>
> JAC ballot 2004-09 - Hindustani
>
> Please vote by 2004-10-22
>
Eeva Murtomaa

> Please see additional information below.
>
> (A) Inclusion:
>
> (1)
> __x_ I am in favour of including Hindustani in the alpha-3 code table of
> ISO 639-2.
>
> ___ I am opposed to including Hindustani in the alpha-3 code table of
> ISO 639-2.
>
> Comments:
>
> (B) Identifier:
>
> (2)
> _x__ I accept the identifier "hiu".
>
> ___ I do not accept the identifier "hiu".
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> Comments:
>
> (C) Names:
>
> (3)
> _x__ I accept the English name "Hindustani".
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> ___ I do not accept the English name "Hindustani".
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> Comments:
>
> (4)
> _x__ I accept the French name "hindustani".
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> ___ I do not accept the French name "hindustani".
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> Comments:
>
> (5)
> _x__ I accept the indigenous name "hindustani".
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> ___ I do not accept the indigenous name "hindustani".
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> Comments:
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> (D) General comments:
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> * * * *
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> ORIGINAL SUBMISSION:
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> This data was submitted on: Wednesday, May 5, 2004 at 15:19:22
>
> lang_in_eng = Hindustani
> lang_in_fre = Hindustani
> ref_where_found_1 = Rashtriya Sahitya Akademi, India lang_in_vern =
> Hindustani ref_where_found_2 = Rashtriya Sahitya Akademi, India trans_lit =
>
> evidence = Rashtriya Sahitya Akademi, India (60-100)
> addinfo = About 40-50 % of speakers of the Hindi language actually speak
> Hindustani. The Government of India does not officially recognise it but
> this is the language from which Hindi and Urdu evolved. All over
> India(mainly northern parts) and Pakistan request_addition = ISO 639-1
> and ISO 639-2 2_code_suggestion = hn 3_code_suggestion = hnd submit_name
> = Arjun Aggarwal submit_email = [log in to unmask] submit_status =
> Speaker of the language and this is my first language.
>
> * * * *
>
> ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
>
> This has been discussed on the JAC email list.
>
> Although "Hindustani" is normally thought to be the "superset" of Hindi,
> Urdu, and other variants, the statement in the submission "About 40-50 %
> of speakers of the Hindi language actually speak Hindustani" is somewhat
> strange.
>
> Still, the issue is probably whether a "macro-language" or "language
> group" identifier for Hindustani is needed in Part 2. Alternatively, the
> item may be encoded in the future Part 5.
>
> An alpha-2 identifier is proposed. The proposed identifier "hn" is
> available. However, there doesn't seem to be evidence to support the
> assignment of an alpha-2 identifier, an this is not balloted on.
>
> The proposed alpha-3 identifier (hnd) is taken by a different item in
> 639-3. This ballot proposes "hiu", which is available.
>