Last call: Latvian (and Bontok) extlang subtags

[John Cowan]

Michael Everson scripsit:

> > (1) Whether two new extended language subtags shall be created for  
> > Latgalian ("lv-ltg") and Standard Latvian ("lv-lvs"), which are new  
> > ISO 639-3 code elements encompassed by Latvian ('lav'), recently  
> > reclassified as a macrolanguage, and
> 
> I do not like this new "lav", I really do not. However, I approve the  
> two extended subtags.

"lav" will not be a legal subtag, because "lv" is available, so that's
not an issue.

> > (2) Whether three new extended language subtags shall be created for  
> > Northern Bontok ("bnc-rbk"), Central Bontok ("bnc-lbk"), and
> > Southwestern Bontok ("bnc-vbk"), which are new ISO 639-3 code  
> > elements encompassed by Bontok ('bnc'), recently reclassified as a  
> > macrolanguage and renamed from "Central Bontoc."
> 
> Logically I must also approve this.

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.

As I said before, I'd prefer to se "lv-ltg" and "lv-lvs" available,
but not "bnc-*".

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