Word evolution game

[Travis B.]

[óːw] > [úː]

['júː]
Joml
‘person; reflexive anaphor’

[Otto Kretschmer]

New word
[au̯ˈɡus.tus]
Augustus

[Travis B.]

Coda sibilants > [h]

[au̯ˈɡuh.tuh]
Augustus

[Man in Space]

Initial debuccization of *j

['hóːw]
Joml
‘person; reflexive anaphor’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[u] > [y]
[au̯ˈɡyh.tyh]
Augustus

[foxcatdog]

Monophthonisation
[oˈɡyh.tyh]
Augustus

[Man in Space]

Shoot, how did I do that again?!

Debuccalization of intervocalic /g/

[oˈhyh.tyh]
Augustus

[foxcatdog]

coda *h lost lenghtening the vowels

[oˈhy:.ty:]
Augustus

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Assibilation of [t] before high front vowels:

[oˈhy:.sy:]
Aughussus

[Man in Space]

*Vh > Ø

[ˈy:.sy:]
Augustus

[foxcatdog]

Vowel breaking
[ˈwe.swe]
wetwe

[Man in Space]

#RVTR- > #RTVR- with the first resonant syllabifying

[uˈse.we]
wetwe
‘august, robust, impressive, esteemed’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[w] > [v]

[uˈse.ve]
wetwe
‘august, robust, impressive, esteemed’

[Man in Space]

e…e > jæ…e

[uˈsjæ.ve]
wetwe
‘august, robust, impressive, esteemed’

[foxcatdog]

[ˈmâ:.kas.na]
maákasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[aː] > [au]

[ˈmáù.kas.na]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’

[Man in Space]

Gudi Ngamo tone shift

[ˈmàù.kâs.nà]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Coda [u] fortifies to [v]

[ˈmàv.kâs.nà]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’

[Otto Kretschmer]

Initial [m]>[n]
[ˈnàv.kâs.nà]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’

[Man in Space]

VC%C > V:C%Ø

[ˈnà:.vâ:.sà]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’