ICU Locale “Yoruba (Benin)” (yo_BJ)

General Information

Property	Value
Base locale ID	yo_BJ
Language	yo
Country	BJ
Display name	Yoruba (Benin)
Display name with dialect	Yoruba (Benin)
Character orientation	left-to-right
Line orientation	top-to-bottom
ISO 639-2/T language code	yor
Java Locale	yo-BJ
Other data sources	compare

Numbers

Property	Value
Currency symbol	CFA
Decimal separator	.
Digit	#
Exponent separator	E
Grouping separator	,
Infinity	∞
International currency symbol	XOF
Minus sign	-
Monetary decimal separator	.
NaN	NaN
Pad escape	*
Pattern Separator	;
Percent	%
Per mill	‰
Plus sign	+
Significant digit	@
Zero digit	0

Dates

Property	Value(s)
AM/PM Strings	Àárɔ̀, Ɔ̀sán
Eras	BCE, LK
Era names	Saju Kristi, Lehin Kristi
Months	Oshù Shɛ́rɛ́, Oshù Èrèlè, Oshù Ɛrɛ̀nà, Oshù Ìgbé, Oshù Ɛ̀bibi, Oshù Òkúdu, Oshù Agɛmɔ, Oshù Ògún, Oshù Owewe, Oshù Ɔ̀wàrà, Oshù Bélú, Oshù Ɔ̀pɛ̀
Short months	Shɛ́rɛ́, Èrèlè, Ɛrɛ̀nà, Ìgbé, Ɛ̀bibi, Òkúdu, Agɛmɔ, Ògún, Owewe, Ɔ̀wàrà, Bélú, Ɔ̀pɛ̀
Short weekdays	Àìkú, Ajé, Ìsɛ́gun, Ɔjɔ́rú, Ɔjɔ́bɔ, Ɛtì, Àbámɛ́ta
Weekdays	Ɔjɔ́ Àìkú, Ɔjɔ́ Ajé, Ɔjɔ́ Ìsɛ́gun, Ɔjɔ́rú, Ɔjɔ́bɔ, Ɔjɔ́ Ɛtì, Ɔjɔ́ Àbámɛ́ta
Format	Pattern
Date.3	Example: 18/11/2025 Pattern: dd/MM/y Local Pattern: dd/MM/y
Date.2	Example: 18 Bélú 2025 Pattern: d MMM y Local Pattern: d MMM y
Date.1	Example: 18 Oshù Bélú 2025 Pattern: d MMMM y Local Pattern: d MMMM y
Date.0	Example: Ɔjɔ́ Ìsɛ́gun, 18 Oshù Bélú 2025 Pattern: EEEE, d MMMM y Local Pattern: EEEE, d MMMM y

Also see the list of time zones.

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Parent: Yoruba (yo)