Colonial Izhkut

Colonial Izhkut
Colonial Ishcot, Colonial dialects
jënn Uesi, yojjun Uesi, yojjun misogra
Pronunciation	[ˈd͡ʒeːn wesi] [ˈjɔːd͡ʒum ˌwesi]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2025
Native to	Izhkut Colonies
Ethnicity	Izhkut Colonials; Bay Island Creoles
Native speakers	50,400,000 (400 BH)
Language family	Taskaric Iskeric Ilyic Pokht-Izhkut Izhkut Colonial Izhkut
Standard form	General Colonial
Dialects	Bay Area dialects Usergonefa dialect Tibirot dialect → Bay Islands Creole Strait dialects General Chepsëh Shepsë dialect Ebënzinu dialect Mosëoch dialect Osanzag dialect
Official status
Regulated by	United Colonial Association (Bazuol Pramae Misogra)

Colonial Izhkut, also known as Colonial Ishcot or the Colonial dialects in Izhkut literature, is a dialect continuum of the Izhkut language native to and primarily spoken in the Izhkut Colonies by around 50,400,000 Colonials. Thus, around 40% of Izhkut speakers speak some Colonial variety; although this makes Colonials a minority in the Ishcophone community(albeit a large one), this percentage is projected to increase to 75% by 500 BH, which would make Colonial Izhkut by far the most spoken variety of the Izhkut language.

Despite being a dialect of Izhkut, Colonial Izhkut has a distinct phonology and to an extent its own distinct vocabulary and grammar which can make it difficult to understand for Standard or Mainland Izhkut speakers. However, written Colonial Izhkut is more or less understandable by Standard Izhkut speakers due to largely similar orthography. Any Colonial accent perceived as lacking noticeably local, ethnic, or cultural markers is known in linguistics as General Colonial.

Dialect groups

Bay Area

The Bay Area dialects(General Colonial: yojjun Enud Gibios) refer to the Colonial dialect groups spoken in the Gibios Bay Area, which encompasses the bay itself and the islands in it, as well as the city of Usergonefa. Developing primarily in what was initially a trading outpost which eventually grew into Usergonefa, the Bay Area dialects were later exported across the Bay Islands via marine trade, and today are the most spoken varieties of the Colonial dialects, encompassing around 60% of Colonial Izhkut speakers at ~30,240,000 speakers. The Bay Area dialects are also the main lexifier of Bay Islands Creole, a pidgin-turned-creole language spoken primarily on the Gibios Bay Islands by the Bay Island Creoles, descendants of poor farmers, settlers, slaves and traders who arrived in the Bay Islands around 250 BH.

Usergonefa dialect

The Usergonefa dialect(yojjun Usergonefa) is the dialect of Colonial Izhkut spoken in the city of Usergonefa, the largest city in the Gibios Bay Area.