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🦋 DateTime::Locale::lu(3) 🦋

ok so the manual name is DateTime::Locale::lu(3) and bestie, it's giving locale data — the Perl docs for this one live under User Contributed Perl Documentation, and it's a wild little ride through the Luba-Katanga locale. Strap in 💅

✨ NAME ✨

DateTime::Locale::lu — locale data examples for the Luba-Katanga (lu) locale 🎀

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

This pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the Luba-Katanga locale. That's it, that's the whole vibe — it's a showcase file, just flexing what the lu locale can do 🌸

🗓️ Days

Wide (format)

Nkodya
Ndàayà
Ndangù
Njòwa
Ngòvya
Lubingu
Lumingu

Abbreviated (format)

Nko
Ndy
Ndg
Njw
Ngv
Lub
Lum

Narrow (format)

N
N
N
N
N
L
L

Wide (stand-alone)

Nkodya
Ndàayà
Ndangù
Njòwa
Ngòvya
Lubingu
Lumingu

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Nko
Ndy
Ndg
Njw
Ngv
Lub
Lum

Narrow (stand-alone)

N
N
N
N
N
L
L

lowkey obsessed with the narrow forms — five Ns in a row then two Ls, and yes, that's correct, don't come for them 😭

🌙 Months

Wide (format)

Ciongo
Lùishi
Lusòlo
Mùuyà
Lumùngùlù
Lufuimi
Kabàlàshìpù
Lùshìkà
Lutongolo
Lungùdi
Kaswèkèsè
Ciswà

Abbreviated (format)

Cio
Lui
Lus
Muu
Lum
Luf
Kab
Lush
Lut
Lun
Kas
Cis

Narrow (format)

C
L
L
M
L
L
K
L
L
L
K
C

Wide (stand-alone)

Ciongo
Lùishi
Lusòlo
Mùuyà
Lumùngùlù
Lufuimi
Kabàlàshìpù
Lùshìkà
Lutongolo
Lungùdi
Kaswèkèsè
Ciswà

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Cio
Lui
Lus
Muu
Lum
Luf
Kab
Lush
Lut
Lun
Kas
Cis

Narrow (stand-alone)

C
L
L
M
L
L
K
L
L
L
K
C

✨ the diacritics ate. Lumùngùlù, Kabàlàshìpù, Kaswèkèsè — copy these exactly, bestie, do not "fix" the accents, the accent is the whole personality 🫶

🧚 Quarters

Wide (format)

Mueji 1
Mueji 2
Mueji 3
Mueji 4

Abbreviated (format)

M1
M2
M3
M4

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Mueji 1
Mueji 2
Mueji 3
Mueji 4

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

M1
M2
M3
M4

Narrow (stand-alone)

⭐ Eras

Wide (format)

Kumpala kwa Yezu Kli
Kunyima kwa Yezu Kli

Abbreviated (format)

kmp. Y.K.
kny. Y. K.

Narrow (format)

kmp. Y.K.
kny. Y. K.

🙈 friendly reminder that Eras has no stand-alone variants here — only format ones. Iconic of them to be different, honestly.

🎀 Date Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndàayà 5 Lùishi 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngòvya 22 Ciswà 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lubingu 15 Lutongolo -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Lùishi 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Ciswà 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Lutongolo -10

Medium

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

the way that -10 year is just sitting there being negative, no cap, that's how you know it's ancient 💀

🕐 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

Full and Long are literally twins here — not me double-checking that twice 😭✨ they're identical and that's on purpose, trust.

🌈 Datetime Formats

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndàayà 5 Lùishi 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngòvya 22 Ciswà 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lubingu 15 Lutongolo -10 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Lùishi 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Ciswà 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Lutongolo -10 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Lui 2008 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Cis 1995 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Lut -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

ok this is the main character section — every single named format, with the same three timestamps so you can compare them side by side. 2008-02-05T18:30:30, 1995-12-22T09:05:02, and the chaotic -0010-09-15T04:44:23 🫶

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 = Ndy
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub

EBhm (E h:mm B)

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

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

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

EHm (E HH:mm)

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

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

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

Ed (E d)

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

Ehm (E h:mm a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndy 6:30 Dilolo
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv 9:05 Dinda
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub 4:44 Dinda

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndy 6:30:30 Dilolo
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv 9:05:02 Dinda
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub 4:44:23 Dinda

Dilolo and Dinda are the AM/PM girlies here — idk about you but 4:44 Dinda is a vibe 🌸

Gy (G y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = kny. Y. K. 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = kny. Y. K. 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = kmp. Y.K. -10

GyMMM (G y MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = kny. Y. K. 2008 Lui
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = kny. Y. K. 1995 Cis
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = kmp. Y.K. -10 Lut

GyMMMEd (G y MMM d, E)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = kny. Y. K. 2008 Lui 5, Ndy
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = kny. Y. K. 1995 Cis 22, Ngv
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = kmp. Y.K. -10 Lut 15, Lub

GyMMMd (G y MMM d)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = kny. Y. K. 2008 Lui 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = kny. Y. K. 1995 Cis 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = kmp. Y.K. -10 Lut 15

GyMd (GGGGG y-MM-dd)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = kny. Y. K. 2008-02-05
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = kny. Y. K. 1995-12-22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = kmp. Y.K. -10-09-15

not the era abbreviation switching from kny. Y. K. to kmp. Y.K. — yes it's a different space situation and yes you must keep it 💀 copy character for character, bestie.

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 = Ndy 5/2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub 15/9

MMM (LLL)

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

MMMEd (E d MMM)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndy 5 Lui
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv 22 Cis
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub 15 Lut

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

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of Lùishi
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of Ciswà
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of Lutongolo

this one's the icon tbh — the pattern is literally 'week' W 'of' MMMM and the output stays English-y while the month goes full Luba-Katanga. It's giving bilingual queen 👑✨

MMMMd (MMMM d)

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

MMMd (d MMM)

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

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 Dilolo
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 Dinda
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 Dinda

hm (h:mm a)

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

hms (h:mm:ss a)

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

hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)

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

hmv (h:mm a v)

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

30:30, 5:02, 44:23 — no hour, no mercy, just minutes and seconds raw-dogging the timeline 😭💅

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

yMMM (MMM y)

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

yMMMEd (E d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndy 5 Lui 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv 22 Cis 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub 15 Lut -10

yMMMM (y MMMM)

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

yMMMd (d MMM y)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Lui 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Cis 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Lut -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 = M1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = M4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = M3 -10

yQQQQ (QQQQ y)

🦋 `yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y)`

Okay so this one is literally the week-number flex — it tells you which week of the year you're in, no cap:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Mueji 1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Mueji 4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mueji 3 -10

See how it's giving <pink>week + year</pink> energy? Same pattern, three different eras. Iconic 💅

🌸 Miscellaneous 🌸

Bestie, these are the little extras that don't fit anywhere else, and honestly they're kind of the moment:

Prefers 24 hour time?

Yes — <green>Yes</green>, she is not doing the AM/PM thing, she's a 24-hour girlie 🕐

Local first day of the week

1 (Nkodya) — that's the number and the name, both. Not me being thorough 💀

🎀 Strftime Patterns 🎀

Right, so these are the classic <purple>strftime</purple>-style patterns, and yes, the girlies still use them. Each one has a format spec and then three sample timestamps so you can literally see the vibe check pass ✨

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

Date and time together, the full combo meal:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Ndy Lui  5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Ngv Cis 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Lub Lut 15 04:44:23 -10

Note the <hotpink>double space</hotpink> after the day name on that first line — that's not a typo, that's %e padding the day to two characters. Keep it exactly as-is, bestie 🫶

🦋 `%x` (`%m/%d/%y`) — date format

Just the date, cute and compact:

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

And just the time, 24-hour style because she said so:

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

Like, look at -0010-09-15T04:44:23 doing its little 09/15/10 era — yes the two-digit year for year <purple>-10</purple> is exactly what's written, don't come for me 🙈

👑 SUPPORT 👑

Need more? The whole support situation is right here, and it's literally one line:

See DateTime::Locale.

That's it. That's the support section. Go read that page, bestie, she has the answers 💖

And that's a wrap on this whole page! 🎉 It shipped as perl v5.42.0, dated <cyan>2024-12-12</cyan>, filed under DateTim...ale::lu(3) — those truncated titles are just how the manpage gods display it, iykyk 🧚 No cap, you now know exactly what this locale is giving. Slay, go forth and format some timestamps 🌈⭐

📦 where this page comes from

opensuse-leap 16.0: perl-DateTime-Locale 1.440000-160000.2.2 · Artistic-1.0 OR GPL-1.0-or-later
💖 girlified by deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 on 2026-11-04: a language model's rewrite of the original, under its terms