Word evolution game

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ćyfažra
[cijuɸaˈʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

y > iju
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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ćyfažra
[cijuhaˈʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

ɸ > h
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ćyfažra
[ciʝuhaˈʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

j > ʝ
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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ćyfažra
[ciʝuhaɭˈɭa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

ʐɻ > ɭɭ
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ćyfažra
[ciʝuhɐɭˈɭɐ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Retroflex affectation
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ćyfažra
[ciʝuxɐˈɭɭɐ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

h > x
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ċiyufala
[ciʝuxɐˈɭɐ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

degemination
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ċiyufala
[ciʝvɐˈɭɐ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

*ux > v / _"V
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ċiyufala
[ciʝvɐˈɭɐ:]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Final vowels lengthen in open syllables
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New Word

sbabalalhpu
[ˈspa.bə.ləɬ.pʰʊ]
“(of anthropomorphic animals) to have human dna”
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ċiyufala
[ciʝvɐˈɭa:]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Tensing of long vowels

sbabalalhpu
[ˈspa.bləɬ.pʰʊ]
“(of anthropomorphic animals) to have human dna”

Deletion of schwas in immediate post-tonic syllables
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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ċijvalē
[ciʝvɐˈɭɛ:]
(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

raising of long vowels

sbalalhpu
[ˈsbləɬ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

pVb -> b
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ċijvalē
[ciʝvɐˈɭɛj]
(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

ɛ: > ɛj

sbalalhpu
[ˈsblɐɬ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

Stressed ə > ɐ
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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sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐɬ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

bl -> w

ċijvalē
[ciʝvɐˈɭjɛ]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

Vj -> jV
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Another new word if it's alright to?

ffajrhifajhe
[faj.r̥i.ˈɸa.j̊e]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'
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ffajrhifajhe
[faj.ɬi.ˈɸa.j̊e]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

*r̥ > *ɬ

sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐ.ɬɪ.pʰʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

Ephenthetic vowels are inserted between clusters other than obstruent + glide clusters

ċijvalē
[ciʝˈvɭjɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

Pretonic vowels lost
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ffajrhifajhe
[faj.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

Intervocalic voicing: ɸ, j̊ -> β, j

sbalalhpu
[ˈswɐ.ɬɪ.ɸʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

pʰ -> ɸ

ċijvalē
[ciʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

ɭj -> ʎ
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ffajrhifajhe
[haj.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

*f > *h

sbalalhpu
[ˈswa.ɬɪ.ɸʊ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

Stressed reduced vowels become full

ċijvalē
[tsiʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

c > ts
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hjaċivaje
[hja.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

aj -> ja

sbalalhpu
[ˈswa.ɬɪ.ɸ]
“to resemble a human in some way”

final vowel drops

sijvle
[siʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

ts -> s
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hjaċivaje
[ça.ɬi.ˈβa.je]
'Ankylosaurus magniventris'

hj > ç

sbalalhpu
[ˈswa.ɬɪf]
“to resemble a human in some way”

ɸ > f

sijvle
[ɕiʝˈvʎɛ]
‘(of lines) to go up’

Alveolar sibilants before front vowels become alveolopalatal.
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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