Thesauri:Languages and scripts
From TEI-XML in Egyptology and Coptic Studies
In TEI, languages and scripts need to be encoded by a standardized abbreviation. [1]
Abbreviation scheme
The abbreviation scheme is "[LANGUAGE CODE]-[SCRIPT CODE]", [2]
e.g., "copt-Copt".
Private use specifications come after an additional "-x-",
e.g., "egy-Egyp-x-egym-Egypcs".
Language codes
| State: in discussion |
| Language | Language code (no capitals!) |
References |
|---|---|---|
| Akkadian | akk | [3] |
| Arabic | ar | [3] |
| Aramaic, Imperial | arc | [3] |
| Egyptian-Coptic | egx | [3] |
| Egyptian, pre-Coptic Egyptian | egy | [3] |
| Egyptian, Older Egyptian | -x-egyor | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Later Egyptian | -x-egylr | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Old Egyptian | -x-egyo | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Classic | -x-egym | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Late Egyptian | -x-egyl | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Égyptien de tradition / Neo-Middle Egyptian | -x-egyn | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Ptolemaic | -x-egyp | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Demotic | -x-dem | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Demotic, Early Demotic | -x-deme | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Demotic, Ptolemaic Demotic | -x-demp | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Demotic, Roman Demotic | -x-demr | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic | cop | [3] |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Akhmimic | -x-copa | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Old Coptic | -x-copo | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Bohairic | -x-copb | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Fayumic | -x-copf | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Middle Egyptian / Oxyrhynkhitic | -x-copm | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Sahidic | -x-cops | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Coptic, Sub-Akhmimic | -x-copa2 | Suggestion |
| German | de | [3] |
| English | en | [3] |
| Greek, Ancient | grc | [3] |
| Hebrew, Ancient | hbo | [3] |
| Latin | la | [3] |
| Meroitic | xmr | [3] |
| Nubian | nub | [3] |
| Nubian, Old Nubian | nbw | [3] |
| Syriac | syr | [3] |
Script codes
| State: in discussion |
| Script [4] | Script code (with capitals!) |
References |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Arab | [3] |
| Aramäisch, Imperial | Armi | [3] |
| Coptic | Copt | [3] |
| Coptic, Coptic cursive | -x-Coptcs | Suggestion |
| Coptic, Coptic half uncial script | -x-Copthu | Suggestion |
| Coptic, Coptic uncial script | -x-Coptu | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs | Egyp | [3] |
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, classical | -x-Egypreg | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Cryptographic spelling | -x-Egypcr | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Ptolemaic | -x-Egyppt | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Cursive Hieroglyphs | -x-Egypcs | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Hieratic | Egyh | [3] |
| Egyptian, Archaic Hieratic | -x-Egyhar | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Old Hieratic | -x-Egyhol | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic | -x-Egyhmd | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Book Script | -x-Egyhmdb | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Chancery script | -x-Egyhmdc | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch | -x-Egyhlt | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Book script | -x-Egyhltb | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Chancery script | -x-Egyhltc | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch | -x-Egyhlst | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch, Book script | -x-Egyhlstb | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Abnorm Hieratic | -x-Egyhab | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Demotic | Egyd | [3] |
| Egyptian, Early Demotic | -x-Egydol | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Middle Demotic | -x-Egydmd | Suggestion |
| Egyptian, Late Demotic | -x-Egydlt | Suggestion |
| Greek | Grek | [3] |
| Latin | Latn | [3] |
| Meroitic Cursive | Merc | [3] |
| Meroitic Hieroglyphs | Mero | [3] |
| Syriac | Syrc | [3] |
References
- ↑ Languages and Writing Systems http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/MS.html#mslangs
- ↑ Tags for Identifying Languages http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5646
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 3.23 3.24 3.25 Language Subtag Registry http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/ (accessed March 2013)
- ↑ Based on a list from the TLA database.
Bibliography
- TEI P5: Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange, Version 2.2.0 (Update: 25. Okt.
2012) / Version 2.3.0 (Update: 17. Jan. 2013) http://www.tei-c.org/Guidelines/P5/, ed. by the TEI Consortium.
- Language Subtag Registry http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/, in: http://www.iana.org/protocols.
- Tags for Identifying Languages, IETF Network Working Group, Internet Draft 'draft-phillips-langtags-02', http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-phillips-langtags-02.txt