Re: [Fwd: Language Ontology]

Hi Elisa

A huge resource for place names in local languages is the geonames.org 
project [1]. The countryInfo in the export section includes the official 
languages per country and official languages for first order 
administrative divisions or even finer granularity should soon be available.

Best regards

Marc Wick
www.geonames.org

[1] http://www.geonames.org/export/

Elisa F. Kendall wrote:
> Hi Debbie,
>
> Thanks for the warning.  We did know that it was incomplete, but are 
> interested in representations of place names in local languages, so 
> having a structure for capturing this information, even if incomplete, 
> is useful.  We're also looking at other government and research 
> community resources to assist with both structure and content.  If you 
> have suggestions for references, that would be helpful.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Elisa