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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:23 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Nasalisation lost in syllables without a nasal initial or coda@

[wǿː.ɲɑ̃]
huóinian
"to have"

[z] > [ʁ]

[ˈman.ni.hu.ʁa]
mannihura
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:02 pm
by Man in Space
Vowel nasalization > low tone

[wǿː.ɲà]
huóinian
"to have"

*nn > ɲ

[ˈma.ɲi.hu.ʁa]
mañihura
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 2:33 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[a] > [ie] after palatals

[wǿː.ɲiè]
huóinian
"to have"

[h] > [f] before rounded vowels

[ˈma.ɲi.fu.ʁa]
mañihura
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 3:23 pm
by Man in Space
Prestoppage of nasals following long vowels, which shorten

[wǿ.ɟɲiè]
huóinian
"to have"

Rosenfelder’s law

[ˈmaɲ.fuʁ]
mañfur
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 5:26 pm
by Travis B.
Unrounding of front vowels.

[wé.ɟɲiè]
huóinian
"to have"

Fronting of vowels before palatals.

[ˈmæɲ.fuʁ]
mañfur
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:18 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[w] > [ɥ] before front vowels

[ɥé.ɟɲiè]
huégniè
"to have"

Coda [ɲ] > [j]

[ˈmæj.fuʁ]
mäifur
“technology”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:25 pm
by Man in Space
Loss of palatial onglides following palatals

[ɥé.ɟɲè]
huégniè
‘to have’

*jC > C:

[ˈmæf.fuʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:24 pm
by foxcatdog
Fortition

[cé.cɲè]
huégniè
‘to have’

Vowel raising

[ˈmef.fuʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:45 pm
by Man in Space
Vowels in the initial syllable devoice between voiceless sounds

[ce̥.cɲè]
huégniè
‘to have’

Progressive vowel harmony

[ˈmef.fyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 7:56 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Prestopped nasals become geminate voiceless stops:

[ce̥c.cè]
hyékkyè
‘to have’

Degemination:

[ˈme.fyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:05 pm
by Man in Space
Loss of voiceless vowels with simplification of the resulting trainwreck

[cçcè]
hyékkyè
‘to have’

Labial consonants round a preceding vowel

[ˈmø.fyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:01 pm
by foxcatdog
[ˈpaθkʷ]
paskʷ
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:22 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
I think this one's still good, so intervocallic [f] > [v]

[ˈmø.vyʁ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Loss of labialisation of terminal stops with ejection of following [u]:

[ˈpaθku]
pascu
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 12:57 pm
by Man in Space
Deletion of unstressed posttonic high vowels

[ˈmø.vɑ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

*a-affectation in the posttonic

[ˈpaθkɯ]
pascu
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:59 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[ø] > [jo]

[ˈmjo.vɑ]
mäifur
‘technology; profession-specific equipment, technical equipment for some task’

Voiceless fricative + voiceless Stop > preaspirated voiceless stop

[ˈpaʰkɯ]
pascu
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:44 am
by Sol717
Elision of intervocalic voiced non-sibilant fricatives (with placeholder <h> to break the hiatus):

[ˈmjo.ɑ]
moihor
"necessary or usual supplies for a job or task"

Vowel breaking (with loss of preaspiration as it is no longer contrastive):

[ˈpɑɔ̯kɯ]
pahkï
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:36 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Hiatus collapse with coalescence into a long vowel:

[ˈmjɔː]
moihor
"necessary or usual supplies for a job or task"

Diphthongs smooth into long vowels:

[ˈpɔːkɯ]
pahkï
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:18 am
by Sol717
/Cj/ clusters assimilate into the corresponding palatal:

[ˈɳɔː]
moihor
"necessary or usual supplies for a job or task"

Centralisation of /ɯ/ (as in Polish, but more extreme):

[ˈpɔːkɘ]
pahkï
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:21 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
Open syllables develop a closing offglide:

[ˈɳɔːw]
nioiw
"necessary or usual supplies for a job or task"

[ɘ] > [jɔ]

[ˈpɔːkjɔ]
pahkë
“bird”

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:55 am
by Sol717
Palatalisation of [kj] with "ejection" of preceding palatal:

[ˈpɔːjt͡ʃɔ]
pahkë
“bird”