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| altname = Colonial Ishcot, Colonial dialects
| altname = Colonial Ishcot, Colonial dialects
| nativename = jënn Uesi, yojjun Uesi, yojjun misogra
| nativename = jënn Uesi, yojjun Uesi, yojjun misogra
| pronunciation = ˈd͡ʒeːn wesi]<br>[ˈjɔːd͡ʒum ˌwesi
| pronunciation = ˈd͡ʒeːn ʊ̯esi]<br>[ˈjɔːd͡ʒun ʊ̯esi
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| creator = User:Jukethatbox
| created = 2025
| created = 2025
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| ethnicity = Izhkut Colonials; [[Bay Islands Creole|Bay Island Creoles]]
| ethnicity = Izhkut Colonials; [[Bay Islands Creole|Bay Island Creoles]]
| state = Izhkut Colonies{{efn|name=Colonies|General Colonial: ''Uesi''; Standard Izhkut: ''Misogra''}}
| state = Izhkut Colonies{{efn|name=Colonies|General Colonial: ''Uesi''; Standard Izhkut: ''Misogra''}}
| agency = United Colonial Association<br>(''Bazuol Pramae Misogra'')
| agency = United Colonial Association<br>(''Bazuol Pramae Uesi'')<br>(''unofficial'')
| notice = ipa
| notice = ipa
}}
}}
'''Colonial Izhkut''',{{efn|General Colonial: ''jënn Uesi'', ''yojjun Uesi'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈd͡ʒeːn wesi]]] [[Help:IPA|[ˈjɔːd͡ʒum ˌwesi]]]}} also known as '''Colonial Ishcot''' or the '''Colonial dialects'''{{efn|[[Izhkut|Standard Izhkut]]: ''yojjun misogra''}} in [[Izhkut]] literature, is a [[w:Dialect continuum|dialect continuum]] of the Izhkut language native to and primarily spoken in the Izhkut Colonies{{efn|name=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.
'''Colonial Izhkut''',{{efn|General Colonial: ''jënn Uesi'', ''yojjun Uesi'' [[Help:IPA|[ˈd͡ʒeːn ʊ̯esi]]] [[Help:IPA|[ˈjɔːd͡ʒun ʊ̯esi]]]}} also known as '''Colonial Ishcot''' or the '''Colonial dialects'''{{efn|[[Izhkut|Standard Izhkut]]: ''yojjun misogra''}} in [[Izhkut]] literature, is a [[w:Dialect continuum|dialect continuum]] of the Izhkut language native to and primarily spoken in the Izhkut Colonies{{efn|name=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'''.
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'''.
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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.
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.
==Phonology==
==Phonology==
===Vowels===
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=2 | !! Front !! Central !! Back
|-
! colspan=2 | Close
| i || colspan=2 | u
|-
! rowspan=2 | Mid
! Close
| e || ||
|-
! Open
| ɛ || || ɔ
|-
! colspan=2 | Open
| colspan=2 | a
|}
General Colonial phonemic vowels do not differ greatly from Standard vowel phonemes. However, common differentiations are O-lowering, where Standard /o/ is lowered to an /ɔ/(a feature borrowed from [[Pokht]]), while there is also more variation in pronunciation of /a/ and /u/; whereas Standard /a/ and /u/ remain mostly within central and back vowel spaces respectively, Colonial /a/ can vary from as front as /æ̞/ to very occasionally as far back as /ɑ/, while /u/ in most dialects is closer to a /ʊ~ʊ̝/ and in
===Diphthongs===
Though the orthography of diphthongs has remained the same as in Mainland Izhkut, the General Colonial pronunciation of diphthongs has shifted considerably from the Standard pronunciation which this orthography was based on, though these dipthongs differ yet still between Colonial dialects. However, the following table only shows General Colonial pronunciations.
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;"
! colspan=2 rowspan=2 | !! colspan=6 | Endpoint
|-
! ''a'' !! ''i'' !! ''e'' !! ''ë'' !! ''u'' !! ''o''
|-
! rowspan=6 | Start<br>point
! ''a''
| - || colspan=3 | aɪ̯ || colspan=2 | oʊ̯
|-
! ''i''
| rowspan=2 | ia̯ || - || colspan=2 | ie̯ || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | iʊ̯
|-
! ''e''
| rowspan=2 | eɪ̯ || colspan=2 rowspan=2 | -
|-
! ''ë''
| ɛa̯ || colspan=2 | ɛʊ̯~eʊ̯
|-
! ''u''
| ʊ̯a || colspan=2 | uɪ̯ || rowspan=2 | ʊ̯ɛ || - || oʊ̯
|-
! ''o''
| oʊ̯ || colspan=2 | oɪ̯ || oʊ̯ || -
|}
Most notably of these diphthongs
==References==
==References==
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