On 09.05.18 07:46, Jo wrote:
The whole country has 3 official languages. In the north nl is the
official language, in the south fr. And a small area in the east is
de. Brussels is officially bilingual. Hence all names there will be a
combination of fr - nl.
Normally I would expect Belgium to not have default_language set. You
may have to keep a list of countries where it only makes sense to look
at the next smaller geographic regions.
I expect the same goes for Switzerland (whole country 3-4 official
languages, but at the next geographic level it is clear which language
is spoken/official for which region).
I think in most multilingual countries the regions are not so clearly
defined.
Jo
Hello Jo and Yuri,
Here is the text of the article 4 of the Belgian constitution [1]
"Article 4
Belgium comprises four linguistic regions: the Dutch-speaking region,
the French-
speaking region, the bilingual region of Brussels-Capital and the
German-speaking region.
Each municipality of the Kingdom forms part of one of these linguistic
regions."
In the Swiss constitution [2] it is stated directly that there are four
national languages. It is also the article 4:
"Art. 4 National languages
The National Languages are German, French, Italian, and Romansh."
It is not a light question, - which language is the default one for
these countries. In my opinion, following these official texts is the
best solution.
[1]
https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/pdf_sections/publications/constitution/GrondwetUK.pdf
[2]
https://www.admin.ch/opc/en/classified-compilation/19995395/index.html#a4
Best regards,
Oleksiy
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