FOR ARCHIVING: Registration form for 'shl'

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LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM

1. Name of requester: Doug Ewell
2. E-mail address of requester: doug at ewellic.org

3. Record Requested:

Type: language
Subtag: shl
Description: Shendu
Deprecated: 2026-08-08
Preferred-Value: mrh

4. Intended meaning of the subtag:

5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article):

6. Any other relevant information:

This registration tracks a change made to ISO 639 effective 2026-07-15,
deprecating the code element [shl] "Shendu" as a duplicate of [mrh]
"Mara".

For more information on the ISO 639 change, refer to:
https://iso639-3.sil.org/sites/iso639-3/files/reports/Issue%2006%20October%202025%20ISO%20639%20MA%20Newsletter.pdf
https://iso639-3.sil.org/request/2025-055
https://iso639-3.sil.org/code/shl