ghiijuk
[ʔɪˈjuʔk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’
Insertion of glottal stops before initial vowels.
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑʔk]
‘predecessors‘ in general (in ancestry, technology, evolution, etc.)
Insertion of glottal stops before initial vowels.
Word evolution game
Re: Word evolution game
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.
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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Re: Word evolution game
ghiijuk
[ˈʔjuʔk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’
Loss of pretonic front vowels before a palatal phone
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑʔ]
‘predecessors‘ in general (in ancestry, technology, evolution, etc.)
Loss of final consonants
[ˈʔjuʔk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’
Loss of pretonic front vowels before a palatal phone
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑʔ]
‘predecessors‘ in general (in ancestry, technology, evolution, etc.)
Loss of final consonants
Re: Word evolution game
ghiijuk
[ˈʔjǔʔk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’
Rising tone before glottalized codas
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑ̌ʔ]
‘predecessors‘ in general (in ancestry, technology, evolution, etc.)
Rising tone before glottalized codas
[ˈʔjǔʔk]
‘conspicuous consumption; “fuck-you” money, use of commercial transactions to spite someone’
Rising tone before glottalized codas
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑ̌ʔ]
‘predecessors‘ in general (in ancestry, technology, evolution, etc.)
Rising tone before glottalized codas
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.
Ennadinut'a gaare d'ate eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
Re: Word evolution game
I messed up.
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Re: Word evolution game
yuk2
[ˈjǔk]
‘spending all your money on drugs’
Glottal stops lost
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑ̌:]
‘origin'
Glottal stops lost lenghtening the previous vowel
[ˈjǔk]
‘spending all your money on drugs’
Glottal stops lost
hoqxak
[ˈqχɑ̌:]
‘origin'
Glottal stops lost lenghtening the previous vowel
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/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/
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Re: Word evolution game
It seems like the other words have run their course, so here's a new one:
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ṅaṣétrsni
[ŋæ̈ˈʂeɾ̥sni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
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ṅaṣétrsni
[ŋæ̈ˈʂeɾ̥sni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
⟨notenderdude⟩
"May all here present witness be!
Alyen of Dúr is bound to me
and from this day all nature hails
the future Keeper of the Scales!"
"May all here present witness be!
Alyen of Dúr is bound to me
and from this day all nature hails
the future Keeper of the Scales!"
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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ṅaṣétrsni
[ŋeˈʂeɾ̥sni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
Assimilation of unstressed pretonic vowels
[ŋeˈʂeɾ̥sni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
Assimilation of unstressed pretonic vowels
Re: Word evolution game
ṅaṣétrsni
[ŋeˈʂeʈʂni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
ɾ̥s > ʈʂ
[ŋeˈʂeʈʂni]
‘(of a person) to move upward, ascend’
ɾ̥s > ʈʂ
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.
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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þeprussianfrog
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋeşeçni
[ŋeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, etc.) to take off’
weakening of unstressed vowels:
e/i -> ɪ̆
[ŋeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, etc.) to take off’
weakening of unstressed vowels:
e/i -> ɪ̆
Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[geˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of people) to have haters’
*ŋ > *g
[geˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of people) to have haters’
*ŋ > *g
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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ʐeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Velars become retroflex fricatives when a retroflex occurs in the next syllable
[ʐeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Velars become retroflex fricatives when a retroflex occurs in the next syllable
Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ʑeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Retroflexes become alveolopalatals before [e] and [i]
[ʑeˈʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Retroflexes become alveolopalatals before [e] and [i]
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.
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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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈʑeʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Progression of stress to nonshort vowels
[ˈʑeʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Progression of stress to nonshort vowels
Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ʑ > ɟ
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂnɪ̆]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ʑ > ɟ
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.
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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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂn]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Final yers lost
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂn]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Final yers lost
Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Final *n > *ã
[ˈɟeʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Final *n > *ã
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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟɪ̯æʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*e > ɪ̯æ / _(C)(C)ɪ̆
[ˈɟɪ̯æʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
*e > ɪ̯æ / _(C)(C)ɪ̆
Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟe̯ɑʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ɪ̯æ > e̯ɑ
[ˈɟe̯ɑʂɪ̆ʈʂã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
ɪ̯æ > e̯ɑ
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.
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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Man in Space
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Re: Word evolution game
ŋesitrne
[ˈɟe̯ɑsɪ̆tsã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Deretroflexion
[ˈɟe̯ɑsɪ̆tsã]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’
Deretroflexion