Word evolution game

[Man in Space]

Initial nasals lost

[ˈa.tɐ]
nanata
“clear”

[Otto Kretschmer]

[ˈxɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃]
habjaną
"to have"

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Coda [β] > [w]:

[ˈxɑw.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Travis B.]

[ɑw] > [ow]

[ˈxow.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Man in Space]

*wj > jj

[ˈxoj.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Travis B.]

[jj] > [d.dʒ]

[ˈxod.dʒɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Otto Kretschmer]

Switch to a pitch accent

[xód.dʒɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Travis B.]

Reduction of short final vowels (and shortening of long final vowels) outside of monosyllables.

[xód.dʒɑ.nə̃]
hauianan
"to have"

[Otto Kretschmer]

Deletion of final schwa, resyllabification
[xód.dʒɑn]
hoddzan
"to have"

[Travis B.]

Onset [x] > [h]

[hód.dʒɑn]
hoddzan
"to have"

[Man in Space]

*ʒɑ > æ, orthographic reform

[hód.dæn]
hôddain
‘to have’

[Travis B.]

Speakers revolt against being told that pronouncing the frication is wrong, and so it ends up being restored.

[hód.dʒæn]
hôddain
‘to have’

[foxcatdog]

Final nasals lost leaving behind nasalisation

[hód.dʒæ̃]
hôddain
‘to have’

[Travis B.]

[æ̃] > [ɑ̃]

Also, some spelling reform.

[hód.dʒɑ̃]
hôddian
‘to have’

[foxcatdog]

Nasalisation spreads through the word

[hṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
hôddian
‘to have’

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[o õ] trigger labialisation of preceding consonants:

[hʷṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

[foxcatdog]

[ˈman.di.xu.sa]
mandikusa
“technology”

[Travis B.]

[hʷ] > [w]

[wṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

[s] > [z] \ V_V

[ˈman.di.xu.za]
mandikusa
“technology”

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Coda [ɲ] > [j]:

[wṍj.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

Nasal assimilation:

[ˈman.ni.xu.za]
mandikusa
“technology”

[Travis B.]

Preceding vowels assimilate with [j], making a long front vowel.

[wø̃́ː.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

Onset [x] > [h]

[ˈman.ni.hu.za]
mandikusa
“technology”