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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 07/25/2012 09:42 AM, Peteris
Krisjanis wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">Oficial language in Ukraine is Ukrainian. Even Russia doesn't dispute
that. So, <b class="moz-txt-star"><span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span>in my opinion<span class="moz-txt-tag">*</span></b>, no.</pre>
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In my opinion, if there are multiple languages and there is a
dispute, the language on the sign should be the guiding principle.<br>
<br>
If we look where I live (Norway), we have multiple official
languages.<br>
<br>
Some municipalities have 4 official languages, in that case, the
fist name on the sign should be in the name tag.<br>
<br>
You also have nat_name, and loc_name that can be used.<br>
<br>
eg. <br>
name= whats on the sign<br>
nat_name=the nations official name<br>
name:<code>=language name.<br>
<br>
So this sign: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.sprakrad.no/upload/11207/porsanger.jpg">http://www.sprakrad.no/upload/11207/porsanger.jpg</a><br>
<br>
name=Porsanger kommune<br>
name:no=Porsanger kommune<br>
name:<kvensk>=Porsangin komuuni<br>
name:si=Porsanggu gielda<br>
<br>
PS: do not know how to get the non-ASCII char in the picture... And
I do not know the langcode for kvensk.<br>
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One reason for having the sign name as name=, is that the ones that
really needs a map, aren't local people, but travelers, and they
need to be able to look on the map and the signs. In other cases
names can be more diffrent than Фурманова улица and Фурманова
вулиця. So as a potential tourist to Ukraine.... Use the signed
name...<br>
-- <br>
Mike Menk<br>
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