Date:         Fri, 15 May 1998 02:42:42 -0700
Reply-To:     Seth Golub <seth@THEHOUSE.ORG>
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From:         Seth Golub <seth@THEHOUSE.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Lojban flag? ISO code?
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PILCH Hartmut <phm@A2E.DE> writes:

> Esperanto has its green star flag.  What would be appropriate for Lojban?
> The Esperanto two-character ISO code is "eo".
> For Lojban I have started using "lb".

The procedure for choosing and registering a language tag with the
IANA is described in RFC 1766.  According to that RFC, the appropriate
tag to register for lojban would be "i-lojban".  Until such a tag is
registered, "x-lojban" should be used.  IANA won't assign two-letter
language tags; they leave those to ISO.

The RFC can be found at
  ftp://ds.internic.net/rfc/rfc1766.txt

Here's the section on how to register:


5.  IANA registration procedure for language tags

   Any language tag must start with an existing tag, and extend it.

   This registration form should be used by anyone who wants to use a
   language tag not defined by ISO or IANA.


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LANGUAGE TAG REGISTRATION FORM

Name of requester          :
E-mail address of requester:
Tag to be registered       :

English name of language   :

Native name of language (transcribed into ASCII):

Reference to published description of the language (book or article):
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   The language form must be sent to <ietf-types@uninett.no> for a 2-
   week review period before submitting it to IANA. (This is an open
   list.  Requests to be added should be sent to
   <ietf-types-request@uninett.no>.)

   When the two week period has passed, the language tag reviewer, who
   is appointed by the IETF Applications Area Director, either forwards
   the request to IANA@ISI.EDU, or rejects it because of significant
   objections raised on the list.

   Decisions made by the reviewer may be appealed to the IESG.

   All registered forms are available online in the directory
   ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/iana/assignments/languages/