[Ltru] Results of Duplicate Busters Survey #1

[ISO639-3 at sil.org]

I think that the ISO 639/JAC erred in including so many names with the 
macrolanguage (done before I was a voting member). I cannot simply remove 
the names (as I also think would be better), because they are included in 
Part 2. So the offending name pairs will be disambiguated in Part 3.

At the moment I am processing substantive change requests and trying to 
meet other deadlines with other work, so it may be a week before these 
changes are posted publicly either online or in download tables.

Joan Spanne
ISO 639-3/RA
SIL International
7500 W Camp Wisdom Rd
Dallas, TX 75236
ISO639-3 at sil.org



"Kent Karlsson" <kent.karlsson14 at comhem.se> 
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2008-08-25 10:42 AM

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Doug Ewell wrote:
> 
> Type: language
> Subtag: diq
> Description: Dimli
> --> REPLACE WITH: Description: Dimli (individual language)
> Added: 2029-09-09
> Macrolanguage: zza
> 
> Type: language
> Subtag: kiu
> Description: Kirmanjki
> --> REPLACE WITH: Description: Kirmanjki (individual language)
> Added: 2029-09-09
> Macrolanguage: zza
> 
> Type: language
> Subtag: zza
> Description: Zaza
> Description: Dimili
> Description: Dimli
> --> REPLACE WITH: Description: Dimli (macrolanguage)
> Description: Kirdki
> Description: Kirmanjki
> --> REPLACE WITH: Description: Kirmanjki (macrolanguage)
> Description: Zazaki
> Added: 2006-08-24
> Scope: macrolanguage
> 
> Discussion:
> These three cases are handled together due to their commonality.  Both
> Dimli and Kirmanjki are individual languages encompassed within Zaza,
> which may also be called Dimli or Kirmanjki, neatly exemplifying the
> concept of a macrolanguage.  The strings "individual language" and
> "macrolanguage" are used extensively in 639-3 for this 
> purpose; see, for
> example, Dogri.

My preference would be to remove Dimli and Kirmanjki as alternative
descriptions for zza, if ISO 639-3 RA does so. Failing that, I support
your suggestion, even if ISO 639-3 RA continues to ignore the issue.

                 /kent k

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