Regional Dialects (Locales)

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We support locales for all languages -- but if you don't see yours, let us know -- we will add it for you!

List of Languages/Locales

Click here to see the complete list of supported languages and locales.

Selecting a Locale

Go to the languages tab in the Localize dashboard.
After clicking your desired language, a list of locale options will appear (if available) for selection.

ex: Chinese Locales

When selecting a Chinese locale, the first question to answer is "Who is your audience?" Is it a specific geographic location, or age group, or Chinese speakers in the US, etc.? This will help determine which written form of the language you should choose.

Locale	Code	Description / Main Audience
Chinese	zh	- Simplified Chinese uses fewer characters and strokes - Used prominently throughout mainland China and in Singapore and Malaysia - Starting to gain ground in the US as more younger people from China immigrate - This is the same as "Chinese (Simplified) (zh-Hans)" - If you are using the Google or Watson MTEs (or exclusively human translations) you use this language code
Chinese (Simplified)	zh-Hans	- This is the same as "Chinese (zh)" - If you are using the Microsoft or Amazon MTEs you use this language code
Chinese (Traditional)	zh-TW	- Traditional Chinese has a longer history - More complex using more characters and strokes per character - Used broadly in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan - Still used around the world by Chinese communities
Chinese (Singapore)	zh-SG	- Basically a form of Simplified Chinese - Has some extra characters and some characters were not simplified - Used mainly in Singapore
Chinese (Hong Kong)	zh-HK	- Basically a form of Traditional Chinese - Has some extra characters and some characters were not simplified - Used mainly in Hong Kong
Cantonese (Traditional)	yue	- "Written" Cantonese is the written form of the Cantonese spoken dialect - Used mainly in Hong Kong

Also Note: Simplified and Traditional Chinese refers only to the written word. Mandarin and Cantonese typically refer to dialects of the spoken word (except for "Written Cantonese").