[OSM-talk] Naming disputes in Ukraine

[Lester Caine]

Frederik Ramm wrote:
> So, my questions to you are

I think there is a broad concensus

> 1. The concrete question: Should all name tag in the Crimea be in Russian (with
> appropriate name:uk tags of course), even though the official language in
> Ukraine is Ukrainian?
The raw name= tag shows what will be seen standing at the location.
It would help if there was also a lang=xx so we know what IS being used!

> 2. The general question: What exactly is the "local" language in an area - can
> we come up with some rule of thumb that says "if X% of people in an area of at
> least Y sq km use the language..." or so?
That is the lang=xx tag for a higher level area, but we probably need 
official_lang and local_lang :)

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