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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 8:59 pm
by foxcatdog
*β > *w

['wɨs çeyɕ]
Bhys hyeüsh

'Bhys language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 9:09 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ç] > [j]

['wɨs jeyɕ]
Wys yeüsh

'Wys language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 10:28 pm
by Esneirra973
The roundedness of semivowels and vowels assimilates into adjacent phonemes.

['wʉs jøyɕ]
Wıs yöüsh

'Wıs language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Dec 08, 2022 11:30 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coalescence into a single word:
['wʉɕ.ɕøyɕ]
Wısshöüsh

'Wıs language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:32 pm
by Man in Space
High vowels adjacent to a semivowel lower

['wɵɕ.ɕøyɕ]
Wısshöüsh

'Wıs language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 4:52 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Monophthongisation of unstressed diphthongs:

['wɵɕ.ɕyɕ]
Wısshüsh
'Wıs language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:01 pm
by foxcatdog
Non back rounded vowels unround
['wəɕ.ɕiɕ]
Wesshish
'Wes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 5:18 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Stressed [ə] fronts to [e]:

['weɕ.ɕiɕ]
Wesshish
'Wes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2022 11:05 pm
by Travis B.
Coda [ɕ] > [h]

['weh.ɕih]
Wesshish
'Wes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:24 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of coda [h] in unstressed syllables:

['weh.ɕi]
Wehshi
'Wes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 11:33 am
by Man in Space
Final vowels lost along with terminal cluster simplification

[weɕ]
Wehshi
'Wes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:00 pm
by Zju
Fortition of semivowels (+readding word for language)

[beɕ ɟeih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:16 pm
by Man in Space
Lag dissimilation of palatals

[beɕ eih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:34 pm
by foxcatdog
Man in Space wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 3:16 pm Lag dissimilation of palatals

[beɕ eih]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'
What is this meant to be?

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:39 pm
by Man in Space
The second element of the diphthong is palatal. The palatal stop at the beginning of the first word deleted under its influence.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 7:38 pm
by foxcatdog
Man in Space wrote: Sat Dec 10, 2022 6:39 pm The second element of the diphthong is palatal. The palatal stop at the beginning of the first word deleted under its influence.
uh
i thought you made a mistake

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:10 pm
by foxcatdog
*h lost with compensatory lengthening of vowels

[beɕ ei:]
Besh jeih
'Bes language'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:37 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Quantitative metathesis:

[beɕ eːi]
Besh êi
"Besh language"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:41 pm
by Man in Space
Betacism

[veɕ eːi]
Besh êi
"Besh language"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 8:43 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coda sibilants voice:

[veʑ eːi]
Vezh êi
"Vezh language"