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    Supported locale modifiers for SET_LOCALE

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    The SET_LOCALE function takes a given datetime input and returns that datetime formatted to match a particular locale. This function is written in the form SET_LOCALE(datetime, 'locale modifier'), in which the locale modifier can be something like 'en-nz' (New Zealand English), 'tzm' (Amazigh/Berber), or 'zh-tw' (Traditional Chinese).

    Locale modifiers can change a number of different aspects of a datetime, including:

    • Numerical digits: for certain locales not using West Arabic numerical digits, numerical digits will be converted, e.g. for 'ar' (Arabic), 1 => ٢.
    • Script directionality: for locales using scripts that are written right-to-left, e.g. 'he' (Hebrew), the datetime will change direction accordingly.
    • Month and weekday names : month/weekday names will be changed to reflect the locale's language, e.g. for 'es' (Spanish), Wednesday => Miércoles.
    • Long date format : Long datetimes will be formatted according to the preferred format of the locale, e.g. for 'en-gb' (British English), 'MMMM D, YYYY h:mm A' => 'D MMMM YYYY HH:mm'.

    The following is a table of the supported locale modifiers. The examples here use the DATETIME_FORMAT function to better show what each locale modifier does; please see this support article for an explanation of the DATETIME_FORMAT function and this support article for an explanation of the format specifiers used in the DATETIME_FORMAT function.

    Locale modifier
    		DescriptionExample(s)
    afAfrikaans

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'af'), 'LLLL')

    => Woensdag, 8 Junie 2016 20:22

    ar-maMoroccan Arabic

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ar-ma'), 'LLLL')

    => الأربعاء 8 يونيو 2016 20:22

    ar-saArabic (Saudi Arabia)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ar-sa'), 'LLLL')

    => الأربعاء ٨ يونيو ٢٠١٦ ٢٠:٢٢

    ar-tnTunisian Arabic

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ar-tn'), 'LLLL')

    => الأربعاء 8 جوان 2016 20:22

    arArabic

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ar'), 'LLLL')

    => الأربعاء ٨ حزيران يونيو ٢٠١٦ ٢٠:٢٢

    azAzerbaijani

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'az'), 'LLLL')

    => Çərşənbə, 8 iyun 2016 20:22

    beBelarusian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'be'), 'LLLL')

    => серада, 8 чэрвеня 2016 г., 20:22

    bgBulgarian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'bg'), 'LLLL')

    => сряда, 8 юни 2016 20:22

    bnBengali

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'bn'), 'LLLL')

    => বুধবার, ৮ জুন ২০১৬, রাত ৮:২২ সময়

    boTibetan

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'bo'), 'LLLL')

    => གཟའ་ལྷག་པ་, ༨ ཟླ་བ་དྲུག་པ ༢༠༡༦, མཚན་མོ ༨:༢༢

    brBreton

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'br'), 'LLLL')

    => Merc'her, 8 a viz Mezheven 2016 8e22 PM

    bsBosnian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'bs'), 'LLLL')

    => srijeda, 8. juni 2016 20:22

    caCatalan

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ca'), 'LLLL')

    => dimecres 8 juny 2016 20:22

    csCzech

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'cs'), 'LLLL')

    => středa 8. červen 2016 20:22

    cvChuvash

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'cv'), 'LLLL')

    => юнкун, 2016 ҫулхи ҫӗртме уйӑхӗн 8-мӗшӗ, 20:22

    cyWelsh

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'cy'), 'LLLL')

    => Dydd Mercher, 8 Mehefin 2016 20:22

    daDanish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'da'), 'LLLL')

    => onsdag d. 8. juni 2016 20:22

    de-atAustrian German

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'de-at'), 'LLLL')

    => Dienstag, 12. Jänner 2016 18:48

    deGerman

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'de'), 'LLLL')

    => Dienstag, 12. Januar 2016 18:48

    elModern Greek

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'el'), 'LLLL')

    => Τετάρτη, 8 Ιουνίου 2016 8:22 ΜΜ

    en-auAustralian English

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'en-au'), 'LLL')

    => 8 June 2016 8:22 PM

    en-caCanadian English

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'en-ca'), 'LLL')

    => 8 June, 2016 8:22 PM

    en-gbBritish English

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'en-gb'), 'LLL')

    => 8 June 2016 20:22

    en-ieIrish English

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'en-ie'), 'LLL')

    => June 8, 2016 8:22 PM

    en-nzNew Zealand English

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'en-nz'), 'LLL')

    => June 8, 2016 8:22 PM

    eoEsperanto

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'eo'), 'LLLL')

    => Merkredo, la 8-an de junio, 2016 20:22

    esSpanish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'es'), 'LLLL')

    => Miércoles, 8 de Junio de 2016 20:22

    etEstonian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'et'), 'LLLL')

    => kolmapäev, 8. juuni 2016 20:22

    euEuskara (Basque)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'eu'), 'LLLL')

    => asteazkena, 2016ko ekainaren 8a 20:22

    faPersian (Farsi)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fa'), 'LLLL')

    => چهارشنبه، ۸ ژوئن ۲۰۱۶ ۲۰:۲۲

    fiFinnish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fi'), 'LLLL')

    => keskiviikko, 8. kesäkuuta 2016, klo 20.22

    foFaroese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fo'), 'LLLL')

    => mikudagur 8. juni, 2016 20:22

    fr-caCanadian French

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fr-ca'), 'LLLL')

    => mercredi 8 juin 2016 20:22

    fr-chSwiss French

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fr-ch'), 'LLLL')

    => mercredi 8 juin 2016 20:22

    frFrench

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fr'), 'LLLL')

    => mercredi 8 juin 2016 20:22

    fyFrisian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'fy'), 'LLLL')

    => woansdei 8 juny 2016 20:22

    glGalician

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'gl'), 'LLLL')

    => Mércores 8 Xuño 2016 20:22

    heHebrew

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'he'), 'LLLL')

    => רביעי, 8 ביוני 2016 20:22

    hiHindi

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'hi'), 'LLLL')

    => बुधवार, ८ जून २०१६, रात ८:२२ बजे

    hrHrvatski (Croatian)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'hr'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016. június 8., szerda 20:22

    huHungarian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'hu'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016. június 8., szerda 20:22

    hy-amArmenian (Hayeren)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'hy-am'), 'LLLL')

    => չորեքշաբթի, 8 հունիսի 2016 թ., 20:22

    idBahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'id'), 'LLLL')

    => Rabu, 8 Juni 2016 pukul 20.22

    isIcelandic

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'is'), 'LLLL')

    => miðvikudagur, 8. júní 2016 kl. 20:22

    itItalian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'it'), 'LLLL')

    => Mercoledì, 8 giugno 2016 20:22

    jaJapanese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ja'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016年6月8日午後8時22分 水曜日

    jvBoso Jowo (Javanese)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'jv'), 'LLLL')

    => Rebu, 8 Juni 2016 pukul 20.22

    kaGeorgian (Kartuli)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ka'), 'LLLL')

    => ოთხშაბათი, 8 ივნისი 2016 8:22 PM

    kmKhmer

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'km'), 'LLLL')

    => ពុធ, 8 មិថុនា 2016 20:22

    koKorean

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ko'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016년 6월 8일 수요일 오후 8시 22분

    lbLuxembourgish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'lb'), 'LLLL')

    => Mëttwoch, 8. Juni 2016 20:22 Auer

    ltLithuanian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'lt'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016 m. birželis 8 d., trečiadienis, 20:22 val.

    lvLatvian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'lv'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016. gada 8. jūnijs, trešdiena, 20:22

    meMontenegrin

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'me'), 'LLLL')

    => srijeda, 8. jun 2016 20:22

    mkMacedonian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'mk'), 'LLLL')

    => среда, 8 јуни 2016 20:22

    mlMalayalam (Kairali)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ml'), 'LLLL')

    => ബുധനാഴ്ച, 8 ജൂൺ 2016, രാത്രി 8:22 -നു

    mrMarathi

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'mr'), 'LLLL')

    => बुधवार, ८ जून २०१६, रात्री ८:२२ वाजता

    msBahasa Malaysia (Standard Malay)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ms'), 'LLLL')

    => Rabu, 8 Jun 2016 pukul 20.22

    myBurmese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'my'), 'LLLL')

    => ဗုဒ္ဓဟူး ၈ ဇွန် ၂၀၁၆ ၂၀:၂၂

    nbNorwegian Bokmål

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'nb'), 'LLLL')

    => onsdag 8. juni 2016 kl. 20.22

    neNepali

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ne'), 'LLLL')

    => बुधबार, ८ जुन २०१६, रातीको ८:२२ बजे

    nlDutch

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'nl'), 'LLLL')

    => woensdag 8 juni 2016 20:22

    nnNorwegian Nynorsk

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'nn'), 'LLLL')

    => onsdag 8 juni 2016 20:22

    plPolish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'pl'), 'LLLL')

    => środa, 8 czerwca 2016 20:22

    pt-brBrazilian Portuguese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'pt-br'), 'LLLL')

    => Quarta-Feira, 8 de Junho de 2016 às 20:22

    ptPortuguese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'pt'), 'LLLL')

    => Quarta-Feira, 8 de Junho de 2016 20:22

    roRomanian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ro'), 'LLLL')

    => miercuri, 8 iunie 2016 20:22

    ruRussian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ru'), 'LLLL')

    => среда, 8 июня 2016 г., 20:22

    siSinhala (Sinhalese)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'si'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016 ජූනි 8 වැනි බදාදා, ප.ව. 8:22:02

    skSlovak

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sk'), 'LLLL')

    => streda 8. jún 2016 20:22

    slSlovenian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sl'), 'LLLL')

    => sreda, 8. junij 2016 20:22

    sqAlbanian (Shqip)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sq'), 'LLLL')

    => E Mërkurë, 8 Qershor 2016 20:22

    sr-cyrlSerbian Cyrillic

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sr-cyrl'), 'LLLL')

    => среда, 8. јун 2016 20:22

    srSerbian Latin

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sr'), 'LLLL')

    => sreda, 8. jun 2016 20:22

    svSwedish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'sv'), 'LLLL')

    => onsdag 8 juni 2016 20:22

    taTamil

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'ta'), 'LLLL')

    => புதன்கிழமை, 8 ஜூன் 2016, 20:22

    thThai

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'th'), 'LLLL')

    => วันพุธที่ 8 มิถุนายน 2016 เวลา 20 นาฬิกา 22 นาที

    tl-phTagalog/Filipino

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'tl-ph'), 'LLLL')

    => Miyerkules, Hunyo 08, 2016 20:22

    trTurkish

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'tr'), 'LLLL')

    => Çarşamba, 8 Haziran 2016 20:22

    tzlTalossan

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'tzl'), 'LLLL')

    => Márcuri, li 8. Gün dallas 2016 20.22

    tzm-latnMorocco Central Atlas Tamaziɣt (Amazigh/Berber) in Latin

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'tzm-latn'), 'LLLL')

    => akras 8 ywnyw 2016 20:22

    tzmMorocco Central Atlas Tamaziɣt (Amazigh/Berber)

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'tzm'), 'LLLL')

    => ⴰⴽⵔⴰⵙ 8 ⵢⵓⵏⵢⵓ 2016 20:22

    ukUkrainian

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'uk'), 'LLLL')

    => середа, 8 червня 2016 р., 20:22

    uzUzbek

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'uz'), 'LLLL')

    => 8 июнь 2016, Чоршанба 20:22

    viVietnamese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'vi'), 'LLLL')

    => thứ tư, 8 tháng 6 năm 2016 20:22

    zh-cnSimplified Chinese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'zh-cn'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016年6月8日星期三晚上8点22分

    zh-twTraditional Chinese

    DATETIME_FORMAT(SET_LOCALE({Date Field}, 'zh-tw'), 'LLLL')

    => 2016年6月8日星期三晚上8點22分

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