Word evolution game

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Travis B.
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[a:] > [au̯]

[ˈnàu̯.vâu̯.sà]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’
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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Deletion of final vowels in polysyllables

[ˈnàu̯.vâu̯s]
Máukasna
‘the name of a clan/giant’
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[au̯] > [ou̯]

[ˈnòu̯.vôu̯s]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant’
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Dissimilation

[ˈnòu̯.vûs]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant’
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Elision of coda sibilants

[ˈnòu̯.vû]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant’
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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o > e / T_

[ˈnèu̯.vû]
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‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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[eu̯] > [ju]

[ˈnjù.vû]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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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Glide fortition

[ˈndzù.vû]
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‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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Denasalization of prenasalized stops and affricates.

[ˈdzù.vû]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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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Tone spreading of contours

[ˈdzú.vù]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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Devoicing of initial obstruents.

[ˈtsú.vù]
Nòuvôus
‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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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Vowel contraction

[ˈtsû:]
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‘the name of a clan/giant; personified supernatural genius of said clan’
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[ˈwa.wan]
wawan
“massive”
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Arabic vocoid contraction

[wa:n]
wawan
“massive”
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Initial [w] > [β]

[βa:n]
wawan
“massive”
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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[aː] > [ɑː]

[βɑ:n]
wán
“massive”
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Nasals denasalise finally leaving behind traces on the previous vowel

[βɑ̃:t]
wán
“massive”
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Debuccalization

[ɦɑ̃:t]
wán
“massive”
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Rhinoglottophillia before nasal vowels

[ŋɑ̃:t]
wán
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Coda consonants are lost.

[ŋɑ̃:]
wán
“massive”
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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