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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:19 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Semivowel fortition:
玻鏡見
[θɸtsy᷈ᵝɸʃi̥]
thftsûfshi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:57 pm
by Man in Space
*θɸ > h̪͆ / %_, _%
玻鏡見
[h̪͆tsy᷈ᵝɸʃi̥]
thftsûfshi
'narcissus, jonquil, daffodil; (informally) a seasonal garment with a pattern of such flowers; (informal, derogatory) adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 12:08 am
by foxcatdog
Initial CC clusters dissapear leaving behind aspiration if a fricative was lost
玻鏡見
[tsʰy᷈ᵝɸʃi̥]
htsûfshi
'(informal, derogatory) adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:02 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of coda fricatives with compensatory lengthening:
玻鏡見
[tsʰy᷈ᵝːʃi̥]
htsûfshi
'(informal, derogatory) adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 11:53 am
by Travis B.
[yᵝː] > [i̯uᵝ], [y᷈ᵝː] > [ĩ̯ũᵝ]
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯ũᵝʃi̥]
htsûfshi
'(informal, derogatory) adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:36 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of devoiced vowels with compensatory lengthening of the preceding syllable.
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯ũᵝːʃ]
htsiúsh
'adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:40 pm
by Travis B.
Final fricatives > [h]
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯ũᵝːh]
htsiúsh
'adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:37 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Fortition of terminal [h] > [x]
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯ũᵝːx]
htsiúc'h
'adolescent'
I'm amused by how this now-monosyllabic word is still three characters long.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:57 pm
by Man in Space
Lowering of the nucleus of like-height diphthongs
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯õᵝːx]
htsiúc’h
'adolescent'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:35 pm
by foxcatdog
*x > *ç
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯õᵝːç]
htsiúc’h
'adolescent'
New word soon?
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:35 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Nasalisation transfers to coda consonant:
玻鏡見
[tsʰĩ̯õᵝːɲ]
htsionh
'adolescent'
That's quite the change from:
玻鏡見
/sɥì.ʑó̞ᵝː.mì/ | [s̪ɥì.ɲʑó̞ᵝːˑ.mᶣì]
suijōmi
"narcissus, jonquil, daffodil"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:35 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
foxcatdog wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:35 pm
New word soon?
Sure, why not supply one now?
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 4:18 pm
by foxcatdog
Rounin Ryuuji wrote: ↑Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:35 am
foxcatdog wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 9:35 pm
New word soon?
Sure, why not supply one now?
Giving other people an oppurtunity to supply one
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:47 pm
by Man in Space
[gɾvɵ̌ʢgɐ]
grvóxga
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:56 pm
by foxcatdog
*g > *c
[cɾvɵ̌ʢcɐ]
crvóxca
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 7:59 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of coda consonants with compensatory lengthening:
[cɾvɵ̌ːcɐ]
chrvócha
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:00 pm
by foxcatdog
*ɵ > *u
[cɾvǔːcɐ]
chrvócha
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:27 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Vocalisation of syllabic rhotics to [ɐ]
[cɐ.vǔː.cɐ]
chavúcha
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 8:30 pm
by Man in Space
Vowel length affects rising tone by making it rising-falling, is lost in the process
[cɐ.vu᷈.cɐ]
chavúcha
'to weather, to wear down, to sand (s.th.) down'
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 9:00 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tone is lost entirely
[cɐ.vu.cɐ]
chavúcha
(v.) "age, decline with age"
(v.) (by extension) "become dated, fade from popularity"
(v.) (now literary) "weather, erode, wear down"