Hi, >From one point of view I guess we'd want to customize as much as possible - so we'd have bn_bd and bn_in, but I don't know how much more effort this will all entail.
We could start out by making bn_bd and bn_in mirrors of some first release bn, and then have a dictionary of equivalents (i.e I assuming the grammar is identical, just some words are different like jal and pani) and then we'd pass the files through this filter and it would replace all bn_bd words in a bn_in file with the corresponding bn_in words and vice versa... We ARE going to have a unicode dict right, for the spellings esp... -kaushik On 23 Sep 2002, Sayamindu Dasgupta wrote: > On Mon, 2002-09-23 at 23:01, Ahmed, Taneem wrote: > > Hi Sayamindu, > > > > Sorry to email again, but something just hit me. As I mentioned in my last > > email that we may want to send out the list of words to people, I was trying > > to figure out who would be our target audience. Then I realized that the > > response will be quite different between Indian Bengali and Bangladeshi > > Bengali people. Do you think it would make more sense to do the translation > > under bn_IN and bn_BD like en_GB and en_US? > > > > hmmm.... important observation - cc-ing to all > but, going by that argument, we would have to do not only bn_IN and > bn_BD, but also, bn_CHT (chattagram - my ancestors are from that > region), bn_MD (midnapore), bn_NB (north bengal) and what not. > I believe that Dhaka University still recognises the Bengali grammar and > dialect proposed by Calcutta University (though this is highly unfair - > sort of cultural and linguistic dadagiri) > So, let us go together now - once a bit matured, we can branch out to > handle the dialectical differences > > -iti- > sdg > > > > -- > Sayamindu Dasgupta > http://www.peacefulaction.org/sayamindu/ > > The meek shall inherit the Earth. (But they're gonna have to fight for > it.) > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named > above > and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or > unsuitable > for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour, > or > irrational religious beliefs. > > If you have received this email in error, you are required to shred it > immediately, add some nutmeg, three egg whites and a dessertspoonful of > caster sugar. Whisk until soft peaks form, then place in a a warm oven > for > 40 minutes. Remove promptly and let stand for 2 hours before adding > some > decorative kiwi fruit and cream. Then notify me immediately by return > email > and eat the original message. > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > -- > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the body > "unsubscribe ilug-cal" and an empty subject line. > FAQ: http://www.ilug-cal.org/help/faq_list.html > ____________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list [Bangla Penguin] send a mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with 'unsubscribe banglapenguin' in the subjectline and body. Archive of this mailing list is available at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]
