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Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:57 am
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
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?

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 11:58 am
by Travis B.
/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'

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:46 pm
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[kxətˈtɛɕːiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

F > S / F_

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 12:59 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[kxəˈttɛtɕiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

geminate fricatives > affricates

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 1:15 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[kxəˈtʰɛtɕiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Geminate stops become aspirated stops.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:07 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[xəˈtʰɛtiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

affricates > fricatives word-initially, > plosives elsewhere.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:23 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[xəˈtsʰɛtsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Alveolar plosives affricate before front vowels.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:45 pm
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[ˈxtsʰɛtsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deletion of unstressed pretonic schwa.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 3:59 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[ˈxtsʰɛsiχt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deaffrication of unstressed intervocalic affricates.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 4:42 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
qhučaesehs
[ˈhtsʰɛsiht]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

debuccalization.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 6:10 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[ˈɣtsʰɛsiɣt]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[h] > [ɣ]

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 6:18 pm
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[ˈɣdzʱɛziɣd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Voicing assimilation

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2026 7:59 pm
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛziɣd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

ɣ > ɯ / #_C

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 6:51 am
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛzjɯd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

*ɣ > ɯ / _C

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 8:38 am
by Travis B.
qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛʑɯd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

zj > ʑ

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 9:04 am
by Man in Space
qhučaesehs
[ɯˈdzʱɛʑd]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Deletion of unstressed ultimas

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 10:08 am
by Lērisama
udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzʱɛd͡ʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

FP → P͡Fʰ

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 12:20 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzʱɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

breathy voicing gives following vowels a low tone.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 12:33 pm
by Travis B.
udzhèdzy
[ɯˈdzɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

Breathy voicing disappears, leaving tone behind.

Re: Word evolution game

Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2026 1:55 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
udzhèdzy
[ɨˈdzɛ̀dʑ]
‘morality chain, psychological pressure point'

[ɯ] > [ɨ]