The ISO 639 RA-JAC has received the following proposal for a new entry in
the alpha-3 table:


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Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 14:09:13 -0400
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Subject: New ISO 639-2 code

This data was submitted on: Friday, October 11, 2002 at 14:09:13

lang_in_eng = Ingush language
lang_in_fre =
ref_where_found_1 =
lang_in_vern =
ref_where_found_2 =
trans_lit =
evidence = Columbia University Libraries (55)
addinfo =
request_addition = ISO 639-2 only
2_code_suggestion =
3_code_suggestion = ING
submit_name = Susan Summer
submit_email = [log in to unmask]
submit_status = Catalog librarian, Columbia University Libraries

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CURRENT SITUATION:

ISO 639 encoding: cau = Caucasian (other)

Linguasphere: 42-BAA-aa = Ghalghaay. Ingush is given as a "Russian" name.

Ethnologue: INH = Ingush. Some 230.000 speakers in Chechen Ingushetia.
"Ghalghay" is given as an indigenous name.


COMMENTS:

Both the proposed identifier (ing) and the Ethnologue identifier (inh) are
available. Because of the ongoing coordination with Ethnologue I would
suggest that we select "inh".

I should think that Ingush should be the only English name listed.


Best regards,
Håvard Hjulstad
(acting chairman of ISO 639 RA-JAC)
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