you can add the other language names with for instance name:fr tag or so. If there are - or will be - different language versions of the osm rendering, dunno if there are, they would be marked with the name of the language specific name, if there is one.<br>
<br>see <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Conventions/Places">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_Belgium/Conventions/Places</a><br>and <a href="http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name">http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:name</a><br>
<br>you shouldnt add the other language to the 'default' name however.<br><br>Luc / Speedy<br> <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:53 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spam@daxu.be">spam@daxu.be</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">So the naming of Brussel - Brussels was correct since the Brussel region<br>
doesn't have language facilities for german speaking people. Otherwise you<br>
should even adjust the names of Kortrijk (Courtrai), Brugge (Bruges), Gent<br>
(Ghent), Namur (Namen), ...<br>
<div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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> Chris Browet wrote:<br>
>> Interesting one... I would have indeed intuitively thought the language<br>
>> usage would be defined by region.<br>
>> But as there is no "german" region (only community), where is german an<br>
>> official language (and how is it geographically defined)?<br>
><br>
><br>
> It's in the first lines of Belgian Constitution (article 4): translated a<br>
> bit:<br>
><br>
><br>
> "Belgium is divided into four language areas: the Dutch language area, the<br>
> French language are, the bilingual area Brussels-Capital and the German<br>
> language area.<br>
><br>
> Each municipality belongs to exactly one of these language areas.<br>
><br>
> The boundaries of the four language areas can't be changed or corrected<br>
> other<br>
> than by a law, passed by majority of votes in each language group of each<br>
> Room, on the condition that a majority of the members of each language<br>
> group<br>
> is present, and that the total of yes votes in both language groups reach<br>
> two<br>
> thirds of all votes."<br>
><br>
><br>
> So there you have it: four language areas, and they're geographically<br>
> defined<br>
> by the borders of the municipalities in each language area.<br>
><br>
><br>
> Ben<br>
><br>
><br>
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