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| − | * [[:en:BCP47|BCP47]] | + | * [[:en:BCP47|BCP47]] - prefered langtag in computational fields |
| − | * [[:en:ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] | + | * [[:en:ISO 639-3|ISO 639-3]] - most known langtag online |
| + | * [[:en:Ethnologue|Ethnologue / SIL codes (10th–14th editions)]] | ||
| + | * [:en:Glottolog|]] codes | ||
Revision as of 13:33, 9 January 2019
Lingua Libre uses nor ISO 639-3 nor BCP47 but Wikidata Qids as internal identifier for a language. Currently, ISO639-3 codes are used in two cases:
- For the name of pages containing lists in the list namespace (in the format List:ISO/List name, with ISO the iso6369-3 code);
- To forge Wikimedia Commons's category names
Switching to other code ?
Changing the code would affect only those two parts of the process. If we switch from one language tag to an other, we would have to:
- Add a new property BCP47 locally as you suggested (a bot can import them from Wikidata);
- Rename all local lists (can be made by hand, we don't have many lists for now on);
- Rename all existing Wikimedia Commons categories and move all the audio recordings (a bot there is required);
Other notable codes
- BCP47 - prefered langtag in computational fields
- ISO 639-3 - most known langtag online
- Ethnologue / SIL codes (10th–14th editions)
- [:en:Glottolog|]] codes