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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 12:11 am
by Travis B.
Epenthetic syllable opening.
[ˈçyːɸə]
híwf
"(of children, small domestic animals) female (when used of adults, disparaging or infantilising)"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 2:06 am
by foxcatdog
Middle Japonification
[ˈçyːwə]
híwf
"(of children, small domestic animals) female (when used of adults, disparaging or infantilising)"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 7:56 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Early Modern Japonification:
[ˈçyːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 6:17 pm
by foxcatdog
*ç > *s
[ˈsyːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 7:00 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[y(ː)] > [u(ː)] before back vowels
[ˈsuːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 9:28 pm
by foxcatdog
*s > *ɬ
[ˈɬuːwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 10:40 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[uː] > [au]
[ˈɬauwo]
ひうほ
híwfo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun May 21, 2023 11:30 pm
by foxcatdog
*ɬ > *l
[ˈlauwo]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:53 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
*[o] > [a] following another [a]
[ˈlauwa]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:02 pm
by foxcatdog
*l > *n
[ˈnauwa]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:11 pm
by Man in Space
*-uw- > -gg-
[ˈnagga]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:25 pm
by foxcatdog
Voiced obstruent geminates lost with compensatory lengthening
[ˈna:ga]
ひうほ
lauwo
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 6:38 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[aː] > [æː]
[ˈnæ:ga]
nága
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 7:26 pm
by foxcatdog
Vowel height dissimilation
[ˈnɛ:ga]
nága
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 9:44 pm
by Travis B.
Intervocalic voiced stop lenition.
[ˈnɛ:ɣa]
nága
"girl, female child"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon May 22, 2023 10:51 pm
by foxcatdog
New Word
[ˈsa:˨˩˧.wi]
sawi213
"blood, semen"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 6:54 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[aː] > [oː] before [w]
[ˈso:˨˩˧.wi]
sawi213
"blood, semen"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 9:12 am
by Travis B.
Destressing of low-pitched syllables.
[so:˨˩˧.ˈwi]
sawi213
"red"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue May 23, 2023 9:30 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Long vowels split the tone across with an intervening semivowel:
[so˨˩.wo˧.ˈwi]
sòwōwi
"red"
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed May 24, 2023 12:05 am
by foxcatdog
*w > *m
[so˨˩.mo˧.ˈmi]
sòwōwi
"red"