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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 9:56 pm
by Man in Space
Dahl’s law, but for fricatives

[feʑ eːi]
Vezh êi
"Vezh language"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:02 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Rhotacism:

[feʁ eːi]
Fer êi
"Fer language"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Dec 10, 2022 10:54 pm
by foxcatdog
[t͡so.ci]
sóki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 8:04 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Is that another Japonic thing?

Either way, i-mutation

[t͡sø.ci]
seoki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:43 pm
by Man in Space
High vowels generate epenthetic consonants when final

[t͡sø.ciç]
seoki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:23 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[c] > [c͡ç]

[t͡sø.c͡çiç]
seoki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 5:59 pm
by Zju
Palatalisation:

[c͡çø.c͡çiç]
seoki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:07 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Front rounded vowels break:

[c͡çjo.c͡çiç]
kioki
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 6:25 pm
by foxcatdog
*ç becomes *x in coda

[c͡çjo.c͡çix]
kiokix
"A type of game similar to chess"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 10:56 pm
by Man in Space
Syllabic synharmony

[c͡çjo.c͡çi.xi]
kiokixi
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:06 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[x] > [ʁ]

[c͡çjo.c͡çi.ʁi]
kiokiri
'a type of game similar to chess'
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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:31 am
by Travis B.
People decide that they like [t͡ɕ] better than [c͡ç].

[t͡ɕjo.t͡ɕi.ʁi]
kiokiri
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 12:05 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Disaffrication

[ɕjo.ɕi.ʁi]
shioshiri
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:13 pm
by Travis B.
[j] > 0 / [ɕ]_V

[ɕo.ɕi.ʁi]
shioshiri
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 3:00 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Terminal [ʁi] > [l] in words of three syllables or more.

[ɕo.ɕil]
shoshil
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 5:33 pm
by Travis B.
[ɕ] > [ʂ] \ _V[-front]

[ʂo.ɕil]
shoshil
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:29 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coda [l] > [w]

[ʂo.ɕiw]
shoshil
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 6:54 pm
by Man in Space
*iw > u after palatals

[ʂo.ɕu]
shoçu
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:29 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Palatals trigger fronting of following vowels:

[ʂo.ɕy]
shoshü
'a type of game similar to chess'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2022 9:24 pm
by foxcatdog
*y > *i

[ʂo.ɕi]
shoshi
'a type of game similar to chess'