Zompist Bboard Again

jjecec
[ˈɟʝɯcɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

c > ts in codas.

jjecec
[ˈɟʝicɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

fronting of back vowels before palatals.

jjecec
[ˈdʑicɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

ɟʝ > dʑ

jjecec
[ˈdʑitɕɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

c → tɕ

jjecec
[ˈdʑitxɯts]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

*ɕ > x / _B

jjecec
[ˈʑixɯs]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Deaffrication

jjecec
[ˈhixɯs]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Debuccalization

[ˈhixɯ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'
Final *s lost

[ˈçixɯ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

palatalization

hihe
[ˈçixɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

lowering and centralization of unstressed vowels, also they learned how to write again

/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/ wrote: ↑Mon Mar 09, 2026 2:10 pm I should note that things like semantic shifts and spelling reforms are the equivalent of flavor text; feel free to make those sorts of changes along with phonological changes.

I would consider semantic shifts to be as severe as pronunciation changes, but i won't argue with the game's rules

hihe
[ˈcixɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

initial fricatives shift to plosives.

Starbeam wrote: ↑Wed Mar 11, 2026 9:21 am I would consider semantic shifts to be as severe as pronunciation changes, but i won't argue with the game's rules

you are correct, I realize retroactively that I should have specified that they are the equivalent of flavor text here in the word evolution game. my bad.

hihe
[ˈciːxɘ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Lengthening of vowels in stressed open syllables.

hihe
[ˈcɪːxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

vowel chain shift.

hihe
[ˈcəjxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

ɪː > əj

hihe
[ˈtɕəjxɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

affrication of palatal stops.

hihe
[ˈtɕəjkɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

x > k in onsets

hihe
[ˈtəjɕkɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Metathesis

hihe
[ˈtəjxqɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Backing of dorsal consonants before non-front vowels.

hihe
[ˈtəʝqɨ]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

[jx] > [ʝ]

hihe
[ˈtəʝq]
‘austerity; (chiefly historical) moniker for a specific state government model'

Loss of final high vowels