Should we change the tag from language:default to default:language? I've found out that language:* has already been used in the format language:de, language:fr, language:en, etc, for the languages taught at a school. See https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:amenity%3Dlanguage_school. And language=* has been used, though rarely.
There is also a page for default_language, which was made without going through the proposal process. And there is a new proposal to specify all "defaults" in the fomat default:subkey, though I have also seen this the other way around, eg key:default, suggested for maxspeed. I am not wedded to the current tag "language:default=<code>". Please respond here (or on the talk page) if you prefer default:language=<code> or default_language=<code>, or if you prefer the current order. Proposal: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format Talk page: https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format Thank you, Joseph On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 9:36 PM Joseph Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Please see the Proposal page for the new tag, "language:default=<language > code>" > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format > > Description: > "Specify the default language format used for names, and recommend use > of language-specific name tags. > > "By making it easier to use language-specific name:code=* tags to be > used instead of the default name=* tag, this proposal will encourage > the use of name tags that include the language code for all features. > This will improve the quality and utility of the database. It will be > possible to display non-Western languages in their correct orientation > and script, properly display multilingual names, and to research the > most commonly used language formats in a particular area. > > "The key language:default=* with a 2 or 3 letter ISO language code > should be tagged on administrative boundary relations, such as > countries, provinces and aboriginal communities. This is the language > used for the majority of named features within a particular region, as > indicated on public signs and in common use by the local community. If > the language can be written in more than one script, a qualifier can > be added to specify the script format. More than one language code can > be listed, separated with a semicolon, if the local community uses > more than one language on signs or by consensus. > > "The language tag should be applied to the largest boundary relation > that accurately represents the language used for default names. When a > smaller administrative boundary has a different default language > format, this boundary should receive a language tag as well. This > would include boundaries of provinces or aboriginal lands where a > different language is used. > > "The language tag may also be applied to individual features when the > name is in a different language than the default for the region, or > when the feature crosses a border." > > Please read the whole page, which has quite a number of examples and a > detailed rationale for the proposal, then please comment here or on > the discussion page: > > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Talk:Proposed_features/Default_Language_Format > > Thank you for all of your comments, criticisms and suggestions > -Joseph >
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