Word evolution game

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[θ] > [t̪ʰ]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑz]

[Travis B.]

[θ] > [t̪ʰ]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑz]

[z] > [r]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kɑr]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

All voiceless stops become voiceless aspirates:

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kʰɑr]

[Otto Kretschmer]

[ˈt̪ʰiu̯.ðis.kʰɑ]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

[iu̯] > [yː]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.ðis.kʰɑ]

[Otto Kretschmer]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.dis.kʰɑ]

[Jonlang]

[kʰ] > [χ]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.dis.χɑ]

[Travis B.]

[sχ] > [ʃ]

[ˈt̪ʰyː.di.ʃɑ]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Dental stops to palatal affricates before high front vowels:

[ˈt͡ɕʰyː.d͡ʑi.ʃɑ]

[foxcatdog]

Dental stops to palatal affricates before high front vowels:

[ˈt͡ɕʰyː.d͡ʑi.ʃɑ]

Lenition of affricates

[ˈɕʰyː.ʑi.ʃɑ]

[Travis B.]

Depalatalization of palatals

[ˈʃyː.ʒi.ʃɑ]

[Jonlang]

A-mutation of a syllable preceding an 'a' vowel:

[ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑ]

[Otto Kretschmer]

[ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑɪ]

[foxcatdog]

[ˈʃyː.ʒe.ʃɑɪ]

Vowels back before palatals.

[ˈʃuː.ʒɤ.ʃɑɪ]

[Otto Kretschmer]

Make this one look French again

['minamoto 'joritomo]

['minamotɘ 'joritomɘ]

Initial stress and reduction of final vowels

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Note: Correcting reduction to syllables that are low-pitched, and adding pitch accent markers.

[r] > [j] before [i]

[mʲɘ̀námótó jɘ̀jítómɘ̀]

[Moose-tache]

[ˈʃuː.ʒɤ.ʃɑɪ]

Palatals become velar and then glottal fricatives after back vowels (voiced glottal disappear). Adjacent vowels assimilate in rounding.

[ˈʃuo.hɑɪ]

[WarpedWartWars]

[ˈʃuo.hɑɪ]

This looks a lot like

[ʃu:'jei]

from page 1.

Diphthongization:

[ˈʃwo.hɑj]

[Rounin Ryuuji]

I think you only get one change.

[foxcatdog]

What can you guys do with something simple?

[ˈpa.ka a.ma ta.i]