Word evolution game

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Re: Word evolution game

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Travis B. wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 7:51 pm [baw'ɖoʑo]
[ʑ] > [ʒ]

[baw'ɖoʒo]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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Re: Word evolution game

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Retroflex stops become affricates

[baw'ɖ͡ʐo.ʒo]
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Re: Word evolution game

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Metathesis of unstressed falling diphthongs

[bwa'ɖ͡ʐo.ʒo]
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vegfarandi wrote: Mon Mar 28, 2022 10:21 pm Metathesis of unstressed falling diphthongs

[bwa'ɖ͡ʐo.ʒo]
Gonsonants become affected by their following vowels with semivowels also affecting their secondary articulation but being lost.

[gʷa'dʒʷo.ʒʷo]
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Re: Word evolution game

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thethief3 wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:32 am Gonsonants become affected by their following vowels with semivowels also affecting their secondary articulation but being lost.

[gʷa'dʒʷo.ʒʷo]
What's a "gonsonant"?

Consonant devoicing:

[kʷa'tʃʷo.ʃʷo]
tɑ tɑ tɑ tɑ θiθɾ eɾloθ tɑ moew θerts olɑrk siθe
of of of of death abyss of moew kingdom sand witch-PLURAL
The witches of the desert of the kingdom of Moew of the Abyss of Death

tɑ toɾose koɾot tsɑx
of apple-PLURAL magic cold
cold magic of apples
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Re: Word evolution game

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WarpedWartWars wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:47 am
thethief3 wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:32 am Gonsonants become affected by their following vowels with semivowels also affecting their secondary articulation but being lost.

[gʷa'dʒʷo.ʒʷo]
What's a "gonsonant"?

Consonant devoicing:

[kʷa'tʃʷo.ʃʷo]
A misspelling
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Re: Word evolution game

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Labialised fricatives and affricates become labiopalatals:

[kʷa'c͡ɕᶣo.ɕᶣo]
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Loss of labialization before unrounded vowels

[ka'c͡ɕᶣo.ɕᶣo]

Also:

[wɛ̝n ˡhi ɹoʊ̯t̚ʔ ˡɑŋkʌt̚ ˡdʒæːmz]
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Labiopalatals front following vowels and then lose rounding.

[ka'c͡ɕø.ɕø]

Devoicing of all obstruents that are not intersonorant.

[wɛ̝n 'hi ɹoʊ̯t̚ʔ 'ɑŋkʌt̚ 'tʃæːms]
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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[patri'mo:nium] to [ka'c͡ɕø.ɕø] is quite the shift
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Vowels in open unstressed syllables undergo breaking

[ka'c͡ɕio̯.ɕø]

[w] > [ɹ]

[ɹɛ̝n 'hi ɹoʊ̯t̚ʔ 'ɑŋkʌt̚ 'tʃæːms]
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Loss of h.

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ɑ æ > a

[ɹɛ̝n 'iɹoʊ̯t̚ʔ 'aŋkʌt̚ 'tʃaːms]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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Coda [m ŋ] > [ʊ̯ ɪ̯] preconsonantally

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Re: Word evolution game

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Rhotic pharyngealizes

[ʕɛ̝n 'iʕoʊ̯t̚ʔ 'aɪ̯kʌt̚ 'tʃaʊ̯s]
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Re: Word evolution game

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Diphthong smoothing:

[ʕɛ̝n 'iʕuːt̚ʔ 'eːkʌt̚ 'tʃoːs]
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Pharyngeal + vowel collapse into diphthongs

[ɑɪ̯n'i.ɑu̯ːt̚ʔ 'eːkʌt̚ 'tʃoːs]
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Unreleased stops debuccalise:

[ɑɪ̯n'i.ɑu̯ːʔ 'eːkʌʔ 'tʃoːs]
/j/ <j>

Ɂaləɂahina asəkipaɂə ileku omkiroro salka.
Loɂ ɂerleku asəɂulŋusikraɂə seləɂahina əɂətlahɂun əiŋɂiɂŋa.
Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ. Hərlaɂ.
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Re: Word evolution game

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Quantitative metathesis:

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Re: Word evolution game

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Long vowels break into diphthongs.

[ɑɪ̯n'i.ɑːu̯ʔ 'eu̯kʌʔ 'tʃoɪ̯s]
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