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$Language

$Language
is a list of strings which give the names of languages to use for messages.
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  • All language names are conventionally given in English, and are capitalized, as in .
  • When a message with a name is requested either internally or through the Message function, Mathematica searches for messages with names corresponding to the entries in the list $Language. Only if it fails to find any of these messages will it use the message with the actual name .
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Show the current language for messages:
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