DateTim...ale::to(3)

🎀 NAME 🎀

okay bestie, this is a User Contributed Perl Documentation page for DateTime::Locale::to(3).

DateTime::Locale::to — Locale data examples for the Tongan (to) locale. 💖

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the Tongan locale. It’s literally a little show-and-tell of the locale data, and it ate. ✨

🌸 Days 🌸

Days are giving main character energy. Here’s every flavor, exactly as listed.

💅 Wide (format) 💅

Mōnite
Tūsite
Pulelulu
Tuʻapulelulu
Falaite
Tokonaki
Sāpate

💅 Abbreviated (format) 💅

Mōn
Tūs
Pul
Tuʻa
Fal
Tok
Sāp

💅 Narrow (format) 💅

M
T
P
T
F
T
S

💅 Wide (stand-alone) 💅

Mōnite
Tūsite
Pulelulu
Tuʻapulelulu
Falaite
Tokonaki
Sāpate

💅 Abbreviated (stand-alone) 💅

Mōn
Tūs
Pul
Tuʻa
Fal
Tok
Sāp

💅 Narrow (stand-alone) 💅

M
T
P
T
F
T
S

🦋 Months 🦋

Months said “we’re iconic” and honestly? They’re right.

🌸 Wide (format) 🌸

Sānuali
Fēpueli
Maʻasi
ʻEpeleli
Mē
Sune
Siulai
ʻAokosi
Sēpitema
ʻOkatopa
Nōvema
Tīsema

🌸 Abbreviated (format) 🌸

Sān
Fēp
Maʻa
ʻEpe
Mē
Sun
Siu
ʻAok
Sēp
ʻOka
Nōv
Tīs

🌸 Narrow (format) 🌸

S
F
M
ʻE
M
S
S
ʻA
S
ʻO
N
T

🌸 Wide (stand-alone) 🌸

Sānuali
Fēpueli
Maʻasi
ʻEpeleli
Mē
Sune
Siulai
ʻAokosi
Sepitema
ʻOkatopa
Nōvema
Tīsema

🌸 Abbreviated (stand-alone) 🌸

Sān
Fēp
Maʻa
ʻEpe
Mē
Sun
Siu
ʻAok
Sēp
ʻOka
Nōv
Tīs

🌸 Narrow (stand-alone) 🌸

S
F
M
ʻE
M
S
S
ʻA
S
ʻO
N
T

🎀 Quarters 🎀

Quarter vibes, coming right up. 🫶

✨ Wide (format) ✨

kuata ʻuluaki
kuata ua
kuata tolu
kuata fā

✨ Abbreviated (format) ✨

K1
K2
K3
K4

✨ Narrow (format) ✨

1
2
3
4

✨ Wide (stand-alone) ✨

kuata 1
kuata 2
kuata 3
kuata 4

✨ Abbreviated (stand-alone) ✨

K1
K2
K3
K4

✨ Narrow (stand-alone) ✨

1
2
3
4

🦋 Eras 🦋

Eras are lowkey simple here, no cap.

💜 Wide (format) 💜

ki muʻa
taʻu ʻo Sīsū

💜 Abbreviated (format) 💜

KM
TS

💜 Narrow (format) 💜

KM
TS

📅 Date Formats 📅

Date formats, bestie — here’s the whole little lineup with all the example timestamps. 💅

⭐ Full ⭐

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūsite 5 Fēpueli 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Falaite 22 Tīsema 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tokonaki 15 Sēpitema -10

⭐ Long ⭐

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēpueli 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīsema 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēpitema -10

⭐ Medium ⭐

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēp 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīs 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēp -10

⭐ Short ⭐

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/08
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/95
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10

⏰ Time Formats ⏰

Time formats said “let’s keep it cute” and then gave us all the exact examples.

🌈 Full 🌈

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

🌈 Long 🌈

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

🌈 Medium 🌈

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

🌈 Short 🌈

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

🦋 Datetime Formats 🦋

Datetime formats = date plus time, obviously, and these examples are matching the same three timestamps the whole way through. Periodt. 💖

🎀 Full 🎀

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūsite 5 Fēpueli 2008, 6:30:30 EA UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Falaite 22 Tīsema 1995, 9:05:02 HH UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tokonaki 15 Sēpitema -10, 4:44:23 HH UTC

🎀 Long 🎀

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēpueli 2008, 6:30:30 EA UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīsema 1995, 9:05:02 HH UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēpitema -10, 4:44:23 HH UTC

🎀 Medium 🎀

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēp 2008, 6:30:30 EA
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīs 1995, 9:05:02 HH
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēp -10, 4:44:23 HH

🎀 Short 🎀

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5/2/08 6:30 EA
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22/12/95 9:05 HH
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15/9/-10 4:44 HH

💅 Available Formats 💅

okay bestie, this is the big list of available formats — every single one, with its exact example lines. Keep scrolling, it’s worth it. 💜

🌟 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 = Tūs
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok

🌟 EBhm (E h:mm B) 🌟

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

🌟 EBhms (E h:mm:ss B) 🌟

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

🌟 EHm (E HH:mm) 🌟

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

🌟 EHms (E HH:mm:ss) 🌟

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

🌟 Ed (E d) 🌟

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

🌟 Ehm (E h:mm a) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 6:30 EA
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 9:05 HH
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 4:44 HH

🌟 Ehms (E h:mm:ss a) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 6:30:30 EA
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 9:05:02 HH
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 4:44:23 HH

🌟 Gy (y G) 🌟

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

🌟 GyMMM (MMM y G) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Fēp 2008 TS
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Tīs 1995 TS
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sēp -10 KM

🌟 GyMMMEd (E d MMM y G) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 5 Fēp 2008 TS
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22 Tīs 1995 TS
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15 Sēp -10 KM

🌟 GyMMMd (d MMM y G) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēp 2008 TS
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīs 1995 TS
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēp -10 KM

🌟 GyMd (dd MM y GGGGG) 🌟

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

🌟 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 = Tūs 5/2
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22/12
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15/9

🌟 MMM (LLL) 🌟

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

🌟 MMMEd (E d MMM) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 5 Fēp
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22 Tīs
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15 Sēp

🌟 MMMMEd (E d MMMM) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 5 Fēpueli
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22 Tīsema
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15 Sēpitema

🌟 MMMMW-count-other ('uike' 'hono' W ʻ'o' MMMM) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = uike hono 1 ʻo Fēpueli
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = uike hono 3 ʻo Tīsema
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = uike hono 2 ʻo Sēpitema

🌟 MMMMd (d MMMM) 🌟

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

🌟 MMMd (d MMM) 🌟

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

🌟 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 EA
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 HH
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 HH

🌟 hm (h:mm a) 🌟

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

🌟 hms (h:mm:ss a) 🌟

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

🌟 hmsv (h:mm:ss a v) 🌟

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

🌟 hmv (h:mm a v) 🌟

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

🌟 ms (mm:ss) 🌟

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

🌟 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 = Tūs 5/2/2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22/12/1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15/9/-10

🌟 yMM (MM-y) 🌟

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

🌟 yMMM (MMM y) 🌟

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

🌟 yMMMEd (E d MMM y) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs 5 Fēp 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal 22 Tīs 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok 15 Sēp -10

🌟 yMMMM (MMMM y) 🌟

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

🌟 yMMMd (d MMM y) 🌟

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 5 Fēp 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 22 Tīs 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 15 Sēp -10

🌟 yMd (d/M/y) 🌟

...and the pattern keeps doing its thing with the same three test timestamps we've been using all along:

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

that last one is sending me tho — a negative year just chilling in there like it pays rent 💀 but yeah, day/month/year, slashes, done.

yQQQ (QQQ y)

short-form quarter + year. the quarter shows up as a single letter + digit, no cap:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = K1 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = K4 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = K3 -10

K1, K4, K3 — cute, compact, iconic. 🎀

yQQQQ (QQQQ y)

the long quarter. instead of the little K code you get the whole spelled-out word situation:

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

same three dates, same years, just ✨ verbose ✨ — and yes those are macrons and ʻokinas, they're part of the language, don't you dare strip them 🙈

yw-count-other ('uike' 'hono' w ʻ'o' Y)

week-of-year counting, spelled out with actual words wrapped around the numbers:

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

bestie the numbers just slot into the sentence and it works — 6, 51, 37, all nestled between the words like they were always meant to be there 🫶

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Miscellaneous 🎀

two quick vibe-check settings, and they're honestly so simple:

• Prefers 24 hour time? — No. (nope, 12-hour gang over here 🕐)
• Local first day of the week — 1 (Mōnite)

so the week starts on Monday around these parts. periodt. 💅

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Strftime Patterns ✨

these are the big three strftime conversions, and they're here with their pattern expansions spelled out in parentheses. slay.

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

the whole date-and-time situation in one go:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Tūs Fēp  5 18:30:30 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Fal Tīs 22 09:05:02 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Tok Sēp 15 04:44:23 -10

okay and notice the day-of-month is space-padded (%e) — that's why there's that double space between Fēp and 5 in the first line. do not "fix" it, it's correct, it's giving aligned-columns realness 😭

%x (%m/%d/%y) — date format

date only, month first, two-digit year:

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

yep, 09/15/10 for that negative year — the y is just the last two digits doing their thing, no notes 🔥

%X (%H:%M:%S) — time format

and time only, 24-hour clock, zero-padded, gorgeous:

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

three timestamps, three exact matches, zero surprises. we love a consistent queen 👑

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SUPPORT 👑

See DateTime::Locale.

that's it. that's the support section. go read the parent module if you want the full lore, iykyk 📚

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okay bestie that's the whole page, you made it to the end, I'm so proud of you 🥹 this lil document came from perl v5.42.0, dated 2024-12-12 — go forth and format your Tongan dates correctly, no cap, mwah 💜✨