Re: ISO 639-3 changes, part 4

Kent Karlsson wrote:

>> Type: language
>> Subtag: asf
>> Description: Auslan
>> Description: Australian Sign Language
>
> This one seems like an exceptionally bad idea. Definitely not
> a better name. (I know, need to follow the RA, etc.)

If you read the proposal form for this one, apparently its users really
do call it Auslan (in serious usage, not just the well-known Australian
penchant for short forms). They use the full name only to explain, and
consider it awkward.
 
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