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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2024 9:34 pm
by Man in Space
Initial nasals lost

[ˈa.tɐ]
nanata
“clear”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:56 am
by Otto Kretschmer
[ˈxɑβ.jɑ.nɑ̃]
habjaną
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:59 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coda [β] > [w]:

[ˈxɑw.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:38 am
by Travis B.
[ɑw] > [ow]

[ˈxow.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:02 am
by Man in Space
*wj > jj

[ˈxoj.jɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 11:48 am
by Travis B.
[jj] > [d.dʒ]

[ˈxod.dʒɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:22 pm
by Otto Kretschmer
Switch to a pitch accent

[xód.dʒɑ.nɑ̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:25 pm
by Travis B.
Reduction of short final vowels (and shortening of long final vowels) outside of monosyllables.

[xód.dʒɑ.nə̃]
hauianan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:41 pm
by Otto Kretschmer
Deletion of final schwa, resyllabification
[xód.dʒɑn]
hoddzan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:44 pm
by Travis B.
Onset [x] > [h]

[hód.dʒɑn]
hoddzan
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 1:20 pm
by Man in Space
*ʒɑ > æ, orthographic reform

[hód.dæn]
hôddain
‘to have’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:03 pm
by 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’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 6:52 pm
by foxcatdog
Final nasals lost leaving behind nasalisation

[hód.dʒæ̃]
hôddain
‘to have’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:35 pm
by Travis B.
[æ̃] > [ɑ̃]

Also, some spelling reform.

[hód.dʒɑ̃]
hôddian
‘to have’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:07 pm
by foxcatdog
Nasalisation spreads through the word

[hṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
hôddian
‘to have’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:52 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[o õ] trigger labialisation of preceding consonants:

[hʷṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:20 am
by foxcatdog
[ˈman.di.xu.sa]
mandikusa
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:32 am
by Travis B.
[hʷ] > [w]

[wṍɲ.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

[s] > [z] \ V_V

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

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:19 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coda [ɲ] > [j]:

[wṍj.ɲɑ̃]
huónnian
"to have"

Nasal assimilation:

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

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 11:41 am
by 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”