Re: [PATCH 0/2] localedata: Add locale for syr_SY [BZ #27063]

[Mike FABIAN <mfabian@redhat.com>]

Mike FABIAN <mfabian@redhat.com> さんはかきました:

> Emil Soleyman-Zomalan <emil@soleyman.com> さんはかきました:
>
>> Please add the Syriac language locale in the country of Syria. This
>> follows the data and patterns setup in CLDR but not yet published:
>> https://st.unicode.org/cldr-apps/v#/syr_SY/
>>
>> I am also a contributor to the Unicode CLDR for Syriac.
>>
>> Author: Emil Soleyman-Zomalan <emil@soleyman.com>
>
> Is this about classical Syriac (iso 639-3 code syc) or is this about
> modern Syriac:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_639_macrolanguage#syr
>
> Wikipedia> syr is the ISO 639-3 language code for Syriac.
> Wikipedia> There are two individual language codes assigned:
> Wikipedia> 
> Wikipedia>     aii – Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
> Wikipedia>     cld – Chaldean Neo-Aramaic
>
>> LC_MONETARY
>> int_curr_symbol   "XDR "
>> currency_symbol   "¤"
>
> XDR is a quite weird currency code:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_drawing_rights
>
> ¤ is the generic currency sign.
>
> If this is about the modern living language and if the country is SY,
> shouldn‘t the currency be Syrian pound?:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syrian_pound
>
> i.e.
>
> int_curr_symbol   "SYP "
> currency_symbol   "£S"
>
> https://github.com/unicode-org/cldr/blob/main/seed/main/syr.xml#L1086
>
> has
>
> 		<currencies>
> 			<currency type="SYP">
> 				<symbol draft="unconfirmed">ل.س.‏</symbol>
> 			</currency>
> 		</currencies>
>
> If the country is the modern Syria, then maybe add
>
> int_prefix     "963"
>
> to LC_TELEPHONE
>
> ?

And could you please also add a file localedata/syr_SY.UTF-8.in
containing lines with characters and/or words in Syriac in the correct
sort order?

-- 
Mike FABIAN <mfabian@redhat.com>
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