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Alternate Name

Renhard Saupia, Tue, 2023-02-07 21:36
Regarding: 
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ISO 639-3: 
mxn

The term Moi mainly refers to the ethnic identity which cover Moi and Seget. The community preferred to be called Moi Kelim. 

Editorial Action

We will change the primary name of [mxn] from Moi to Moi Kelim, a language of Indonesia. We will also represent `Moi' as an ethnic term covering both Seget [sbg] and Moi, all to be included in the next edition of the Ethnologue, the 26th, which will be released in one week.

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Chuck Fennig, Tue, 2023-02-14 09:47

Dear Renhard,

Thank you for this information on the preferred name for Moi [mxn] in West Papua, Indonesia.

Best wishes,

Chuck Fennig
Managing Editor, Ethnologue

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