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                    "text": "Which entry fits Iranian linguistics?",
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                    "text": "Which references are standard?",
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    "Should Kurmanji and Sorani be separate primary entries?",
    "How should census and linguistic sources be linked?",
    "The registry entry has merged aliases naming varieties; should they be split off?"
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