Language
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The choice of languages is a feature that was introduced in weekly snapshot 11w49a and officially released in Minecraft 1.1. The language menu is accessible via a new button in the main menu to the left of the options button, and from the options menu.
Previously, language packs were needed in order to change the in game language. Language packs are obsolete, due to the official implementation of other languages. If you wish to use language packs on 1.0.0 and earlier, Visit this link on the Minecraft Forums for a comprehensive language packs guide.
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[edit] History
Here is a table that summarizes the modifications of languages through the updates :
| Version | Added | Removed | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11w49a | 36 | - | 36 |
| 12w01a | 18 | 4 | 50 |
| 1.1 | 6 | - | 56 |
[edit] Available languages
As of version 1.1, there are 56 languages, which are, in the order they appear in in the menu :
| # | Name | Language | Official language in | Added in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afrikaans | Afrikaans | South Africa | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 2 | اللغة العربية | Arabic | North Africa + Near and Middle East | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 3 | Български | Bulgarian | Bulgaria | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 4 | Català | Catalan | Andorra & Catalonia | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 5 | Čeština | Czech | Czech Republic | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 6 | Cymraeg | Welsh | Wales | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 7 | Dansk | Danish | Denmark, Faroe Islands, Greenland. | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 8 | Deutsch | German | Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Belgium. | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 9 | Ελληνικά | Greek | Greece, Cyprus. | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 10 | English (UK) | British English | Great Britain, Australia, India, Singapore... | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 11 | English (Ca) | Canadian English | Canada | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 12 | Pirate Speak | Pirate English | None (Web language) | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 13 | English (US) | American English | USA | Classic pre 0.0.0 |
| 14 | Esperanto (Mondo) | Esperanto | International | 1.2 |
| 15 | Español (Ar) | Argentinian Spanish | Argentina | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 16 | Español (Es) | Spanish | Spain | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 17 | Español (Me) | Mexican Spanish | Mexico | 1.1 |
| 18 | Español (Ur) | Uruguayan Spanish | Uruguay | 1.1 |
| 19 | Español (Ve) | Venezuelan Spanish | Venezuela | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 20 | Eesti | Estonian | Estonia | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 21 | Euskara | Basque | France and Spain (Basque Country) | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 22 | Suomi | Finnish | Finland | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 23 | Français (Ca) | Canadian French | Canada | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 24 | Français (Fr) | French | France, Belgium, Monaco, Switzerland, .... | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 25 | Galego | Galician | Galicia (Spain) | 1.1 |
| 26 | עברית | Hebrew | Israel | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 27 | Hrvatski | Croatian | Croatia | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 28 | български | Bulgarian | Bulgaria | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 29 | Íslenska | Icelandic | Iceland | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 30 | Italiano | Italian | Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City State. | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 31 | 日本語 | Japanese | Japan | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 32 | ქართული | Georgian | Georgia | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 33 | 한국어 | Korean | South Korea | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 34 | हिन्दी | Hindi | India | 1.1 |
| 35 | Lietuvių | Lithuanian | Lithuania | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 36 | Latviešu | Latvian | Latvia | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 37 | Bahasa Melayu | Malay | Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 38 | Norsk Bokmål | Norwegian | Norway | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 39 | Nederlands | Dutch | The Netherlands, Belgium, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten, Suriname. | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 40 | Norsk Nynorsk | Norwegian | Norway | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 41 | Polski | Polish | Poland | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 42 | Português (Br) | Brazilian Portuguese | Brazil | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 43 | Portuguese (Po) | Portuguese | Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, .... | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 44 | Quenya | Quenya (High Elvish) | Fictive (Lord of the Rings : Valinor, Lindon and Rivendell) | 1.1 |
| 45 | Română | Romanian | Romania, Moldova | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 46 | Pусский | Russian | Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, .... | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 47 | Slovenčina | Slovak | Slovakia | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 48 | Slovenščina | Slovenian | Slovenia | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 49 | Српски | Serbian | Serbia (Kosovo), Bosnia and Herzegovina (Republic of Srpska), Montenegro. | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 50 | Svenska | Swedish | Sweden, Finland. | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 51 | ภาษาไทย | Thai | Thailand | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 52 | tlhIngan Hol | Klingon | Fictive (Star Trek) | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 53 | Türkçe | Turkish | Turkey | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 54 | Українська | Ukrainian | Ukraine, Transnistria. | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 55 | Tiếng Việt | Vietnamese | Vietnam | 1.1 |
| 56 | 简体中文 | Chinese (Simplified) | China, Singapore | 11w49a (1.1) |
| 57 | 繁體中文 | Chinese (Traditional) | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau. | 12w01a (1.1) |
| 58 | Magyar | Hungarian | Hungary | 1.2 |
| 59 | Malti | Maltese | Malta | 1.2 |
[edit] Upcoming languages
This is a list of all the upcoming languages that are listed on the official Minecraft translation project page :
- English (Australian English)
- Indonesian
- Gaelic (Irish)
- Sindarin
[edit] Removed languages
| Name | Language | Official language in | Added in | Removed in | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deutsch (Ös) | Austrian German | Austria | 11w49a (1.1.0) | 12w01a (1.1.0) | Unknown (probably because Austrian German mostly equals standard German) |
| Español (La) | Latino-American Spanish | South America | 11w49a (1.1.0) | 12w01a (1.1.0) | Replaced by Argentinian, Venezuelan and Uruguayan Spanish translations. |
[edit] Bugs & Inaccuracy
- Some languages use Unicode fonts when they should not (example: Spanish doesn't, but French does, but it could perfectly use the standard font as it contains all french characters).
- If you choose Spanish (MX), Clicking Options, then Controls will crash the game. You must delete your options.txt or else the crashing will continue.
- In some languages, the text is too long and overfills the button it is written on.
- Splash texts are not translated and therefore will show up in English.
- Many Turkish translations contain obscenities, which were contributed by trolls.
- There are some critical mistakes in some of the aTranslations, like Hebrew.
- The UK English and Canadian English use the other languages code.
- I.E: Name = Canadian English, Language code = en_GB and vice versa.
- Hebrew is titled as "אנגלית" (English). It should be "עברית" (Hebrew).
- In 12w05b When saving the world the "saving chunks" will show up (tested Chinese "both versions" and in Vietnamese)
- Serbian translation mixes Cyrillic and Latin
- In the Serbian translation Obsidian is spelled wrong: Obsidijan instead of Opsidijan
- Also, the "Delicious Fish" achievement says 'slammin salmon.'
- After changing language to Korean, and changing back to English, the Korean words for 'A.M.' and 'P.M.' remain Korean (although you changed back into English) on the Select World Screen. They still remain Korean even after you restart Minecraft.
- In Quenya, Clay, Pumpkins, Jack o' Lanterns, TNT, Milk, Magma Cream, Glistening Melons, Cauldrons, Brewing Stands, Cookies, Pumpkin Seeds, and Dispensers are all in English. Also, Clay Balls are called Clay, also in English.
- Before 1.2.3, Turkish was including trolls (For Example: OFF OFF KÖMÜR GİBİ YANIYORUM! (Oof Oof I am burning like coal (it is a part of a song)) and curses.
- The Japanese translation for "Potion of Harming" has a "n" in the front.
- Please note, some items have been moved here due to the dirty words, only open if you are mature enough!
| Swearing Translations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *In Turkish, the achievement "Use a book, obsidian and diamonds to construct an enchantment table" is translated as "Bir kitap, obsidyen ve elması bir büyüleme masası oluşturmak için kullan" which is basically: "A penis, a vagina and a spell were used to create a table."[1] | |||||||
[edit] Trivia
- Minecraft is available in three fictive languages : Klingon (Klingon language from Star Trek), Pirate (Internet language) and Quenya (Elvish language devised by J. R. R. Tolkien ).
- When Using Pirate Speak, Golden boots used to be called buttershoes, a possible nod to youtube gaming commentator Seananners, because that's what he called them when he got them. this was removed in a more recent update.
