Milestone Schedule

Date Phase
2013-03-15 v23 Released
2013-09-18
 v24 Release

CLDR Change Requests

Requesting Changes

Contents

  1. 1 Requesting Changes
  2. 2 Adding New Locales
  3. 3 Possible Information Sources
    1. 3.1 General
    2. 3.2 Exemplar Characters
    3. 3.3 Language Names
    4. 3.4 Territory / Region Names
    5. 3.5 Currencies
    6. 3.6 Collation
    7. 3.7 Dates and Times
    8. 3.8 Transliteration
    9. 3.9 Mechanical Translations (only for reference)
There are two ways to request changes (for bug fixes or new features):

In CLDR Locale Bug Reports, please try to give as much information as possible to help address the issue, and please group related bugs (such as a list of problems with the LDML specification) into a single bug report.

Collation sequences are particularly tricky; for more information see Collation Guidelines.

Adding New Locales

If you would like to add data for a new locale, please File a Ticket requesting the addition. You should also notify your CLDR contact (see Survey Tool Accounts).

Possible Information Sources

Sources and references may be standards or can also be dictionaries, journal style guides (such as The Economist Style Guide for English), and other available sources that provide guidance as to common practice. Online sources are preferred where available, since they can be more easily checked.

The goal is to follow common, customary practice. For example, language or territory display names should use the most recognizable name in common usage. This is generally not the official name. For example, one would use "Switzerland" not "Swiss Confederation".

Here are some possible resources for comparison of locale data. This is not an endorsement of the sources, merely a collation of possibly-useful links. To suggest additions to this list, file a Bug Report.

General

For English, The Economist Style Guide (unfortunately only hard copy):

For other languages, there should be similar guides for major publications.

Exemplar Characters

Language Names

Territory / Region Names

Currencies

Collation

Dates and Times

Transliteration

Mechanical Translations (only for reference)

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