When creating a new language file, a copy of the English language file has loaded by default to be used as a template.

   

Within the language file, each line consists of a pair of strings separated by an equals sign like this:

 

"KEY=Value" where “KEY” is a string to be translated and “Value” is the translated string (what will show on the website).

 

For example:

USRLNAME="Your Name"

 

** When translating, change only the "Value", what is to the right of the equals sign "=", do not change the KEY.

 

The file and folder should be named using language codes as are defined in accordance with RFC3066.  The language naming convention in Joomla uses language and ISO code. Use 2 letters when available. The list is available at http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php.

 

For example:

"en-GB for English" (in this case, GB stands for Great Britain (UK) or British English)

"es-ES for Spanish"

 

If you have installed the Joomla language extension for your specific language, the folder name that the files have been installed under would be the language code and ISO code you would need to use.