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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. | 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. | ||
In general however, the Ghrāßa system tends to be a bit more popular than Szumbaatal, with the Croatian Academy of Lāgsmān(''Akādami Gurvazkha Lāgsmān'', ''Akaadami | In general however, the Ghrāßa system tends to be a bit more popular than Szumbaatal, with the Croatian Academy of Lāgsmān(''Akādami Gurvazkha Lāgsmān'', ''Akaadami Ğurvazka Laagsmaan'') officially using both. | ||
===Consonants=== | ===Consonants=== | ||
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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Lāgsmān is both an SVO and SOV language, depending on dialect and context. For example, in the Szubrun dialect of western Hungary, sentences tend to be formed as "''gu ğraasza eeter''"(cow-PL grass-ACC eat.3SG, cows eat grass), whereas the equivalent in the Ghrāßa dialect would be "''ghu ēter grāßa''"(cow-PL eat.3SG grass-ACC, cows eat grass). | Lāgsmān is both an SVO and SOV language, depending on dialect and context. For example, in the Szubrun dialect of western Hungary, sentences tend to be formed as "''gu ğraasza eeter''"(cow-<small>PL</small> grass-<small>ACC</small> eat.<small>3SG</small>, cows eat grass), whereas the equivalent in the Ghrāßa dialect would be "''ghu ēter grāßa''"(cow-<small>PL</small> eat.<small>3SG</small> grass-<small>ACC</small>, cows eat grass). | ||
===Noun phrase=== | ===Noun phrase=== | ||