Word evolution game

[foxcatdog]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈryʝ˨˦.roə̯˩]
'femboy'

*z > *r

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfacˈco]
‘eye’

Final *e > *o after a coronal

siazěbů
[ˈɻøːj.nø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Voiced obstruents become sonorants

[Man in Space]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈrøy˨˦.roə̯˩]
'femboy'

Palatial offglides cause diphthongs with lowering

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfaˈc^ho]
‘eye’

Gemination > aspiration

siazěbů
[ˈɻøːn.nø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*jC > CC

[Man in Space]

It’s been a week and a half with no activity, so:

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːʒəkɵˈlaːɾə]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

[Travis B.]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈray˨˦.roə̯˩]
'femboy'

øy > ay

ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spaˈc^ho]
‘eye’

sf > sp

siazěbů
[ˈɻøːd.nø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Prestopping of geminate nasals.

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːʒəkɵˈwaːɾə]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

l > w when not before a front vowel (I am treating [aː] as a central vowel here}.

[ophois]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈray˨˦.ru̯o˩]
'femboy'

oə̯ > u̯o (and vel sim. for other diphthongs)

ũpmöĺžĭ
[wũf.spaˈc^ho]
‘eye’

Glide epenthesis before initial vowels.

siazěbů
[ˈɻʷeːd.nʷe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Rounding on front vowels becomes rounding on preceding consonants.

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

Unstressed short central vowels delete.

[Travis B.]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈrai˨˦.rʷu̯o˩]
'femboy'

ay > ai with labialization of following consonants

ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũf.spaˈc^ho]
‘eye’

Onset w > β

siazěbů
[ˈʋeːd.nʷe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

ɻʷ > ʋ

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

ʒ > dʒ

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈre˨˦.rʷo̝˩]
'femboy'

simplification of diphthongs.

ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũf.spaˈc^hø]
‘eye’

fronting of back vowels before palatal consonants.

siazěbů
[ˈʋeːⁿd^we]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

simplification of voiced plosive-nasal clusters.

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃nˌniːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

nasal assimilation.

[Man in Space]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʀe˨˦.ʀʷo̝˩]
'femboy'

Uvularization of *r *rʷ

ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũː.spaˈcʰø]
‘eye’

Coda labials delete after round vowels, leaving behind compensatory lengthening

siazěbů
[ˈʋeːnʷe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*ⁿd > n

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃nˌdiːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

*nn > nd

[Travis B.]

żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʀe˨˦.βo̝˩]
'femboy'

ʀʷ > β

ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũː.spaˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

Palatal stops become alveolopalatal affricates.

siazěbů
[ˈʋeːme]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

nʷ > m

’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃ˌdiːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

Elision of coda nasal consonants after nasal vowels.

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

révūō
[ˈʁe˨˦.βo̝˩]
'femboy'

trills lenite into fricatives.

vũũstacheo
[βũːstaˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

assimilation.

wēme
[ˈweːme]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

[ʋ] > [w].

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ːˌdiːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

loss of glottal stops with compensatory lengthening.

[Man in Space]

révūō
[ˈʁe˨.βo̝˩]
‘femboy’

rising contour tones lose the rise and become level when before a low-toned syllable

vũũstacheo
[βũːstraˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

*st > str

wēme
[ˈweːwe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*w…m > w…w / when first *w stressed

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ːˌʒiːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

*d > ʒ before high front vowels

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

révūō
[ˈʁe˨ʁo̝˩]
‘femboy’

fricative harmony.

vũũstacheo
[βuːnstraˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

vowel nasalization ejects a nasal consonant and is lost.

wēme
[ˈwewɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

vowel shift.

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ˌʒidʒˈkwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

loss of vowel length distinction.

[Man in Space]

révūō
[ˈʁæ˨ʁoɒ˩]
‘femboy’

Lowering adjacent to uvulars

vũũstacheo
[βuːɹstraˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

*n before clusters loses its nasalization

wēme
[ˈweːɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

*ew > *eː

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ˌʒidʒˈbwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

*K > P / _w (with voicing assimilation)

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

révūō
[ˈʁæ̤ʁo̤ɒ̤]
‘femboy’

low tones > breathy voice

vũũstacheo
[βuːɹstraˈtsʰø]
‘eye’

depalatalization of aspirated palatals.

wēme
[ˈweːʔɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

glottal stops inserted to break vowel hiatus.

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ˌʒidʒˈβwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

interconsonantal voiced plosives fricate before approximates.

[Man in Space]

révūō
[ˈʁæ̤ʔo̤ɒ̤]
‘femboy’

lag dissimilation

vũũstacheo
[βyːɹstraˈtsʰø]
‘eye’

fronting of back vowels before rhotics

wēme
[ˈgweːʔɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

prothetic /g-/ before *w-

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ʒdʒˈβwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

loss of pretonic high vowels in palatal environments

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

révūō
[ˈʁæhoɒ]
‘femboy’

loss of breathy voice with compensatory spirantization.

vũũstacheo
[βyːɹstraˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

palatalization of coronals adjacent to front vowels.

wēme
[ˈgwiʔɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

raising of long vowels.

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃ʒʒˈβwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

deaffrication in clusters.

[Travis B.]

révūō
[ˈʁjæhoɒ]
‘femboy’

æ > jæ

vũũstacheo
[vyːɹstraˈtɕʰø]
‘eye’

β > v

wēme
[ˈgwijɛ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’

Replacement of glottal stops between vowels with glides.

æædiijkwáár
[æ̃dʒˈβwaɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’

ʒʒ > dʒ

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

it's been a while, so let's start fresh with a new word:

radtloyngei
[ɹæt̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣeː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’

[Man in Space]

radtloyngei
[læt̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣ^leː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’

Lateral harmonization

[Travis B.]

radtloyngei
[ljat̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣ^leː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’

æ > ja