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***If you would like to request a change to an existing ISO 639 language name, please go to www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/iso639-2chform.php
Name(s) of language (English): (Required) If giving variant names, indicate preferred form first
Name(s) of language (French): If giving variant names, indicate preferred form first
Reference where found:
Name(s) of language (indigenous): If giving variant names, indicate preferred form first
If in non-Roman script and supplying a romanized form, indicate transliteration system used, if possible:
Evidence of sufficient number of documents to establish separate code per ISO 639-2 Annex A A.2.1 (request by one agency with 50 documents or five agencies with a total of 50 among them). This refers to material in the language, not about the language. Please cite name of institution(s) where documents are held and number at each. Example: Library of Congress (65) (Required)
Size and variety of literature. A general statement quantifying the literature and its variation. Amplify evidence in the previous item (i.e. show variety of use beyond the request by one agency with 50 documents or 5 agencies with a total of 50 among them). (Required)
National or regional support. Name of a national or regional language authority supporting this request. (Required)
Formal or official status. Document any official status that this language may have, legally or otherwise. (Required)
Use in formal education. Specify where this language is used as a medium for education. (Required)
Additional information (e.g., estimated number of speakers, official status, where spoken):
Request addition in (Note that ISO 639-1 is a subset of ISO 639-2):
ISO 639-2 only
ISO 639-1 and ISO 639-2
Code suggestions (Note that there is no guarantee that these codes will be assigned):
Submitter of request
Name: (Required)
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Status of submitter in relation to language (e.g., Speaker of language; Academic/language teacher):
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