Ostro-Ludzic

Ostro-Ludzic
Ostrozavan Ludzic Baderian1
Native to	Ostrozava, Drevstran, Velikoslavia, Ludvosiya, Garima, Brumen, Zacapican, Others2
Region	Transkarminia, Kupalnitsan Basin, Drev River Valley
Language family	Kardo-Belisarian Ludic West Ludic Ostro-Ludzic
Standard forms	Common Ostrozavan Standard Ludz
Writing system	Latin alphabet, Ludic alphabet, Gothic alphabet (archaic)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	None (mis)

Ostro-Ludzic (Common Ostrozavan: Ostroludzky, Standard Ludzian: Ostreludski) is a West Ludic language and is the primary official language of Ostrozava and holds co-official status in Drevstran. A pluricentric language, Ostro-Ludzic has been standardized into two nationally-sanctioned, mutually-intelligible standard varieties: Ostrozavan and Ludzian. Several ethnographic distinctions exist, with the body of speakers all typically preferring a local dialect outside of major urbanized areas. Ostro-Ludzic forms a dialect continuum between the Magnic-influenced Ardovian dialects to the archaic tongue of the Biele.

Historically, the precise definition of Ostro-Ludzic dialects has been controversial; the term "Ostro-Ludzic" used to describe the majority of Ludic dialects in the Kupalnitsa basin first appeared in Transkarminian historiography in 1801, but was not widely adopted until the mid-19th century, when Pan-Ludism became a dominant source of discourse in the area. An ongoing controversy is the inclusion of Baderian into the continuum, as it may be considered a dialect of either Zamorodnian or Low Ludic, as spoken in southern Velikoslavia. Some scholars, typically of irredentist persuasion, may even consider Baderian to be its own language.

Classification

West Ludic	Baderian   Ostro‑Ludzic Ostrozavan   Karskian   Common Ostrozavan         Ardovian     Diodelian     Ludzic   Northern Ludz   Standard Ludz         Southern Ludz       Biely