title: New Java Locale - af_ZA
body: <p>How can I request the Java developers to add support for my home language Afrikaans - South Africa? Especially to get the correct labels when formatting a date (month names etc.)</p>
  
  <p>Alternatively, is it possible for me to add my own implementation of my home language to my Java-EE project?</p>
  
  <p>Users can dynamically switch between languages and I like Java's support for English, French, German, etc.</p>
  
  <p>English: works great!</p>
  
  <pre><code>new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy", new Locale("en_US")).format(new Date());
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Afrikaans: returns English labels too.</p>
  
  <pre><code>new SimpleDateFormat("dd MMMM yyyy", new Locale("af_ZA")).format(new Date());
  </code></pre>