Andy, Can you please elaborate a bit on the reason for your question ? Is it because you want a map with a uniform syntax for multiple names ? I assume it is not because humans do not understand the meaning of one of the following forms Biel / Bienne, Biel/Bienne, Biel - Bienne, Biel (Bienne) Or do you want a uniform system for parsing ?
The name field is just a label. If you want to know the exact name in a certain language you look at the name:xx field. p.s. It is not the first time this question pops up. Not so long ago someone proposed to have a second field that indicates the format in which the name field is written. _______________________________________________ Tagging mailing list Tagging@openstreetmap.org https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging