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Language definition files for front-end templates are stored in

 <nowiki>[path-to-Joomla]/language/[ln-LN]</nowiki>

where ''<nowiki>[ln-LN]</nowiki>'' is the language code. Language codes are defined in RFC3066<ref name="ftn1">RFC3066: Tags for the Identification of Languages http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3066.txt</ref> The file must be named

 <nowiki>[ln-LN].tpl_[template-name].ini</nowiki>

where ''<nowiki>[template-name]</nowiki>'' is the name of the template (in lowercase). For example, the British English language file for the Beez template is

 <nowiki>[path-to-Joomla]/language/en-GB/en-GB.tpl_beez.ini</nowiki>

You should also create a separate language file for translating the Administrator back-end of your template. This will be stored in

 <nowiki>[path-to-Joomla]/administrator/language/[ln-LN]</nowiki>

but the file naming convention is the same.

For administrator templates, as distinct from front-end templates, the second of these files is the only one required. For example, the British English language file for the Khepri administrator template is located in

 <nowiki>[path-to-Joomla]/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.tpl_khepri.ini</nowiki>
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