Last call: Latvian (and Bontok) extlang subtags
Doug Ewell
doug at ewellic.org
Mon Feb 8 04:11:15 CET 2010
Michael Everson <everson at evertype dot com> wrote:
>> Not really. Historically we have only approved extlang subtags for
>> use with primary language subtags in wide use: "lv" is in wide use,
>> but "bnc" is not.
>
> Oh, I really don't think we should discriminate in that way. Latvians
> important, Bontocs not. No, no.
The judgment is not whether one language is "important" and another is
not. The judgment is whether the primary language subtag has seen wide
use.
>> As I said before, I'd prefer to se "lv-ltg" and "lv-lvs" available,
>> but not "bnc-*".
>
> Your rationale? Is it other than "Bontocs not"?
See my rationale.
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