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by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:31 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

[n] > [l] before resonants

[’ljɛ:.ŋkaː]
liégcá
"wolf; (obs. or regional) she wolf"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:53 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Multiplex Word Evolution Game
Replies: 199
Views: 5474

Re: Multiplex Word Evolution Game

[x h] merge to [h] in most cases, but to [ç] before i , and [f] before rounded vowels (also orthographic simplification): ['zes 'hei̯ 'nei̯ 'dei̯ nar͜ 'ei̯] Zés hé né dé nar é ['he.ɲo.na 'tɕe.çi 'jou̯ 'hei̯ na 'fou̯ ʑo.mi] héniónar tiéhi ió hé nar hó riómi ['mei̯ 'ne.mi zu 'me.ma ʑo.mi na 'fou̯ 'nou...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tue Apr 09, 2024 9:42 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: The problem of "finding the right word"?
Replies: 18
Views: 2931

Re: The problem of "finding the right word"?

Does anyone else struggle with coming up with a word for something which sounds right? I know we can simply come up with roots and derivations and apply them arbitrarily and build a lexicon fairly quickly; but for me, I too often think "but that doesn't sound like 'grass' to me"; or "...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:44 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Vowel nasalisation transfers as prenasalisation onto consonants:
[’nje:.ŋkaː]
niégca
"she wolf"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Tue Apr 09, 2024 6:54 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Coda velar stops liquidise:

[’njɛ:j.kaŋ]
niéccan
"she wolf"
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 969
Views: 477481

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

That is quite the troll orthography, isn't it?
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Tone lost in unstressed syllables:

[nœ’θæ̂ː]
nyœthræ42
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sun Apr 07, 2024 3:02 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Stress shifts to the heaviest syllable:

[nœ̄’ʂʰæ̂ː]
nyœ3thræ42
'bystander'
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat Apr 06, 2024 10:53 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Vowels lengthen with rising-falling tone:

[’njœ̄.ʂʰæ̂ː]
nyœ3thræ42
'bystander'
by Rounin Ryuuji
Sat Apr 06, 2024 6:28 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Postconsonantal [l] > [j]

[’njœ̋.ʃkɹæ̋ˀ]
dlœ5scræ’5
'witness'
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:42 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Vowels lengthen before voiced consonants:

[ˈʝaːj]
Gláj
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:27 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Disaffrication:

[ˈʝeç]
Glejgre
by Rounin Ryuuji
Thu Apr 04, 2024 12:56 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Vowel length shifts to offglide closure:

[ˈʝej.c͡çɛ]
Glejgräd
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Geminate fricatives become affricates

ɟʎeː.c͡çɛ]
Lägräd
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:57 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

[x] > [ç] before or after front vowels.

[ˈʎeː.ç:ɛ]
Lägräd
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:19 pm
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

PIE consonant shift, but with fricatives:

[ˈʎɘːx:ɛ]
Lägräd
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:13 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Breaking of [ɛ:] > [jɘː] before geminates and coda consonants

[ˈljɘːχ:ɛ]
Lägräd
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:39 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 969
Views: 477481

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

A suppressed final consonant is written singularly, a pronounced one is written doubled, except final -z when always pronounced is -z, and when suppressed is -s. A very neat solution, and one I hadn’t thought of myself. Thank you. I know a bit of French at least (I sometimes get confused with Ryuus...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:27 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0
Replies: 969
Views: 477481

Re: Romanization Challenge Thread v2.0

/fʁɑ̃sɛ/ /m n ɲ (ŋ)/ m n nh ng /p t k/ p t c /b d ɡ/ b d g /f s ʃ/ f s ş /v z ʒ/ v z j /ʁ l j ɥ w/ r l i+V iu+V u+V A suppressed final consonant is written singularly, a pronounced one is written doubled, except final -z when always pronounced is -z, and when suppressed is -s. (Since I think I know...
by Rounin Ryuuji
Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:16 am
Forum: Conlangery
Topic: Word evolution game
Replies: 2652
Views: 274340

Re: Word evolution game

Unrounding of front rounded vowels:

[ˈlɛ:qχɛ]
Lägräd