DateTim...ale::ln(3)

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💖 NAME 💖

Okay so bestie, welcome to DateTime::Locale::ln — it's the Locale data examples for the Lingala (ln) locale ✨. And yes, the manual page you're reading is DateTim...ale::ln(3) from the User Contributed Perl Documentation, so you know exactly what vibe we're on 🫶.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

This pod file is literally a whole showcase of the locale data that's available for the Lingala locale 💅. It's giving "here's every single example so you can see exactly what you're getting" and honestly? Iconic. Let's go through it all 👑

🗓️ Days

Wide (format)

mokɔlɔ mwa yambo
mokɔlɔ mwa míbalé
mokɔlɔ mwa mísáto
mokɔlɔ ya mínéi
mokɔlɔ ya mítáno
mpɔsɔ
eyenga

Abbreviated (format)

ybo
mbl
mst
min
mtn
mps
eye

Narrow (format)

y
m
m
m
m
p
e

Not me noticing three whole m's in a row in the narrow list 😭 — that's exactly how the data is, no cap, don't come for me about the duplicates bestie 🍓

Wide (stand-alone)

mokɔlɔ mwa yambo
mokɔlɔ mwa míbalé
mokɔlɔ mwa mísáto
mokɔlɔ ya mínéi
mokɔlɔ ya mítáno
mpɔsɔ
eyenga

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

ybo
mbl
mst
min
mtn
mps
eye

Narrow (stand-alone)

y
m
m
m
m
p
e

🌸 Months

Wide (format)

sánzá ya yambo
sánzá ya míbalé
sánzá ya mísáto
sánzá ya mínei
sánzá ya mítáno
sánzá ya motóbá
sánzá ya nsambo
sánzá ya mwambe
sánzá ya libwa
sánzá ya zómi
sánzá ya zómi na mɔkɔ́
sánzá ya zómi na míbalé

Abbreviated (format)

yan
fbl
msi
apl
mai
yun
yul
agt
stb
ɔtb
nvb
dsb

Narrow (format)

y
f
m
a
m
y
y
a
s
ɔ
n
d

Again with the duplicate letters — m, y, y, a — she's consistent and she's valid, periodt 💀

Wide (stand-alone)

sánzá ya yambo
sánzá ya míbalé
sánzá ya mísáto
sánzá ya mínei
sánzá ya mítáno
sánzá ya motóbá
sánzá ya nsambo
sánzá ya mwambe
sánzá ya libwa
sánzá ya zómi
sánzá ya zómi na mɔkɔ́
sánzá ya zómi na míbalé

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

yan
fbl
msi
apl
mai
yun
yul
agt
stb
ɔtb
nvb
dsb

Narrow (stand-alone)

y
f
m
a
m
y
y
a
s
ɔ
n
d

🦋 Quarters

Wide (format)

sánzá mísáto ya yambo
sánzá mísáto ya míbalé
sánzá mísáto ya mísáto
sánzá mísáto ya mínei

Abbreviated (format)

SM1
SM2
SM3
SM4

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

sánzá mísáto ya yambo
sánzá mísáto ya míbalé
sánzá mísáto ya mísáto
sánzá mísáto ya mínei

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

SM1
SM2
SM3
SM4

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Yambo ya Yézu Krís
Nsima ya Yézu Krís

Abbreviated (format)

libóso ya
nsima ya Y

Narrow (format)

libóso ya
nsima ya Y

🎀 Date Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mokɔlɔ mwa míbalé 5 sánzá ya míbalé 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mokɔlɔ ya mítáno 22 sánzá ya zómi na míbalé 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mpɔsɔ 15 sánzá ya libwa -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 sánzá ya míbalé 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 sánzá ya zómi na míbalé 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sánzá ya libwa -10

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 fbl 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 dsb 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 stb -10

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10

⏰ Time Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

iykyk — Full and Long are literally the same output here, that's not a typo on my part, that's just the data bestie 🌈

🌟 Datetime Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mokɔlɔ mwa míbalé 5 sánzá ya míbalé 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mokɔlɔ ya mítáno 22 sánzá ya zómi na míbalé 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mpɔsɔ 15 sánzá ya libwa -10 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 sánzá ya míbalé 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 sánzá ya zómi na míbalé 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 sánzá ya libwa -10 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 fbl 2008 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 dsb 1995 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 stb -10 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/2008 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10 04:44

💅 Available Formats

This is the long one, so grab a snack 🍓 — every single format gets its pattern in the heading and three worked examples. All verbatim, all slaying.

Bh (h B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 B

Bhm (h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 B

Bhms (h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 B

E (ccc)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps

EBhm (E h:mm B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 6:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 9:05 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 4:44 B

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 6:30:30 B
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 9:05:02 B
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 4:44:23 B

EHm (E HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 04:44

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 04:44:23

Ed (E d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 15

Ehm (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 6:30 mpókwa
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 9:05 ntɔngɔ́
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 4:44 ntɔngɔ́

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 6:30:30 mpókwa
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 9:05:02 ntɔngɔ́
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 4:44:23 ntɔngɔ́

Gy (G y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = nsima ya Y 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = nsima ya Y 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = libóso ya -10

GyMMM (G y MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = nsima ya Y 2008 fbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = nsima ya Y 1995 dsb
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = libóso ya -10 stb

GyMMMEd (G y MMM d, E)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = nsima ya Y 2008 fbl 5, mbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = nsima ya Y 1995 dsb 22, mtn
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = libóso ya -10 stb 15, mps

GyMMMd (G y MMM d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = nsima ya Y 2008 fbl 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = nsima ya Y 1995 dsb 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = libóso ya -10 stb 15

GyMd (GGGGG y-MM-dd)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = nsima ya Y 2008-02-05
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = nsima ya Y 1995-12-22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = libóso ya -10-09-15

H (HH)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04

Hm (HH:mm)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44

Hms (HH:mm:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23 UTC

Hmv (HH:mm v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44 UTC

M (L)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9

MEd (E d/M)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 5/2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 15/9

MMM (LLL)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = fbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = dsb
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = stb

MMMEd (E d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 5 fbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 22 dsb
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 15 stb

MMMMW-count-other ('week' W 'of' MMMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of sánzá ya míbalé
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of sánzá ya zómi na míbalé
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of sánzá ya libwa

MMMMd (MMMM d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = sánzá ya míbalé 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = sánzá ya zómi na míbalé 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sánzá ya libwa 15

MMMd (d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 fbl
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 dsb
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 stb

Md (d/M)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9

d (d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15

h (h a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6 mpókwa
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 ntɔngɔ́
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 ntɔngɔ́

hm (h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 mpókwa
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 ntɔngɔ́
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 ntɔngɔ́

hms (h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 mpókwa
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 ntɔngɔ́
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 ntɔngɔ́

hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30:30 mpókwa UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05:02 ntɔngɔ́ UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44:23 ntɔngɔ́ UTC

hmv (h:mm a v)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 mpókwa UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 ntɔngɔ́ UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 ntɔngɔ́ UTC

ms (m:ss)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 5:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 44:23

Bestie look at 30:30 and 5:02 — that's minutes:seconds, not hours:minutes, don't let it gaslight you 😭

y (y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10

yM (M/y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9/-10

yMEd (E d/M/y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 5/2/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 15/9/-10

yMMM (MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = fbl 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = dsb 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = stb -10

yMMMEd (E d MMM y) ✨

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl 5 fbl 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn 22 dsb 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps 15 stb -10

yMMMM (y MMMM) 🌸

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2008 sánzá ya míbalé
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 1995 sánzá ya zómi na míbalé
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = -10 sánzá ya libwa

yMMMd (d MMM y) 🎀

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 fbl 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 dsb 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 stb -10

yMd (d/M/y) 💅

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10

yQQQ (QQQ y) 🦋

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = SM1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = SM4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = SM3 -10

yQQQQ (QQQQ y) 👑

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = sánzá mísáto ya yambo 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = sánzá mísáto ya mínei 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = sánzá mísáto ya mísáto -10

yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y) 🗓️

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 6 of 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 51 of 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 37 of -10

🫶 Miscellaneous

Two little vibe-check facts about this locale, bestie:

Prefers 24 hour time?

Yes — no AM/PM chaos here, we're doing full 24-hour iconic behavior 🕕

Local first day of the week

1 (mokɔlɔ mwa yambo) — that's the number, and that's what it's called 💜

🌈 Strftime Patterns

Okay so these are the classic strftime-style ones, and yes they're here too:

%c (%a %b %e %H:%M:%S %Y) — date time format ⭐

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = mbl fbl  5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = mtn dsb 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = mps stb 15 04:44:23 -10

No that double space before 5 in the first line isn't a typo, it's %e doing its thing. Leave it alone, it's slaying 💅

%x (%m/%d/%y) — date format 💖

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 02/05/08
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/22/95
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 09/15/10

%X (%H:%M:%S) — time format ⏰

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 04:44:23

💀 SUPPORT

See DateTime::Locale.

That's literally it. One line. Go read that module, it's the main character of this whole situation 👑

And that's the page, bestie! 🎀 This was DateTime::Locale::ln from perl v5.42.0, dated 2024-12-12 (the footer says DateTim...ale::ln(3) but like, we know what it means 💀). Go format some Lingala dates, you absolute legend 🦋✨

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