Lāgsmān

Lāgsmān
lāgsmān
The Lāgsmānfinu, the flag of the Lagsmen.
Pronunciation	[ˈlaːɣsˌmaːn]
Created by	Jukethatbox
Date	2023
Native to	"Lāgsmānland"
Native speakers	400,000 (2023)
Language family	Indo-European Germanic South Germanic Lāgsmān
Early forms	Proto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Proto-South Germanic Ancient South Germanic Middle Lāgsmān
Standard form	Ghrāßa(Graz) dialect
Dialects	Ghrāßa dialect Szubrun(Sopron) dialect Maribor dialect Waragdin(Varaždin) dialect
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia
Regulated by	Akādami Ghrāßa, Akaadami Szumbataal
The proposed borders of Lāgsmānland, based on ethnic and linguistic conposition.

Lāgsmān is a Germanic language(specifically of the fictional South Germanic family) spoken by the nomadic Lagsmen, who freely roam the area between Varaždin, Graz and Szombathely, colloquially known as the Lāgsmānland. The endonym is a portmanteau of the Proto-Germanic word *hlaupanan, "to leap"(also the root of German laufen, to walk) and man, from Proto-Germanic *manwaz.

Introduction

The main idea around this language is just to make a really goofy Germanic language without straying from that root. So in a way, its kind of like a jokelang, but I genuinely plan on fleshing the language out.

Phonology

Orthography

There are currently two orthographies used to write Lāgsmān- the Ghrāßa orthography, supported by the Akādami Ghrāßa situated in Austria, and the Szumbaatal orthography, supported by the Akaadami Szumbaatal situated in Hungary. Ghrāßa is heavily influenced by German orthography, whereas Szumbaatal is heavily influenced by Hungarian orthography.

Those who advocate for the Ghrāßa system, known as the Ghrāßarumuz, claim that since Lāgsmān is a Germanic language, and also that other South Germanic languages such as Mudukris use a German-based orthography, they believe that Lāgsmān should also use a German-based orthography.

Those who instead advocate for the Szumbaatal system, known as the Szumbaatalrumuz, argue that as the majority of ethnic Lagsmen live in western Hungary, and that many learners of Lāgsmān as a second language are also Hungarian, Lāgsmān should accomodate for the majority and use a Hungarian-based orthography to minimise confusion among primarily Hungarian learners.