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I agree with the others regarding this ballot. Margaret > On Mon, 5 Jul 2004, [iso-8859-1] Håvard Hjulstad wrote: > > > JAC ballot 2004-08 - Maninka > > > > PLEASE VOTE BY 2004-08-06. > > > > Submitted by (your name, please): > > > > Please see below for additional information. > > > > > > (A) -- Inclusion: > > > > (1) > > > > ___ I am in favour of including "Maninka" in 639-1 (alpha-2 code) > > > > ___ I am opposed to including "Maninka" in 639-1 (alpha-2 code) > > > > (2) > > > > ___ I am in favour of including "Maninka" in 639-2 (alpha-3 code) > > > > ___ I am opposed to including "Maninka" in 639-2 (alpha-3 code) > > > > > > (B) -- Identifiers: > > > > (Please vote even if you are opposed to the inclusion of the item.) > > > > (3) > > > > ___ I accept the alpha-2 identifier "md" for "Maninka" (if to be included) > > > > ___ I do not accept the alpha-2 identifier "md" for "Maninka" -- Comment: > > > > (4) > > > > ___ I accept the alpha-3 identifier "mdk" for "Maninka" (if to be included) > > > > ___ I do not accept the alpha-3 identifier "mdk" for "Maninka" -- Comment: > > > > > > (C) -- Language names: > > > > (Please vote even if you are opposed to the inclusion of the item.) > > > > (5) > > > > ___ I accept the English name "Maninka" > > > > ___ I do not accept the English name "Maninka" -- Comment: > > > > (6) > > > > ___ I accept the French name "maninka" > > > > ___ I do not accept the French name "maninka" -- Comment: > > > > (7) > > > > ___ I accept the indigenous name "mandenkan" > > > > ___ I do not accept the indigenous name "mandenkan" -- Comment: > > > > > > (D) > > > > Other comments: > > > > * * * * * * * * * > > > > Additional information: > > > > Please find the original submission below. > > > > The JAC discussion was initiated on 2004-04-26. There has been no comments > > from any members (except that Michael Everson indicated that he would try to > > find some information). There are clearly issues that may need to be > > resolved: What is the relationship with the entry "man" in 639-3 (Mandingo)? > > The draft 639-3 and Ethnologue have other entries that seem to relate. (See > > the message that initiated the JAC "discussion" on 2004-04-26 for further > > details.) > > > > ORIGINAL SUBMISSION: > > > > This data was submitted on: Monday, April 5, 2004 at 11:03:42 > > > > lang_in_eng = MANINKA > > lang_in_fre = MANINKA > > ref_where_found_1 = http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=MNI > > lang_in_vern = MANDENKAN > > ref_where_found_2 = http://www.ethnologue.org/show_language.asp?code=MNI > > trans_lit = N'KO > > evidence = Here are some proof of sufficient number of documents. > > > > 1 ------------------------------------------- > > There is a monthly newspaper which can be found at: > > Journal culturel de l'Association ICRA-N'KO > > B.P. 1119 > > Conakry, Guinea > > TEL: 224-46-45-95 > > > > 2-------------------------------------------- > > ICRA-N'KO - Association pour l'Impulsion et la Coordination des Recherches > > sur l'Alphabet N'Ko > > Executive Director: Kobinko Bintou Burama Kaba > > B.P. 1119 > > Conakry, Guinea > > Tel: (224) 46-30-44, (224) 46-45-95 Fax: (224) 46-27-44 > > > > 3-------------------------------------------------------- > > Sanoussy fiman Diané > > Director, Central N'ko Bookseller Lérada > > B.P. 1119 > > Quartier Coleah > > Conakry, Guinea > > Tel: (224) 46-45-95, (224) 41-36-33 > > [log in to unmask] > > > > 4------------------------------------- > > ATP - Association des Tradithérapeutes et Pharmacologues > > Conakry, Guinea > > Tel: (224) 44-38-33 > > --------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > addinfo = According to SIL, more than 2,255,000 (1986 )people speak this > > language but the number is much more than that. The Maninka (indigenous > > people call it mandenkan) language is spoken in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra > > Leonne, Côte d'ivoire, Mali and Senegal. > > > > The SIL code is : MNI > > You can found more information on that language on www.ethnologue.org and > > additional information on the culture on the web site www.manden.org. > > > > About History of manden people : > > http://www.manden.org/article.php3?id_article=2 > > > > About the project of mandenkan support within information technology : > > http://www.manden.org/article.php3?id_article=5 > > > > About mandenken writing system : > > http://www.manden.org/article.php3?id_article=12 > > > > > > > > request_addition = ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 > > 2_code_suggestion = MD > > 3_code_suggestion = MDK > > submit_name = Aboubacar CISSOKO > > submit_email = [log in to unmask] > > submit_status = I am a speaker of the language. > > > > I am the president of "Association MANDEN", a non profit organization which > > works for manden cultural promotion and which goal is to help manden people > > to access to information technology. > > > > We are currently working for the support of our language in defferent > > Computer OS. > >