LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM<br>1. Name of requester: Mark Davis<br>2. E-mail address of requester: <a href="mailto:mark.davis@macchiato.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">mark.davis@macchiato.com
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<br>3. Record Requested:
<br><br> Type: variant<br> Subtag: western<br> Description: Western<br> Prefix: hy<br>
Comments: Prefix 'hy': Western Armenian, as distinct from<br> the Eastern dialect.<br> Comments: According to the specification, this subtag must<br> only be used with the prefixes listed. When multiple<br> prefixes are present, bear in mind that each is a distinct
<br> dialect of the respective language.<br><br>4. Intended meaning of the subtag:<br><br>This variant subtag
can be used to distinguish dialects, in cases where those dialects are
commonly referred to as a "Western" form. For example, Armenian has
dialects commonly referred to as Eastern and Western. Additional
prefixes can be added in the future where the term "Western" can also
be meaningfully used to distinguish among dialects of those prefixes. Note however that According to the specification, this subtag must only be used with the prefixes listed. When multiple prefixes are present, bear in mind that each is a distinct dialect of the respective language.
<br><br>5. Reference to published description<br> of the language (book or article):