Proposals for Bengali and Odia

[Doug Ewell]

Below are three proposed records and registration forms to add "Odia" as
the primary Description field for the script subtag 'Orya' (keeping
"Oriya" as secondary), and to add "Bangla" as a *secondary* Description
field for the language subtag 'bn' and the script subtag 'Beng' (keeping
"Bengali" as *primary*). Take careful note of which is which.

Please offer any questions and comments within the two-week review
period ending Monday, December 5, 2016.

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LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION
File-Date: 2016-xx-xx
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Type: language
Subtag: bn
Description: Bengali
Description: Bangla
Added: 2005-10-16
Suppress-Script: Beng
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LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Doug Ewell
2. E-mail address of requester: doug at ewellic.org

3. Record Requested:

Type: language
Subtag: bn
Description: Bengali
Description: Bangla
Suppress-Script: Beng

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):

6. Any other relevant information:

This registration adds the name "Bangla" to the existing primary
language subtag 'bn' as a secondary Description field. The existing name
"Bengali" is retained as the primary Description field.

The native (Bengali) name of both the Bengali language and script is
"Bangla," and the constitution of Bangladesh lists "Bangla" as the
official English-language name; however, the Eighth Schedule of the
constitution of India refers to the language as "Bengali." Because the
name "Bengali" continues to be widely used among non-Bengali speakers,
and has not been formally replaced in India, this registration
establishes "Bangla" as a secondary Description field while retaining
"Bengali" as the primary Description field.

ISO 639-3 lists "Bengali" as the sole name of the language. Ethnologue
lists the language under the heading "Bengali" but identifies "Bangala,
Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa" as alternate names. The name "Bangla" replaced
"Bengali" in CLDR for both the language (May 2016) and script (April
2016; see tickets 8632 and 9373).

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LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION
File-Date: 2016-xx-xx
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Type: script
Subtag: Beng
Description: Bengali
Description: Bangla
Added: 2005-10-16
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LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Doug Ewell
2. E-mail address of requester: doug at ewellic.org

3. Record Requested:

Type: script
Subtag: Beng
Description: Bengali
Description: Bangla

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):

6. Any other relevant information:

This registration adds the name "Bangla" to the existing script subtag
'Beng' as a secondary Description field. The existing name "Bengali" is
retained as the primary Description field.

The Bengali script is used to write the Bengali language and, with minor
adaptation, the Assamese language. It is an official script in both
Bangladesh (106 million speakers of Bengali) and India (82.5 million
speakers).

The native (Bengali) name of both the Bengali language and script is
"Bangla," and the constitution of Bangladesh lists "Bangla" as the
official English-language name; however, the Eighth Schedule of the
constitution of India refers to the language as "Bengali." Because the
name "Bengali" continues to be widely used among non-Bengali speakers,
and has not been formally replaced in India, this registration
establishes "Bangla" as a secondary Description field while retaining
"Bengali" as the primary Description field.

ISO 639-3 lists "Bengali" as the sole name of the language. Ethnologue
lists the language under the heading "Bengali" but identifies "Bangala,
Bangla, Bangla-Bhasa" as alternate names. The name "Bangla" replaced
"Bengali" in CLDR for both the language (May 2016) and script (April
2016; see tickets 8632 and 9373). The script is called "Bengali" in ISO
15924.

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LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION
File-Date: 2016-xx-xx
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Type: script
Subtag: Orya
Description: Odia
Description: Oriya
Added: 2005-10-16
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LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Doug Ewell
2. E-mail address of requester: doug at ewellic.org

3. Record Requested:

Type: script
Subtag: Orya
Description: Odia
Description: Oriya

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):

6. Any other relevant information:

This registration adds the name "Odia" to the existing script subtag
'Orya' as the primary Description field. The existing name "Oriya" is
retained as a secondary Description field.

The Odia script is used overwhelmingly to write the Odia language,
spoken by approximately 40 million in eastern India. The name "Odia" was
formally adopted by the Indian Parliament in November 2011 to replace
"Oriya," which had been in common use for centuries. Both names reflect
the pronunciation [ˈoɖia]. The former name is retained as a secondary
Description field for this subtag due to its continued widespread use in
non-Odia-speaking contexts.

ISO 639-3/RA adopted the reference name "Odia" for the individual
language in January 2016, retaining "Oriya (individual language)" as an
additional name. CLDR changed the name of both the language and script
to "Odia" in April 2016 (see tickets 4576 and 8631). The script is
called "Oriya" in ISO 15924.
 
 
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Doug Ewell | Thornton, CO, US | ewellic.org