LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM (R3): pinyin

[Michael Everson]

On 7 Sep 2008, at 18:04, John Cowan wrote:

> Michael Everson scripsit:
>
>> Insofar as we make no recommendation as to whether fi-fonipa or fi-
>> fonupa or fi-Latn-fonipa or fi-Latn-fonupa is used, I find no
>> precedent to make a recommendation for such a distinction for either
>> pinyin or wadegile.
>
> If you believe that precedent is controlling, you should approve
> the form with "Prefix: zh".  That permits the use of the 'Latn'
> subtag, but remains silent about whether its use is recommended.

fonipa has no prefix, and pinyin phonetic orthography can be applied  
to other languages.

Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com

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