Talk:ISO 639:e

unsourced

Could somebody provide a source for the native name of the E language (the name mentioned is E) ? Thank you. Lmaltier (talk) 19:21, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

• A clearer explanation in normal English of what this is in the first place would also be nice. Beeblebrox (talk) 00:35, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

For E, see E language (which is also, unfortunately, unsourced). For an explanation of what this is about, see ISO 639-3.

My personal opinion is that long lists of obscure codes like this are a maintenance headache - who's got a subscription to the circular where updates are published, and will take on the task of applying the updates? --Alvestrand (talk) 08:27, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

I've done a WP:BB and added information to the heading template about the source for the codes. I still don't know where the "native name" information comes from, though. --Alvestrand (talk) 09:35, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

The thing is, a reader should be able to tell from this article what this is a list of and why it is important. I don't think it's there yet. Beeblebrox (talk) 15:23, 30 May 2009 (UTC)

The relevant template seems to be {{ISO639-3Navigation}}. Shall we discuss further on its talk page? --Alvestrand (talk) 07:00, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

The reason for my question: I was wondering whether the source could have been http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=EEE. But, in the Ethnologue page, could E be a transcription? or the English name considered as being the same name as the name in E? Could the actual name in E be e, instead of E? I'm not even sure of the script used by the language (same Latin script as Zhuang languages? Chinese script?). Lmaltier (talk) 20:58, 31 May 2009 (UTC)

I don't know - the Ethnologue cites "1992 J. A. Edmondson" as its source - it may be one of the papers listed under 1992 at this URL... the one entitled "Some Kadai languages of northern Guangxi, China" contains a couple of pages about E, but does not answer your question.... --Alvestrand (talk) 18:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC)