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Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 16, 2026 9:30 pm
by 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
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat May 23, 2026 4:35 pm
by Man in Space
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈrøy˨˦.roə̯˩]
'femboy'
Palatial offglides cause diphthongs with lowering
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.sfaˈcho]
‘eye’
Gemination > aspiration
siazěbů
[ˈɻøːn.nø]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
*jC > CC
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Tue Jun 02, 2026 5:40 pm
by Man in Space
It’s been a week and a half with no activity, so:
’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːʒəkɵˈlaːɾə]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 9:23 am
by Travis B.
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈray˨˦.roə̯˩]
'femboy'
øy > ay
ũpmöĺžĭ
[ũf.spaˈcho]
‘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}.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 4:12 pm
by ophois
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈray˨˦.ru̯o˩]
'femboy'
oə̯ > u̯o (and vel sim. for other diphthongs)
ũpmöĺžĭ
[wũf.spaˈcho]
‘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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 4:27 pm
by Travis B.
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈrai˨˦.rʷu̯o˩]
'femboy'
ay > ai with labialization of following consonants
ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũf.spaˈcho]
‘eye’
Onset w > β
siazěbů
[ˈʋeːd.nʷe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
ɻʷ > ʋ
’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃mˌniːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’
ʒ > dʒ
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Wed Jun 03, 2026 8:20 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
żwiżŷŷdzor
[ˈre˨˦.rʷo̝˩]
'femboy'
simplification of diphthongs.
ũpmöĺžĭ
[βũf.spaˈchø]
‘eye’
fronting of back vowels before palatal consonants.
siazěbů
[ˈʋeːndwe]
‘Denversaurus schlessmani’
simplification of voiced plosive-nasal clusters.
’æmniijekolááta
[ʔæ̃nˌniːdʒˈkwaːɾ]
‘pan-galactic gargle blaster’
nasal assimilation.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2026 7:14 pm
by 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
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 1:17 am
by 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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 8:23 pm
by /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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sun Jun 07, 2026 8:49 pm
by 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
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 8:48 pm
by /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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 9:30 pm
by 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)
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2026 10:21 pm
by /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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2026 9:22 pm
by 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
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 1:06 pm
by /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.
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2026 2:08 pm
by 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
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2026 11:16 pm
by /ˌnɐˈɾɛndɚduːd/
it's been a while, so let's start fresh with a new word:
radtloyngei
[ɹæt̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣeː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2026 11:54 pm
by Man in Space
radtloyngei
[læt̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣleː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’
Lateral harmonization
Re: Word evolution game
Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2026 10:05 am
by Travis B.
radtloyngei
[ljat̪ˈt͡ɬʰʌɪ̯ŋɣleː]
‘halfway, especially in reference to distance’
æ > ja