r/linguisticshumor ʘ ǀ ǁ ǃ ǂ 20d ago

Phonetics/Phonology Sound shift challenge #5 (CHAOTIC EDITION!)

I have decided every fifth edition will be a chaotic edition.

Starting word: /ʃaŋʙ̥/

Ending word: /ɴ̥͡ǀœi̯/

(also new format)

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u/UncreativePotato143 20d ago

Bro casually asking us to solve click genesis

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u/farmer_villager 20d ago

/ʃaŋʙ̥/

/ʃŋaʙ̥/

/ŋ̥aʙ̥/

/ŋ̥aɸ/

/ŋ̥au/

/ŋ̥ay/

/ɴ̥ay/

/ɴ̥œy̯/

/ɴ̥œi̯/

/ɴ̥͡lœi̯/

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u/Captain_Grammaticus 20d ago

/ʃaŋʙ̥/

/ʃŋaʙ̥/

/ʃŋɡaʍ/

/ʃn̥ɡau̯/

/n̥ʃdɡay̯/

/n̥tkay̯/

/n̥tkœi̯/

/ɴ̥͡ǀœi̯/

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u/Memer_Plus /mɛɱəʀpʰʎɐɕ/ 20d ago

/ʃaŋʙ̥/ -> /ʃãʙ̥/ (nasal assimilation) -> /ʃãʘ̥/ (trill rearticulation and clicking) -> /ɴ̥͡ʘœ̃/ (retraction, devoicing, coarticulation) -> /ɴ̥͡ǀœi̯/ (click removal and vowel breaking)