Word evolution game

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Rounin Ryuuji
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Language 1: Assibilation, and an orthographic reform:

[six]
zich

Language 1.5: [x] > [ʃ] before front vowels, another orthographic reform:

[ʃix'xai]
Scicchai

Language 2: [eː] > [ia], another orthographic reform

['keːis]
tiais

Language 3: [s] > [ʃ], orthographic form

['ʃyː]
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A wave of word final voicing whooshes across the land.

Language 1:

[siɣ]
zich

Language 1.5:

[ʃix'xai]
Scicchai

Language 2:

['keːiz]
tiais

Language 3:

['ʃyː]
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Instead of focusing on single words, I'm going to start a new set of words, in this case English one through ten:

one two three four five six seven eight nine ten
[wɐ̃ːn tʰʉː θɻiː fɔːɻ faːɪ̯v sɪʔks ˈsɛːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃n tʰɛ̃ːn]

and I am going to split it into two different dialects:

The first will have final devoicing:
[wɐ̃ːn tʰʉː θɻiː fɔːɻ faːɪ̯f sɪʔks ˈsɛːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃n tʰɛ̃ːn]

The second will have the NCVS:
[wʌ̃ːn tʰʉː θɻiː fɔːɻ faːɪ̯v sɘʔks ˈsɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃n tʰɜ̃ːn]
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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Language 1: Non-nasal long high vowels diphthongise:
[wɐ̃ːn tʰʉu θɻɪi fɔːɻ faːɪ̯f sɪʔks ˈsɛːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃n tʰɛ̃ːn]

Language 2: Loss of terminal nasal consonants after nasal vowels (syllabic nasals remain):
[wʌ̃ː tʰʉː θɻiː fɔːɻ faːɪ̯v sɘʔks ˈsɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ tʰɜ̃ː]
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Language 1: Open diphthongs become monophthongs while close diphthongs open some.
[wɐ̃ːn tʰəːu̯ θɻəːi̯ fɔːɻ faːf sɪʔks ˈsɛːvn̩ eʔt nãːn tʰɛ̃ːn]

Language 2: Initial fricatives voice.
[wʌ̃ː tʰʉː ðɻiː vɔːɻ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ tʰɜ̃ː]
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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Language 1: Glottal stops vocalise to [ɐ], mild spelling reforms influenced by Dutch:
[wɐ̃ːn tʰəːu̯ θɻəːi̯ fɔːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nãːn tʰɛ̃ːn]
wonn, touw, thrie, foar, fyve, six, seven, eight, nyne, tenn

Language 2: Non-Rhotacism, no spelling changes:
[wʌ̃ː tʰʉː ðɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ tʰɜ̃ː]
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten
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Language 1: Coda nasals lost
[wɐ̃ː tʰəːu̯ θɻəːi̯ fɔːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nãː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, touw, thrie, foar, fyve, six, seven, eight, nyne, tenn

Language 2: /tʰ/ → /s/, spelling adjusted
[wʌ̃ː sʉː ðɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
one, swo, three, vour, vive, zix, zeven, eight, nine, sen
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Language 1: Schwas assimilated to following diphthong elements; further slight orthographic changes.
[wɐ̃ː tʰoːu̯ θɻeːi̯ fɔːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nãː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2: /ð/ → /z/; Language 1's orthography begins to influence that of Language 2:
[wʌ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Fri Jul 29, 2022 8:33 pm Language 1: Schwas assimilated to following diphthong elements; further slight orthographic changes.
[wɐ̃ː tʰoːu̯ θɻeːi̯ fɔːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nãː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2: /ð/ → /z/; Language 1's orthography begins to influence that of Language 2:
[wʌ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
Language 1:Mid back vowels raise followed by canaanite shift
[wɔ̃ː tʰuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2a: Back unrounded vowels front
[wɛ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːɪ̯v zeʔks ˈzɛːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn

Language 2b: *w > *v
[vʌ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘʔks ˈzɜːvn̩ eʔt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
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Language 1: Syllabic [n] > [ɐ̃]:
[wɔ̃ː tʰuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ eɐt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 1b: Denasalisattion of nasal vowels:
[wɔː tʰuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nɔː tʰɛː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2a: Glottal vocalisation has spread from Language 1, but the result is [ɛ] rather than [ɐ]:
[wɛ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːɪ̯v zeɛks ˈzɛːvn̩ eɛt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn

Language 2b: As above, but the result is [ɐ]
[vʌ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘɐks ˈzɜːvn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
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Rounin Ryuuji wrote: Sat Jul 30, 2022 9:52 am Language 1: Syllabic [n] > [ɐ̃]:
[wɔ̃ː tʰuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ eɐt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 1b: Denasalisattion of nasal vowels:
[wɔː tʰuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nɔː tʰɛː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2a: Glottal vocalisation has spread from Language 1, but the result is [ɛ] rather than [ɐ]:
[wɛ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːɪ̯v zeɛks ˈzɛːvn̩ eɛt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn

Language 2b: As above, but the result is [ɐ]
[vʌ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘɐks ˈzɜːvn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ sɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
Language 1a: θ > d:
[wɔ̃ː tʰuː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ eɐt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 1b: deaspiration
[wɔː tuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɪɐks ˈsɛːvn̩ eɐt nɔː tɛː]
wonn, tôw, thrêi, fôr, fâve, siks, sêven, eight, nâne, tenn

Language 2a: Final clusters become geminates
[wɛ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːɪ̯v zeɛkk ˈzɛːnn eɛt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn

Language 2b: chain shift θ > s > ʃ > x
[vʌ̃ː ʃʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘɐkʃ ˈzɜːvn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ʃɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
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Smoothing of remaining short diphthongs [ɪɐ eɐ] > [ɛː]; minor orthographic changes:
[wɔ̃ː tʰuː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɛːks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ ɛːt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
wonn, tû, thrêi, fôr, fâve, sêks, sêven, eght, nâne, tenn

Language 1b: As above, but with [ɪɐ eɐ] > [aː]; minor orthographic changes::
[wɔː tuː θɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf saːks ˈsɛːvn̩ aːt nɔː tɛː]
wonn, tû, thrêi, fôr, fâve, sâks, senven, aght, nonn, tenn

Language 2a: Loss of second elements in long diphthongs; minor orthographic changes:
[wɛ̃ː sʉː zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːv zeɛkk ˈzɛːnn eɛt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
wenn, sû, zrî, vôer, vâve, zeuks, zemn, eght, nân, senn

Language 2b: [ʌ̃] > [ã], no orthographic changes:
[vãː ʃʉː zɻiː vɔːɐ vaːɪ̯v zɘɐkʃ ˈzɜːvn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ʃɜ̃ː]
wonn, sû, zrie, vôr, vâive, zeuks, zevn, eght, nâine, senn
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Language 1a1: Frication of aspirates
[wɔ̃ː θuː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɛːks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ ɛːt nɔ̃ː θɛ̃ː]
wonn, tû, thrêi, fôr, fâve, sêks, sêven, eght, nâne, tenn

Language 1a2: *w deleted as well as a spelling reform
[ɔ̃ː tʰuː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɛːks ˈsɛːvɐ̃ ɛːt nɔ̃ː tʰɛ̃ː]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: Chainshift of *p > *f > *h (through the first isn’t seen here) *f in codas instead becomes *x as well as a spelling reform
[wɔː tuː θɻeːi̯ hoːɻ haːx saːks ˈsɛːvn̩ aːt nɔː tɛː]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: *w lost along with minor spelling reforms
[ɛ̃ː syy zɻiː vɔːɛ vaːv zeɛkk ˈzɛːnn eɛt nãːɪ̯̃ sɛ̃ː]
ę, shyy, srii, vooer, vaav, seukk, semn, eut, nąį, shę

Language 2b: Voiced fricatives become stops except in final position where they devoice
[bãː ʃʉː dzɻiː bɔːɐ baːɪ̯f dzɘɐkʃ ˈdzɜːbn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ʃɜ̃ː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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Language 1a1: Nasal vowels precipitate a consonant and lose length
[wɔŋ θuː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf sɛːks ˈsɛːvɐŋ ɛːt nɔŋ θɛŋ]
wonn, tû, thrêi, fôr, fâve, sêks, sêven, eght, nâne, tenn

Language 1a2: Chain shift of /tʰ/ > /s/ > /z/, with voicing assimilation
[ɔ̃ː suː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faːf zɛːɡz ˈzɛːvɐ̃ ɛːt nɔ̃ː sɛ̃ː]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: Fortition of /w/ > /ɡʷ/ > /ɡ/, long vowels shorten
[ɡɔ tu θɻei̯ hoɻ hax saks ˈsɛvn̩ at nɔ tɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Vowel sequences and diphthongs simplify to long vowels
[ɛ̃ː syː zɻiː vɔː vaːv zɛːkk ˈzɛːnn ɛːt nɛ̃ː sɛ̃ː]
ę, shyy, srii, vooer, vaav, seukk, semn, eut, nąį, shę

Language 2b: /ʃ/ > /ħ/
[bãː ħʉː d͡zɻiː bɔːɐ baːɪ̯f d͡zɘɐkħ ˈd͡zɜːbn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ħɜ̃ː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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Language 1a1: Long vowel shift *ɛ: > *a: > *ɔ: > *o: > *u: > *y: which also applies to vowels before sonorants through *ɔ and *a instead merge as *a
[woŋ θyː dɻeːi̯ fuːɻ fɔːf saːks ˈsaːvɐŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wong, thui, dreei, four, foaf, saex, saeven, aet, noang, thang
Also its spelling changes

Language 1a2: Coda fricatives lost with compensatory lengthening
[ɔ̃ː suː dɻeːi̯ foːɻ faː: zɛː:ɡ ˈzɛːvɐ̃ ɛːt nɔ̃ː sɛ̃ː]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: *θ > *t̪ > *p also applies to *t before or after low or low mid vowels
[ɡɔ tu pɻei̯ hoɻ hax saks ˈsɛvn̩ ap nɔ pɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Vowel initial words acquire prophetic consonants and nasal vowels then denasalise
[ŋɛː syː zɻiː vɔː vaːv zɛːkk ˈzɛːnn hɛːt nɛː sɛː]
ę, shyy, srii, vooer, vaav, seukk, semn, eut, nąį, shę

Language 2b: *d͡zɻ > *dʐ
[bãː ħʉː dʐiː bɔːɐ baːɪ̯f d͡zɘɐkħ ˈd͡zɜːbn̩ eɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ħɜ̃ː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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Language 1a1: /aːvɐ/ > /aːwɐ/ > /aːu̯/
[woŋ θyː dɻeːi̯ fuːɻ fɔːf saːks ˈsaːu̯ŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wong, thui, dreei, four, foaf, saex, saaun, aet, noang, thang

Language 1a2: Chain shift of Vːː Vː V > Vː V Ø
[ɔ̃ su dɻei̯ foɻ faː zɛːɡ zɛv ɛt nɔ̃ sɛ̃]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: Cɻ > Cʰ
[ɡɔ tu pʰei̯ hoɻ hax saks ˈsɛvn̩ ap nɔ pɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Vowels shorten in closed syllables
[ŋɛː syː zɻiː vɔː vav zɛkk zɛnn hɛt nɛː sɛː]
ę, shyy, srii, vooer, vaav, seukk, semn, eut, nąį, shę

Language 2b: /ʕ/ inserted to break up vowel hiatus, then all fricatives and affricates devoiced
[bãː ħʉː ʈ͡ʂiː ˈbɔħɐ baːɪ̯f ˈt͡sɘħɐkħ ˈt͡sɜːbn̩ ˈeħɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ħɜ̃ː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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Language 1a1: Chain shift of *θ > *s > *ɬ
[woŋ θyː dɻeːi̯ fuːɻ fɔːf saːks ˈsaːu̯ŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wong, thui, dreei, four, foaf, saex, saaun, aet, noang, thang

Language 1a2a: Chain shift of of *a > *ɛ > *e > *i which is blocked by a following voiced stop
[ɔ̃ su dɻi: foɻ feː zɛːɡ zev et nɔ̃ sẽ]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1a2b: Vowel chain shift *ɛ > *a > *ɔ > *o > *u when before voiced consonants or nasalised or in diphthongs
[õ su dɻɛi̯ fuɻ faː zaːɡ zav ɛt nõ sã]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: Second element in a cluster as well as syllabic consonants and some final consonants are lost leading to compensatory lenghthening
[ɡɔ tu pʰei̯ ho: ha: sa:k ˈsɛ:v ap nɔ pɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Chain shift of *ʃ > *s > *ɬ (through the first element isn’t represented here)
[ŋɛː ɬyː zɻiː vɔː vav zɛkk zɛnn hɛt nɛː ɬɛː]
nge, lhyy, zrii, vooer, vaav, zeukk, zemn, eut, nąį, lhę

Language 2b: Vowels collapse into a 5 vowel system
[bãː ħiː ʈ͡ʂiː ˈboħa baːjf ˈt͡seħakħ ˈt͡seːbn̩ ˈeħat nãːj ħẽː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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Re: Word evolution game

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Language 1a1: [ɻ] > [j], minor orthographic "corrections" based on historical forms:
[woŋ θyː djeːi̯ fuːj fɔːf saːks ˈsaːu̯ŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wonn, thui, drei, four, foaf, saax, savn, aght, noann, thann

Language 1a2: Denasalisation, also minor orthographic changes and "rectifications" (influenced by 1a1):
[ɔ su dɻei̯ foɻ faː zɛːɡ zɛv ɛt nɔ sɛ]
wann, thu, drei, four, faaf, seigs, saavn, eight, nann, thenn

Language 1b: Aspiration of voiceless stops, this time in all contexts:
[ɡɔ tʰu pʰei̯ hoɻ hax sakʰs ˈsɛvn̩ apʰ nɔ pʰɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Long consonants shorten, also some "historical" spelling implemented:
[ŋɛː syː zɻiː vɔː vav zɛkk zɛnn hɛt nɛː sɛː]
gnegh, thew, thrie, voar, vaav, seck, sevn, heght, neghn, segh

Language 2b: [ʈ͡ʂ] > [c͡ɕ] before front vowels
[bãː ħʉː c͡ɕiː ˈbɔħɐ baːɪ̯f ˈt͡sɘħɐkħ ˈt͡sɜːbn̩ ˈeħɐt nãːɪ̯̃ ħɜ̃ː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
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A bunch of proto germanic mammal names. Some of these are hypotheticals and some of these don't really work with their english equivalents. The *a stems come in 3 different varieties for males, females and diminuitives. Germanic has 3 primary branches so i suggest whoever kicks of the sound changes starts with 3 forms.
Germanic Mammal names
[ˈwulfɑz ˈɸuxsɑz ˈkitɑz ˈcɑnɑz ˈxʷɑlɑz ˈβɑizɑz ˈkɑprɑz ˈutrɑz ˈki:jɑitɛ:nɑz ˈli:ɣɑinɑz ˈpɑnθrɑz ˈgrifenɑz ˈɸe:rɔ: ˈβerɔ:: ˈrɑkkɔ:nɛ̃::ˈwisulɔ̃: ˈβebruz ˈkɑttuz]
[ˈwulfi:ni ˈɸuxsi:ni ˈkiti:ni ˈcɑni:ni ˈxʷɑli:ni ˈβɑizi:ni ˈkɑpri:ni ˈutri:ni ˈki:jɑitɛ:ni:ni ˈli:ɣɑini:ni ˈpɑnθri:ni ˈgrifeni:ni]
[ˈwulfũ ˈɸuxsũ ˈkitũ ˈcɑnũ ˈxʷɑlũ ˈβɑizũ ˈkɑprũ ˈutrũ ˈki:jɑitɛ:nũ ˈli:ɣɑinũ ˈpɑnθrũ ˈgrifenũ]
wulfaz fuhsaz kitaz canaz hwalaz baizaz kapraz utraz kījaitēnaz līgainaz panþraz grifenaz fē₂rō berô rakkōnę̂ wisulǭ bebruz kattuz
wulfīni fuhsīni kitīni canīni hwalīni baizīni kaprīni utrīni kījaitēnīni līgainīni panþrīni grifenīni
wulfų fuhsų kitų canų hwalų baizų kaprų utrų kījaitēnų līgainų panþrų grifenų
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foxcatdog wrote: Thu Aug 04, 2022 6:48 am Language 1a1: Chain shift of *θ > *s > *ɬ
[woŋ θyː dɻeːi̯ fuːɻ fɔːf saːks ˈsaːu̯ŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wong, thui, dreei, four, foaf, saex, saaun, aet, noang, thang

Language 1a2a: Chain shift of of *a > *ɛ > *e > *i which is blocked by a following voiced stop
[ɔ̃ su dɻi: foɻ feː zɛːɡ zev et nɔ̃ sẽ]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1a2b: Vowel chain shift *ɛ > *a > *ɔ > *o > *u when before voiced consonants or nasalised or in diphthongs
[õ su dɻɛi̯ fuɻ faː zaːɡ zav ɛt nõ sã]
anh, tuu, dreey, foar, faif, saeks, saevanh, aet, nanh, tenh

Language 1b: Second element in a cluster as well as syllabic consonants and some final consonants are lost leading to compensatory lenghthening
[ɡɔ tu pʰei̯ ho: ha: sa:k ˈsɛ:v ap nɔ pɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Chain shift of *ʃ > *s > *ɬ (through the first element isn’t represented here)
[ŋɛː ɬyː zɻiː vɔː vav zɛkk zɛnn hɛt nɛː ɬɛː]
nge, lhyy, zrii, vooer, vaav, zeukk, zemn, eut, nąį, lhę

Language 2b: Vowels collapse into a 5 vowel system
[bãː ħiː ʈ͡ʂiː ˈboħa baːjf ˈt͡seħakħ ˈt͡seːbn̩ ˈeħat nãːj ħẽː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh
Language 1a1: *ɻ > *j
[woŋ θyː djeːi̯ fuːj fɔːf saːks ˈsaːu̯ŋ aːt noŋ θaŋ]
wong, thui, dreei, four, foaf, saex, saaun, aet, noang, thang

Language 1a2a: Denasalisation
[ɔ su dɻi: foɻ feː zɛːɡ zev et nɔ se]
wann, thu, drii, four, faif, seigs, saavn, eight, nann, thenn

Language 1a2b: Denasalisation
[o su dɻɛi̯ fuɻ faː zaːɡ zav ɛt no sa]
wonn, tuu, drei, four, faaf, saags, savn, eght, nonn, tann

Language 1b: Aspiration in all contexts
[ɡɔ tʰu pʰei̯ ho: ha: sa:kʰ ˈsɛ:v apʰ nɔ pʰɛ]
woa, tou, threi, hoor, hach, saex, seavn, aet, noa, tea

Language 2a: Long consonants shorten
[ŋɛː ɬyː zɻiː vɔː vav zɛk zɛn hɛt nɛː ɬɛː]
gne, thew, thrie, voar, vaav, seck, sevn, height, neghn, seghn

Language 2b: [ʈ͡ʂ] > [c͡ɕ] before front vowels
[bãː ħiː c͡ɕiː ˈboħa baːjf ˈt͡seħakħ ˈt͡seːbn̩ ˈeħat nãːj ħẽː]
vanh, xú, zrí, vó, vaif, dzèxx, dzebn, èt, nainh, xenh

Frankly i think i jumped the gun on introducing a new topic. This one still has so much potential. Anyways i am incorporating Rounins changes.
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