T'Yu

T'Yu (Traditional Chinese: 土語) is a creole (though some linguists classify it as a pidgin) originated and still used in the Imaginary Lands of Nicholas. It is a variant of Standard Cantonese with significant influences of colonizing languages, such as English, French, Mandarin, and Japanese.

Sharing over 80% of the vocabulary, the creole is mutually intelligible with Cantonese.

Despite there are no official reports and enumeration of the number of users, the University of Port Romanani's Language Faculty estimated that 15 - 19% of the kingdom's population use T'Yu on a day-to-day basis. The creole is often used in informal and casual occasions. Standard Cantonese is deemed more suitable otherwise.

History
During a project in the 1950s to standardize the use of Cantonese and official languages in the kingdom, the government begins to shifts its primary language education to Standard Cantonese and English. T'Yu was not encouraged to be used and be taught in school. This had led to resentment by many T'Yu native speakers, saying this is an act of destroying the local culture and heritage. Others have supported since T'Yu has lacked a standardized structure, both in written and pronunciation forms. Supporters also cited that T'Yu and Standard Cantonese is over 80% alike. Despite this movement since the 1950s, T'Yu is still fairly common among the older population in the kingdom, and in families and other informal occasions.