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Re: [Ltru] Proposal: include new "Language-Type:" field

John Cowan <cowan@ccil.org> Wed, 04 October 2006 16:48 UTC

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To: Mark Davis <mark.davis@icu-project.org>
Subject: Re: [Ltru] Proposal: include new "Language-Type:" field
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Mark Davis scripsit:

> Most people will be picking among living languages, and this
> classification only separates out 8% of those. Making a list of 7K
> languages 8% smaller is not the key to an effective UI ;-).

I agree.  However, eliminating non-living languages from a listing of
languages indigenous to the U.S. (according to Ethnologue) reduces the
list from 238 to 162, a 32% reduction.

Using the Ethnologue "nearly extinct" category allows a further reduction
to only 92 languages, a full 62% reduction.  Unfortunately, 639-3 does
not use this type.

Peter C, could you enlighten us on what the language type information
in 639-3 is intended for?

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