ISO 639 Ballot -- New item: Crimean Turkish; Crimean Tatar

Please vote by Friday 2003-01-24.

Please see additional information below the ballot form.

Submitted by (your name, please):

(A) -- Inclusion:
(1)
_X_ I am in favour of including the individual language "Crimean Turkish;
Crimean Tatar" in 639-2 (alpha-3 code)
___ I am opposed to including the individual language "Crimean Turkish;
Crimean Tatar" 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 "crh" for Crimean Turkish; Crimean
Tatar (if to be included)
___ I do not accept the identifier "crh" -- Comment:

(C) -- Language names:
(3)
_X_ I accept the English name "Crimean Turkish; Crimean Tatar" (if to be
included)
___ I do not accept the English name "Crimean Turkish; Crimean Tatar" --
Comment:

(4)
__ I accept the French name "turc crimeen; tatar crimeen" (if to be
included)
_X_ I do not accept the French name "turc crimeen; tatar crimeen" --
Comment:
I suggest "Tatar du Crimée"
"Langues du monde" doesn't give a name for it. The only comment is that it is
spoken by the Tatars of the southen coast of Crimean peninsule. On another
Internet source http://turquieaimee.free.fr/langue.htm it is referred to as an
idiom of turkish and its French name appears as "Tatar du Crimée", and that's
what I suggest for Iso 639


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 proposed French name has not been verified.
See my comments above

I have no proposal for an indigenous name. Any information will be useful!