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`Crowdin configuration file <https://support.crowdin.com/configuration-file/>`__


.. index:: Crowdin; language Mapping
.. _crowdin-faq-language-mapping:

Some files require your attention
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There is a message on top of your project in Crowdin telling that there is a problem
with your files. If you follow the links you will most likely see your source files
marked with red color and a hover text telling that the export pattern is wrong and
translations will not be exported for the language that shares the same language code.

In TYPO3 we use %two_letters_code% for language codes and for a few cases this is forbidden
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In TYPO3 we use %two_letters_code% for language codes and for a few cases this is forbidden
In TYPO3 we use `%two_letters_code%` for language codes and for a few cases this is forbidden

when you have two Chinese, French, Portuguese and similar languages. All of our languages are
required to be exported with %two_letters_code% so we decided to keep using the mentioned placeholder.
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required to be exported with %two_letters_code% so we decided to keep using the mentioned placeholder.
required to be exported with `%two_letters_code%` so we decided to keep using the mentioned placeholder.

As for Chinese, French, Portuguese and other two-languages, you have to set up
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"and other two-languages" - actually this sounds strange for me.

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And I agree - made some clarification

“Language mapping” for them. It allows you to customize the language code be used on export.

Here is a list of the most common %two_letters_code% you can use in the "Language Mapping" that you
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Here is a list of the most common %two_letters_code% you can use in the "Language Mapping" that you
Here is a list of the most common `%two_letters_code%` you can use in the "Language Mapping" that you

find under the Projects "Settings" -> "Languages":
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find under the Projects "Settings" -> "Languages":
find under the Project's :guilabel:`Settings > Languages`:


* Chinese Simplified: `zh_CH`

* Chinese Traditional: `zh_HK`

* French Canadian: `fr_CA`

* Portuguese Brazilian: `pt_BR`

.. index:: Crowdin; Upload XLIFF files
.. _crowdin-faq-upload-xliff-files:

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