Word evolution game

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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɤ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Vowel harmony
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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɤ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

final devoicing.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɤ̀ɰə̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Breaking of stressed close-mid 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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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɯ̀ɰɨ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

progressive vowel height spreading.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɯ̀ɣɨ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

ɰ > 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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udzhèdzy
[ˈzdzɯ̀ɣɨ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Spirantization of initial vowels in minor syllables
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udzhèdzy
[ˈzdzɯ̀ːɣɨ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Lengthening of stressed vowels in 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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udzhèdzy
[ˈzdzɯ̀ːgɨ̀tɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Prevocalic hardening of dorsal fricatives before non-front vowels
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udzhèdzy
[ˈzːɯ̀ːgɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

deaffrication.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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udzhèdzy
[ˈsɯ̀ːgɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Devoicing and shortening of geminate obstruents.
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
[ˈsùːgɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

rounding of back vowels.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

terminally in search of who asked.
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsǔːgɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Tone dissimilation in stressed syllables
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsòú̯gɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

breaking of long vowels.
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògú̯ɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Metathesis
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògúwɨ̀ɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

glide epenthesis between vowels
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògúwɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Deletion of high vowels following a glide
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògúːɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

[uw] > [uː]
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògûːɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

Long vowels with high tone > falling tone
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udzhèdzy
[ˈsògí.ùɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

uː > i.u with falling tone being translated into a high tone on the first syllable and a low tone on the second.
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
[ˈsòɟí.ùɕ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point’

palatalization.
also known as, 'notenderdude' or any variation thereof.

terminally in search of who asked.
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