Language

The TEI file is in English. Please, make sure you use @xml:lang with the appropriate value for each element containing text in a different language:

               <incipit xml:lang="gez">
                  <locus target="#127"></locus>
                  <hi rend="rubric">በስመ፡ አብ፡ ወወልድ፡ ወመ</hi>ንፈስ፡ ቅዱስ፡ ፩አምላክ፡ ጸሎት፡ በእንተ፡ ህማመ፡ ቡዳ፡
               </incipit>
         

The value of this @xml:lang should be equal to one of the values of <language ident>↗ within <langUsage>↗ in the <teiHeader>↗. All languages used in the file should be defined there. It is not a problem if one of these statements is not relevant to the current record, but if another language is used, it should be defined.

            <langUsage>
               <language ident="en">English</language>
               <language ident="it">Italian</language>
               <language ident="gez">Gǝʿǝz</language>
            </langUsage>
         

If you add somewhere e.g.

         <title xml:lang="am"></title>
      

, there should be a <language>↗ element in <langUsage>↗ like the following

            <language ident="am">Amharic</language>
         

The values of @ident here are restricted, so you should not be able to add e.g. amh as value for @ident and consequently use it in the file as value of @xml:lang.

Regardless of the validity of this transliteration, Gǝʿǝz is always referred to by "Gǝʿǝz" to ensure consistency.

For text in another language from the main one stated, use <foreign>↗:

         The midpoint of the Psalms of David is indicated with the word <foreign xml:lang="gez">መንፈቁ፡</foreign>, encircled in black ink
            

                   <textLang xml:lang="ar-Ethi"></textLang> (for an Arabic text written in Fidel)
                  <textLang xml:lang="gez-Sarb"></textLang> (for an Ethiopic inscription written in South Arabian script)