Re: Registration requests: akuapem, asante

"Don Osborn" <[email protected]>
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What is the current thinking re use of “ak” vs “tw” as the ISO 639 code for this group (hence prefix in the proposal)? Also I have generally heard of Akuapem, Asante, and Fante as being described as dialects primarily in their form as separate “literary standards,” which if accurate might be incorporated into the narrative (i.e., how are they distinct? My assumption being that that is primarily in writing). 

 

There is also a unified Akan orthography. So another question is whether this tag request might imply three other tags (unified, Asante, and Fante) under “ak” or two under “tw.”

 

Don Osborn

 

From: Ietf-languages [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Sascha Brawer
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 3:29 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Ietf-languages] Registration requests: akuapem, asante

 

LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Sascha Brawer
2. E-mail address of requester: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
3. Record Requested:

Type: variant
Subtag: akuapem
Description: Akuapem Twi
Prefix: tw

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

The two Akan dialects of Akuapem and Asante are known as Twi. They are distinct, but mutually intelligible.

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

“Speaking Akuapem Twi”. In: Esi Cleland, Kofi Oteng Gyang, Nana Kodwo Imbeah, and Paa Kwesi Imbeah. Modern Akan. A concise introduction to the Akuapem, Fanti and Twi language. Kasahorow, Accra, 2005. ISBN 9988-0-3767-8. Section 4.2, page 23.

http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/akua1239
http://www.omniglot.com/writing/twi.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twi

6. Any other relevant information:

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LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Sascha Brawer
2. E-mail address of requester: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> 
3. Record Requested:

Type: variant
Subtag: asante
Description: Asante Twi
Description: Ashanti Twi
Prefix: tw

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

The two Akan dialects of Akuapem and Asante are known as Twi. They are distinct, but mutually intelligible.

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

“Speaking Asante Twi”. In: Esi Cleland, Kofi Oteng Gyang, Nana Kodwo Imbeah, and Paa Kwesi Imbeah, Modern Akan. A concise introduction to the Akuapem, Fanti and Twi language. Kasahorow, Accra, 2005. ISBN 9988-0-3767-8. Section 4.3, pages 23–24.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asante_dialect
http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/asan1239
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twi

6. Any other relevant information:

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