List of Sevvuferyn sound changes

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Sound change [IPA] Conditions required for the change Potential intermediate steps Example (without IPA) (change in) meaning How common is it?
aɛ → e N/A N/A apaek → apyk to appear → appearance uncommon
au → aɔ N/A au → ao̞ → ao → aɔ/au → aʋ → aɐ → aɔ øbleb → øbøleb about to put into practice rare
ɛ → ø much more likely before dipthongs N/A råÿ → røåÿ to be about to be thirsty somewhat common
ɛa → e N/A ɛa → a/ɛ → e mear → myr to think/consider very common
ɛɔ/ɛu → ɵː N/A ... → œ → ɵ → ɵː røbeöleb → rø'bäleb about to be thirsty slightly rare
d/dks → z N/A ... → tks → s → z ; d → t → s → z N/A N/A almost never happens
ks → j must be before a vowel ks → h/ɦ → hʲ → j ; ks → s → h → j ; k → kʰ/k̚ʰ/ɫ → h → j trezanos → trejanos 30 very rare
ɔ → o̞ː will occur when necessary to avoid confusion; more likely to occur at the end of words ɔ → o̞ → o̞ː ; ɔ → o → o̞ː nok → nõk now → from now on somewhat common
χ → k more likely when paired with the elision of other letters χ → kʰ/ɦ → k hhadnatal → katal birth + day → day(of)birth → birthday very rare
r → k N/A r → ʃ → k/χ → k apar → apyk to appear → appearance slightly uncommon
ts → z ; tz → z ; tks → z N/A ... → s → z pulitxy → pulixy chicken very common
zs/kss → ks N/A ... → k̚s → ks fyxsi → fyzi to touch very common
ks/r → ɫ must occur when before [n]; more likely before [aɔ] ks → s → sɫ → ɫ; ks → kɫ → ɫ; nr → r → rχ → χ/χɫ/ʃ → ɫ ønzy/ønry → øn∞y motive common