by Darren
ʎʎ > ɟ͡ʝ

[ɟ͡ʝy.mɛ̃]
llyuen
Guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:03 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Darren wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:43 am ʎʎ > ɟ͡ʝ
Is that a terribly plausible sound change?

Anyway, vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables:


[ɟ͡ʝyː.mɛ̃]
llyumen
Guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:05 am
by Man in Space
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:03 am
Darren wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:43 am ʎʎ > ɟ͡ʝ
Is that a terribly plausible sound change?
I would have to say yes, I could see that happening. (Though it wouldn’t be my personal first choice.)

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:09 am
by Darren
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 1:03 am
Darren wrote: Sun Nov 20, 2022 12:43 am ʎʎ > ɟ͡ʝ
Is that a terribly plausible sound change?
I think so. Sicilian has /ʎː/ > /ɟː/ which is close enough as makes no difference.

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ɛ̃ > ã

[ˈɟ͡ʝyː.mã]
llyumen
Guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:22 am
by foxcatdog
Rounding lost on vowels transferring there roundness to consonants

[ˈɟ͡ʝʷiː.mã]
llyumen
Guy, dude.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 10:28 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ɟ͡ʝʷ] > [ɟ͡ʑᶣ]

[ˈɟ͡ʑᶣiː.mã]
llyumen
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:25 pm
by Zju
nasalisation spreads:

[ˈⁿɟ͡ʑᶣĩː.mã]
nllyiman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 2:53 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Disaffrication

[ˈⁿʑᶣĩː.mã]
nllyiman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 3:26 pm
by Travis B.
Rounding transfers from consonants back onto vowels.

[ˈⁿʑỹː.mã]
nllyiman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 4:37 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
The second mora of a long nasalised vowel becomes realised as an uvular nasal:

[ˈⁿʑỹɴ.mã]
zhiunman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 4:41 pm
by Darren
Stress shift to the final syllable

[ⁿʑỹɴ.ˈmã]
zhiunman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:03 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ã] lowers further to [ɑ̃]

[ⁿʑỹɴ.ˈmɑ̃]
zhiunman
"person"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2022 8:37 pm
by foxcatdog
Moraic nasals assimilate

[ⁿʑỹm.ˈmɑ̃]
zhiunman
"person"