Izhkut

Izhkut
Ishcot
jën izhkut
Pronunciation	[ˈɟɛn̪ ɪʒkut]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2022
Native to	Northern Birnu
Native speakers	126,000,000 (256 BH) 234,000(L2)
Language family	Taskaric Iskeric Ilyic Pokht-Izhkut Izhkut
Official status
Official language in	Izhkutrëa, Ingdikh, Pokht
Recognised minority language in	Minūrun

Izhkut(jën izhkut, Izhkut: [ˈɟɛn̪ ɪʒkut]), also known as Ishcot is the most spoken Taskaric language in Radael, with a native speaker population of 126,000,000 people, and it is spoken by another 234,000 as an L2 language, primarily by students in the nation of Ingdikh, where learning the language is a compulsory part of the curriculum. The language as a whole also operates as a lingua franca in the scientific community in Birnu, as well as in diplomacy on the continent. It is also one of the 8 official languages in the West Birnu Economic Union(WBEU).

Despite the region of Pokht, a vassal of Izhkutrëa, having its own native sister language of Izhkut, Pokht(Izhkut: jën pokht), the language has in recent times become heavily endangered due to the strict cultural assimilation policies of the Izhkut central government.

Phonology

Consonants

	Bilabial	Dental	Alveolar	Palatal	Velar	Glottal
Plosive	p b		t d	ɟ	k g
Nasal	m	(n̪)	n	ɲ	(ŋ)
Fricative		(θ) (ð)	s z		x	(h)
Tap or Flap	(ɾʷ)		ɾ	(ɾʲ)
Semivowel				j	w~ɰ

Prosody

Stress

Stress in Izhkut is generally oxytonic, although there is officially no stress pattern. When a syllable contains an /ɛ/ ⟨ë⟩ it is automatically primarily stressed.

Syntax

Constituent order

Izhkut, like most Taskaric languages, uses a VSO(verb-subject-object) constituent order.