Conlang Year, Week Five: Prompts from Days Twenty-Nine to Thirty-Five

Original Prompt Provided by Jessie Peterson

Quothalinguist – Exploring language since ’89

Day Twenty-Nine

Goal: Explore sound changes for vowels.

Exploring Vowel Rules

ɛ → a / _C[+palatal]

a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

e o → i u / _#

a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

Raising of e {ɛ,a} ɔ o → i e o u; near j, in particular environments:

— ɛ ɔ u → e o u / _(C)j

— a → e / _j

e → ∅ / V{d,s,n,l,ɾ}_#

o a → {u,o} {a,e}

Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U

a → i / #C[+palatal]V[-long]C_

i → e / #(C)aC[-palatal]_

e o → i u / else

Day Thirty

Goal: Explore stress-sensitive sound changes.

Exploring Stress-Sensitive Rules

a → e / stressed, usually when Ḱ_

V → ∅ / C_{r,l} when unstressed and not at a word boundary

V → ∅ / {r,l}_C when unstressed and not at a word boundary

V → ∅ / C_s when unstressed and not at a word boundary (sporadic)

V → ∅ / s_C when unstressed and not at a word boundary (sporadic)

V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

Vː → ə / in #U

Day Thirty-One

Goal: Organize notes and select sound changes.

Protolanguage Change 1.1

∅ → j / #(C)iː(C)_V ! _i

∅ → a / #(C)aː(C)_V ! _a

Vː → ə / in #U

p t k s ts → b d ɡ z dz / V_V

e → ∅ / V{d,s,n,l,ɾ}_#

{s̪,s} → θ [θ] “(merged as)”

r → {ʐ,χ}

o a → {u,o} {a,e}

r → {ʐ,χ}

f → h / ! _{ue,L}

V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

C → ∅ / #_

Protolanguage Change 1.2

∅ → j / #(C)iː(C)_V ! _i

∅ → w / #(C)uː(C)_V ! _u

Vː → ə / in #U

V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

{s̪,s} → h “(in all environments)”

s̪ → θ

o a → {u,o} {a,e}

r → {ʐ,χ}

f → h / ! _{ue,L}

e → ∅ / V{d,s,n,l,ɾ}_#

s̪ → θ

Protolanguage Change 2.1

e o → je wo / _#

{u,ɨ}i {,a,i {ɨi,i{a,ə}} u{ɨ,a,ə} → wi e je wo

ɛ e → ej je

a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”

{s̪,s} → h “(in all environments)”

r → {ʐ,χ}

C → C[+voiced] / V_V

e o → i u / _#

a[-long]C → Ca / #_ (! _a?)

u i → w j / a_ when this a is a result of the preceding metathesis

∅ → a / #(C)aː(C)_V ! _a

C → ∅ / #_

∅ → w / #uː(C)_a

ŋ → n

a → e / stressed, usually when Ḱ_

Protolanguage Change 2.2

e o → je wo / _#

{u,ɨ}i {,a,i {ɨi,i{a,ə}} u{ɨ,a,ə} → wi e je wo

ɛ e → ej je

a → e / stressed, usually when Ḱ_

C[- voiced] → C[+ voiced] / V_V

V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

{s̪,s} → h “(in all environments)”

a[-long]C → Ca / #_ (! _a?)

u i → w j / a_ when this a is a result of the preceding metathesis

∅ → a / #(C)aː(C)_V ! _a

C → ∅ / #_

Vː → ə / in #U

ŋ → n

a → e / stressed, usually when Ḱ_

Day Thirty-Two

Goal: Test your sound changes as a package.

After Sound Changes

Proto-FormsChange 1.1Change 1.2Change 2.1 Change 2.2
nococuncuocwcwo
cicicicici
ŋuŋuŋununu
hohuhuwuwo
ɾaʐaʐaɾiɾe
siθiθihihi
ŋɛŋɛŋɛjejjej
ɕocucuɕcuocɟu
ɾat͡sʼodza’uʐdzuet͡hʼwət͡hʼwe’o
ŋut͡ɕ’ot͡ɕ’uŋt͡ɕ’wuut͡ɕ’wt͡ɕ’wo
ɬoɬuɬuwuwo
raʐaʐaʐire
k’ak’ak’ak’ik’e
wiwiwiwiwi
θɛθɛθɛjejjej
jejjej
t’ɛɕiɕit’ɕiejɕəjɕi
t͡ɕ’ɛt͡ɕ’ɛt͡ɕ’ɛjejjej
ejjej
hihihiihi
ilɛələljejjej
rohuhuʐhuʐuəɦu
ɲijɛp’ɛjɛbɲjɛbjejp’jjjəjp’jj
ɾɛsɛʐzɛejhjejəjhjej
t’oɲuɲut’ɲuəɲu
cucucucucu
p’uninɛninp’nwinuninjjəninjj
p’op’up’uwuwo
nɛjajanjajjijje
cɛcocuccuejcwjcwo
alua’ululeew
ɾuk’ɛ’ugɛ’uʐk’wɛ’uugejəgej
ro’iʐiʐiʐuə’i
ŋinanjaŋnjanine
afamɛamhamavemjjə’emjj
umuhiuhmuhmu
oθusauzaθuzauhəze
t’oɕu’uɕu’ut’ɕu’uoʑuəʑu’u
k’unonuk’nwuunwənwo
hit’uɕɛt’juɕht’juɕuɕjjduɕjj
hahahaihe
t’u’it’it’wiwiwi
ɬa’ɛa’ɛɬɛaje’ejəje’ej
si’ɛθjɛjejjej
ŋajoja’uŋjuejwəjwe’o
mumumumumu
fuhɛhhwɛjejhjej
awaɬowaɬaweɬwə’eɬw
hiroʐjuhʐjuiʐwrwo
jɛt͡ɕ’ut͡ɕ’ujt͡ɕ’uejt͡ɕ’jt͡ɕ’u
ŋiŋiŋinini
jut’ihudihjt’wiht’idiɦ
θuθuθuθuθu
rɛmumuʐmuejməjmu
cɛɬuɬucɬuejɬjɬu
woɾiʐiwʐiɾi
ɾaɾaciχacʐχacaɾecəɾe’eɟ
p’i’amajamp’jamjjmijjme
jijijijiji
numumunmuummu
maɾojaʐa’ujmʐujaaɾe’ojəɾe’oje
ɬot͡sʼodzuɬdzuot͡hʼwt͡hʼwo
ɕiɕiɕiɕiɕi
ɬalola’uɬluelwəlwe’o
p’ɛhahap’haejiəjhe
lilililili
it͡sʼuθʼjut͡θʼjuit͡hʼd͡zu
θiŋuŋjuθŋjuinnu
momumuwuwo
mɛɕiɕimɕiejɕjɕi
jejjej
sowiwiθwiowwi
t’at’at’at’it’e
jejjej
ʐɛʐɛjejjej
muθaθamθwaθiðe
jejjej
t’ot’ut’uwuwo
p’iɕoɕjup’ɕjuiɕwəɕwo
ɬat’ida’iɬdiet’əde’i
mamamamime
mat’uda’umduet’əde’u
k’ok’uk’uwuwo
it͡sʼoθʼjut͡θʼjuit͡hʼwwo
ha’ahahaejə’e
hoɲiɲihɲiɲi
t͡sʼiθʼit͡θʼit͡hʼit͡hʼi
hi’ujuhjuiə’u
raɕaɾaɕaʐʐɕaʐaʑeɾiəʑe’eɾa
t’oma’ima’it’ma’iomjiəmje
ɬananaɬnaane’iəne’e
la’up’ia’ublubewp’ewb
maɲu’ɛɲa’u’ɛmɲu’ɛaɲe’ujjəɲe’ujj
k’uk’uk’uk’uk’u
ik’ak’jak’jak’ige
ŋoŋuŋuwuwo
anɛa’eənaje’ejəje’ej
rit͡sʼɛt͡θʼjɛʐt͡θʼjɛt͡hʼjejət͡hʼjej
ɬiwuwjuɬwjuiwwu
ŋalap’ɛlabŋlabalep’jjəle’ep’jj
lɛɾoʐulʐuejɾwjɾwo
ji’ajajjajjijje
uk’uguguuk’gu
olalalalile
ɬoɕɛɕɛɬɕɛɕjejɕjej
jujujujuju
sɛmimiθmiejmjmi
ɾɛwawaʐwaejwijwe
t’ijɛjet’jɛijjejəjjej
p’ɛp’ɛp’ɛjejjej
t’a’ɛa’ɛt’ɛaje’ejəje’ej
ɕit͡sʼat͡ɕ’at͡θʼjat͡ɕ’eɕt͡θʼjat͡ɕ’et͡hʼad͡ʑe’idzəd͡ʑe
up’ɛp’wɛjejjej
ocucucuocɟu
t͡sʼap’aθʼbat͡θʼbaabe’iəbe’e
ɲananaɲnaane’iəne’e
wa’ia’iwijije
nip’ap’janp’jap’ibe
t͡sʼiɬuθʼɬjut͡θʼɬjuəɮu
cacacacice
t’ɛt’ɛt’ɛjejjej
jaŋuŋa’ujŋuenəne’u
t͡ɕ’uɲuɲut͡ɕ’ɲuəɲu
k’usizik’θwiuhəzi
oŋuŋuŋuonnu
ahoa’uhuweəwe’o
lɛt’iɲok’ɛdiɲgldiɲgjt’iɲk’jjjt’iɲk’jj
ulililwiulli
t’usɛt’θwɛuhjejəhjej
namuma’unmueməme’u
p’ulilip’lwiuləli
ot͡ɕ’i’ii’it͡ɕ’i’it͡ɕ’iə’i
θiθuθjuθθjuðu
ŋucucuŋcuucɟu
t’it’it’it’it’i

Day Thirty-Three

Goal: Create five animate nouns to test sound changes.

Body Terms

Bone – ɲawi
Blood – oɾo
Skin – p’ot͡sʼɛ
Egg – ɛŋɛ

Terrain Features/Weather

Moon – θa
Star – p’ik’u
Cloud – co
Sun – ɾɛ
Sky – ɬot͡sʼi
Land – ɾɛsɛ

Flora

Nightshade – ɛmi
Deadnettle – k’ɛri
Passionflower – ɕɛp’i
Wattle – orɛ
Fig – uja
Lantana – ri
Primrose – cisimo
Bird-of-paradise – p’ijot’a
Fleabane – t͡sʼamo
Blanketflower – θoŋa
Vine – cu
Smoketree – jɛk’o

Fauna

Raven – juci
Duck – t͡ɕ’o’o
Heron – ɬɛɲi
Thrush – ni
Gull – joɾici
Wren – mɛ
Wagtail – ɾoja
Pelican – mu’ut͡sʼɛ
Dove – p’i
Lapwing – hofa
Kite – uŋo
Turkey – miɾo
Louse – ri
Turtle – ŋu
Lizard – p’ut͡sʼuɕo
Snake – t͡sʼa
Frog – woɾi
Shell – numu
Butterfly – ɕomo
Dragonfly – cɛɲo
Bee – ɕorɛ
Beetle – mɛɕu
Dog – na
Bat – t͡sʼit’a
Squirrel – juθɛ
Armadillo – k’a’oŋa
Possum – ɬu’o
Hedgehog – coɾaɕa
Hare – waɲɛ
Monkey – ŋi
Rat – jiɲa
Dolphin – t’aja
Raccoon – nufɛca
Koala – nowano

Transitive Verbs

to open – ŋaθu
to weave – nɛɕo
to winnow – rot͡ɕ’u
to rub – uŋa
to cover – nu’o
to bend – wɛ
to comb – nɛt’i
to pinch – mu
to lack – uma
to lake – ɾɛsɛ
to bite – p’a’a
to swallow – la
to meet – nu
to wash – ho
to peel – t’iɬu
to grasp – ɾɛnu’u
to mouth – ɕocu
to sweep – p’ɛɕu
to pound – θoɾɛ
to lick – ɾu
to sharpen – k’ot’a
to resemble – θaɕo

Intransitive Verbs

to scratch – ɬini
to rest – ɛsi
to turtle – ŋu
to shake – at’a
to tree – ŋi
to swell – ɕo’u
to mountain – cu
to sea – wi
to swim – sumu
to urinate – t͡sʼo’o
to flower – θu
to lightning – umuhi
to sky – ɬot͡sʼi
to bleed – noŋi
to bathe – θɛ
to play – jɛt’o
to rain – ro’i
to copulate – rɛja’i
to thunder – afamɛ

Day Thirty-Four

Goal: Try compounding forms and test again.

Proto-CompoundsProto 3.1Proto 3.2Proto 3.3Proto 3.4Proto 3.5Proto 4.1Proto 4.2Proto 4.3
ot͡ɕ’i’ik’a’oŋad͡ɮiʁa’oŋed͡ɮiʁa’oŋed͡ɮiʁa’oŋed͡ɮiʁoŋed͡ɮiʁa’oŋet͡ɕ’ik’aŋaot͡ɕ’i’ik’a’oŋat͡ɕ’ik’a’ŋa
t’ijɛjirjjejχd͡ʒejrjjejrijχjjijt’jejt’ijɛjit’jej
p’iɕojiʑojʑojʑojʑujʑujp’ɕujp’iɕojip’ɕuj
ɾɛliɾjelɾjelɾd͡ʒelɾilɾjilɾleɾɛliɾɛl
up’ɛumuhid͡ʒũ
‘u’u
d͡ʒũ
‘u’u
d͡ʒũ
‘u’o
ũ
‘u’u
d͡ʒũ
‘u’u
p’ɛmhup’ɛumuhip’ɛmh
t͡ɕ’o’oik’atɬʰiʁetɬʰiʁetɬʰiʁetɬʰiʁetɬʰiʁet͡ɕ’ok’at͡ɕ’o’oik’at͡ɕ’ok’a
nuanɛnoɲnaɲnaɲnaɲnaɲnannuanɛnan
k’ot’aru’anaχrroneχʁʁu’aneχrru’aneχrru’aneχʁʁu’anek’t’aranak’ot’aru’anak’t’arana

Day Thirty-Five

Goal: Solidify your list of ordered sound changes.

Proto 3.1

3.1.1: p t tʃ k {dʒ,ɡ} ɲ → h r tɬʰ χ ∅ n
3.1.2: e o → je wo / #

3.1.3: {u,ɨ}i {,a,i {ɨi,i{a,ə}} u{ɨ,a,ə} → wi e je wo

3.1.4: a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

3.1.5: s ts → ʃ tʃ / _i

3.1.6: w → ∅ / _o

3.1.7: Vm → Vv → V[+nas]v / _V

3.1.8: a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

3.1.9: ɛ ɔ → je we

3.1.10: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː

3.1.11: sj → js / V
3.1.12: h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”
3.1.13: C → C[+voiced] / V_V
3.1.14: j w → dʒ b / V_V
3.1.15: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.1.16: ʎ → /ʝ/ (“merged with”)
3.1.17: C[+ voiced] → ∅ / V_V (only for obstruents?)
3.1.18: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.1.19: (N)S → F / #(C)V_
3.1.20: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː

Proto 3.2

3.2.1: p t tʃ k {dʒ,ɡ} ɲ → h r tɬʰ χ ∅ n
3.2.2: e o → je wo / #

3.2.3: a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

3.2.4: s ts → ʃ tʃ / _i

3.2.5: ɛ → a / _C[+palatal]

3.2.6: Vm → Vv → V[+nas]v / _V

3.2.7: a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

3.2.8: ɛ ɔ → je we

3.2.9: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː

3.2.10: ʎ → ʒ

3.2.11: h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”

3.2.12: {s̪,s} → h / $
3.2.13: n → ŋ / #

3.2.14: r → {ʐ,χ}

3.2.15: C → C[+voiced] / V_V

3.2.16: j w → dʒ b / V_V

3.2.17: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U

3.2.18: C[+ voiced] → ∅ / V_V (only for obstruents?)

3.2.19: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U

3.2.20: (N)S → F / #(C)V
3.2.21: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː
3.2.22: — a → e / _j

Proto 3.3

3.3.1: p t tʃ k {dʒ,ɡ} ɲ → h r tɬʰ χ ∅ n
3.3.2: e o → je wo / #

3.3.3: a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

3.3.4: s ts → ʃ tʃ / _i

3.3.5: Vm → Vv → V[+nas]v / _V

3.3.6: ah → o

3.3.7: a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

3.3.8: ɛ ɔ → je we

3.3.9: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː

3.3.10: i u → e o / (C)#
3.3.11: h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”
3.3.12: C → C[+voiced] / V_V
3.3.13: j w → dʒ b / V_V
3.3.14: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.3.15: ʎ → /ʝ/ (“merged with”)
3.3.16: C[+ voiced] → ∅ / V_V (only for obstruents?)
3.3.17: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.3.18: (N)S → F / #(C)V_
3.3.19: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː

Proto 3.4

3.4.1: p t tʃ k {dʒ,ɡ} ɲ → h r tɬʰ χ ∅ n
3.4.2: e o → je wo / #

3.4.3: e o → i u / else

3.4.4: a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

3.4.5: s ts → ʃ tʃ / _i

3.4.6: Vm → Vv → V[+nas]v / _V

3.4.7: a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

3.4.8: {bʱ,dʱ,ɡʱ} {j,v} → h ∅ / V_V

3.4.9: C → C[+voiced] / V_V

3.4.10: ɛ ɔ → je we

3.4.11: sj → js / V
3.4.12: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː
3.4.13: h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”
3.4.14: {s̪,s} → h “(in all environments)”
3.4.15: j w → dʒ b / V_V
3.4.16: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.4.17: ʎ → /ʝ/ (“merged with”)
3.4.18: C[+ voiced] → ∅ / V_V (only for obstruents?)
3.4.19: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.4.20: (N)S → F / #(C)V_
3.4.21: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː
3.4.22: Raising of e {ɛ,a} ɔ o → i e o u; near j, in particular environments:

Proto 3.5

3.5.1: p t tʃ k {dʒ,ɡ} ɲ → h r tɬʰ χ ∅ n
3.5.2: {s̪,s} → θ [θ] “(merged as)”
3.5.3: r → {ʐ,χ}
3.5.4: e o → je wo / #

3.5.5: a V → e (= /ə/?) ∅ / in final syllables (though Friulian preserves the ending -is)

3.5.6: s ts → ʃ tʃ / _i

3.5.7: Vm → Vv → V[+nas]v / _V

3.5.8: a{i,j}(a) a{u,w}(a) → e o

3.5.9: ɛ ɔ → je we

3.5.10: f → h / ! {ue,L}
3.5.11: p t k s ts → b d ɡ z dz / V_V
3.5.12: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː
3.5.13: h → ∅ “(just a reminder: from the f → h change above)”
3.5.14: C → C[+voiced] / V_V
3.5.15: j w → dʒ b / V_V
3.5.16: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.5.17: ʎ → /ʝ/ (“merged with”)
3.5.18: C[+ voiced] → ∅ / V_V (only for obstruents?)
3.5.19: Vː V[-long] → V[-long] ∅ / in #U
3.5.20: (N)S → F / #(C)V_
3.5.21: {jl,lj} {jn,nj} {jɡ,ɡj} → ʎ ɲ ʝː
3.5.22: Raising of e {ɛ,a} ɔ o → i e o u; near j, in particular environments:

Proto 4.1

4.1.1: w → ∅ / o

4.1.2: i u → e o / (C)#
4.1.3: Raising of e {ɛ,a} ɔ o → i e o u; near j, in particular environments:
4.1.4: V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a

Proto 4.2

4.2.1: w → ∅ / o

4.2.2: f → h / ! {ue,L}

Proto 4.3

4.3.1: w → ∅ / o

4.3.2: i u → e o / (C)#
4.3.3: e → ∅ / V{d,s,n,l,ɾ}#

4.3.4: Raising of e {ɛ,a} ɔ o → i e o u; near j, in particular environments:

4.3.5: f → h / ! {ue,L}
4.3.6: V → ∅ / unstressed ! V = a


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