Martin Dalecki wrote:
>
> Nerijus Baliunas wrote:
> >
> > The ISO639 registrars call it "Belarusian". See
> > http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langhome.html
> > under "English Name of Language".
>
> Which is a typo in the standard for sure, since belarussian is
> meaning "White Russians".
Standard is right.
Believe me as someone who are living in Belarus ;-)
Official country name: Belarus
Language/Nationality: Belarusian
Standard has taken things right as we pronounce them.
Please apply the patch.
P. S. Political history had made us 'white russians' approx. hundred years ago.
Real historical name of country is Lithuania - as our neighbour country is
called now.
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