Word evolution game
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Re: Word evolution game
u̯V, Vu̯ > wV, Vw / __
Final vowels go to schwa
['ʙwɵ̃ː.lə]
buǫ́le
“mother”
Final vowels go to schwa
['ʙwɵ̃ː.lə]
buǫ́le
“mother”
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[ʙw] > [wɹ]
['wɹɵ̃ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
['wɹɵ̃ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
Re: Word evolution game
[w] > [v]
['vɹɵ̃ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
['vɹɵ̃ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
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
RV > V [+rhotacised]
['vɵ̃˞ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
['vɵ̃˞ː.lə]
wrǫ́le
“mother”
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Re: Word evolution game
Denasalisation
['vɵ˞ː.lə]
wéorle
“mother; madam, Mrs.”
['vɵ˞ː.lə]
wéorle
“mother; madam, Mrs.”
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[l] > [j] before non-back vowels:
['vɵ˞ː.jə]
wéorle
“mother; madam, Mrs.”
['vɵ˞ː.jə]
wéorle
“mother; madam, Mrs.”
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[ə] > [a]
['vɵ˞ː.ja]
wéorle
"(highly formal) mother; madam, Mrs.”
['vɵ˞ː.ja]
wéorle
"(highly formal) mother; madam, Mrs.”
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Vowel length converts to consonantal gemination
['vɵ˞j.ja]
wéorle
‘(highly formal) mother; prime minister; madam, Mrs.’
['vɵ˞j.ja]
wéorle
‘(highly formal) mother; prime minister; madam, Mrs.’
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Rhoticity is lost, though not before lowering preceding vowels:
['vɞj.ja]
wéorle
‘(highly formal) mother; prime minister; madam, Mrs.’
['vɞj.ja]
wéorle
‘(highly formal) mother; prime minister; madam, Mrs.’
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[ɞj] > [u̯ɛj]
['vu̯ɛj.ja]
wéorle
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['vu̯ɛj.ja]
wéorle
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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[j.j] > [d͡ʒ]
[vu̯ɛ] > [vwɛ] > [wɛ]
['wɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[vu̯ɛ] > [vwɛ] > [wɛ]
['wɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Ø > g / #_w
['gwɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['gwɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Re: Word evolution game
Just one note -- in this game we normally make one sound change at a time, even though sound changes can simultaneously affect more than one phone and can be things such as chain shifts.GoshDiggityDangit wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 12:43 pm [j.j] > [d͡ʒ]
[vu̯ɛ] > [vwɛ] > [wɛ]
['wɛ.d͡ʒa]
wéoje
"(highly formal, now chiefly archaising) mother; (of a woman of higher ranking than the speaker) Mrs.; (with titles of office, as "secretary", "prime minister") madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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
Let's have a dialect split, then —
[u̯ɛ] > [øː]
['vøː.d͡ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[ɛj] > [i]
['gwi.ja]
wéoje
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[u̯ɛ] > [øː]
['vøː.d͡ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[ɛj] > [i]
['gwi.ja]
wéoje
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Re: Word evolution game
*a-affectation
['vœː.d͡ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Deletion of high vowels before semivowels
['gwja]
goea
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['vœː.d͡ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Deletion of high vowels before semivowels
['gwja]
goea
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Disaffrication:
['vœː.ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[wj] > [ɥ]:
['gɥa]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['vœː.ʒa]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
[wj] > [ɥ]:
['gɥa]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Palatal affectation
['vœː.ʒæ]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Transference of rounding
['gjo]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['vœː.ʒæ]
vueja
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Transference of rounding
['gjo]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Dentalisation of labiodentals before front vowels (presumably through a apicolabial intermediate):
['ðœː.ʒæ]
dhöžä
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Velar-palatal sequences become alveolo-palatals:
['d͡ʑo]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['ðœː.ʒæ]
dhöžä
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Velar-palatal sequences become alveolo-palatals:
['d͡ʑo]
gyua
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Breaking of non-high front vowels to glide + back vowel sequences:
['ðjɔː.ʒjɑ]
dhióžia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables:
['d͡ʑoː]
giô
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['ðjɔː.ʒjɑ]
dhióžia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Vowels lengthen in open, stressed syllables:
['d͡ʑoː]
giô
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
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Fortition of *j after palatal fricatives
['ðjɔː.ʒɟɑ]
dhióžia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Length > glottalization
['d͡ʑoˀ]
giô
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
['ðjɔː.ʒɟɑ]
dhióžia
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"
Length > glottalization
['d͡ʑoˀ]
giô
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour"