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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2026 9:41 pm
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʃʰibæo̯̞tʃi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Deglottalization of implosives and ejectives, with ejectives remaining distinct from voiceless plosives on the basis of aspiration.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 3:56 am
by foxcatdog
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰibæo̯̞ti]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Deaffrication
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 8:32 am
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰibæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
tʰ > tsʰ, t > s before i
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2026 11:19 pm
by foxcatdog
New Word
[mo.ʔeŋˈgá]
moenká
“giant sable”
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 3:56 am
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰi̥bæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Devoicing of vowels following aspirates
[mo.ʔe̥ŋˈgá]
moenká
‘giant sable’
Devoicing of vowels after the glottal stop
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 8:17 am
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰbæo̯̞si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Elision of voiceless vowels.
moenká
[mo.ʔŋˈgá]
‘giant sable’
Elision of voiceless vowels.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 9:15 am
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰbæɵ̯si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Centering of diphthong offglides
moenká
[moʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’
Desyllabification of syllabic nasals
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 9:41 am
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtsʰə̆bæɵ̯si]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Epenthesis.
moenká
[mõʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’
Rhinoglottophilia.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 10:48 am
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯hi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Debuccalization of fricatives
moenká
[m̩ʔˈŋgá]
‘giant sable’
Deletion of unstressed vowels before a glottal stop
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 11:59 am
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħi]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
h > ħ
moenká
[m̩ʔˈŋá]
‘giant sable’
ŋg > ŋ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 12:16 pm
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħç]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
*i > ç / [-vc] _ #
moenká
[mŋá]
‘giant sable’
Deletion of glottal stops after syllabic nasals
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 12:50 pm
by Lērisama
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯ħħ]
‘(pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority, overbearing person’
FF → Fː
moenká
[ŋ̩́.á]
‘giant sable’
Double nasal clusters in onset assimilate to a single syllablic nasal (I took tone from the following vowel).
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 12:52 pm
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰə̆bæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
ħħ > qχ
moenká
[ə̆ŋ.á]
‘giant sable’
Desyllabicizing with ejection of a schwa.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 2:15 pm
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈtʰpʰæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Loss of minor syllables with assimilation as cleanup
moenká
[ŋá]
‘giant sable’
Loss of minor syllables
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 2:29 pm
by /ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/
thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfæɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
fricativization of aspirates.
moenká
[ŋǎ]
‘giant sable’
stressed vowels with high tone > rising tone
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 3:01 pm
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfeɵ̯qχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Diphthong equalization
moenká
[ǎ]
‘giant sable’
Loss of initial velar nasals
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 4:18 pm
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈθfewoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Splitting of diphthongs into two syllables.
moenká
[˨˦]
‘giant sable’
Reduction to floating tone.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 4:31 pm
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈsfewoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
th-assibilation
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 4:40 pm
by Travis B.
thiƀæůdti
[ˈsfeːwoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
Lengthening of vowels in stressed open syllables.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2026 4:54 pm
by Man in Space
thiƀæůdti
[ˈs͎eːwoqχ]
‘conscience, metaphorical angel on one's shoulder; (pejorative) Big Brother-esque authority’
*sf > whistled fricative