sys.syslanguages (Transact-SQL)
Applies to: 
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
SQL analytics endpoint in Microsoft Fabric
Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric
Contains one row for each language present in the instance of SQL Server.
| Column name | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
langid |
smallint | Unique language ID. |
dateformat |
nchar(3) | Date order, for example, DMY. |
datefirst |
tinyint | First day of the week: 1 for Monday, 2 for Tuesday, and so on, through 7 for Sunday. |
upgrade |
int | Reserved for system use. |
name |
sysname | Official language name, for example, Français. |
alias |
sysname | Alternative language name, for example, French. |
months |
nvarchar(372) | Comma-separated list of full-length month names in order from January through December, with each name having up to 20 characters. |
shortmonths |
nvarchar(132) | Comma-separated list of short-month names in order from January through December, with each name having up to nine characters. |
days |
nvarchar(217) | Comma-separated list of day names in order from Monday through Sunday, with each name having up to 30 characters. |
lcid |
int | Microsoft Windows language code ID (LCID) for the locale. |
msglangid |
smallint | Database Engine message group ID. |
The Database Engine contains the following installed languages.
| Name in English | Windows LCID | Database Engine message group ID |
|---|---|---|
| English | 1033 | 1033 |
| German | 1031 | 1031 |
| French | 1036 | 1036 |
| Japanese | 1041 | 1041 |
| Danish | 1030 | 1030 |
| Spanish | 3082 | 3082 |
| Italian | 1040 | 1040 |
| Dutch | 1043 | 1043 |
| Norwegian | 2068 | 2068 |
| Portuguese | 2070 | 2070 |
| Finnish | 1035 | 1035 |
| Swedish | 1053 | 1053 |
| Czech | 1029 | 1029 |
| Hungarian | 1038 | 1038 |
| Polish | 1045 | 1045 |
| Romanian | 1048 | 1048 |
| Croatian | 1050 | 1050 |
| Slovak | 1051 | 1051 |
| Slovenian | 1060 | 1060 |
| Greek | 1032 | 1032 |
| Bulgarian | 1026 | 1026 |
| Russian | 1049 | 1049 |
| Turkish | 1055 | 1055 |
| British English | 2057 | 1033 |
| Estonian | 1061 | 1061 |
| Latvian | 1062 | 1062 |
| Lithuanian | 1063 | 1063 |
| Brazilian | 1046 | 1046 |
| Traditional Chinese | 1028 | 1028 |
| Korean | 1042 | 1042 |
| Simplified Chinese | 2052 | 2052 |
| Arabic | 1025 | 1025 |
| Thai | 1054 | 1054 |
| Bokmål | 1044 | 1044 |
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