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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 3:34 am
by foxcatdog
Final vowels lost

['œqχ]
diórde
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

*ai > *e

['ge.cæ̥]
žiyat
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

*d to *l before low vowels

['la̰cɕ]
néyecci
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 6:18 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[qχ] > [kx]

['œkx]
diórhe
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[c] > [cɕ]

['ge.cɕæ̥]
gaiciah
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Epinthesis of preceding vowel after terminal stops, fricatives, and affricates:

['la̰cɕa̰]
lạcciạ
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 10:32 am
by Zju
[kx] > [cɕ] / V[+front]_

['œcɕ]
diórhe
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Palatalisation:

['ɟʝe.cɕæ̥]
gaiciah
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

L semivocalisation:

['ja̰cɕa̰]
lạcciạ
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 10:53 am
by Travis B.
[cɕ] > [ɕː]

['œɕː]
diórhe
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[cɕ] > [kj]

['ɟʝe.kjæ̥]
gaiciah
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Non-final [a̰] > [ɑ]

['jɑcɕa̰]
lạcciạ
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 3:17 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Coda [ɕː] > [jɕ]

['œjɕ]
eoisc
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

(I think this one's finally losing steam.)

[kj] > [c͡ç]

['ɟ͡ʝe.c͡çæ̥]
giecia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Creaky voice is lost with lengthening of the formerly creaky-voiced vowel:

['jɑcɕaː]
iaccià
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 3:47 pm
by Zju
[j] > [c]

['œcɕ]
eoisc
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Voiceless vowels drop with compensatory lengthening of the previous segment

['ɟ͡ʝec͡çː]
giecia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[j] > [ɟ͡ʝ]

['ɟ͡ʝɑcɕaː]
iaccià
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 5:01 pm
by Travis B.
I am getting sick of voiceless palatal affricates...

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 6:20 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Depalatalisation:

['œt͡s]
oets
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Disaffrication:

['ʝeçː]
giecch
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Disaffrication:

[ʝɑɕaː]
giascià
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 8:57 pm
by Travis B.
[œ] > [jɔ]

['jɔt͡s]
oets
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[çː] > [jç] / V_

['ʝejç]
giecch
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ʝ] > [gj]

[gjɑɕaː]
giascià
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 9:36 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Disaffrication with compensatory lengthening:

['jɔːs]
iós
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ʝ] > [j]

['jejç]
ieich
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Intervocalic [ɕ] > [js]

[gjɑjsaː]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sat May 04, 2024 10:32 pm
by Travis B.
[ɔː] > [uɔ̯]

['juɔ̯s]
iós
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ej] > [æj]

['jæjç]
ieich
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ɑj] > [ɛː]

[gjɛːsaː]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 6:57 pm
by GoshDiggityDangit
[s] > [ʃ]

['juɔ̯ʃ]
iós
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[jç] > [j̥]

['jæj̥]
ieich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

[gj] > [dʒ]

[dʒɛːsaː]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Sun May 05, 2024 11:43 pm
by foxcatdog
[a.bá]
aba
"ocean fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 8:47 am
by Rounin Ryuuji
[uɔ̯] > [uwɔ

['ju.wɔʃ]
iuwos
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[æ] > [eə]

['jeəj̥]
ieich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

Open syllables undergo "closing", gaining terminal [j w ɾ] depending on vowel quality

[dʒɛːjsaːɾ]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

High-pitched vowels lengthen:
[a.báː]
abá
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 10:28 am
by Man in Space
Hardening of *w

['ju.vɔʃ]
ivvos
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[eə] > [iu]

['iuj̥]
ieich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

*jC > CC

[dʒɛːssaːɾ]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

Z > Ø / V_V

[a.áː]
abá
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 11:02 am
by Travis B.
Lengthening of vowels in open syllables

['juː.vɔʃ]
ivvos
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[u] > [y] before front vowels and semivowels.

['iyj̥]
ieich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

[s], including when geminate, > [ɕ] after front vowels

[dʒɛːɕːaːɾ]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

[aː] > [au]

[a.áu]
abá
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon May 06, 2024 2:33 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
Epinthesis of [i] after terminal coronals:

['juː.vɔ.ʃi]
iúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[iy] > [ijy]

['iyj̥]
iuich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

[dʒ] > [ɟʑ] before front vowels

[ɟʑɛːɕːaːɾ]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

V.V > Vː

[áːu]
áuw
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 12:02 pm
by GoshDiggityDangit
[j] > [c] / #_

['cuː.vɔ.ʃi]
ćúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[iy] > [yː]

['yːj̥]
iuich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

[ɾ] > Ø / _#

[ɟʑɛːɕːaː]
giaisà
"planet, wandering star"

[u] > [w] / V_

[áːw]
áuw
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 3:53 pm
by Rounin Ryuuji
[uː] > [yː] after palatals

['cyː.vɔ.ʃi]
ciúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[j̥] > [ç]

['yːç]
úich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

Resyllabification with breaking of long vowels in now-closed syllables:

[ɟʑiaɕ.ɕaː]
giassià

[aː] > [eː]

[éːw]
áuw
"oceanic fish"

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue May 07, 2024 9:13 pm
by GoshDiggityDangit
Option #1: Vowel Shift
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Vowel Shift!

[i] > [y] > [u]
[e] > [i]
[a] > [e]
[ɔ] > [a]
[u] > [o]

['cuː.va.ʃu]
ciúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

['uːç]
úich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

[ɟʑueɕ.ɕoː]
giassià
"planet, wandering star"

[íːw]
áuw
"oceanic fish"
Option #2: Individual Changes
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[v] > [b]

['cyː.bɔ.ʃi]
ciúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ç] > [x]

['yːx]
úich
"(chiefly archaic) madam, ma'am"

(Alveolo-)Palatal sounds become Alveolar

[dzias.saː]
giassià
"planet, wandering star"

[eː] > [iː]

[íːw]
áuw
"oceanic fish"