Dear JAC members, The request below is actually for adding an alpha-2 identifier (ISO 639-1) to an item which already has an alpha-3 identifier in ISO 639-2. The Malayo-Polynesian language Tetum has had the identifier tet since publication of ISO 639-2 in 1998. The reason for requesting an alpha-2 identifier is that the language has official status in East Timor. The requested alpha-2 identifier (tu) is available. Discussion please (until 2005-12-02). Best regards, H�vard Hjulstad (secretary ISO 639 RA-JAC) ********** Submission: *********** This data was submitted on: Thursday, September 29, 2005 at 11:01:31 lang_in_eng = Tetum lang_in_fre = tetum ref_where_found_1 = ISO 639-2 lang_in_vern = tetun ref_where_found_2 = trans_lit = evidence = As this language is already in ISO 639-2, it is clear that there is sufficient evidence to introduce it in ISO 639-1, which is necessary because it has an official status in East Timor (see Ethnologue for axample) addinfo = See Ethnologue for example request_addition = ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2 2_code_suggestion = tu 3_code_suggestion = tet submit_name = Lang G�rard submit_email = [log in to unmask] submit_status = Convenor of ISO/TC 46/WG 2