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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 7:59 pm
by Travis B.
Intervocalic fricatives voice.

dicha
['di.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.di]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.ɾi]

noidi
['noi.di]

sascin
['sa.ʒin]

nuén
['nue:n]

thítan
['θi:.tan]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2023 5:10 am
by foxcatdog
*d > *z before *i

dicha
['zi.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.zi]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.ɾi]

noidi
['noi.zi]

sascin
['sa.ʒin]

nuén
['nue:n]

thítan
['θi:.tan]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:43 am
by äreo
intervocalic *z > *ɹ

dicha
['zi.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.ɹi]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.ɾi]

noidi
['noi.ɹi]

sascin
['sa.ʒin]

nuén
['nue:n]

thítan
['θi:.tan]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 11:25 am
by Travis B.
Final [n] is elided, leaving the preceding vowel nasalized.

dicha
['zi.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.ɹi]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.ɾi]

noidi
['noi.ɹi]

sascin
['sa.ʒĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]
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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2023 1:28 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Merger of [ɹ ɾ] > [ɾ]

dicha
['zi.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.ɾi]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.ɾi]

noidi
['noi.ɾi]

sascin
['sa.ʒĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 1:00 pm
by Travis B.
Intervocalic elision of unstressed [ɾ]

dicha
['zi.ɣa]

nuetha
['nue.ða]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.i]

cnadha
['ɲa.ða]

suéchi
['sue:.ɣi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.ʒi.i]

noidi
['noi.i]

sascin
['sa.ʒĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2023 11:47 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Intervocalic voiced fricatives collapse to [h]:

dicha
['zi.ha]

nuetha
['nue.ha]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.i]

cnadha
['ɲa.ha]

suéchi
['sue:.hi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.hi.i]

noidi
['noi.i]

sascin
['sa.hĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:09 pm
by Travis B.
Final [i] after a vowel becomes [jə].

dicha
['zi.ha]

nuetha
['nue.ha]

tuha
['tu.a]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.ha]

suéchi
['sue:.hi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.ta]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['sa.hĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 1:18 pm
by äreo
Cool way to resolve most of the vowel hiatus.

unstressed *a > schwa (nasal vowels unaffected)

dicha
['zi.hə]

nuetha
['nue.hə]

tuha
['tu.ə]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.hə]

suéchi
['sue:.hi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.tə]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['sa.hĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 10:49 pm
by foxcatdog
*s > *ɬ

dicha
['zi.hə]

nuetha
['nue.hə]

tuha
['tu.ə]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.hə]

suéchi
['ɬue:.hi]

tsata
['t͡sa:.tə]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['ɬa.hĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 11:04 pm
by Travis B.
[ts] > [s]

dicha
['zi.hə]

nuetha
['nue.hə]

tuha
['tu.ə]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.hə]

suéchi
['ɬue:.hi]

tsata
['sa:.tə]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['ɬa.hĩ]

nuén
['nuẽ:]

thítan
['θi:.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:26 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Long vowel breaking, [iː eː aː] > [ai io au], resulting nonsyllabic [ui] > [ɥ]

dicha
['zi.hə]

nuetha
['nue.hə]

tuha
['tu.ə]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.hə]

suéchi
['ɬɥo.hi]

tsata
['sau.tə]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['ɬa.hĩ]

nuén
['nɥõ]

thítan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 12:52 pm
by äreo
resolution of remaining vowel hiatus, resulting in *uə merging into [ue]
also regularizing semivowel notation in falling diphthongs as [j w ɥ]

dicha
['zi.hə]

nuetha
['nwe.hə]

tuha
['twe]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.hə]

suéchi
['ɬɥo.hi]

tsata
['sau.tə]

ajiri
['a.hi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['ɬa.hĩ]

nuén
['nɥõ]

thítan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:26 pm
by Travis B.
[h] > [ç] before front vowels and [x] elsewhere

dicha
['zi.xə]

nuetha
['nwe.xə]

tuha
['twe]

dedi
['de.jə]

cnadha
['ɲa.xə]

suéchi
['ɬɥo.çi]

tsata
['sau.tə]

ajiri
['a.çi.jə]

noidi
['noi.jə]

sascin
['ɬa.çĩ]

nuén
['nɥõ]

thítan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 4:57 pm
by äreo
intervocalic [j] > [ʒ]

dicha
['zi.xə]

nuetha
['nwe.xə]

tuha
['twe]

dedi
['de.ʒə]

cnadha
['ɲa.xə]

suéchi
['ɬɥo.çi]

tsata
['sau.tə]

ajiri
['a.çi.ʒə]

noidi
['noi.ʒə]

sascin
['ɬa.çĩ]

nuén
['nɥõ]

thítan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2023 8:31 pm
by foxcatdog
Glides lost influencing the previous consonants POA

dicha
['zi.xə]

nuetha
['me.xə]

tuha
['pe]

dedi
['de.ʒə]

cnadha
['ɲa.xə]

suéchi
['ʎ̥˔o.çi]

tsata
['sau.tə]

ajiri
['a.çi.ʒə]

noidi
['noi.ʒə]

sascin
['ɬa.çĩ]

nuén
['ɲõ]

thítan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 10:05 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ʎ̥] > [ʎ], also spelling reform for mostly phonemic orthography, but with some concessions to etymology:

dihe
['zi.xə]

muéhe
['me.xə]

tué
['pe]

déje
['de.ʒə]

cnahe
['ɲa.xə]

slióhe
['ʎo.çi]

sáte
['sau.tə]

ahije
['a.çi.ʒə]

nóije
['noi.ʒə]

slachin
['ɬa.çĩ]

cnuón
['ɲõ]

thaitan
['θai.tã]
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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:44 pm
by foxcatdog
*x lost lengthening the previous voweel

dihe
['zi:.ə]

muéhe
['me:.ə]

tué
['pe]

déje
['de.ʒə]

cnahe
['ɲa:.ə]

slióhe
['ʎo.çi]

sáte
['sau.tə]

ahije
['a.çi.ʒə]

nóije
['noi.ʒə]

slachin
['ɬa.çĩ]

cnuón
['ɲõ]

thaitan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:09 am
by Man in Space
Final schwa lengthens a preceding consonant if present:

dihe
['zi:.ə]

muéhe
['me:.ə]

tué
['pe]

déje
['deʒ.ʒə]

cnahe
['ɲa:.ə]

slióhe
['ʎo.çi]

sáte
['saut.tə]

ahije
['a.çiʒ.ʒə]

nóije
['noiʒ.ʒə]

slachin
['ɬa.çĩ]

cnuón
['ɲõ]

thaitan
['θai.tã]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2023 12:48 am
by foxcatdog
Quite a change from ['di.xa] ['nue.θa] ['tu.a] ['de.di] ['ɲa.ða] ['sue:.xi] ['t͡sa:.ta] ['a.ʒi.ɾi] ['noi.di] ['za.ʃin] ['nue:n] ['θi:.tan].