Word evolution game

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New Word for the 101 page anniversary
[ˈmɛ.ma.sa:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"
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[s] > [z] between vowels.

[ˈmɛ.ma.za:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"
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*z > *r

[ˈmɛ.ma.ra:]
memasaa
"genesis dragoness of order"
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[aː] > [aw]

[ˈmɛ.ma.raw]
memaraw
"genesis dragoness of order; order as a philosophical principle"
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Dissimilation

[ˈmɛ.mi.raw]
memaraw
"genesis dragoness of order; order as a philosophical principle"
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Vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables:

[ˈmɛː.mi.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Elision of intervocalic *m

[ˈmɛː.i.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Fortition of *i

[ˈmɛːdz.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Insertion of epenthetic vowels

[ˈmɛː.dza.raw]
mémaraw
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Diphthong smoothing:

[ˈmɛː.dza.rɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Lenition of *r:

[ˈmɛː.dza.hɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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Polishification

[ˈmɔː.dza.hɔː]
médzaró
"order (as a philosophical principle); orderedness, regularity"
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foxcatdog wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 9:04 pm Polishification
Rounding after labial consonants?

[z] > [ɾ]

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.hɔː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Tue May 09, 2023 9:46 am
foxcatdog wrote: Mon May 08, 2023 9:04 pm Polishification
Rounding after labial consonants?
Nah backing of *ɛ before alveolars

Anyways raising of final *ɔ

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.hoː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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Loss of intervocallic [h]

[ˈmɔː.dɾa.oː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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Metathesis

[ˈmɔː.da.ɾoː]
módrahó
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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Devoicing

[ˈmɔː.ta.ɾoː]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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Long-vowel diphthongisation: [ɔː oː] > [ɛʊ əʊ]

[ˈmɛʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
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[ɛʊ] > [ɛ.jʊ]

[ˈmɛ.jʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
mótaró
"order, orderedness, regularity; smoothness; peace, tranquility"
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Stressed syllables half-lengthen:

[ˈmɛˑ.jʊ.ta.ɾəʊ]
meyutaró

"peace, tranqulity; (literary) order; (literary) orderliness, regularity; (of verbs) regular"
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