This document specifies a set of Label Generation Rules (LGR) for the Macedonian language using a language-specific repertoire for the second level domain or domains identified above. The format of this file follows [RFC 7940]. This LGR is adapted from the “Reference LGR for the Second Level for the Macedonian Language” [Ref-LGR-mk-Cyrl], for details, see Change History below.
Standalone LGR: This LGR is designed to be used in a zone that does not cater to IDNs other than those valid under this LGR. This LGR lacks features that would allow its use in the context of another LGR in the same zone, and it may contain other features incompatible with such use.
Most references converge on 31 Cyrillic code points. There are however some discrepancies:
Two sources (IIS) and RFC 5992 [130]) leave out U+0453 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GJE, which is clearly Macedonian, while including the similar looking U+0491 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN which is Ukrainian. This is an obvious error.
The same sources include U+0452 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DJE mostly used in Serbian which is not included by any other sources.
Based on this, the repertoire includes U+0453, but excludes U+0452 and U+0491.
Because U+0450 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER IE WITH GRAVE and U+045D CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER I WITH GRAVE were encoded later than most of the other European Cyrillic code points they are not as widely implemented and referenced but are nevertheless considered essential for Macedonian. Document [110] used for the encoding proposal in 1996 provides the evidence. There is an additional reference [605] which discusses the use of the grave accent as either a stress mark or a distinct orthographical mark.
There is a TLD for Macedonia called .мкд administered by Macedonian Academic and Research Network (MARnet), see https://marnet.mk/ (in Macedonian). As of 25 October 2024, no repertoire guidance could be found for this domain, therefore this is not used as a reference for this LGR.
Letters documented in some references but not included:
U+0452 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER DJE
U+0491 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN
None.
Any code points outside the Macedonian Language repertoire that are targets for out-of-repertoire variants would be included here only if the variant is listed in this file. In this case they are identified as a reflexive (identity) variant of type “out-of-repertoire-var”. Whether or not they are listed, they do not form part of the repertoire.
There are no variants defined between Cyrillic letters. While U+0453 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GJE and U+0491 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN have been mentioned by different references and could be perceived as variants of each other, the reference of CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GHE WITH UPTURN appears to be in error and therefore does not justify the creation of a variant pair with CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER GJE.
No ASCII Variants: Note that this LGR does not contain definitions for “blocked” variants for letters that look indistinguishable from ASCII letters (homoglyphs). If concurrent use of LDH labels is desired, the resulting conflicts can be handled by using the “Common LGR” in processing. For details, see Section 3, “Use of Multiple Reference LGRs in the Same Zone” in [Level-2-Overview].
This LGR does not define named character classes.
By default, the LGR includes the rules and actions to implement the following restrictions mandated by the IDNA protocol. They are marked with ⍟.
This LGR includes the default actions for LGRs as well as the action needed to invalidate labels with misplaced combining marks. They are marked with ⍟. For a description see [RFC 7940].
Variant-related actions included to facilitate integration as appropriate.
The LGR in this document has been adapted from the corresponding Reference LGR for the Second Level. The Second Level Reference LGR for the Macedonian Language was developed by Michel Suignard and Asmus Freytag, including input by Michael Everson, Nicholas Ostler, and Wil Tan, and based on multiple open public consultations.
Language tag has been updated.
Unicode Version has been updated.
This version modifies the Second Level Reference LGR for the Macedonian Language [Ref-LGR-mk-Cyrl] by injecting the complete (maximal) set of cross-repertoire variants, including any imposed by transitivity. Injected variants are marked by special comments. Any character classes, context and WLE rules required for testing are also imported. In all other respects, description or annotations have not been updated to reflect the injected variants. Any LGR elements that might pose a possible conflict when the LGR is used with the Common LGR for cross-repertoire variant resolution are clearly marked. All modifications are carried out mechanically; there may be an occasional context rule or similar that is injected because its definition relates to some repertoire element even though it can never be triggered by any label valid under the modified LGR.
General reference for the language:
Friedman, Victor A. 1993. “Macedonian”, in Bernard Comrie & Greville G. Corbett, eds. The Slavonic languages. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-04755-2
Other references cited in this document:
In the listing of the repertoire by code point, references starting from [0] refer to the version of the Unicode Standard in which the corresponding code point was initially encoded. Other references (starting from [100]) document usage of code points. Entries in the table may have multiple source reference values. In the listing of whole label evaluation and context rules, reference [150] indicates the source for common rules. For more details, see the Table of References below.
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