Word evolution game

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chattǟtie
[χɑˈstsɛːtɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

velars back to uvulars before back vowels.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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chattǟtie
[ħɑˈstsɛːtɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

Uvular fricatives turn into pharyngeal fricatives.
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.
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chattǟtie
[ħɑˈssɛːtɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

cluster simplification.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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chattǟtie
[ɒˈssɛitɕə]
‘wagon hitch’
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Neonnaut wrote: ↑Sun Feb 01, 2026 1:03 am chattǟtie
[ɒˈssɛitɕə]
‘wagon hitch’
Um, the rule of the game is one change per turn ─ if a change is more complex it has to be a unified whole (e.g. a chainshift).
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.
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chattǟtie
[ħɑˈsseə̯tɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

[ɛː] > [eə̯]
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.
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chattǟtie
[ħɔˈsseə̯tɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

*ɒ > ɔ
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chattǟtie
[ħɔˈtsʰeə̯tɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

[ss] > [tsʰ]
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.
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰeə̯tɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

Initial obstruent voicing
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰejətɕi]
‘wagon hitch’

[eə̯] > [ejə]
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.
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰejətɕ]
‘wagon hitch’

Final high vowels delete after coronals
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰeːjətɕ]
‘wagon hitch’

Vowels lengthen in stressed open syllables.
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.
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰeːɕətɕ]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

Lag assimilation of *j to a palatal consonant in the next syllable
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chattǟtie
[ʕɔˈtsʰeːjsəjts]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

Palatals lose palatalization, ejecting [j].
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.
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řåcheessăcs
[ʕɔˈtsʰeːssətts]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

*jC > geminated C
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řåcheessăcs
[ʕɔˈtsʰeːsətts]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

Lenition of unstressed intervocalic fricatives -- short unstressed intervocalic fricatives are voiced and long unstressed intervocalic fricatives are shortened.
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.
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řåcheessăcs
[ʕuˈtsʰeːsətts]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

Raising of pretonic mid vowels in the initial
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řåcheessăcs
[ʕuˈtsʰeːsetts]
‘wagon hitch; morality chain, (psychological) pressure point’

schwa becomes an echo vowel.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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This term collocated with another word; this univerbizes:
Massac-husetts
[massak-ʕuˈtsʰeːsetts]
‘cause célèbre’


Uh…what I mean is,

řåcheessăcs
[ʕuˈtsʰjesetts]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Diphthongization of long *e
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Man in Space wrote: ↑Sun Feb 01, 2026 10:32 pm This term collocated with another word; this univerbizes:
Massac-husetts
[massak-ʕuˈtsʰeːsetts]
‘cause célèbre’
ha.

řåcheessăcs
[ʕuˈtsʰjeseʰts]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

gemination > preaspiration
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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