Word evolution game

[Man in Space]

Terminal vowel loss

[ˈʝejc͡ç]
Glejgräd

[Travis B.]

Coda [j] elision before a palatal consonant.

[ˈʝec͡ç]
Glejgräd

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Disaffrication:

[ˈʝeç]
Glejgre

[Man in Space]

Eç > aj / _%

[ˈʝaj]
Glejgre

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Vowels lengthen before voiced consonants:

[ˈʝaːj]
Gláj

[Man in Space]

Initial fricatives retire to Florida

[ˈhaːj]
Gláj

[Travis B.]

Initial [h] > 0

[ˈaːj]
Gláj

[Man in Space]

*-j > Ø

[ˈaː]
Gláj

[Man in Space]

[’dlœ̋.ʃkɹæ̋ˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

[foxcatdog]

Nasalsiation influences previous consonats and is then lost
[’dnœ.ʃknæˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

[Man in Space]

Nasalsiation influences previous consonats and is then lost
[’dnœ.ʃknæˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

That wasn’t nasalization. It was extra-high tone (hence the 5s).

[foxcatdog]

ah

[Travis B.]

Extra-high tone is restored.
[’dlœ̋.ʃkɹæ̋ˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

[foxcatdog]

*d > *n
[’nlœ̋.ʃkɹæ̋ˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

[Rounin Ryuuji]

Postconsonantal [l] > [j]

[’njœ̋.ʃkɹæ̋ˀ]
dlœ⁵scræ’⁵
'witness'

[Sol717]

[pɹ tɹ kɹ] > [ʈʂ]:

[’njœ̋.ʃʈʂæ̋ˀ]
nlœ⁵stræ’⁵
'bystander'

[Travis B.]

Lowering of tones in syllables with voiced onsets and no glottalization.

[’njœ̄.ʃʈʂæ̋ˀ]
nlœ³stræ’⁵
'bystander'

[Sol717]

[ʃT] > [Tʰ]:

[’njœ̄.ʈʂʰæ̋ˀ]
nlœ³stræ’⁵
'bystander'

[Man in Space]

Vowel glottalization > falling tone

[’njœ̄.ʈʂʰæ̂]
nyœ³thræ⁴²
'bystander'

[foxcatdog]

Intervocalic lenition

[’njœ̄.ʂʰæ̂]
nyœ³thræ⁴²
'bystander'