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by Rounin Ryuuji
Sun May 12, 2024 8:01 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[ɑ] > [ɔ]

[ɬɔ'nʒo:]
llanjô
"our language"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 11, 2024 7:48 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Nasalisation transfers to the preceding consonant as prenasalisation:

[tsɑ'nʒo:]
tsanjô
"our language"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 11, 2024 10:00 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[ɔ̃] > [õː]

[tsɑ'ɮõ:]
tsalǫ̂
"our language"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Fri May 10, 2024 11:07 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[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] sáso...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Fri May 10, 2024 3:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

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,...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Fri May 10, 2024 1:08 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[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....
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu May 09, 2024 11:48 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Challenge: American English as a separate language
Replies: 30
Views: 561

Re: Challenge: American English as a separate language

Let's see if I can puzzle things out: [ˈkʰʊː.ae̯.ˈɛːv.n̩ː.ˌɑ̃ː.ʁ̃ˤɯːp̚ˈpʰɑː.mʁ̩ˤː] Could I have an Arnold Palmer? [ˈtjɛːv.ˈɜ̃ːj.ˌae̯ˈdiː.əː.ˈwʌə̯m.ˈsʲpi.kɘ̃.ˌɪːʁˤ] Do you have any idea what I'm speaking here? It looks rather outlandish, but when I articulate it, I understand, and it isn't that diffe...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed May 08, 2024 5:38 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[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"...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed May 08, 2024 2:31 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

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" Disaffri...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed May 08, 2024 9:13 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[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,...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tue May 07, 2024 3:53 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[uː] > [yː] after palatals ['cyː.vɔ.ʃi] ciúwosy "( to a woman of higher rank than oneself ) Mrs., Ms.; ( of judges, justices ) your honour" [j̥] > [ç] ['yːç] úich "( chiefly archaic ) madam, ma'am" Resyllabification with breaking of long vowels in now-closed syllables: [ɟʑiaɕ.ɕaː...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Mon May 06, 2024 2:33 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Epinthesis of i after terminal coronals: ['juː.vɔ.ʃi] iúwosy "( to a woman of higher rank than oneself ) Mrs., Ms.; ( of judges, justices ) your honour" [iy] > [ijy] ['iyj̥] iuich "( chiefly archaic ) madam, ma'am" [dʒ] > [ɟʑ] before front vowels [ɟʑɛːɕːaːɾ] giaisà "planet, ...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Mon May 06, 2024 8:47 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[uɔ̯] > [uwɔ ['ju.wɔʃ] iuwos "( to a woman of higher rank than oneself ) Mrs., Ms.; ( of judges, justices ) your honour" [æ] > [eə] ['jeəj̥] ieich "( chiefly archaic ) madam, ma'am" Open syllables undergo "closing", gaining terminal [j w ɾ] depending on vowel quality [d...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 04, 2024 9:36 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Disaffrication with compensatory lengthening: ['jɔːs] iós "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" [ʝ] > [j] ['jejç] ieich "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; ...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 04, 2024 6:20 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Depalatalisation: ['œt͡s] oets "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Disaffrication: ['ʝeçː] giecch "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 04, 2024 3:17 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

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Coda [ɕː] > [jɕ] ['œjɕ] eoisc "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" (I think this one's finally losing steam.) [kj] > [c͡ç] ['ɟ͡ʝe.c͡çæ̥] giecia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with ...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat May 04, 2024 6:18 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[qχ] > [kx] ['œkx] diórhe "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" [c] > [cɕ] ['ge.cɕæ̥] gaiciah "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu May 02, 2024 2:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Terminal [jɑ] > [ɛ] ['djɔr.dɛ] diórde "(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 ['ʑiː.jɑt] žiyat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles o...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu May 02, 2024 6:34 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

[ʁ] > [r] ['ɟɔr.ɟɑ] giórgia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" [e] > [ia] in closed, stressed syllables ['ʑiat] žiat "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; ...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed May 01, 2024 7:45 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2658
Views: 274545

Re: Word evolution game

Rhotacism: ['jɔʁ.ɟɑ] dhióžgia "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) your honour" Disaffrication: ['ʑøt] džiot "(to a woman of higher rank than oneself) Mrs., Ms.; (with titles of office) madam; (of judges, justices) y...