LANGUAGE SUBTAG REGISTRATION FORM 1. Name of requester: Philip Newton 2. E-mail address of requester: philip.newton at pobox.com 3. Record Requested: Type: variant Subtag: sursilv Description: Sursilvan idiom of Romansh Prefix: rm Comments: Sursilvan is one of the five traditional written standards or "idioms" of the Romansh language. 4. Intended meaning of the subtag: The Sursilvan written standard of the Romansh language, especially as used to represent the dialects of the valley of the Anterior Rhine; or the spoken dialects typically represented in writing by this standard. 5. Reference to published description of the language (book or article): -- Alexi Decurtins, Niev Vocabulari Romontsch Sursilvan – Tudestg, Legat Anton Cadonau, Societad Retorumantscha, Societad per la perscrutaziun da la cultura grischuna, Chur 2001. -- Arnold Spescha, Grammatica sursilvana, Casa editura per mieds d’instrucziun, Cuera 1989 6. Any other relevant information: