At 14:24 +0100 2005-11-25, Håvard Hjulstad wrote:
>Proposed response: All three forms of the name
>of the Sinhala language are frequently found in
>authoritative English-language sources. Please
>note that it is only the language identifiers
>that are the objects of standardization in ISO
>639. The names of the items are for reference
>and retrieval only. The ISO 639 RA-JAC tries to
>avoid names that can cause confusion, or which
>may be percieved as derogatory or unwanted for
>some other reason. In the case of Sinhala we
>find that the alternative name forms may serve a
>purpose for reference and retrieval. As a
>consequence the ISO 639 RA-JAC has decided to
>retain all the forms of the name that are
>currently included.
I agree, though of course I am not a member of the JAC.
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Michael Everson * http://www.evertype.com
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