Re: [libreoffice-l10n] New language request: PDT "Plautdietsch"

Hi Mario,

On Saturday, 2017-12-02 01:17:01 -0300, Mario L. Epp wrote:

> I would like to request the inclusion of a new language in LibreOffice.
>
> ISO 639-3: pdt - Plautdietsch. A variant of Low German, though very much
> distinct and different from the ISO 639-3 "nds".

For reference, this is https://www.ethnologue.com/language/pdt

> The language codes as specified by BCP 47 would be:
> -> pdt-019 (the main user community)
> -> pdt-150 (a secondary community with alternative orthography)

Actually we don't use these UN M.49 numeric area codes, but the ISO 3166
alpha-2 country codes instead.

As the main default locale I'll add pdt-CA

> There is no MS-LangID for PDT.

No problem, I'll add a user-defined ID.

> The collating order would follow German (de) for now. Though that is
> still in flux, and might change slightly in the future.

Unless specifically tailored it will use the Unicode collation algorithm
via ICU.

> The quotation marks follow English (en-US).

For how to submit locale data please see
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/LibreOffice_Localization_Guide/How_To_Submit_New_Locale_Data

All except the calendar day and month names can probably be inherited
from en-CA using the reference mechanism.

  Eike

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