Word evolution game

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Travis B.
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ŋesitrne
[ˈɟe̯ɑsɪ̆tsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Nasal vowels denasalize, ejecting nasal glides
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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ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɑstsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Reduced vowels lost
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ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Diphthong height harmonization
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ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstɬaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

*ts > *tɬ
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ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤstθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Thetafication of lateral fricatives
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ʒescą
[ˈɟe̯ɤ:tθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Finals *s becomes length on the previous vowel
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ʒescą
[ˈɟjɑɰtθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

e̯ɤ: > jɑɰ
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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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰtθaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

*j > Ø / S_
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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰtsaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

tθ > ts
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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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰdɹaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

*ts > dɹ / [+vc] _ [+vc]
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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɰɖʐɻaw̃]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

dɹ > ɖʐɻ
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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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Loss of offglides
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ʒescą
[ˈɟɑːɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Lengthening of 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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ʒescą
[ˈɟuaɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

ɑː > *ua
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ʒescą
[ˈɟuβaɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

ua > uβa
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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ʒescą
[ɟuβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Stress retraction to heavy syllable onsets
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ʒescą
[cuβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

Initial devoicing
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ʒescą
[cyβaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to have haters’

*u > y / [+palatal]
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ʒescą
[cyɸaˈɖʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

*β > *ɸ
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ćyfažra
[cyɸaˈʐɻa]
‘(of a flying animal, vehicle, &c.) to take off; (of people) to get rich’

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

terminally in search of who asked.
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