LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM: pinyin

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
 Pinyin is ambiguous. There are several Pinyins around linked to zho
absolutely different and consequently this tag should not be acceptable.
Thanks.
      Gerard

On Sun, Aug 3, 2008 at 5:16 PM, Frank Ellermann <nobody at xyzzy.claranet.de>wrote:

> Kent Karlsson wrote:
>
> > You missed my (rhetorical) point completely.
>
> What you write here is clearly stated on the zho-page
> linked in my reply, it is not possible to miss that:
>
> > cmn is the code for one of the languages (Mandarin)
> > *encompassed* by the macrolanguage code(s) zh/zho
> > (Chinese).
>
> I have also already commented that the <q> real </q>
> languages could be added later to the prefixes of
> the requested variants.
>
> > zh-Latn-pinyin is in the (current) proposed
> > registration form limited to Mandarin, while 'zh'
> > is not limited to Mandarin.
>
> Yes, that would be dubious.  But I don't see Mandarin
> in the original or revised registration requests, R2:
>
> | Description: Wade-Giles romanization of Chinese
> | Description: Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Chinese
>
> > Pinyin for Cantonese (yue, also encompassed by zh/zho)
> > differs in both language and romanization rules.
>
> Old: "Description: Pinyin romanization of Chinese"
> That is why R2 updated the original request as proposed
> by John, isn't it ?
>
> > Better to state the proper language code in the prefix.
>
> "zh" is the only game in town at the moment.  I don't
> expect a "4646bis" anytime soon, let alone in the two
> weeks for the review of Mark's requests.
>
>  Frank
>
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