ISO 639 Ballot -- New item: Kabardian

Please vote by Friday 2003-01-24.

Please see additional information below the ballot form.

Submitted by (your name, please): Rebecca Guenther

(A) -- Inclusion:
(1)
_X__  I am in favour of including the individual language "Kabardian" in
639-2 (alpha-3 code)
___  I am opposed to including the individual language "Kabardian" in 639-2
(alpha-3 code)

(B) -- Identifier:
(Please vote even if you are opposed to the inclusion of the item)
(2)
_X__  I accept the alpha-3 identifier "kbd" for Kabardian (if to be
included)
___  I do not accept the identifier "kbd" -- Comment:

(C) -- Language names:
(3)
_X__  I accept the English name "Kabardian" (if to be included)
___  I do not accept the English name "Kabardian" -- Comment:

(4)
_X__  I accept the French name "kabardien" (if to be included)
___  I do not accept the French name "kabardien" -- Comment:

(5)
_X__  I accept the indigenous name "qabardjaibza" [with dot under the q
and
breve on all a-s] (if to be included)
___  I do not accept the indigenous name "qabardjaibza" -- Comment:


Other comments:

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Background and additional information:

This is based on a proposal submitted on 2002-10-11 and circulated to the
JAC for comments on 2002-10-30. Feedback has been received from Michael
Everson only.

The source of the French name is http://www.eurominority.org/.

The source of the indigenous name is http://www.evertype.com/alphabets/