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French (Algeria) (fr-DZ)

Complete reference for the fr-DZ locale — live Intl API output, CLDR plural rules, and framework config snippets.

Locale reference

French (Algeria)

Locale metadata

BCP 47 codefr-DZ
Native nameFrançais (Algérie)
English nameFrench (Algeria)
Languagefr
RegionDZ
ScriptLatn
Text directionLeft-to-right (LTR)
CLDR plural categoriesone, many, other
Estimated speakers~15,000,000

Intl API Live Output

DateTimeFormat

Short14/09/2026
Medium14 sept. 2026
Long14 septembre 2026
Fulllundi 14 septembre 2026

NumberFormat

Decimal1 234 567,89
Currency (USD)9,99 $US
Percent75 %
Compact1,2 M

RelativeTimeFormat

il y a 3 jours

Output for: -3 days ago

ListFormat

apples, oranges et bananas

Conjunction list: apples, oranges, bananas

CLDR Plural Rules

Categories supported by fr-DZ: one, many, other

oneExample number: 1
one
manyExample number: 11
other
otherExample number: 100
other

Framework Config Snippets

next-intl
// next-intl configuration
// next.config.ts
import createNextIntlPlugin from 'next-intl/plugin';
const withNextIntl = createNextIntlPlugin();
export default withNextIntl({});

// i18n/routing.ts
import { defineRouting } from 'next-intl/routing';
export const routing = defineRouting({
  locales: ['fr-DZ', 'en'],
  defaultLocale: 'en',
});
react-intl
// react-intl configuration
import { IntlProvider } from 'react-intl';
import messages from './messages/fr-DZ.json';

function App() {
  return (
    <IntlProvider locale="fr-DZ" messages={messages}>
      {/* your app */}
    </IntlProvider>
  );
}
i18next
// i18next configuration
import i18n from 'i18next';
import { initReactI18next } from 'react-i18next';

i18n
  .use(initReactI18next)
  .init({
    lng: 'fr-DZ',
    fallbackLng: 'en',
    resources: {
      'fr-DZ': {
        translation: require('./locales/fr-DZ/translation.json'),
      },
    },
  });

export default i18n;

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