Re: Ganda / Luganda (forms)

Michael Everson <[email protected]> Sat, 17 Nov 2018 20:31:05 +0000
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.languages
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I approve.

> On 13 Nov 2018, at 20:05, Doug Ewell <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Comments are still welcome. This just starts the 2-week clock in case
> there are no objections.
> 
> --
> 
> LANGUAGE SUBTAG MODIFICATION
> File-Date: 2018-xx-xx
> %%
> Type: language
> Subtag: lg
> Description: Ganda
> Description: Luganda
> Added: 2005-10-16
> %%
> 
> --
> 
> LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM
> 
> 1. Name of requester: Doug Ewell
> 2. E-mail address of requester: doug at ewellic.org
> 
> 3. Record Requested:
> 
> Type: language
> Subtag: lg
> Description: Ganda
> Description: Luganda
> 
> 4. Intended meaning of the subtag:
> 
> The meaning of the existing primary language subtag 'lg' is unchanged.
> 
> 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):
> 
> 6. Any other relevant information:
> 
> The name "Luganda" is used widely to refer to the language called
> "Ganda" in ISO 639-2 and 639-3, not only as an endonym but in English-
> language contexts.
> 
> Ethnologue lists "Luganda" as the autonym and "Baganda, LùGáànda,
> luGanda" as alternate names.
> 
> The Wikipedia article on "Luganda" (renamed from "Ganda language" in
> 2010) begins, "The Ganda language, or Luganda..." and then refers to the
> language exclusively as "Luganda." Reference:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luganda
> 
> A CLDR ticket has been written to rename Ganda to Luganda. Adding this
> Description field in the Registry may facilitate the decision on whether
> to do this in CLDR. Reference: http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/ticket/11004
> 
> 
> --
> Doug Ewell | Thornton, CO, US | ewellic.org
> 
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