Old Shax/Sound Change

Shax, like French, changed significantly from Latin. Here are the sound changes for why:

Sound Changes
Some words will not follow this exact pattern V = vowels; C = consonants; P = plosives

acutes = stressed; graves = unstressed; macron = long; circumflex = long stressed; háček = long unstressed; tilde = nasal

geminates are written twice

Classic Latin > Vulgar Latin ȳ, ʏ > ī, ɪ pʰ > f; tʰ > t; kʰ > x h > ∅ V > Ṽ/_(m, n)#!VV_ (w, b) > β/V_V; w > v/#_, _# ɪ, ʊ > e, o oe > oi ě, ǒ > i, u; ê, ô > ɛ, ɔ ā > a ī, ū > je, uo; wī > wie ẽ, õ, ã, ɛ̃, ɔ̃ > i, ø, æ, æ, ɔ ai > i au > æʊ (i, e) > j/_V, V_!_i, i_ (o) > w/_V, V_!_u, _u (t, m) > ∅/_#; s > ∅/_#!C_ V̀ > ∅/C_C!CC_, _CC, #C_

Vulgar Latin > Mauritanian Romance t > t͡ʃ/_(i, e); tj > t͡ʃ d > d͡ʒ/_(i, e); dj > d͡ʒ β > v é, æ > ɛ; ó > ɔ!_i è > i; ò > u!u_ > ɔ, _i á > a; à > ə ú > jo/#_ s > z/V_V st > s/_C, C_ st > zd > z/V_V (ŋn, nj, jn) > ɲ (jl, lj) > ʎ ĉ > kj!_# ĉ > x/_# kt > kj Pl > Pr sr, zr > ʂ, ʐ!#_ > sk, zg ʂ > ʐ/V_V b > β/V_V; d > ð/V_V; g > ɣ/V_V b > v/#_; d > ð/#_; g > j/#_ p > b/#_; t > d/#_; k > g/#_ k > x/V_V, V_# (ʂ, ʐ)(i, e, j) > ʃ, ʒ tr > ʈ; dr > ɖ; lr > ɭ; nr > ɳ; rr > ɽ tl > d; dl > d͡ʒ; nl > ɳ; rl > ɺ; lr > ɺ (ʂ, ʐ, ɳ, ɽ)(i, e, j) > (ʃ, ʒ, ɲ, ɺ) Mauritanian Romance > Semitic-Mauritanian Romance ʕ > ∅ tˤ > tt; dˤ > dd; sˤ > zz; zˤ > dd ħ > h ʔ > ∅/#_; ʔ > k/_!_ ɮˤ > dˤ ɟ > d͡ʒ ɕ > ʃ q > g χ > x ʁ > ɣ j > ∅/_i; w > ∅/_(u, o, ɔ, ø) ā > a ī > i ū > u Semitic-Mauritanian Romance > Shax kʷ > gʷ/V_V kʷ, gʷ > kᶣ, gᶣ/_(i) kʷ, gʷ > k, g/_(u, ɔ, ø) o, ɔ > ju/_#!V́ b > m/_#; d > n/_#; g > ŋ/_# ju, jo, eu > œ; kju > tʃu ll > ʎ; jj > d͡ʒ; rr > ɽ; tt > d; dd > n; bb > m; CC > C (same consonants) v > b/#_; ð > d/#_ (p, t, k) > ∅/CV_V(C)!_# retroflex > apicoalveolar!ɽ V̀ > ∅/#_ ɣ > ∅ kj > t͡ʃ ɛa > i ɛ > e̞; ɔ > o̞; ø > y; œ > ø̞ é̞ > i!j_, #(C)_; è̞/C_C, _#!(w, j)_C; ǿ̞ > u!w_, #(C)_; ø̞̀ > u/C_C, _#!(w)_C ú > y; ù > y/C_C, #C_(C)# β > v; ð > z ʎ > j/_#; ɲ > ŋ/_#