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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:31 am
by Man in Space
Initial velar nasals lost
[ɑ̃:]
wán
“massive”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:12 am
by foxcatdog
[ˈkʷa.ki.na]
kʷakina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:46 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[a] > [o] after labials and labialisation
[ˈkʷo.ki.na]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 12:04 pm
by Travis B.
Unlabialized velars become palatal before front vowels and [j].
[ˈkʷo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:18 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[kʷ] > [pʷ]
[ˈpʷo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 1:31 pm
by Travis B.
[pʷ] > [p]
[ˈpo.ci.na]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 2:52 pm
by Otto Kretschmer
[a]>[ɐ]
[ˈpo.ci.nɐ]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:36 pm
by Travis B.
[c] > [ts]
[ˈpo.tsi.nɐ]
kwokina
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:49 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Post-tonic [i] > [ɘ]
[ˈpo.tsɘ.nɐ]
potsyna
“marten”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 6:45 pm
by Man in Space
Progressive vowel roundedness harmony
[ˈpo.tsɞ.nɞ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:59 pm
by Travis B.
Unrounding of non-back rounded vowels, ejecting labialization onto preceding consonants.
[ˈpo.tsʷɘ.nʷɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:42 pm
by Man in Space
Dialectal Ubykh
[ˈpo.pfɘ.mɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 8:48 pm
by Travis B.
[pf] > [f.f]
[ˈpof.fɘ.mɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:04 pm
by Man in Space
Deletion of unstressed vowels following extended voiceless sequences
[ˈpof.fmɘ]
potsyna
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 9:31 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Loss of nasals after initial stops and fricatives:
[ˈpof.fɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 10:42 pm
by Man in Space
Lag assimilation
[ˈfɘf.fɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2024 11:03 pm
by foxcatdog
*f > *h
[ˈhɘh.hɘ]
poffë
“marten; weaving design pattern named for such a bird; blanket characteristically woven with such patterns”
Also the word refers to the mammal not the bird
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 2:55 am
by Man in Space
['mbgur.ra.gjod.da]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:00 am
by foxcatdog
['mur.ra.jo.a]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’
Voiced stops lost
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:05 am
by Man in Space
*CCV sequences devoice the geminate and following vowel
['mu.tå.jo.a]
mbgurragjodda
‘tomato garden’
(On mobile, apologies for the kludged diacritic)