Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)
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ubl

English: Translation
ISO 639-3 language identifier for Boie’nen
English: Definition
The three-letter **ISO 639-3 identifier ubl** assigned to the language documented in this dictionary. The identifier uniquely represents the language in the ISO 639-3 system and remains the same even when the language’s **reference name** is changed. <-*->. At the time ISO 639-3 Change Request **2026-002** was filed, the reference name associated with **ubl** was ***Buhi’non Bikol***. Change Request **2026-002** proposed replacing that reference name with the native autoglottonym ***Boie’nen***, without changing the identifier **ubl**.
Notes

Part of Speech
proper noun; language identifier; code

Semantic Domain
Language; Language documentation; Linguistic identity

Notes
ubl is the identifier, not the language name. In ISO 639-3, the three-letter code serves as a stable identifier for the language, while the associated reference name may be revised.

For Change Request 2026-002:

  • ISO 639-3 identifier: ubl
  • Reference name at filing: Buhi’non Bikol
  • Proposed reference name: Boie’nen
  • Requested action: change of reference name only
  • Identifier affected: none; ubl remains unchanged

Accordingly, Boie’nen, Buhi’non Bikol, and ubl should not be treated as interchangeable kinds of labels: Boie’nen and Buhi’non Bikol are language names, whereas ubl is the permanent ISO 639-3 identifier associated with the language.

Linguistic History
The ISO 639-3 identifier ubl predates Change Request 2026-002 and was associated with the reference name Buhi’non Bikol when that request was filed. In 2026, Change Request 2026-002 proposed that Boie’nen replace Buhi’non Bikol as the ISO reference name, while preserving ubl as the language identifier.

Source
ISO 639-3. Change Request 2026-002, 2026.

Claveria, Alfonso T. (2026). Change request number 2026-002: Change the reference name for ISO 639-3 [ubl] from “Buhi’non Bikol” to “Boie’nen”. ISO 639-3 Registration Authority, SIL Global. https://iso639-3.sil.org/sites/iso639-3/files/change_requests/2026/2026-002.pdf