1033 is the locale identifier for “English (United States)”, whose hexadecimal value is 0×0409. Locale identifier tells about the the language that is used in a particular region. The purpose of the document is to help developers who are defining NLS services (sorting, time/date formatting, and keyboards/IMEs) for locales that do not yet have native support in Windows to avoid conflict.
here is a list of LCID (Locale identifier)
| Language – Country/Region | LCID Hex | LCID Dec |
| Afrikaans – South Africa | 0436 | 1078 |
| Albanian – Albania | 041c | 1052 |
| Amharic – Ethiopia | 045e | 1118 |
| Arabic – Saudi Arabia | 0401 | 1025 |
| Arabic – Algeria | 1401 | 5121 |
| Arabic – Bahrain | 3c01 | 15361 |
| Arabic – Egypt | 0c01 | 3073 |
| Arabic – Iraq | 0801 | 2049 |
| Arabic – Jordan | 2c01 | 11265 |
| Arabic – Kuwait | 3401 | 13313 |
| Arabic – Lebanon | 3001 | 12289 |
| Arabic – Libya | 1001 | 4097 |
| Arabic – Morocco | 1801 | 6145 |
| Arabic – Oman | 2001 | 8193 |
| Arabic – Qatar | 4001 | 16385 |
| Arabic – Syria | 2801 | 10241 |
| Arabic – Tunisia | 1c01 | 7169 |
| Arabic – U.A.E. | 3801 | 14337 |
| Arabic – Yemen | 2401 | 9217 |
| Armenian – Armenia | 042b | 1067 |
| Assamese | 044d | 1101 |
| Azeri (Cyrillic) | 082c | 2092 |
| Azeri (Latin) | 042c | 1068 |
| Basque | 042d | 1069 |
| Belarusian | 0423 | 1059 |
| Bengali (India) | 0445 | 1093 |
| Bengali (Bangladesh) | 0845 | 2117 |
| Bosnian (Bosnia/Herzegovina) | 141A | 5146 |
| Bulgarian | 0402 | 1026 |
| Burmese | 0455 | 1109 |
| Catalan | 0403 | 1027 |
| Cherokee – United States | 045c | 1116 |
| Chinese – People’s Republic of China | 0804 | 2052 |
| Chinese – Singapore | 1004 | 4100 |
| Chinese – Taiwan | 0404 | 1028 |
| Chinese – Hong Kong SAR | 0c04 | 3076 |
| Chinese – Macao SAR | 1404 | 5124 |
| Croatian | 041a | 1050 |
| Croatian (Bosnia/Herzegovina) | 101a | 4122 |
| Czech | 0405 | 1029 |
| Danish | 0406 | 1030 |
| Divehi | 0465 | 1125 |
| Dutch – Netherlands | 0413 | 1043 |
| Dutch – Belgium | 0813 | 2067 |
| Edo | 0466 | 1126 |
| English – United States | 0409 | 1033 |
| English – United Kingdom | 0809 | 2057 |
| English – Australia | 0c09 | 3081 |
| English – Belize | 2809 | 10249 |
| English – Canada | 1009 | 4105 |
| English – Caribbean | 2409 | 9225 |
| English – Hong Kong SAR | 3c09 | 15369 |
| English – India | 4009 | 16393 |
| English – Indonesia | 3809 | 14345 |
| English – Ireland | 1809 | 6153 |
| English – Jamaica | 2009 | 8201 |
| English – Malaysia | 4409 | 17417 |
| English – New Zealand | 1409 | 5129 |
| English – Philippines | 3409 | 13321 |
| English – Singapore | 4809 | 18441 |
| English – South Africa | 1c09 | 7177 |
| English – Trinidad | 2c09 | 11273 |
| English – Zimbabwe | 3009 | 12297 |
| Estonian | 0425 | 1061 |
| Faroese | 0438 | 1080 |
| Farsi | 0429 | 1065 |
| Filipino | 0464 | 1124 |
| Finnish | 040b | 1035 |
| French – France | 040c | 1036 |
| French – Belgium | 080c | 2060 |
| French – Cameroon | 2c0c | 11276 |
| French – Canada | 0c0c | 3084 |
| French – Democratic Rep. of Congo | 240c | 9228 |
| French – Cote d’Ivoire | 300c | 12300 |
| French – Haiti | 3c0c | 15372 |
| French – Luxembourg | 140c | 5132 |
| French – Mali | 340c | 13324 |
| French – Monaco | 180c | 6156 |
| French – Morocco | 380c | 14348 |
| French – North Africa | e40c | 58380 |
| French – Reunion | 200c | 8204 |
| French – Senegal | 280c | 10252 |
| French – Switzerland | 100c | 4108 |
| French – West Indies | 1c0c | 7180 |
| Frisian – Netherlands | 0462 | 1122 |
| Fulfulde – Nigeria | 0467 | 1127 |
| FYRO Macedonian | 042f | 1071 |
| Gaelic (Ireland) | 083c | 2108 |
| Gaelic (Scotland) | 043c | 1084 |
| Galician | 0456 | 1110 |
| Georgian | 0437 | 1079 |
| German – Germany | 0407 | 1031 |
| German – Austria | 0c07 | 3079 |
| German – Liechtenstein | 1407 | 5127 |
| German – Luxembourg | 1007 | 4103 |
| German – Switzerland | 0807 | 2055 |
| Greek | 0408 | 1032 |
| Guarani – Paraguay | 0474 | 1140 |
| Gujarati | 0447 | 1095 |
| Hausa – Nigeria | 0468 | 1128 |
| Hawaiian – United States | 0475 | 1141 |
| Hebrew | 040d | 1037 |
| Hindi | 0439 | 1081 |
| Hungarian | 040e | 1038 |
| Ibibio – Nigeria | 0469 | 1129 |
| Icelandic | 040f | 1039 |
| Igbo – Nigeria | 0470 | 1136 |
| Indonesian | 0421 | 1057 |
| Inuktitut | 045d | 1117 |
| Italian – Italy | 0410 | 1040 |
| Italian – Switzerland | 0810 | 2064 |
| Japanese | 0411 | 1041 |
| Kannada | 044b | 1099 |
| Kanuri – Nigeria | 0471 | 1137 |
| Kashmiri | 0860 | 2144 |
| Kashmiri (Arabic) | 0460 | 1120 |
| Kazakh | 043f | 1087 |
| Khmer | 0453 | 1107 |
| Konkani | 0457 | 1111 |
| Korean | 0412 | 1042 |
| Kyrgyz (Cyrillic) | 0440 | 1088 |
| Lao | 0454 | 1108 |
| Latin | 0476 | 1142 |
| Latvian | 0426 | 1062 |
| Lithuanian | 0427 | 1063 |
| Malay – Malaysia | 043e | 1086 |
| Malay – Brunei Darussalam | 083e | 2110 |
| Malayalam | 044c | 1100 |
| Maltese | 043a | 1082 |
| Manipuri | 0458 | 1112 |
| Maori – New Zealand | 0481 | 1153 |
| Marathi | 044e | 1102 |
| Mongolian (Cyrillic) | 0450 | 1104 |
| Mongolian (Mongolian) | 0850 | 2128 |
| Nepali | 0461 | 1121 |
| Nepali – India | 0861 | 2145 |
| Norwegian (Bokmål) | 0414 | 1044 |
| Norwegian (Nynorsk) | 0814 | 2068 |
| Oriya | 0448 | 1096 |
| Oromo | 0472 | 1138 |
| Papiamentu | 0479 | 1145 |
| Pashto | 0463 | 1123 |
| Polish | 0415 | 1045 |
| Portuguese – Brazil | 0416 | 1046 |
| Portuguese – Portugal | 0816 | 2070 |
| Punjabi | 0446 | 1094 |
| Punjabi (Pakistan) | 0846 | 2118 |
| Quecha – Bolivia | 046B | 1131 |
| Quecha – Ecuador | 086B | 2155 |
| Quecha – Peru | 0C6B | 3179 |
| Rhaeto-Romanic | 0417 | 1047 |
| Romanian | 0418 | 1048 |
| Romanian – Moldava | 0818 | 2072 |
| Russian | 0419 | 1049 |
| Russian – Moldava | 0819 | 2073 |
| Sami (Lappish) | 043b | 1083 |
| Sanskrit | 044f | 1103 |
| Sepedi | 046c | 1132 |
| Serbian (Cyrillic) | 0c1a | 3098 |
| Serbian (Latin) | 081a | 2074 |
| Sindhi – India | 0459 | 1113 |
| Sindhi – Pakistan | 0859 | 2137 |
| Sinhalese – Sri Lanka | 045b | 1115 |
| Slovak | 041b | 1051 |
| Slovenian | 0424 | 1060 |
| Somali | 0477 | 1143 |
| Sorbian | 042e | 1070 |
| Spanish – Spain (Modern Sort) | 0c0a | 3082 |
| Spanish – Spain (Traditional Sort) | 040a | 1034 |
| Spanish – Argentina | 2c0a | 11274 |
| Spanish – Bolivia | 400a | 16394 |
| Spanish – Chile | 340a | 13322 |
| Spanish – Colombia | 240a | 9226 |
| Spanish – Costa Rica | 140a | 5130 |
| Spanish – Dominican Republic | 1c0a | 7178 |
| Spanish – Ecuador | 300a | 12298 |
| Spanish – El Salvador | 440a | 17418 |
| Spanish – Guatemala | 100a | 4106 |
| Spanish – Honduras | 480a | 18442 |
| Spanish – Latin America | e40a | 58378 |
| Spanish – Mexico | 080a | 2058 |
| Spanish – Nicaragua | 4c0a | 19466 |
| Spanish – Panama | 180a | 6154 |
| Spanish – Paraguay | 3c0a | 15370 |
| Spanish – Peru | 280a | 10250 |
| Spanish – Puerto Rico | 500a | 20490 |
| Spanish – United States | 540a | 21514 |
| Spanish – Uruguay | 380a | 14346 |
| Spanish – Venezuela | 200a | 8202 |
| Sutu | 0430 | 1072 |
| Swahili | 0441 | 1089 |
| Swedish | 041d | 1053 |
| Swedish – Finland | 081d | 2077 |
| Syriac | 045a | 1114 |
| Tajik | 0428 | 1064 |
| Tamazight (Arabic) | 045f | 1119 |
| Tamazight (Latin) | 085f | 2143 |
| Tamil | 0449 | 1097 |
| Tatar | 0444 | 1092 |
| Telugu | 044a | 1098 |
| Thai | 041e | 1054 |
| Tibetan – Bhutan | 0851 | 2129 |
| Tibetan – People’s Republic of China | 0451 | 1105 |
| Tigrigna – Eritrea | 0873 | 2163 |
| Tigrigna – Ethiopia | 0473 | 1139 |
| Tsonga | 0431 | 1073 |
| Tswana | 0432 | 1074 |
| Turkish | 041f | 1055 |
| Turkmen | 0442 | 1090 |
| Uighur – China | 0480 | 1152 |
| Ukrainian | 0422 | 1058 |
| Urdu | 0420 | 1056 |
| Urdu – India | 0820 | 2080 |
| Uzbek (Cyrillic) | 0843 | 2115 |
| Uzbek (Latin) | 0443 | 1091 |
| Venda | 0433 | 1075 |
| Vietnamese | 042a | 1066 |
| Welsh | 0452 | 1106 |
| Xhosa | 0434 | 1076 |
| Yi | 0478 | 1144 |
| Yiddish | 043d | 1085 |
| Yoruba | 046a | 1130 |
| Zulu | 0435 | 1077 |
| HID (Human Interface Device) | 04ff | 1279 |
The value of a locale identifier is given by the formula (read more…….)
primary language + 1024 * sub-language
For example, Swiss German is LANG_GERMAN + 1024 * SUBLANG_GERMAN_SWISS = 7 + 1024 * 2 = 2055.
list of primary language and sub language
Primary Language Identifiers
The following are the primary language identifiers. They can be combined with secondary language identifiers to form language identifiers.
| Identifier | Prefined Symbol | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 0×00 | LANG_NEUTRAL | Neutral |
| 0×01 | LANG_ARABIC | Arabic |
| 0×02 | LANG_BULGARIAN | Bulgarian |
| 0×03 | LANG_CATALAN | Catalan |
| 0×04 | LANG_CHINESE | Chinese |
| 0×05 | LANG_CZECH | Czech |
| 0×06 | LANG_DANISH | Danish |
| 0×07 | LANG_GERMAN | German |
| 0×08 | LANG_GREEK | Greek |
| 0×09 | LANG_ENGLISH | English |
| 0x0a | LANG_SPANISH | Spanish |
| 0x0b | LANG_FINNISH | Finnish |
| 0x0c | LANG_FRENCH | French |
| 0x0d | LANG_HEBREW | Hebrew |
| 0x0e | LANG_HUNGARIAN | Hungarian |
| 0x0f | LANG_ICELANDIC | Icelandic |
| 0×10 | LANG_ITALIAN | Italian |
| 0×11 | LANG_JAPANESE | Japanese |
| 0×12 | LANG_KOREAN | Korean |
| 0×13 | LANG_DUTCH | Dutch |
| 0×14 | LANG_NORWEGIAN | Norwegian |
| 0×15 | LANG_POLISH | Polish |
| 0×16 | LANG_PORTUGUESE | Portuguese |
| 0×18 | LANG_ROMANIAN | Romanian |
| 0×19 | LANG_RUSSIAN | Russian |
| 0x1a | LANG_CROATIAN | Croatian |
| 0x1a | LANG_SERBIAN | Serbian |
| 0x1b | LANG_SLOVAK | Slovak |
| 0x1c | LANG_ALBANIAN | Albanian |
| 0x1d | LANG_SWEDISH | Swedish |
| 0x1e | LANG_THAI | Thai |
| 0x1f | LANG_TURKISH | Turkish |
| 0×20 | LANG_URDU | Urdu |
| 0×21 | LANG_INDONESIAN | Indonesian |
| 0×22 | LANG_UKRANIAN | Ukrainian |
| 0×23 | LANG_BELARUSIAN | Belarusian |
| 0×24 | LANG_SLOVENIAN | Slovenian |
| 0×25 | LANG_ESTONIAN | Estonian |
| 0×26 | LANG_LATVIAN | Latvian |
| 0×27 | LANG_LITHUANIAN | Lithuanian |
| 0×29 | LANG_FARSI | Farsi |
| 0x2a | LANG_VIETNAMESE | Vietnamese |
| 0x2b | LANG_ARMENIAN | Armenian |
| 0x2c | LANG_AZERI | Azeri |
| 0x2d | LANG_BASQUE | Basque |
| 0x2f | LANG_MACEDONIAN | Macedonian |
| 0×36 | LANG_AFRIKAANS | Afrikaans |
| 0×37 | LANG_GEORGIAN | Georgian |
| 0×38 | LANG_FAEROESE | Faeroese |
| 0×39 | LANG_HINDI | Hindi |
| 0x3e | LANG_MALAY | Malay |
| 0x3f | LANG_KAZAK | Kazak |
| 0×41 | LANG_SWAHILI | Swahili |
| 0×43 | LANG_UZBEK | Uzbek |
| 0×44 | LANG_TATAR | Tatar |
| 0×45 | LANG_BENGALI | Bengali |
| 0×46 | LANG_PUNJABI | Punjabi |
| 0×47 | LANG_GUJARATI | Gujarati |
| 0×48 | LANG_ORIYA | Oriya |
| 0×49 | LANG_TAMIL | Tamil |
| 0x4a | LANG_TELUGU | Telugu |
| 0x4b | LANG_KANNADA | Kannada |
| 0x4c | LANG_MALAYALAM | Malayalam |
| 0x4d | LANG_ASSAMESE | Assamese |
| 0x4e | LANG_MARATHI | Marathi |
| 0x4f | LANG_SANSKRIT | Sanskrit |
| 0×57 | LANG_KONKANI | Konkani |
| 0×58 | LANG_MANIPURI | Manipuri |
| 0×59 | LANG_SINDHI | Sindhi |
| 0×60 | LANG_KASHMIRI | Kashmiri |
| 0×61 | LANG_NEPALI | Nepali |
Secondary Language Identifiers
The following are secondary language identifiers. They can be combined with primary language identifiers to form language identifiers.
| Identifier | Predefined Symbol | Language |
|---|---|---|
| 0×00 | SUBLANG_NEUTRAL | Neutral |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_DEFAULT | Default |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_SYS_DEFAULT | System Default |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_SAUDI_ARABIA | Arabic (Saudi Arabia) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_IRAQ | Arabic (Iraq) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_EGYPT | Arabic (Egypt) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_LIBYA | Arabic (Libya) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_ALGERIA | Arabic (Algeria) |
| 0×06 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_MOROCCO | Arabic (Morocco) |
| 0×07 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_TUNISIA | Arabic (Tunisia) |
| 0×08 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_OMAN | Arabic (Oman) |
| 0×09 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_YEMEN | Arabic (Yemen) |
| 0×10 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_SYRIA | Arabic (Syria) |
| 0×11 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_JORDAN | Arabic (Jordan) |
| 0×12 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_LEBANON | Arabic (Lebanon) |
| 0×13 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_KUWAIT | Arabic (Kuwait) |
| 0×14 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_UAE | Arabic (U.A.E.) |
| 0×15 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_BAHRAIN | Arabic (Bahrain) |
| 0×16 | SUBLANG_ARABIC_QATAR | Arabic (Qatar) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_AZERI_CYRILLIC | Azeri (Latin) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_AZERI_LATIN | Azeri (Cyrillic) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_CHINESE_TRADITIONAL | Chinese (Traditional) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED | Chinese (Simplified) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_CHINESE_HONGKONG | Chinese (Hong Kong SAR, PRC) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_CHINESE_SINGAPORE | Chinese (Singapore) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_CHINESE_MACAU | Chinese (Macau) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_DUTCH | Dutch |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_DUTCH_BELGIAN | Dutch (Belgian) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US | English (US) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_UK | English (UK) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_AUS | English (Australian) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CAN | English (Canadian) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_NZ | English (New Zealand) |
| 0×06 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_EIRE | English (Ireland) |
| 0×07 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_SOUTH_AFRICA | English (South Africa) |
| 0×08 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_JAMAICA | English (Jamaica) |
| 0×09 | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_CARIBBEAN | English (Caribbean) |
| 0x0a | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_BELIZE | English (Belize) |
| 0x0b | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_TRINIDAD | English (Trinidad) |
| 0x0c | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_PHILIPPINES | English (Zimbabwe) |
| 0x0d | SUBLANG_ENGLISH_ZIMBABWE | English (Philippines) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_FRENCH | French |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_FRENCH_BELGIAN | French (Belgian) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_FRENCH_CANADIAN | French (Canadian) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_FRENCH_SWISS | French (Swiss) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_FRENCH_LUXEMBOURG | French (Luxembourg) |
| 0×06 | SUBLANG_FRENCH_MONACO | French (Monaco) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_GERMAN | German |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_GERMAN_SWISS | German (Swiss) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_GERMAN_AUSTRIAN | German (Austrian) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_GERMAN_LUXEMBOURG | German (Luxembourg) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_GERMAN_LIECHTENSTEIN | German (Liechtenstein) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_ITALIAN | Italian |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_ITALIAN_SWISS | Italian (Swiss) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_KASHMIRI_INDIA | Kashmiri (India) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_KOREAN | Korean |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_LITHUANIAN | Lithuanian |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_LITHUANIAN_CLASSIC | Lithuanian (Classic) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_MALAY_MALAYSIA | Malay (Malaysia) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_MALAY_BRUNEI_DARUSSALAM | Malay (Brunei Darassalam) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_NEPALI_INDIA | Nepali (India) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_BOKMAL | Norwegian (Bokmal) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_NORWEGIAN_NYNORSK | Norwegian (Nynorsk) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE | Portuguese (Brazilian) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_PORTUGUESE_BRAZILIAN | Portuguese |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_SERBIAN_LATIN | Serbian (Latin) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_SERBIAN_CYRILLIC | Serbian (Cyrillic) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_SPANISH | Spanish (Castilian) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_MEXICAN | Spanish (Mexican) |
| 0×03 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_MODERN | Spanish (Modern) |
| 0×04 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_GUATEMALA | Spanish (Guatemala) |
| 0×05 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_COSTA_RICA | Spanish (Costa Rica) |
| 0×06 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_PANAMA | Spanish (Panama) |
| 0×07 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_DOMINICAN_REPUBLIC | Spanish (Dominican Republic) |
| 0×08 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_VENEZUELA | Spanish (Venezuela) |
| 0×09 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_COLOMBIA | Spanish (Colombia) |
| 0x0a | SUBLANG_SPANISH_PERU | Spanish (Peru) |
| 0x0b | SUBLANG_SPANISH_ARGENTINA | Spanish (Argentina) |
| 0x0c | SUBLANG_SPANISH_ECUADOR | Spanish (Ecuador) |
| 0x0d | SUBLANG_SPANISH_CHILE | Spanish (Chile) |
| 0x0e | SUBLANG_SPANISH_URUGUAY | Spanish (Uruguay) |
| 0x0f | SUBLANG_SPANISH_PARAGUAY | Spanish (Paraguay) |
| 0×10 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_BOLIVIA | Spanish (Bolivia) |
| 0×11 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_EL_SALVADOR | Spanish (El Salvador) |
| 0×12 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_HONDURAS | Spanish (Honduras) |
| 0×13 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_NICARAGUA | Spanish (Nicaragua) |
| 0×14 | SUBLANG_SPANISH_PUERTO_RICO | Spanish (Puerto Rico) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_SWEDISH | Swedish |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_SWEDISH_FINLAND | Swedish (Finland) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_URDU_PAKISTAN | Urdu (Pakistan) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_URDU_INDIA | Urdu (India) |
| 0×01 | SUBLANG_UZBEK_LATIN | Uzbek (Latin) |
| 0×02 | SUBLANG_UZBEK_CYRILLIC | Uzbek (Cyrillic) |
So why would a program create a directory named after a language code?
Many Microsoft products support a multilingual user interface. This means that the same program can be used to display its user interface in multiple languages. Office and Windows are the two biggest examples. Language-specific resources need to be broken out into their own directories so they won’t conflict with resources corresponding to some other language.
Some terms you must know
Locale ID: A 32-bit value defined by Microsoft Windows that consists of a language ID, sort ID, and reserved bits that identify a particular language.
Primary language: The primary language is the language that is installed on the system as the default language used to display and print information. The IBM® licensed program distribution media contains the primary language files. The distribution media you create at the central system copies the primary language files so you can install them at your target systems.
Secondary language: The distribution of secondary language files is more complicated than that of primary language files. Secondary language files are saved to the distribution media as described in Checklist: Create central site distribution media and are restored at the target systems using the user-defined installation program as described in Installation tasks for the target systems.
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