<i18n dev> Problem with a translation

[Michael Fang]

Hi Christian,

We have confirmed the translation with Embassy of Albania that 'Shqip" 
is a better translation and we have filed a bug to address the issue in 
JDK8.

Thank you for reporting it.

-michael

On 2011/11/17 21:34, Michael Fang wrote:
> Hi Christian,
>
> Thank you for contacting us about potential translation error. I do 
> not understand the language, so I am looking up various reference 
> sources.
>
> One of the source of reference is CLDR database.  It has the same 
> translation as Java:
> [1] 
> <http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/browser/tags/release-2-0-1/common/main/sq.xml> 
> <language type="sq">shqipe</language>
>
> I do see inconsistent translation on Microsoft web sites:
> [2] Lang=sq NativeName=shqipe
> [3]*Albanian* Shqip
>
> So, perhaps both are acceptable?
>
> I have sent an email to Albania embassy to seek clarification. If you 
> have any official reference, that would be helpful as well.
>
> thanks,
>
> -michael
>
> [1] 
> http://unicode.org/cldr/trac/browser/tags/release-2-0-1/common/main/sq.xml
> [2] 
> http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/696138/cultureinfo-nativenative-name-returns-inconsistently-cased-native-language-name
> [3] 
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/office-language-interface-pack-lip-downloads-HA001113350.aspx
>
>
>
> On 11?11?17? 04:48 ??, Christian Anke wrote:
>> Hi list,
>>
>> i discovered a problem with the translation of the language with iso 
>> code "sq".
>>
>> The LocaleName is translated with "shqipe". but, according to 
>> wikipedia, this could be
>> wrong. Maybe the correct translation will be "shqip".
>>
>> Can anyone of you help me with this?
>>
>> greeds, christian
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