On June 8, I sent the forms and instructions
for submitting a change proposal for 639-3 to J�v� Sull�v, but I have not
had any further correspondence. I did so at that time because there was
some correspondence with our Ethnologue staff regarding the status of V�ro
and inquiries they had made last year. The messages between you of 19 Sept.
indicate that there must have been some disconnect. I realize that you,
H�vard, would not have known that I wrote to her, informing her of the
ISO 639-3 process (tentative at that time), but her response (and lack
of further correspondence with me) shows that she probably did not understand
that I was recommending that she complete the change request forms and
submit them. Shall I pursue this with her directly?
The message I wrote in June is rather
lengthy, so I did not copy it here. I'll send it on if you'd like to see
it.
The message below is forwarded to the ISO 639 RAs-JAC. Any comments from
JAC members? The item should probably be processed according to the rules
of ISO 639-3.
Best regards,
H�vard
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H�vard Hjulstad
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-----Original Message-----
From: J�v� Sull�v [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 4:01 PM
To: H�vard Hjulstad
Cc: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: ISO 639 encoding proposal: V�ro
Dear H�vard Hjulstad,
Thank you for the information. I hope the Advisory Committee will decide
the case positively and V�ro will get its ISO 639-2 and ISO 639-3 language
codes soon. Can you tell me when it can happen and when the new codes will
be published? If there are questions about the language or more information/evidences
needed please ask me.
Best regards,
Sulev Iva/J�v� Sull�v
researcher of the
V�ro Institute
http://www.wi.ee [log in to unmask]
+372 78 219 60
+372 5554 3727
>
> Teema: ISO 639 encoding proposal: V�ro
>
> Kuup�iv:Tue, 19 Sep 2006 13:03:26 +0200
> Kink H�vard Hjulstad <[log in to unmask]>
> k�est:
> Kohe: <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]>
> Kopi: "Rebecca S. Guenther" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>
>
> Dear Sulev Iva,
>
> Your proposal to encode "V�ro" in ISO 639-1 and ISO
639-2 has been
> received long ago and discussed by the ISO 639 RAs Joint Advisory
> Committee (JAC). I am sorry that the proposal has been very
long in the pipeline.
>
> Part of the reason for the delay is the finalization of ISO
639-3,
> which extends the alpha-3 language code to include some 7000
> languages. That part of ISO 639 will become an International
Standard very soon.
>
> ISO 639-3 does not currently include V�ro as an individual language,
> but treats it as a dialect of Estonian. Please see
> http://www.sil.org/iso639-3/documentation.asp?id=est and follow the
> link to the Ethnologue database for documentation of how the
item is encoded in ISO 639-3.
>
>
> ISO 639 RAs-JAC has decided not to accept the proposal to encode
the
> item in ISO 639-1 (alpha-2 identifier).
>
> Following the publication of ISO 639-3 the JAC will decide between
> the following options:
>
> (1) Consider it a dialect, which would not be encoded in ISO
639-3
> (or ISO 639-2);
> (2) Consider it an individual language and encode it in ISO
639-3,
> utilizing the procedures that have been specified for that part;
>
> (3) Encode it also in ISO 639-2 following the encoding in ISO
639-3.
>
> All supporting evidence is being kept on file. The JAC recognizes
> that submitted evidence makes it a strong case for option 2
or 3.
>
> Please send any comment to me and I shall forward it to the
JAC for
> consideration.
>
> Best regards,
> H�vard Hjulstad
> (secretary ISO 639 RAs-JAC)
>
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> H�vard Hjulstad
> Standard Norge / Standards Norway
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> mailto:[log in to unmask]
> http://www.standard.no/
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