GerardM wrote:
Hoi, For some of the newly created wikipedias there are reasons why I would not create them as languages in WiktionaryZ in this manner They are:
http://roa-tara.wikipedia.org/ Tarantino http://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org/ Zamboanga Chavacano http://zh-classical.wikipedia.org/ Classical Chinese http://cu.wikipedia.org/ Old Church Slavonic http://ru-sib.wikipedia.org/ Siberian/Nort Russian
- Tarantino is supposed to use the roa code. This code does not
signify anything but that it is a Romance language. The code does
specify
what is included in the code and Tarantino is not one of them.
- In ISO-639-3 cbk is the code for Chavacano. Zamboangueño is an
alternative name..
- For Classical Chinese there is no specificity as what is meant by
this. This is also easy to explain as the zh (zho) code itself is depreciated in the ISO-639-3 because there are some 10 languages that
are
included in this code.
- I might include the Old Church Slavonic as chu. It is used as
liturgical language of various Orthodox and Byzantine Catholic
churches. It
is considered extinct.
- The ru-sib is a created language. It is a bad idea to create a code
as if it is a dialect of the Russian language when it is not.
Thanks, GerardM
Gerard,
Chavacano/Chabacano has different varieties or dialects including Zamboangueño, the dialect with the largest number of speakers. Although cbk is the ISO code, we decided to go with cbk-zam to distiguish Chavacano de Zamboanga from the Caviteño, Ternateño and other varieties which are almost extinct. cbk alone is ambiguous. Zamboangueño, the alternative name is also ambiguous because it can mean both the residents of Zamboanga City, Philippines and the dialect of this creole language. Therefore, cbk-zam is fit to be the non-standardized ISO for Chavacano de Zamboanga wikipedia (http://cbk-zam.wikipedia.org)
Muchisimas Gracias.
Weekeejames
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