Locale De Li

Reference data for the German (Liechtenstein) locale — endonym Deutsch (Liechtenstein), written in the Latin script, left-to-right (LTR).

Identifiers

• BCP 47 tag: de-LI
• ISO 639-1: de
• ISO 639-3: deu
• Script: Latn (Latin)
• Region: LI (Liechtenstein)
• Text direction: ltr — left-to-right (LTR)

Speakers (approximate)

• L1 (native): 35,000
• L2 (additional): 4,000
• L1+L2 (total): 39,000

Base locale

This is a regional variant of Locale De 001 (German), the base/macro locale for this language.

Pluralization

CLDR plural categories for this locale: one, other (2 forms).

• one — i = 1 and v = 0 (e.g. 1)
• other — everything else (e.g. 0, 2~16, 100, 1000, …)

See Unicode Messageformat for writing plural messages using these categories.

Translating into this locale

Apply Locale De 001 with Liechtenstein conventions. German is the sole official language; Alemannic dialects are spoken.

• Orthography: as in Switzerland, Liechtenstein does not use ß; write "ss".
• Currency and formats: the Swiss franc (CHF) is used; follow Swiss number formats (check CLDR de-LI), day.month.year, 24-hour clock.
• Quotation marks: «…» as in Switzerland, or „…“ according to the publication.
• Vocabulary: closely follows Swiss and Austrian usage; keep Liechtenstein institution names (Landtag, Fürstliche Regierung) unchanged.
• Tone: polite and formal in official text; titles of the Princely House ("Seine Durchlaucht") are used in protocol.

Common pitfalls

• Using ß or euro formats.
• Translating the names of Liechtenstein institutions.
• The general pitfalls in Locale De 001 also apply.

Learn more

• Locale for BCP 47 identifiers, locale-sensitive formatting, pluralization, and text-direction concepts that apply across all locales.
• Unicode Messageformat for writing plural/selection messages correctly for this locale's grammar.
• Unicode CLDR locale data for de-LI (https://cldr.unicode.org)