Word evolution game

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Travis B. wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:52 am qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛʑːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Devoicing of geminates.
[ʑː] would be devoiced as well, if i'm not mistaken?
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/ˌnɐ.ˈɾɛn.dɚ.ˌduːd/ wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:57 am
Travis B. wrote: ↑Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:52 am qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛʑːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Devoicing of geminates.
[ʑː] would be devoiced as well, if i'm not mistaken?
My bad.

qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛɕːiχs]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'
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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qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛɕːiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

F > S / F_
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qhučaesehs
[kxəˈttɛtɕiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

geminate fricatives > affricates
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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qhučaesehs
[kxəˈtʰɛtɕiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Geminate stops become aspirated stops.
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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qhučaesehs
[xəˈtʰɛtiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

affricates > fricatives word-initially, > plosives elsewhere.
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qhučaesehs
[xəˈtsʰɛtsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Alveolar plosives affricate before front vowels.
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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qhučaesehs
[ˈxtsʰɛtsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deletion of unstressed pretonic schwa.
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qhučaesehs
[ˈxtsʰɛsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deaffrication of unstressed intervocalic affricates.
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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qhučaesehs
[ˈhtsʰɛsiht]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

debuccalization.
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qhučaesehs
[ˈɣtsʰɛsiɣt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[h] > [ɣ]
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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qhučaesehs
[ˈɣdzʱɛziɣd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Voicing assimilation
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qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛziɣd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

ɣ > ɯ / #_C
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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qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛzjɯd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

*ɣ > ɯ / _C
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qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛʑɯd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

zj > ʑ
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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qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛʑd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deletion of unstressed ultimas
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udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzʱɛd͡ʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

FP → P͡Fʰ
LZ – Lēri Ziwi
PS – Proto Sāzlakuic (ancestor of LZ)
PRk – Proto Rākēwuic
XI – Xú Iạlan
VN – verbal noun
SUP – supine
DIRECT – verbal directional
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udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzʱɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

breathy voicing gives following vowels a low tone.
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udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Breathy voicing disappears, leaving tone behind.
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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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[ɯ] > [ɨ]
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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