Word evolution game

[Man in Space]

yadcáonqe
[sʁ̩ˈt͡ɕʰjã˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety’

*VŋV > V~ for like *V

[Travis B.]

yadcáonqe
[sʁ̩ˈt͡ɕʰjaw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety’

Nasal vowels eject [w̃] when not before a consonant.

[Man in Space]

zgtśąu
[zʁ̩ˈt͡ɕʰjaw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Initial obstruent voicing

[Travis B.]

zgtśąu
[zɯˈt͡ɕʰjaw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

ʁ̩ > ɯ

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

zgtśąu
[zɯˈt͡ʃʰaw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

t͡ɕʰj > t͡ʃʰ

[Travis B.]

zgtśąu
[ɻɯˈt͡ʃʰaw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

z > ɻ

[Man in Space]

zgtśąu
[ɻɯˈt͡ʃʰw̃ã˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

*-VG# > -GV# with nasal spreading

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

zgtśąu
[ɻɯˈʈ͡ʂʰw̃ã˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

retroflex spreading

[Man in Space]

zgtśąu
[ɽʈ͡ʂʰw̃ã˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Loss of minor syllable with conversion of retroflex approximant to tap for purposes of phonotactic ease

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

zgtśąu
[ɽʈ͡ʂʰwan˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

vowel nasalization ejects an [n] in open syllables and is lost

[Man in Space]

zgtśąu
[ɽʈ͡ʂʰwɨn˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

*a > ɨ / _N%

[Travis B.]

zgtśąu
[ɽəˈʈ͡ʂʰwɨn˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Epenthesis.

[/ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/]

zgtśąu
[ɽəˈʈ͡ʂʰwɨ̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

coda [n] > nasalization.

[Travis B.]

zgtśąu
[ɽəˈʈ͡ʂʰwĩw̃˦˨]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Breaking of [ɨ] and [ɨ̃].

[Man in Space]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈʈ͡ʂʰkʰĩ˦˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

stoppage of semivowels when a kin semivowel is in the coda or the next onset, followed by deletion of the second semivowel

[Travis B.]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈʈ͡ʂʰcʰĩ˦˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Palatalization of velars before front vowels.

[Man in Space]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈcçʰcʰĩ˦˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Palatal assimilation

[Travis B.]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈcçʰːĩ˦˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Reduction of same-POA clusters to geminates.

[Man in Space]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈcçʰːĩ˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Loss of tonal contour

[Travis B.]

rdăċhkhįi
[ɽəˈtsʰːĩ˨]

‘halfway, especially in reference to distance; checkpoint, save point (video games); moiety; geographic division in major-league sport’

Depalatalization of palatal consonants.