On 31 Jan 2018, at 21:48, Amir E. Aharoni <[email protected]> wrote:

>> > If we reject Montenegrin, but support Western Armenian, we'll have to 
>> > explain it.
>> 
>> Absolutely we do not have to do this.
> 
> Let me rephrase this: People will likely raise questions about it, and it 
> would be nice if we had a good reply.

The linguistic differences between the Eastern Armenian language and the 
Western Armenian language are well-attested and obvious. This is unrelated to 
any determination that might be made about other languages. 

> I am nowhere near being an expert in Armenian languages. Knowing Russian 
> doesn't make me an expert in South Slavic languages either, which is why I 
> try to be careful and reserved in my judgment about Montenegrin.
> 
> The document about Armenian that Michael attached seems convincing to me. If 
> a similar document is provided about Montenegrin, we may consider approving 
> it. I couldn't find anything nearly as convincing in the long discussions 
> about Montenegrin.

Because its a variety of Serbian?

M
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