Quick Diachronics Challenge

[ɶʙ ɞʛ]

1) ūtəXā
2) ʌtiqū
3) ʌtiʧijɵ
4) utjɛɕo
5) oteçjo
6) otecço

protoform: oteqeo̯

to proto-1/2: oteqeo̯ > ˌoteˈqəu̯
to 1: ˌoteˈqəu̯ > o:teˈχə: > u:təχa:
to 2: ˌoteˈqəu̯ > oteˈqu: > ʌtiˈqu:

to proto-3-6: oteqeo̯ > otekio̯ > otecio̯
to 3: oteˈcio̯ > oteˈt͡ʃijo > ʌtit͡ʃijɵ
to 4: oˈtecio̯ > oˈtjɛɕjo > utjɛɕo
to 5/6: otecio̯ > otecjo > otecço/oteçjo

[Visions1]

Your top-level groupings are correct! (Finally.)
Your vowels need fixing.
And like every. Single. Guess before you - you made the same mistake on the last syllable of the proto form!! *Confetti*
But 3 is not too shabby.
Fix the vowels and you'll get it.

[ɶʙ ɞʛ]

Your top-level groupings are correct! (Finally.)
Your vowels need fixing.
And like every. Single. Guess before you - you made the same mistake on the last syllable of the proto form!! *Confetti*
But 3 is not too shabby.
Fix the vowels and you'll get it.

What are you referring to? Considering all the guesses so far, there is nothing in common between the last syllables of all of them. Some have *k, while others have *q; some have it divided into 2 with a separate *j; and the vowels are all over the place.

Would there be an exotic consonant like *c͡q in the protoform?

[Visions1]

What are you referring to? Considering all the guesses so far, there is nothing in common between the last syllables of all of them. Some have *k, while others have *q; some have it divided into 2 with a separate *j; and the vowels are all over the place.

Would there be an exotic consonant like *c͡q in the protoform?

To answer the last question first, no. If you're resorting to that, you are overthinking it.

When I say "last syllable," I'm referring to k, q, etc. and if there is a j, then that too. I apologize for the lack of clarity. The following were suggested:
qeo̯
kio
qʲo
qjo
kijʉ
kiao
kʲoː
kjō
qijo

What are some things they all have in common?

[thethief3]

oteXjo:

[jimydog000]

It is more complicated than that, and also we are overthinking it, and also we'll somehow get it if we analyse it more. Great... How it cannot be anything other than *otekio, *oteqio, *otekʲoː *oteqʷiə... is beyond me. Everyone's guess looks just as valid. I'm assuming the areal feature was between 2 and 3 having *ote > ʌti.

[ɶʙ ɞʛ]

Maybe *otetkao or something, where we have either tk > k' > q or tk > c without a front vowel in the last syllable at first, instead just having a > e after c later on?

[Visions1]

Maybe *otetkao or something, where we have either tk > k' > q or tk > c without a front vowel in the last syllable at first, instead just having a > e after c later on?

You finally fixed the problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The vowels aren't right, but you got rid of those jots!

But you have an extra consonant.

The last syllable

*ote > ʌti.

Firstly, thank you. Now I understand where I'm going wrong. I'm sorry about the vagueness.
Secondly, you have the general vowel shifts down, and yes, that is an areal shift. Not quite there yet, though.

Rankings:
Thief (your original was closer than your second guess) and Crey
Arayaz
Oebreq (I'd put you higher if not for the extra consonants [[EDIT: Consonant - singular; my bad]] and off vowels)
Jim and Flavia tie.
Kes (I'd put you much higher, but for the extra)

All your vowels are pretty mid, pun intended.

[thethief3]

otekeo

[Visions1]

Thief:
We just got rid of the jots/jot-vowels in the final syllable. Don't put them back.
But the k is good.

[thethief3]

otekø

[Visions1]

Thief:
You're the closest anyone has got.

Some of your vowels vowels are too low.
There are no rounded front vowels.

Ranking:

Rankings:
Thief
Crey
Arayaz
Oebreq (I'd put you higher if not for the extra consonant and off vowels)
Jim and Flavia tie.
Kes (I'd put you much higher, but for the extra consonant)

[thethief3]

*ɸuu
*kedi
*ɸen
*pito
*ɸio
*ɸɛn
*ŋi
*ken
*ɸĩ
*kin
*kẽnã
*ɸuu

[Visions1]

????

[thethief3]

????

I thought you concluded the challenge.

[Visions1]

I haven't yet. I think you probably will win, but it's only fair to give everyone a chance.
If nobody else gives an answer, then the floor's all yours.

[Creyeditor]

*ɸuu
*kedi
*ɸen
*pito
*ɸio
*ɸɛn
*ŋi
*ken
*ɸĩ
*kin
*kẽnã
*ɸuu

My first, maybe in advance, guess: kwendau

[TBPO]

My guess is ʍøno.

Spoiler:

GROUP A: ɸuu
A1 ɸuu -> ɸuu
A2 ɸuu -> ɸʊ̈o -> ɸio
A3 ɸuu -> ɸuu

GROUP B: ɸen
B1 ɸen -> ɸen
B2 ɸen -> ɸɛn
B3 ɸen -> ɸin -> ɸĩ

GROUP C: kenə
C1 kenə -> ken
C2 kenə -> kedə -> kedi
C3 kenə -> kena -> kẽnã
C4 kenə -> ken -> kin
C5 kenə -> ken
C6 kenə -> ken -> kin -> kĩ -> ŋĩ -> ŋi

UNCLASSIFIED: pito

A ɸuu
B ɸen
C kenə
U pito
P ʍøno

P ʍøno -> P1 ɸʉɥu, P2 ʍeno
P1 ɸʉɥu -> ɸuwu -> A ɸuu
P2 ʍeno -> R1 ʍenə, R2 ʍino
R2 ʍino -> ɸino -> pido -> U pito
R1 ʍenə -> ɸenə -> ɸen
R1 ʍenə -> xenə -> kenə

[Visions1]

So nobody wants to throw another guess at mine?
That's totally ok, but I need confirmation, as it's still technically my turn and I haven't yet posted the answer.

[thethief3]

Creyeditor got 1 segment correct and 1 segment close. TBPO got 2 of the subgroups right but there are no other higher order classifications here and none of the segments correct.

Current Ranking
Creyeditor
TBPO