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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi John,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All, please review John’s recommendation for new language tags – if I do not hear any objections I will incorporate them as AHG-approved proposed changes for
the working draft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Vlad<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> John Hopkins [mailto:jdhopkins8791@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 25, 2013 12:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Levantovsky, Vladimir<br>
<b>Cc:</b> hopkinsjd@ldschurch.org; George Simper; rgcummings@ldschurch.org; slicksoftware1@comcast.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Draft AHG report<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Vlad,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Comments from George Simper below:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘cak’ –
ISO defines it for “Kaqchikel”, IANA registry has it two ways the language is described/spelled: “Kaqchikel” and “Cakchiquel” (as you proposed). I would go with ISO spelling since it’s also the first choice in IANA.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">--a j>> Agree</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">ISO 639
has ‘fat’ tag assigned to “Fanti” – I would go with the ISO spelling;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Agree</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘lua’ tag
is defined by ISO for “Luba-Lulua” (while ‘lub’ is defined for Luba-Katanga). OT spec has defined ‘LUB’ tag for “Luba” – do we really need to split them into two separate entries?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Yes. Luba-Lulua is a provincial language, recognized in the constitution for DRC. Luba-Katanga is a developing language. Both need to be recognized.
OT Spec should reflect lua a language tag for Luba-Lulua. 'lub' language tag should remain with Luba-Katanga. There are enough dialectical differences that different spell checkers/grammar checkers will be required.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We already
have ‘EUQ’ tag defined for Basque;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Agree</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">ISO has
‘cpp’ defined for Portuguese-based “Creoles”, can you please point to the source for different spelling (Crioulo)?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Crioulo is an alternate name/spelling. This version of Portuguese is spoken in the Cape Verdean Islands. The Language is more commonly known as Kabuverdianu,
and is recognized by the government as a statutory language of national identity but not on an equal status with Portuguese.(See
<a href="http://www.ethnologue.com/country/CV/languages">http://www.ethnologue.com/country/CV/languages</a>). ISO 639-3 already has a definition of 'kea', that should be used. The OT spec should also reflect that same language tag. The ISO tag of cpp for Portuguese-based
"Creoles" is much too broad to really be functional. There are a large number of portuguese-based Creoles. They vary widely depending on the the other languages that have been mixed in the the Portuguese. A single tag will not adequately identify them. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘kjd’ is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘myn’ is
defined for “Mayan” language (a minor difference in spelling only, I would go with ISO spelling);</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Agree</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Couldn’t
find ‘pob’ for “Pocomchi” anywhere – can you please provide a source reference for it?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Should be 'poh' in ISO 639-3 (JDH-sorry for the misspelling - eyes?)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘acr’ is
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Agree. (Rabinal is one of the dialects). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We already
have ‘SOT’ tag defined for both Northern and Southern Sotho – do we really need to split them?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Yes. Both North and South Sotho are spoken in South Africa. South Sotho is spoken in Lesotho, and is a statutory national language (1993, Constitution,
Article 3(1). There are over 6 million speakers of South SothoNorth Sotho is spoken in South Africa, and is a Statutory National Language for South Africa (2004, constitution, Article 6 (1).The degree of being mutually intelligible varies, depending on sources.
Some list Sotho North as a dialect of Sotho South. Others do not. Based on information available (<a href="http://www.ethnologue.com/languages/nso">www.ethnologue.com/languages/nso</a>,
<a href="http://www.ethnologue.com/languages/sot">www.ethnologue.com/languages/sot</a>), they are different languages and should be identified separately.'sot' should remain for Sotho-South. 'nso' should be used for Sotho North and added to the OT Spec). </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We already
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">>>>>> Agree. Can we resolve the TKM in the OT spec with the tuk in the 639-3 spec by adding it as an alternate?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">-</span><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">‘tvl’ is
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Levantovsky, Vladimir <<a href="mailto:Vladimir.Levantovsky@monotype.com" target="_blank">Vladimir.Levantovsky@monotype.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Thank you for contacting me and sorry for my delayed response – I was traveling for the last two
weeks and is now digging through the backlog. It’s good to hear that you are back with your organization (albeit temporarily), and I am sorry to hear about George being in a car accident – I wish he will get well soon.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">On the subject of script and language tag updates – I would appreciate if you could look through
the comments I sent earlier to the email list (see my email attached) and respond with your suggestions or comments. We absolutely need to have it all finalized by early July, and I think we are on track to make it happen. Please let me know if you need any
additional information, or you can simply respond on the list and renew the discussions there.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 04, 2013 4:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Levantovsky, Vladimir<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Draft AHG report</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Thanks for your mention of me and inclusion in the discussion. I am now back with my organization as a temporary contractor for at least a month, as of yesterday. I also learned
today that the individual I referred you to, George Simper, was in a very bad car accident about two months ago and just got back today, facing a large backlog of work. So that is his excuse for not getting back to you on your questions. On his behalf, I offer
our apologies. I will try to look into our past discussions further and see what I can do to move things along further, as well as do the other work I am contracted for.<o:p></o:p></p>
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