DateTim...e::xh_ZA(3)

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💅 NAME (aka what is this even)

DateTime::Locale::xh_ZA — locale data examples for the Xhosa South Africa (xh-ZA) locale. 🎀

It's filed under User Contributed Perl Documentation, section 3, which basically means a real one wrote it and shipped it, no cap.

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

This pod file contains examples of the locale data available for the Xhosa South Africa locale.

That's it, that's the vibe — it's a tour of every string this locale hands you when you ask it "what's Tuesday called" or "how do we write a date". Bestie, it's a show-and-tell. 🦋

🗓️ Days

Okay so days have six flavours: wide / abbreviated / narrow, and each one comes in format and stand-alone mode. Yes, six. Yes, they're not all the same. Yes, that's the whole point. 💀

Wide (format)

Mvulo
Lwesibini
Lwesithathu
Lwesine
Lwesihlanu
Mgqibelo
Cawe

Abbreviated (format)

Mvu
Lwesb
Tha
Sin
Hla
Mgq
Caw

Narrow (format)

M
Sb
Tht
Sin
Hl
Mg
C

Wide (stand-alone)

Mvulo
Lwesibini
Lwesithathu
Lwesine
Lwesihlanu
Mgqibelo
Cawe

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Mvu
Bin
Tha
Sin
Hla
Mgq
Caw

Narrow (stand-alone)

M
Sb
St
Sin
Hl
Mg
C

Lowkey obsessed with how the stand-alone list swaps in Bin, St and drops different letters — that's not a typo on my part, that's literally the data. Don't "fix" it. 🙈

🌸 Months

Twelve months, six flavours, same energy. 🍓

Wide (format)

Janyuwari
Februwari
Matshi
Epreli
Meyi
Juni
Julayi
Agasti
Septemba
Okthobha
Novemba
Disemba

Abbreviated (format)

Jan
Feb
Mat
Epr
Mey
Jun
Jul
Aga
Sept
Okt
Nov
Dis

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Janyuwari
Februwari
Matshi
Epreli
Meyi
Juni
Julayi
Agasti
Septemba
Okthoba
Novemba
Disemba

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Jan
Feb
Mat
Epr
Mey
Jun
Jul
Aga
Sep
Okt
Nov
Dis

Narrow (stand-alone)

Catch that Okthobha up in the format list and Okthoba in stand-alone? And Sept vs Sep? Yeah. Both real. Both iconic. Don't come for me. 💅

🌈 Quarters

Wide (format)

ikota yoku-1
ikota yesi-2
ikota yesi-3
ikota yesi-4

Abbreviated (format)

Kota 1
Kota 2
Kota 3
Kota 4

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

ikota yoku-1
ikota yesi-2
ikota yesi-3
ikota yesi-4

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Kota 1
Kota 2
Kota 3
Kota 4

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Only three flavours here, all of them format — no stand-alone erasure today.

Wide (format)

BC
AD

Abbreviated (format)

BC
AD

Narrow (format)

BC
AD

🔥 Date Formats

Three test timestamps get run through every format so you can see exactly what comes out: 2008-02-05T18:30:30, 1995-12-22T09:05:02, and the chaotic little gremlin that is -0010-09-15T04:44:23. Watch the negative year, bestie. 🫶

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesibini, Februwari 5, 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Lwesihlanu, Disemba 22, 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgqibelo, Septemba 15, -10

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Februwari 5, 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Disemba 22, 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Septemba 15, -10

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 5, 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 22, 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept 15, -10

Short

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

⏰ Time Formats

Same three timestamps, now with the clock. Note that Full and Long are giving exactly the same thing here — that's their business, not mine. 💀

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

🌟 Datetime Formats

Date plus time, gluing the two together. This is the moment where the locale shows off. ⭐

Full

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesibini, Februwari 5, 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Lwesihlanu, Disemba 22, 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgqibelo, Septemba 15, -10 04:44:23 UTC

Long

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Februwari 5, 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Disemba 22, 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Septemba 15, -10 04:44:23 UTC

Medium

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 5, 2008 18:30:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 22, 1995 09:05:02
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept 15, -10 04:44:23

Short

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 2/5/08 18:30
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 12/22/95 09:05
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 9/15/-10 04:44

🧚 Available Formats

Here's the big one — every named pattern this locale ships, with the pattern in parens and the three timestamps run through it. Buckle up, it's a long ride but she slays. 💜

`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 = Bin
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq

`EBhm` (`E h:mm B`)

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

`EBhms` (`E h:mm:ss B`)

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

`EHm` (`E HH:mm`)

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

`EHms` (`E HH:mm:ss`)

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

`Ed` (`d E`)

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

`Ehm` (`E h:mm a`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb 6:30 PM
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla 9:05 AM
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq 4:44 AM

`Ehms` (`E h:mm:ss a`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb 6:30:30 PM
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla 9:05:02 AM
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq 4:44:23 AM

`Gy` (`y G`)

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

`GyMMM` (`MMM y G`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept -10 BC

`GyMMMEd` (`E, MMM d, y G`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb, Feb 5, 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, Dis 22, 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, Sept 15, -10 BC

`GyMMMd` (`MMM d, y G`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 5, 2008 AD
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 22, 1995 AD
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept 15, -10 BC

`GyMd` (`M/d/y G`)

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

`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, M/d`)

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

`MMM` (`LLL`)

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

Notice Sep here rather than Sept — stand-alone abbreviated month energy. She's different. 💅

`MMMEd` (`E, MMM d`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb, Feb 5
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, Dis 22
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, Sept 15

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

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = week 1 of Februwari
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = week 3 of Disemba
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = week 2 of Septemba

Yes, the literal English words week and of are quoted right there in the pattern. That's the data, bestie, I don't make the rules. 🫶

`MMMMd` (`MMMM d`)

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

`MMMd` (`MMM d`)

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

`Md` (`M/d`)

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

`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 PM
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9 AM
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4 AM

`hm` (`h:mm a`)

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

`hms` (`h:mm:ss a`)

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

`hmsv` (`h:mm:ss a v`)

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

`hmv` (`h:mm a v`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = 6:30 PM UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = 9:05 AM UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = 4:44 AM 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, M/d/y`)

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

`yMMM` (`MMM y`)

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

`yMMMEd` (`E, MMM d, y`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb, Feb 5, 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla, Dis 22, 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq, Sept 15, -10

`yMMMM` (`MMMM y`)

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

`yMMMd` (`MMM d, y`)

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Feb 5, 2008
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Dis 22, 1995
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Sept 15, -10

`yMd` (`M/d/y`)

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

`yQQQ` (`QQQ y`)

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

`yQQQQ` (`QQQQ y`)

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

That's the full set of available formats, each one with its pattern and its three worked examples — ikota yoku-1 to ikota yesi-4, Kota 1 to Kota 4, no skipping. 🌈

yw-count-other ('week' w 'of' Y) — the "week w of Y" pattern, and here's how it actually shakes out:

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 🌸

okay so these are the vibes-level settings, but they're literally the ones that decide how everything renders, so don't skip 💅

Prefers 24 hour time? — Yes ⏰ (no am/pm chaos here, we're doing grown-up time)
Local first day of the week — 7 (Cawe) 🗓️ (yep, 7, and it's spelled Cawe — kept it exactly like that, iykyk)

🎀 Strftime Patterns 🎀

this is the juicy part — the actual strftime patterns and what they spit out for the three test datetimes ✨

%c (%a %-e %b %Y %T %Z) — the full date time format:

2008-02-05T18:30:30 = Lwesb %-e Feb 2008 18:30:30 UTC
1995-12-22T09:05:02 = Hla %-e Dis 1995 09:05:02 UTC
-0010-09-15T04:44:23 = Mgq %-e Sept -10 04:44:23 UTC

%x (%d/%m/%Y) — the date format:

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

%X (%T) — the 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

lowkey obsessed with the negative year one — -10 really said "I'm here too" 😭💀

📚 SUPPORT 📚

for real, go read DateTime::Locale — that's the whole support situation, bestie 🫶

and that's a wrap on the page! 🌈 this one came from the perl v5.42.0 docs, dated 2024-12-12, DateTim...e::xh_ZA(3) — mwah, iconic, no notes 💖✨🎀

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DateTim...e::xh_ZA(3)

💅 NAME (aka what is this even)

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

🗓️ Days

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

🌸 Months

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

🌈 Quarters

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

Wide (stand-alone)

Abbreviated (stand-alone)

Narrow (stand-alone)

👑 Eras

Wide (format)

Abbreviated (format)

Narrow (format)

🔥 Date Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

⏰ Time Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

🌟 Datetime Formats

Full

Long

Medium

Short

🧚 Available Formats

Bh (h B)

Bhm (h:mm B)

Bhms (h:mm:ss B)

E (ccc)

EBhm (E h:mm B)

EBhms (E h:mm:ss B)

EHm (E HH:mm)

EHms (E HH:mm:ss)

Ed (d E)

Ehm (E h:mm a)

Ehms (E h:mm:ss a)

Gy (y G)

GyMMM (MMM y G)

GyMMMEd (E, MMM d, y G)

GyMMMd (MMM d, y G)

GyMd (M/d/y G)

H (HH)

Hm (HH:mm)

Hms (HH:mm:ss)

Hmsv (HH:mm:ss v)

Hmv (HH:mm v)

M (L)

MEd (E, M/d)

MMM (LLL)

MMMEd (E, MMM d)

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

MMMMd (MMMM d)

MMMd (MMM d)

Md (M/d)

d (d)

h (h a)

hm (h:mm a)

hms (h:mm:ss a)

hmsv (h:mm:ss a v)

hmv (h:mm a v)

ms (mm:ss)

`Bh` (`h B`)

`Bhm` (`h:mm B`)

`Bhms` (`h:mm:ss B`)

`E` (`ccc`)

`EBhm` (`E h:mm B`)

`EBhms` (`E h:mm:ss B`)

`EHm` (`E HH:mm`)

`EHms` (`E HH:mm:ss`)

`Ed` (`d E`)

`Ehm` (`E h:mm a`)

`Ehms` (`E h:mm:ss a`)

`Gy` (`y G`)

`GyMMM` (`MMM y G`)

`GyMMMEd` (`E, MMM d, y G`)

`GyMMMd` (`MMM d, y G`)

`GyMd` (`M/d/y G`)

`H` (`HH`)

`Hm` (`HH:mm`)

`Hms` (`HH:mm:ss`)

`Hmsv` (`HH:mm:ss v`)

`Hmv` (`HH:mm v`)

`M` (`L`)

`MEd` (`E, M/d`)

`MMM` (`LLL`)

`MMMEd` (`E, MMM d`)

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

`MMMMd` (`MMMM d`)

`MMMd` (`MMM d`)

`Md` (`M/d`)

`d` (`d`)

`h` (`h a`)

`hm` (`h:mm a`)

`hms` (`h:mm:ss a`)

`hmsv` (`h:mm:ss a v`)

`hmv` (`h:mm a v`)

`ms` (`mm:ss`)

`y` (`y`)

`yM` (`M/y`)

`yMEd` (`E, M/d/y`)

`yMMM` (`MMM y`)

`yMMMEd` (`E, MMM d, y`)

`yMMMM` (`MMMM y`)

`yMMMd` (`MMM d, y`)

`yMd` (`M/d/y`)

`yQQQ` (`QQQ y`)

`yQQQQ` (`QQQQ y`)