Word evolution game

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[ʃ] > [ɕ] before [i]

['cyː.bɔ.ɕi]
ciúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Terminal [x] vocalises to [a], with intrusive semivowels after long vowels:

['yː.wa]
úicha
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[aː] > [ɔː]

[dzias.sɔː]
giassà
"planet, wandering star"

[w] > [v]

[íːv]
ív
"oceanic fish"
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Loss of unstressed [ i] after alveo-palatals
[a] > [ɔ] after labials
Assignment of stress to long vowels

['cyː.bɔɕ]
ciúwosy
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

['yː.wɔ]
úicha
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[dzias.'sɔː]
giassà
"planet, wandering star"

[íːv]
ív
"fish"
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Depalatalisation with ejection of [j] into the coda:

['cyː.bɔjs]
ciúwoys
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[yː] > [jøy]:

['jøy.wɔ]
iúcha
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

Disaffrication:

[zias.'sɔː]
giassà
"planet, wandering star"

[iː] > [ei]:

[éiv]
eiv
"fish"
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devoicing

['cyː.pɔjs]
ciúwoys
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"


['jøy.wɔ]
iúcha
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[sias.'sɔː]
giassà
"planet, wandering star"

[iː] > [ei]:

[éif]
eiv
"fish"
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Backing and unrounding of front rounded vowels
[w] > [ɥ] after [ɯ]
Minor orthographic reform

['cɯː.pɔjs]
ciúpoys
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

['jɤɯ.ɥɔ]
iúcha
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[sias.'sɔː]
siassà
"planet, wandering star"

[éif]
eiv
"fish"
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[p] > [kw] following velars and palatal stops

['cɯː.kwɔjs]
ciúcuois
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Fortition [j ɥ] > [ɟ ɟʷ]

['ɟɤɯ.ɟʷɔ]
giúgiua
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[ia] > [e]
[ses.'sɔː]
sessà
"planet, wandering star"

[e] develops an onglide [j]

[jéif]
iéif
"fish"
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*c > *ts

['cɯː.kwɔjs]
ciúcuois
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

*vowel collapse

['ɟai.ɟʷa]
giúgiua
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

vowel raising
[ses.'suː]
sessà
"planet, wandering star"

*j > *d

[déif]
iéif
"fish"
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[kw] > [kʷ] > [k]

['t͡sɯː.kɔjs]
ciúcuois
"(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ɟ] > [d͡ʒ]

['d͡ʒai.d͡ʒʷa]
giúgiua
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

S > Z / V_V

[sez.ˈzuː]
sessù
"wandering star, asteroid"

[d] > [ð] / #_

[ðéif]
déif
"fish"
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[ɯː] > [ɯw]

['t͡sɯw.kɔjs]
ciúcuois
"(archaising, formerly to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[ai] > [aː]

['d͡ʒaː.d͡ʒʷa]
giágiua
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

Coda [z] > [j]

[sej.ˈzuː]
sessù
"wandering star, asteroid"

Coda [f] > [ç] after front vowels:

[ðéiç]
dhéich
"fish"
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[ɯw] > [iw]

['t͡siw.kɔjs]
ciúcuois
"(archaising, formerly to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Labialization of consonants is transferred to following vowels.

['d͡ʒaː.d͡ʒɒ]
giágiua
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[ej] > [aj]

[saj.ˈzuː]
sessù
"wandering star, asteroid"

[ç] > [ɕ]

[ðéiɕ]
dhéich
"fish"
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinutha gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Diphthongs shift to rising [iw ɔj] > [i̯u o̯e]:

['t͡si̯u.ko̯es]
ciúcoes
"(archaising, formerly to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

Disaffrication

['ʒaː.ʒɒ]
giágià
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[aj] > [aː]

[saː.ˈzuː]
sású
"wandering star, asteroid"

[ð] > [h]

[héiɕ]
héisch
"fish"
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[t͡s] > [t͡ʃ] / #_

['t͡ʃi̯u.ko̯es]
ciúcoes
"(archaising, formerly to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"


[ɒ] > [o]

['ʒaː.ʒo]
giágià
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[s] > [ʃ] / #_

[saː.ˈzuː]
sású
"wandering star, asteroid"

[ɕ] > [s]

[héis]
héisch
"fish; (as an insult) a dimwit"
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[i̯u] > [ɥi


['t͡ʃɥi.ko̯es]
ciúcoes
"(archaising, formerly to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (of judges, justices) your honour"

[aː] > [æː]

['ʒæː.ʒo]
giágià
"(archaising) madam, ma'am; (in fantasy literature) madam, lady, milady"

[uː] > [ou]

[ʃaː.ˈzou]
sásou
"wandering star, asteroid"

[ei] > [eː]

[héːs]
héis
"fish; (as an insult) a dimwit"
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[tsɑ'ɮɔ̃:]
caląą
"our language"
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[ɔ̃] > [õː]

[tsɑ'ɮõ:]
tsalǫ̂
"our language"
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[ɮ] > [ʒ]

[tsɑ'ʒõ:]
tsalǫ̂
"our language"
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinutha gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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Nasalisation transfers to the preceding consonant as prenasalisation:

[tsɑ'nʒo:]
tsanjô
"our language"
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*ts > *ɬ

[ɬɑ'nʒo:]
tsanjô
"our language"
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[ɑ] > [ɔ]

[ɬɔ'nʒo:]
llanjô
"our language"
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foxcatdog wrote: Sat May 11, 2024 11:05 pm *ts > *ɬ

[ɬɑ'nʒo:]
tsanjô
"our language"
See this is what I mean by evil sound changes.
Yaaludinuya siima d'at yiseka ha wohadetafa gaare.
Ennadinutha gaare d'ate ha eetatadi siiman.
T'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa t'awraa.
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