.ලංකා
.ලංකා is one of the IDN ccTLDs for Sri Lanka. It is managed by the LK Domain Registry.[1]
The domain at the DNS root level is the string “ලංකා”, represented in ASCII-compatible encoding according to the 2003 IDNA specification as “xn--fzc2c9e2c”. The individual Unicode code points that comprise this string are U+0DBD U+0D82 U+0D9A U+0DCF. In Sinhalese language, the string has a meaning equivalent to “Lanka” to English. Its pronunciation in English is transliterated as “Lanka”. The string is expressed using the Sinhala script.[2]
Delegation History edit
In 2007, the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka convened a task force to work on internationalized domain names. The task force commenced work in May 2008, deciding to engage in the ICANN IDN Fast Track process. The Task Force concluded which specific strings should be applied for as representations of the country, as well as concluding the existing sponsoring organization for .lk, LK Domain Registry, “would be most suitable” to operate the domains. In January 2010, an application was made to the “IDN Fast Track” process to have the strings “ලංකා” and “இலங்கை” recognized as representing Sri Lanka. The request was supported by the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka, the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka, and the Sri Lankan Department of Official Languages.
On 1 March 2010, review by the IDN Fast Track DNS Stability Panel found that "the applied-for strings associated with the applications from [Sri Lanka] (a) present none of the threats to the stability or security of the DNS ... and (b) present an acceptable low risk of user confusion". The request for the strings to represent Sri Lanka was subsequently approved.[2]
The IDNs were delegated to LK Domain Registry in September 2010.
Rules and Restrictions edit
Please, refer to the .lk page for the general rules.
Characters edit
- The requested domain name should consists only the characters given in the relevant IDN language tables for ලංකා and .இலங்கை, which can be seen in the Appendix of this page.
- It cannot be a combination of English and IDN characters.
- The domain string must contain at least two letters.
- The name should consist of valid Unicode code points.
- The name should comply with the linguistic rules of the respective language. However, it need not comply with the spelling rules.