ISO 639-3 Change Request 2026-002

English: Translation

ISO language-name change request; Boie’nen name-change proposal

English: Definition

An ISO 639-3 Change Request filed in 2026 proposing that the “reference name associated with ISO 639-3 code ubl be changed from “Buhi’non Bikol” to “Boie’nen”. At the time Change Request [2026-002] was filed, “Buhi’non Bikol” was the ISO 639-3 reference name associated with ubl”, while “Boie’nen” was the proposed replacement reference name”. The request concerns the “reference name of the language only”; the ISO 639-3 identifier “ubl remains unchanged”.

Notes

Part of Speech
proper noun; documentary reference

Semantic Domain
Language; Linguistic identity; Language documentation

Notes
Former/current ISO reference-name relationship at filing:

ISO 639-3 identifier: ubl
Reference name at the time of filing: Buhi’non Bikol
Proposed reference name: Boie’nen
Change Request: 2026-002
Requested change: reference name only; no change to ubl

The entry documents an administrative change in the international reference name associated with the language code. It does not represent the creation of a new language code, a split or merger of languages, or a change in the identity of the ISO 639-3 language entity.

Linguistic History
ISO 639-3 Change Request 2026-002 formally records the proposal to replace the externally established reference name Buhi’non Bikol with the native language name Boie’nen for the language represented by ISO 639-3 code ubl. The proposal therefore concerns nomenclature and recognition of the autoglottonym, while maintaining continuity of the existing ISO 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

Boie'nen (Old Buhi Language)

ISO 639-3 Change Request 2026-002