Word evolution game

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sébds
[ˈtɕǽːʁɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Vowel affectation near uvulars
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sébds
[ˈtɕjǽʁɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

æː > jæ
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sébds
[ˈtɕjǽʢɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder’

Uvular fricative to pharyngeal trill
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sébds
[ˈtɕjǽħɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder’

ʢ > ħ
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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sébds
[ˈtɕʕǽħɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder’

*j > ʕ under assimilatory pressure from [ħ]
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sébds
[ˈtɕəʕǽħɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder’

Epenthesis breaking up clusters.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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sébds
[ˈtɕɪʕǽħɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Schwa-affectation
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sébds
[ˈtɕɪʕǽχɜ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point; conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

ħ > χ
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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sébds
[ˈtɕɪʕǽqɜ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Lag dissimilation of continuants turning the second of two such consonants into a stop
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sébds
[ˈtɕeʕɑ́qʌ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Lowering and backing of consonants adjacent to pharyngeals and uvulars.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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sébds
[ˈtɕæːqʌ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

*VRV sequence resolution
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sébds
[ˈtɕæːqχʌ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

q > qχ
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕʌːqχʌ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Regressive vowel assimilation in the penult from the ultima
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕɛɔ̯qχʌ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

ʌː > ɛɔ̯
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕeo̯qχɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

vowel chain shift.
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕjoqχɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

eo̯ > jo
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕjɵqχɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

Partial fronting of back vowels in open syllables
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕjɵkxɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

fronting of dorsal consonants before front vowels
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕjɵkjɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

*x > j / _E
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tcheuqê
[ˈtɕjɵcɛ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’

kj > c
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