Title: Hi, Author: barnamah Published: March 22, 2023 Last modified: March 26, 2023 --- [ ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) [barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) 11:40 am _on_ March 22, 2023 Tags: [locale requests ( 208 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/locale-requests/), [request ( 1,481 )](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/tag/request/)    # Hi, For the translation Persian (Afghanistan) fa_AF many of our users can’t identify the translation immediately when they see another translation of Persian fa_IR which is with variation for Iran. I am requesting to add the word “Iran” to the translation of fa_IR so it is correctly identified. for the translation name should be “Persian( Iran)”. 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[tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 6:33 pm _on_ March 22, 2023 3. Good call. Thank you, [@barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) By the way, could you (or someone from [#fa_IR](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/?locale=fa_IR)) also provide the correct localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) description in Persian? 4. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db35c55c1be89f1d5f132896e7f0e194339bec4da9f3df169203eb8b144272d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) 6:47 pm _on_ March 22, 2023 * Hi [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner) It is the main name of language that I see a user goes to downland and it is reflected everywhere **currently** for fa_AF they see: **Persian ( Afghanistan) (فارسی (افغانستان * and **currently **for fa_IR they see **Persian فارسی * the fa_IR **needed **to be updated to **Persian (Iran) (فارسی (ایران * the word in the parentheses is the country name as it is for English (Canada), English (USA) etc. Cheers - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 6:49 pm _on_ March 22, 2023 - Thanks. With that information we should be able to fix this. In our list of localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) definitions, we have the English names (used for instance at translate.wordpress. orgtranslate.wordpress.org The platform for contributing to the translation of WordPress core, themes and plugins.) but the localized locale name is what a user would see while selecting language for their site, for instance. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db35c55c1be89f1d5f132896e7f0e194339bec4da9f3df169203eb8b144272d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) 10:17 am _on_ March 23, 2023 * Thank you for your reply. When new language was being added, you need the title. So the title should be changed as I mentioned above. Nothing else. I am not sure where it is but you can look at English(USA) and English (Canada), for Persian (Iran) it has WP LocaleLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/): fa_IR and GlotPressGlotPress GlotPress is the translation management software that powers [Translate.WordPress.org](http://translate.wordpress.org). More information is available at [glotpress.org](http://glotpress.org/).: af * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db35c55c1be89f1d5f132896e7f0e194339bec4da9f3df169203eb8b144272d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) 10:25 am _on_ March 26, 2023 * [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) what is next? I check [locale ](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) and I do not see the changes. - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 4:34 pm _on_ March 26, 2023 - [@barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) We’ll need to update the localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) list. I think it realistically can be done within 1-2 months. * ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3927a16523e7f3ab1c2ece55ee401ce487ba537aa2c09546da2481c1818a7d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) * [Morteza Geransayeh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/man4toman/) 11:46 pm _on_ March 22, 2023 * Hi, I think the Persian must be remain as it is, because the Persian is a parent language and it is not just for Iran, it spoken in Afghanistan and Tajikistan too. Refer to: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_language) * The Persian in Afghanistan called Dari, is the variety of the Persian language spoken in Afghanistan. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dari) * Other example, Arabic comes from Saudi Arabia and we called it Arabic, but other variation comes with the country name, here: [https://translate.wordpress.org/](https://translate.wordpress.org/) - ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/890bd890338f9b6a17143a65ac10a20410e135583d95106bb09f20d91f66afe2? s=32&d=mm&r=g) - [tobifjellner (Tor-Bjorn Fjellner)](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) 10:47 am _on_ March 23, 2023 - [@man4toman](https://profiles.wordpress.org/man4toman/) Now that fa_AF is up to speed, we’ll need to make sure that this distinction is visible. Although we’ve got three Arabic localesLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. A list of all locales supported by WordPress in [https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/](https://make.wordpress.org/polyglots/teams/) defined, in reality only one of them is active. 5. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/db35c55c1be89f1d5f132896e7f0e194339bec4da9f3df169203eb8b144272d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 6. [barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) 10:08 am _on_ March 23, 2023 7. [@Morteza](https://profiles.wordpress.org/morteza/) Geransayeh English is spoken in dozen countries and yet we have English (USA), English (Canada), English (Australia). They each used different terms in their locality. 8. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/e3927a16523e7f3ab1c2ece55ee401ce487ba537aa2c09546da2481c1818a7d7? s=32&d=mm&r=g) 9. [Morteza Geransayeh](https://profiles.wordpress.org/man4toman/) 3:45 pm _on_ March 23, 2023 10. [@barnamah](https://profiles.wordpress.org/barnamah/) [@tobifjellner](https://profiles.wordpress.org/tobifjellner/) I sent the standards about what is the Persian Language, I think like a regular user, when they goes to translations list and will see the “Persian – Iran” and they think, wait, what is this?! Persian of Iran, a new language? and so on… 11. By the way, we are here to help each other, if you think it can help to fa_AF, lets do it, I think the Persian localeLocale Locale = language version, often a combination of a language code and a region code, for instance es_MX denotes Spanish as it’s used in Mexico. 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