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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed May 13, 2026 7:34 pm
by foxcatdog
þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.dze˨.ʐyː˦.t͜sru˥˩]
‘femboy’
*d > *dz when a voiced consonant is in the following syllable
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfø.ʎʒɪ]
‘eye’
*p > *f before front vowels
siazěbů
[iˈʃœi.ʒɵβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Palatals eject *i when initial or geminate
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 11:06 am
by Man in Space
þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.dze˨.ʐyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
*ts > dz / [+vc] _ [+vc]
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfø.ʎɟɪ]
‘eye’
Fortition following approximants
siazěbů
[iˈʃœi.ʒyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Raising and fronting of unstressed vowels
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 2:24 pm
by Travis B.
þideżŷŷtrù
[θi˨.ze˨.ʐyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
dz > z / V_V
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈføj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’
ʎ > j with resyllabification
siazěbů
[iˈʃwy.ʒyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
œi > wy
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 4:34 pm
by þeprussianfrog
þideżŷŷtrù
[θʲi˨.zʲe˨.ʐʲyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’
siazěbů
[iˈʃwʲy.ʒʲyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Palatalization of consonants before front vowels
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 5:01 pm
by Travis B.
þideżŷŷtrù
[θʲi˨.ʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũmˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’
siazěbů
[iˈʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Change of POA in response to palatalization.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 7:27 pm
by Man in Space
þideżŷŷtrù
[ðʲʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
Loss of high vowels when these occur in a syllable immediately preceding another syllable whose vowel matches the tone of the first (and assimilatory phonetic cleanup)
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũfˈfʲøj.ɟɪ]
‘eye’
*m > *f / Ṽ_f"V
siazěbů
[jɛˈʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Breaking of word-initial pretonic high vowels
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu May 14, 2026 8:35 pm
by foxcatdog
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒe˨.ʑyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
*ðʲ > *ʎ
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲøjˈɟɪ]
‘eye’
Stress shifts to the final syllable.
siazěbů
[ˈjɛ.ʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Stress shifts to the initial syllable
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 1:38 am
by þeprussianfrog
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒe˨.ʒyː˦.dzru˥˩]
‘femboy’
ʑ assimilates into ʒ
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲøjˈɟi]
‘eye’
stressed ɪ fortitions to i
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ʃɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
j -> ʒ initially
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 3:08 am
by foxcatdog
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʎʒi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’
Vowels in stressed syllables shift
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʲœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’
*øj > *œ:
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥy.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
*ʃ lost in between vowels
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 6:55 am
by Man in Space
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒʎi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’
Initial metathesis
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.fʃœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’
*fʲ > ʃ
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥʑ.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
High front vowels spirantize following a vowel or semivowel and before a fricative
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 7:45 am
by þeprussianfrog
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˥˩]
‘femboy’
ʎ -> wʲ
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃœ:ˈɟi]
‘eye’
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛ.ɥ.ʑyβ]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
degemination
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:34 am
by Man in Space
þideżŷŷtrù
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzro˩]
‘femboy’
Falling tone becomes low after high- or near-high-tone vowels
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃœɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
Vowel length > germination
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑyu̯]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Final liquids vocalize
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:40 am
by þeprussianfrog
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒwʲi˨.ʒyː˦.dzo˩r]
‘femboy’
ro -> or
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃæɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
œ -> æ
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑiu̯]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
yu̯ -> iu̯
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:03 pm
by foxcatdog
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒwʲʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzo˩r]
‘femboy’
*i > *ʝ in between voiced consonants
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃiaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
æ > *ia
siazěbů
[ˈʒɛɥ.ʑy:]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Unstressed diphthongs smooth
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:07 pm
by Man in Space
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzor˩]
‘femboy’
Syllabification of interconsonantal *w *wʲ
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.ʃtʃaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
*i > Ø / Ḱ_V
siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑy:]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Monophthongization
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:29 pm
by Travis B.
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨.ʒyː˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'
Non-rhoticism
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.stsaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
Sibilant fronting
siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑy]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Unstressed vowel reduction
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 9:53 pm
by Man in Space
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈʒyʝ˨˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'
Haplology
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spsaɟˈɟi]
‘eye’
*t > p / Ps_s, > k / Ks_s
siazěbů
[ˈʒøː.ʑø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
Height assimilation in unstressed vowels
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri May 15, 2026 11:25 pm
by foxcatdog
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈdzyʝ˨˦.dzoə̯˩]
'femboy'
*ʒ > *dz when initial
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spsaɟˈɟe]
‘eye’
(We've gone in complete circles with this one's vowels)
*i > *e in final open syllables
siazěbů
[ˈʒøːj.zø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
ʑ > *jz
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 12:42 pm
by þeprussianfrog
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈzzyʝ˨˦.zzoə̯˩]
'femboy'
dz -> zz
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfaɟˈɟe]
‘eye’
sps -> sf
siazěbů
[ˈʒøːʑ.zø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
j -> ʑ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 6:52 pm
by Man in Space
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈzyʝ˨˦.zoə̯˩]
'femboy'
Onset degemination
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfacˈce]
‘eye’
Devoicing of geminates
siazěbů
[ˈʒøːʑ.dø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
*z > d after sibilants