diff --git a/localedata/locales/aa_DJ b/localedata/locales/aa_DJ
index bbb33a6ba1..4c4cf1821c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/aa_DJ
+++ b/localedata/locales/aa_DJ
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol       "DJF "
 currency_symbol       "Fdj"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
-mon_thousands_sep     "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep     " "
 mon_grouping          3;3
 positive_sign         ""
 negative_sign         "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ab_GE b/localedata/locales/ab_GE
index 3f4e93dd58..3a16014a8f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ab_GE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ab_GE
@@ -51,57 +51,57 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % Ажьырныҳəа, Жəабран, Хəажəкыра, Мшаԥы, Лаҵара, Рашəара, Ԥхынгəы, Нанҳəа, Цəыббра, Жьҭаара, Абҵара, Ԥхынҷкәын
-mon          "<U0410><U0436><U044C><U044B><U0440><U043D><U044B><U04B3><U04d9><U0430>";/
-"<U0416><U04d9><U0430><U0431><U0440><U0430><U043D>";/
-"<U0425><U04d9><U0430><U0436><U04d9><U043A><U044B><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U041C><U0448><U0430><U0525><U044B>";/
-"<U041B><U0430><U04B5><U0430><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U0420><U0430><U0448><U04d9><U0430><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U0524><U0445><U044B><U043D><U0433><U04d9><U044B>";/
-"<U041D><U0430><U043D><U04B3><U04d9><U0430>";/
-"<U0426><U04d9><U044B><U0431><U0431><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U0416><U044C><U04AD><U0430><U0430><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0431><U04B5><U0430><U0440><U0430>";/
-"<U0524><U0445><U044B><U043D><U04B7><U043A><U04D9><U044B><U043D>"
+mon          "Ажьырныҳәа";/
+"Жәабран";/
+"Хәажәкыра";/
+"Мшаԥы";/
+"Лаҵара";/
+"Рашәара";/
+"Ԥхынгәы";/
+"Нанҳәа";/
+"Цәыббра";/
+"Жьҭаара";/
+"Абҵара";/
+"Ԥхынҷкәын"
 % Ажь, Жəаб, Хəажә, Мш, Лаҵ, Рашә, Ԥхынгә, Нанҳә, Цəыб, Жьҭ, Абҵ, Ԥхынҷ
-abmon         "<U0410><U0436><U044C>";/
-"<U0416><U04d9><U0430><U0431>";/
-"<U0425><U04d9><U0430><U0436><U04d9>";/
-"<U041C><U0448>";/
-"<U041B><U0430><U04B5>";/
-"<U0420><U0430><U0448><U04d9>";/
-"<U0524><U0445><U044B><U043D><U0433><U04d9>";/
-"<U041D><U0430><U043D><U04B3><U04d9>";/
-"<U0426><U04d9><U044B><U0431>";/
-"<U0416><U044C><U04AD>";/
-"<U0410><U0431><U04B5>";/
-"<U0524><U0445><U044B><U043D><U04B7>"
+abmon         "Ажь";/
+"Жәаб";/
+"Хәажә";/
+"Мш";/
+"Лаҵ";/
+"Рашә";/
+"Ԥхынгә";/
+"Нанҳә";/
+"Цәыб";/
+"Жьҭ";/
+"Абҵ";/
+"Ԥхынҷ"
 % Амҽыша, Ашәахьа, Аҩаша, Ахаша, Аԥшьаша, Ахәаша, Асабша
-day          "<U0410><U043C><U04BD><U044B><U0448><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0448><U04D9><U0430><U0445><U044C><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U04A9><U0430><U0448><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0445><U0430><U0448><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0525><U0448><U044C><U0430><U0448><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0445><U04D9><U0430><U0448><U0430>";/
-"<U0410><U0441><U0430><U0431><U0448><U0430>"
+day          "Амҽыша";/
+"Ашәахьа";/
+"Аҩаша";/
+"Ахаша";/
+"Аԥшьаша";/
+"Ахәаша";/
+"Асабша"
 % Ам, Ашә, Аҩ, Ах, Аԥ, Ахә, Ас
-abday         "<U0410><U043C>";/
-"<U0410><U0448><U04D9>";/
-"<U0410><U04A9>";/
-"<U0410><U0445>";/
-"<U0410><U0525>";/
-"<U0410><U0445><U04D9>";/
-"<U0410><U0441>"
+abday         "Ам";/
+"Ашә";/
+"Аҩ";/
+"Ах";/
+"Аԥ";/
+"Ахә";/
+"Ас"
 week          7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 % %Y ашықәс %d %B, %T
-d_t_fmt       "%Y <U0430><U0448><U044B><U049B><U04D9><U0441> %d %B, %T"
+d_t_fmt       "%Y ашықәс %d %B, %T"
 d_fmt         "%m//%d//%Y"
 t_fmt         "%T"
 am_pm         "";""
 t_fmt_ampm    ""
 % %Y ашықәс %d %B, %T %Z
-date_fmt      "%Y <U0430><U0448><U044B><U049B><U04D9><U0441> %d %B, %T %Z"
+date_fmt      "%Y ашықәс %d %B, %T %Z"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -122,13 +122,13 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYаА]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0430><U0410>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYаА]"
 % ^[-0nNмМ]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U043C><U041C>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNмМ]"
 % ааи
-yesstr  "<U0430><U0430><U0438>"
+yesstr  "ааи"
 % мап
-nostr   "<U043C><U0430><U043F>"
+nostr   "мап"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
 % Кырҭтәыла
-country_name "<U041A><U044B><U0440><U04AD><U0442><U04D9><U044B><U043B><U0430>"
+country_name "Кырҭтәыла"
 country_ab2  "GE"
 country_ab3  "GEO"
 country_num  268
 country_car  "GE"
 country_isbn 99928
 % Аԥсшәа
-lang_name    "<U0410><U0525><U0441><U0448><U04D9><U0430>"
+lang_name    "Аԥсшәа"
 lang_ab      "ab"
 lang_term    "abk"
 lang_lib     "abk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/agr_PE b/localedata/locales/agr_PE
index cfafa370ca..924f62ddc1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/agr_PE
+++ b/localedata/locales/agr_PE
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ escape_char /
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
-title        "Awaj<U00FA>n (agr) locale for Peru"
+title        "Awajún (agr) locale for Peru"
 source       "somosazucar.org"
 address      ""
 contact      ""
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name  "Per<U00FA>"
+country_name  "Perú"
 country_ab2   "PE"
 country_ab3   "PER"
 country_num   604
 country_car   "PE"
 % Awajún
-lang_name     "Awaj<U00FA>n"
+lang_name     "Awajún"
 % ISO-639-1
 lang_ab      ""
 % ISO-639-2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ak_GH b/localedata/locales/ak_GH
index 41d35189e0..0bf436cc78 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ak_GH
+++ b/localedata/locales/ak_GH
@@ -56,31 +56,31 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn, Kwakwar-Ɔgyefuo, Ebɔw-Ɔbenem, Ebɔbira-Oforisuo, Esusow Aketseaba-Kɔtɔnimba, Obirade-Ayɛwohomumu, Ayɛwoho-Kitawonsa, Difuu-Ɔsandaa, Fankwa-Ɛbɔ, Ɔbɛsɛ-Ahinime, Ɔberɛfɛw-Obubuo, Mumu-Ɔpɛnimba
-mon  "Sanda-<U0186>p<U025B>p<U0254>n";/
-     "Kwakwar-<U0186>gyefuo";/
-     "Eb<U0254>w-<U0186>benem";/
-     "Eb<U0254>bira-Oforisuo";/
-     "Esusow Aketseaba-K<U0254>t<U0254>nimba";/
-     "Obirade-Ay<U025B>wohomumu";/
-     "Ay<U025B>woho-Kitawonsa";/
-     "Difuu-<U0186>sandaa";/
-     "Fankwa-<U0190>b<U0254>";/
-     "<U0186>b<U025B>s<U025B>-Ahinime";/
-     "<U0186>ber<U025B>f<U025B>w-Obubuo";/
-     "Mumu-<U0186>p<U025B>nimba"
+mon  "Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn";/
+     "Kwakwar-Ɔgyefuo";/
+     "Ebɔw-Ɔbenem";/
+     "Ebɔbira-Oforisuo";/
+     "Esusow Aketseaba-Kɔtɔnimba";/
+     "Obirade-Ayɛwohomumu";/
+     "Ayɛwoho-Kitawonsa";/
+     "Difuu-Ɔsandaa";/
+     "Fankwa-Ɛbɔ";/
+     "Ɔbɛsɛ-Ahinime";/
+     "Ɔberɛfɛw-Obubuo";/
+     "Mumu-Ɔpɛnimba"
 % S-Ɔ, K-Ɔ, E-Ɔ, E-O, E-K, O-A, A-K, D-Ɔ, F-Ɛ, Ɔ-A, Ɔ-O, M-Ɔ
-abmon  "S-<U0186>";/
-       "K-<U0186>";/
-       "E-<U0186>";/
+abmon  "S-Ɔ";/
+       "K-Ɔ";/
+       "E-Ɔ";/
        "E-O";/
        "E-K";/
        "O-A";/
        "A-K";/
-       "D-<U0186>";/
-       "F-<U0190>";/
-       "<U0186>-A";/
-       "<U0186>-O";/
-       "M-<U0186>"
+       "D-Ɔ";/
+       "F-Ɛ";/
+       "Ɔ-A";/
+       "Ɔ-O";/
+       "M-Ɔ"
 day  "Kwesida";/
      "Dwowda";/
      "Benada";/
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "GHS "
 % GH₵
-currency_symbol           "GH<U20B5>"
+currency_symbol           "GH₵"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
 mon_thousands_sep         ","
 mon_grouping              3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/an_ES b/localedata/locales/an_ES
index 0b2468598f..20a3317b47 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/an_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/an_ES
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Aragonese locale for Spain"
 source     "Softaragones"
 address    ""
-contact    "Jordi Mallach P<U00E9>rez, Juan Pablo Mart<U00ED>nez"
+contact    "Jordi Mallach Pérez, Juan Pablo Martínez"
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org, softaragones@softaragones.org"
 tel        ""
 fax        ""
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 % sí
-yesstr  "s<U00ED>"
+yesstr  "sí"
 nostr   "no"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -128,5 +128,5 @@ lang_term     "arg"
 lang_lib      "arg"
 country_car   "E"
 % aragonés
-lang_name    "aragon<U00E9>s"
+lang_name    "aragonés"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/anp_IN b/localedata/locales/anp_IN
index 09d0ebd1fb..9528851490 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/anp_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/anp_IN
@@ -66,58 +66,58 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 % रवि; सोम; मंगल; बुध; बृहस्पति; शुक्र; शनि
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रवि";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंगल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बृहस्पति";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 % रविवार; सोमवार; मंगलवार; बुधवार; बृहस्पतिवार; शुक्रवार; शनिवार
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रविवार";/
+            "सोमवार";/
+            "मंगलवार";/
+            "बुधवार";/
+            "बृहस्पतिवार";/
+            "शुक्रवार";/
+            "शनिवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 % जन; फर; मार्च; अप्रै; मई; जून; जुल; अग; सित; अक्टू; नव; दिस
-abmon           "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-     "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-     "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-     "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-     "<U092E><U0908>";/
-     "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-     "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-     "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-     "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon           "जनवरी";/
+     "फरवरी";/
+     "मार्च";/
+     "अप्रैल";/
+     "मई";/
+     "जून";/
+     "जुलाई";/
+     "अगस्त";/
+     "सितंबर";/
+     "अक्टूबर";/
+     "नवंबर";/
+     "दिसंबर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 % जनवरी; फरवरी; मार्च; अप्रैल; मई; जून; जुलाई; अगस्त; सितंबर; अक्टूबर; नवंबर; दिसंबर
-mon           "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-     "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-     "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-     "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-     "<U092E><U0908>";/
-     "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-     "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-     "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-     "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-     "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"%
+mon           "जनवरी";/
+     "फरवरी";/
+     "मार्च";/
+     "अप्रैल";/
+     "मई";/
+     "जून";/
+     "जुलाई";/
+     "अगस्त";/
+     "सितंबर";/
+     "अक्टूबर";/
+     "नवंबर";/
+     "दिसंबर"%
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 % पूर्वाह्न; अपराह्न
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -138,10 +138,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1<U0939><U0935>yY]"
-noexpr  "^[-0<U0928><U0907>nN]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U093E><U0901>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U0939><U0940><U0902>"
+yesexpr "^[+1हवyY]"
+noexpr  "^[-0नइnN]"
+yesstr  "हाँ"
+nostr   "नहीं"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -157,25 +157,25 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
 % श्री
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
+name_mr     "श्री"
 % श्रीमती
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
 % कुमारी
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
 % कुमार
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>"
+name_ms     "कुमार"
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % अंगिका
-lang_name    "<U0905><U0902><U0917><U093F><U0915><U093E>"
+lang_name    "अंगिका"
 lang_term    "anp"
 lang_lib    "anp"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_AE b/localedata/locales/ar_AE
index 70f2ac8236..062fa0be9a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_AE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_AE
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "AED "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0625>."
+currency_symbol       "د.إ."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -85,44 +85,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A><U0020>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت "
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -172,12 +172,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0625><U0645><U0627><U0631><U0627><U062A> <U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629> <U0627><U0644><U0645><U062A><U062D><U062F><U0629>"
+country_name "الإمارات العربية المتحدة"
 country_ab2 "AE"
 country_ab3 "ARE"
 country_num 784
 country_car "UAE"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_BH b/localedata/locales/ar_BH
index 3d6888f6ca..bec41b31bb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_BH
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_BH
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "BHD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0628>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ب."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -89,44 +89,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0628><U062D><U0631><U064A><U0646>"
+country_name "البحرين"
 country_ab2 "BH"
 country_ab3 "BHR"
 country_num 048
 country_car "BRN"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_DZ b/localedata/locales/ar_DZ
index acd7e36753..b1035c3fb0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_DZ
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_DZ
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "DZD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U062C>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ج."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,50 +88,50 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U062C><U0627><U0646><U0641><U064A>";/
-            "<U0641><U064A><U0641><U0631><U064A>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0641><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U064A><U0644><U064A><U0629>";/
-            "<U0623><U0648><U062A>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon       "جانفي";/
+            "فيفري";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أفريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "جوان";/
+            "جويلية";/
+            "أوت";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U062C><U0627><U0646><U0641><U064A>";/
-            "<U0641><U064A><U0641><U0631><U064A>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0641><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U064A><U0644><U064A><U0629>";/
-            "<U0623><U0648><U062A>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "جانفي";/
+            "فيفري";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أفريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "جوان";/
+            "جويلية";/
+            "أوت";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0632><U0627><U0626><U0631>"
+country_name "الجزائر"
 country_ab2 "DZ"
 country_ab3 "DZA"
 country_num 012
 country_car "DZ"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_EG b/localedata/locales/ar_EG
index 0f654ce95e..b49a3c76b4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_EG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_EG
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "EGP "
-currency_symbol       "<U062C>.<U0645>."
+currency_symbol       "ج.م."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -92,44 +92,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1<U0646>yY]"
-noexpr  "^[-0<U0644>nN]"
-yesstr  "<U0646><U0639><U0645>"
-nostr   "<U0644><U0627>"
+yesexpr "^[+1نyY]"
+noexpr  "^[-0لnN]"
+yesstr  "نعم"
+nostr   "لا"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -182,12 +182,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0645><U0635><U0631>"
+country_name "مصر"
 country_ab2 "EG"
 country_ab3 "EGY"
 country_num 818
 country_car  "ET"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_IN b/localedata/locales/ar_IN
index 931561c083..cc43cf77fa 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_IN
@@ -66,35 +66,35 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";"<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";"<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";"<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";"الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";"الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";"الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";"فبراير";/
+            "مارس";"أبريل";/
+            "مايو";"يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";"أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";"أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";"ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %B %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -144,12 +144,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0647><U0646><U062F>"
+country_name "الهند"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_IQ b/localedata/locales/ar_IQ
index 7828d6c488..ca0008495c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_IQ
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_IQ
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "IQD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0639>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ع."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,50 +88,50 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+abmon       "كانون الثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين الأول";/
+            "تشرين الثاني";/
+            "كانون الأول"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644><U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+mon         "كانون الثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين الأول";/
+            "تشرين الثاني";/
+            "كانون الأول"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0627><U0642>"
+country_name "العراق"
 country_ab2 "IQ"
 country_ab3 "IRQ"
 country_num 368
 country_car  "IRQ"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_JO b/localedata/locales/ar_JO
index cc459ab382..a4454925f6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_JO
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_JO
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "JOD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0623>."
+currency_symbol       "د.أ."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -89,61 +89,61 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>"; /
-            "<U0646>"; /
-            "<U062B>"; /
-            "<U0631>"; /
-            "<U062E>"; /
-            "<U062C>"; /
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح"; /
+            "ن"; /
+            "ث"; /
+            "ر"; /
+            "خ"; /
+            "ج"; /
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+abmon       "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+mon         "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U062F><U0646>"
+country_name "الأردن"
 country_ab2 "JO"
 country_ab3 "JOR"
 country_num 400
 country_car  "HKJ"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_KW b/localedata/locales/ar_KW
index a711624532..bad491000a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_KW
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_KW
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "KWD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0643>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ك."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,44 +88,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0643><U0648><U064A><U062A>"
+country_name "الكويت"
 country_ab2 "KW"
 country_ab3 "KWT"
 country_num 414
 country_car  "KWT"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_LB b/localedata/locales/ar_LB
index 79781b8bb8..14a26ed5aa 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_LB
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_LB
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "LBP "
-currency_symbol       "<U0644>.<U0644>."
+currency_symbol       "ل.ل."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,61 +88,61 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>"; /
-            "<U0646>"; /
-            "<U062B>"; /
-            "<U0631>"; /
-            "<U062E>"; /
-            "<U062C>"; /
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح"; /
+            "ن"; /
+            "ث"; /
+            "ر"; /
+            "خ"; /
+            "ج"; /
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+abmon       "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+mon         "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -191,12 +191,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0644><U0628><U0646><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "لبنان"
 country_ab2 "LB"
 country_ab3 "LBN"
 country_num 422
 country_car  "RL"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_LY b/localedata/locales/ar_LY
index 6468b3e0f3..fb572e05fd 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_LY
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_LY
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "LYD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0644>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ل."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,44 +88,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0644><U064A><U0628><U064A><U0627>"
+country_name "ليبيا"
 country_ab2 "LY"
 country_ab3 "LBY"
 country_num 434
 country_car  "LAR"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_MA b/localedata/locales/ar_MA
index e89e176988..5b9c5c637d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_MA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_MA
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "MAD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U0645>."
+currency_symbol       "د.م."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,50 +88,50 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U063A><U0634><U062A>";/
-            "<U0634><U062A><U0646><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0646><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U062C><U0646><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon       "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليوز";/
+            "غشت";/
+            "شتنبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نونبر";/
+            "دجنبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U063A><U0634><U062A>";/
-            "<U0634><U062A><U0646><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0646><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U062C><U0646><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليوز";/
+            "غشت";/
+            "شتنبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نونبر";/
+            "دجنبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %H:%M:%S"
@@ -181,12 +181,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0645><U063A><U0631><U0628>"
+country_name "المغرب"
 country_ab2 "MA"
 country_ab3 "MAR"
 country_num 504
 country_car  "MA"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_OM b/localedata/locales/ar_OM
index 863084f089..55a02cc88f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_OM
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_OM
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "OMR "
-currency_symbol       "<U0631>.<U0639>."
+currency_symbol       "ر.ع."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,44 +88,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0639><U064F><U0645><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "عُمان"
 country_ab2 "OM"
 country_ab3 "OMN"
 country_num 512
 country_car "OM"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_QA b/localedata/locales/ar_QA
index 290739bb3c..fc7d342f63 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_QA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_QA
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "QAR "
-currency_symbol       "<U0631>.<U0642>."
+currency_symbol       "ر.ق."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,44 +88,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -175,12 +175,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0642><U0637><U0631>"
+country_name "قطر"
 country_ab2 "QA"
 country_ab3 "QAT"
 country_num 634
 country_car  "Q"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_SA b/localedata/locales/ar_SA
index 7b92faa3d3..6c6f6b37fc 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_SA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_SA
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol	"SAR "
-currency_symbol	"<U0631>.<U0633>"
+currency_symbol	"ر.س"
 mon_decimal_point	"."
 mon_thousands_sep	""
 mon_grouping	-1
@@ -303,44 +303,44 @@ date_fmt	"%A %e %B %Y %Z %k:%M:%S"
 d_fmt	"%A %e %B %Y"
 t_fmt	"%k:%M:%S"
 t_fmt_ampm	"%k:%M:%S"
-day	"<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U0625><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0640><U0629>"; /
-	"<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
-abday	"<U062D>"; /
-	"<U0646>"; /
-	"<U062B>"; /
-	"<U0631>"; /
-	"<U062E>"; /
-	"<U062C>"; /
-	"<U0633>"
-mon	"<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-	"<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-	"<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-abmon	"<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-	"<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-	"<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-	"<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+day	"الأحد"; /
+	"الإثنين"; /
+	"الثلاثاء"; /
+	"الأربعاء"; /
+	"الخميس"; /
+	"الجمعـة"; /
+	"السبت"
+abday	"ح"; /
+	"ن"; /
+	"ث"; /
+	"ر"; /
+	"خ"; /
+	"ج"; /
+	"س"
+mon	"يناير";/
+	"فبراير";/
+	"مارس";/
+	"أبريل";/
+	"مايو";/
+	"يونيو";/
+	"يوليو";/
+	"أغسطس";/
+	"سبتمبر";/
+	"أكتوبر";/
+	"نوفمبر";/
+	"ديسمبر"
+abmon	"يناير";/
+	"فبراير";/
+	"مارس";/
+	"أبريل";/
+	"مايو";/
+	"يونيو";/
+	"يوليو";/
+	"أغسطس";/
+	"سبتمبر";/
+	"أكتوبر";/
+	"نوفمبر";/
+	"ديسمبر"
 am_pm	"";""
 era_d_fmt	""
 week 7;19971130;1
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0645><U0645><U0644><U0643><U0629> <U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629> <U0627><U0644><U0633><U0639><U0648><U062F><U064A><U0629>"
+country_name "المملكة العربية السعودية"
 country_ab2 "SA"
 country_ab3 "SAU"
 country_num 682
 country_car  "KSA"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_SD b/localedata/locales/ar_SD
index 46a5ee51b8..4e16226502 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_SD
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_SD
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 %
 % SDG
 int_curr_symbol       "SDG "
-currency_symbol       "<U062C>.<U0633>."
+currency_symbol       "ج.س."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -93,44 +93,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0648><U062F><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "السودان"
 country_ab2 "SD"
 country_ab3 "SDN"
 country_num 729
 country_car  "SUD"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_SS b/localedata/locales/ar_SS
index 40b5b0226f..90724807af 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_SS
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_SS
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "SSP "
-currency_symbol       "<U00A3>"
+currency_symbol       "£"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -92,44 +92,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -178,12 +178,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0628> <U0627><U0644><U0633><U0648><U062F><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "جنوب السودان"
 country_ab2 "SS"
 country_ab3 "SSD"
 country_num 728
 country_car "SUD"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_SY b/localedata/locales/ar_SY
index 015bd979ad..5e42161846 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_SY
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_SY
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "SYP "
-currency_symbol       "<U0644>.<U0633>."
+currency_symbol       "ل.س."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,61 +88,61 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>"; /
-            "<U0646>"; /
-            "<U062B>"; /
-            "<U0631>"; /
-            "<U062E>"; /
-            "<U062C>"; /
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح"; /
+            "ن"; /
+            "ث"; /
+            "ر"; /
+            "خ"; /
+            "ج"; /
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+abmon       "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0634><U0628><U0627><U0637>";/
-            "<U0622><U0630><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U064A><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062D><U0632><U064A><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062A><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-            "<U0622><U0628>";/
-            "<U0623><U064A><U0644><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>";/
-            "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U064A><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U062B><U0627><U0646><U064A>";/
-            "<U0643><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646> <U0627><U0644>/
-<U0623><U0648><U0644>"
+mon         "كانون ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "شباط";/
+            "آذار";/
+            "نيسان";/
+            "أيار";/
+            "حزيران";/
+            "تموز";/
+            "آب";/
+            "أيلول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+أول";/
+            "تشرين ال/
+ثاني";/
+            "كانون ال/
+أول"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -192,12 +192,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0633><U0648><U0631><U064A><U0627>"
+country_name "سوريا"
 country_ab2 "SY"
 country_ab3 "SYR"
 country_num 760
 country_car  "SYR"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_TN b/localedata/locales/ar_TN
index 88ae5c7cbc..864f112570 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_TN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_TN
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "TND "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F>.<U062A>."
+currency_symbol       "د.ت."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,50 +88,50 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U062C><U0627><U0646><U0641><U064A>";/
-            "<U0641><U064A><U0641><U0631><U064A>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0641><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U064A><U0644><U064A><U0629>";/
-            "<U0623><U0648><U062A>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon       "جانفي";/
+            "فيفري";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أفريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "جوان";/
+            "جويلية";/
+            "أوت";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U062C><U0627><U0646><U0641><U064A>";/
-            "<U0641><U064A><U0641><U0631><U064A>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0641><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U0627><U0646>";/
-            "<U062C><U0648><U064A><U0644><U064A><U0629>";/
-            "<U0623><U0648><U062A>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "جانفي";/
+            "فيفري";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أفريل";/
+            "ماي";/
+            "جوان";/
+            "جويلية";/
+            "أوت";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U062A><U0648><U0646><U0633>"
+country_name "تونس"
 country_ab2 "TN"
 country_ab3 "TUN"
 country_num 788
 country_car    "TN"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ar_YE b/localedata/locales/ar_YE
index b12d066456..bb678a767f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ar_YE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ar_YE
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "YER "
-currency_symbol       "<U0631>.<U064A>."
+currency_symbol       "ر.ي."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -88,44 +88,44 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U062D>";"<U0646>";/
-            "<U062B>";"<U0631>";/
-            "<U062E>";"<U062C>";/
-            "<U0633>"
+abday       "ح";"ن";/
+            "ث";"ر";/
+            "خ";"ج";/
+            "س"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U062D><U062F>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0646><U064A><U0646>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062B><U0644><U0627><U062B><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0623><U0631><U0628><U0639><U0627><U0621>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062E><U0645><U064A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U062C><U0645><U0639><U0629>";/
-            "<U0627><U0644><U0633><U0628><U062A>"
+day         "الأحد";/
+            "الاثنين";/
+            "الثلاثاء";/
+            "الأربعاء";/
+            "الخميس";/
+            "الجمعة";/
+            "السبت"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U064A><U0646><U0627>";"<U0641><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631>";"<U0623><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";"<U064A><U0648><U0646>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644>";"<U0623><U063A><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A>";"<U0623><U0643><U062A>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641>";"<U062F><U064A><U0633>"
+abmon       "ينا";"فبر";/
+            "مار";"أبر";/
+            "ماي";"يون";/
+            "يول";"أغس";/
+            "سبت";"أكت";/
+            "نوف";"ديس"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U064A><U0646><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0627><U064A><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-            "<U0623><U0628><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-            "<U0645><U0627><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0646><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U064A><U0648><U0644><U064A><U0648>";/
-            "<U0623><U063A><U0633><U0637><U0633>";/
-            "<U0633><U0628><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0623><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U0646><U0648><U0641><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-            "<U062F><U064A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon         "يناير";/
+            "فبراير";/
+            "مارس";/
+            "أبريل";/
+            "مايو";/
+            "يونيو";/
+            "يوليو";/
+            "أغسطس";/
+            "سبتمبر";/
+            "أكتوبر";/
+            "نوفمبر";/
+            "ديسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0635>";"<U0645>"
+am_pm       "ص";"م"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%d %b, %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0627><U0644><U064A><U0645><U0646>"
+country_name "اليمن"
 country_ab2 "YE"
 country_ab3 "YEM"
 country_num 887
 country_car "YAR"
-lang_name    "<U0627><U0644><U0639><U0631><U0628><U064A><U0629>"
+lang_name    "العربية"
 lang_ab      "ar"
 lang_term    "ara"
 lang_lib    "ara"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/as_IN b/localedata/locales/as_IN
index 1e731c42cc..08ec902cb7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/as_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/as_IN
@@ -63,59 +63,59 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
 LC_TIME
-abday   "<U09A6><U09C7><U0993>";/
-        "<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE>";/
-        "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2>";/
-        "<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7>";/
-        "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U09B7><U09CD><U09AA><U09A4><U09BF>";/
-        "<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF>"
-day     "<U09A6><U09C7><U0993><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U09B7><U09CD><U09AA><U09A4><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09F0><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09F0>"
-abmon   "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1>";/
-        "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC><U09CD><U09F0><U09C1>";/
-        "<U09AE><U09BE><U09F0><U09CD><U099A>";/
-        "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09F0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-        "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-        "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-        "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";/
-        "<U0986><U0997>";/
-        "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U099F>";/
-        "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB>";/
-        "<U09A8><U09AD><U09C7>";/
-        "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7>"
-mon     "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1><U09F1><U09BE><U09F0><U09C0>";/
-        "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC><U09CD><U09F0><U09C1><U09F1><U09BE><U09F0><U09C0>";/
-        "<U09AE><U09BE><U09F0><U09CD><U099A>";/
-        "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09F0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-        "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-        "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-        "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";/
-        "<U0986><U0997><U09B7><U09CD><U099F>";/
-        "<U099B><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U09A4><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09F0>";/
-        "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB><U09AC><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09A8><U09F1><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09F0>";/
-        "<U09A1><U09BF><U099A><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09F0>"
+abday   "দেও";/
+        "সোম";/
+        "মঙ্গল";/
+        "বুধ";/
+        "বৃহষ্পতি";/
+        "শুক্ৰ";/
+        "শনি"
+day     "দেওবাৰ";/
+        "সোমবাৰ";/
+        "মঙ্গলবাৰ";/
+        "বুধবাৰ";/
+        "বৃহষ্পতিবাৰ";/
+        "শুক্ৰবাৰ";/
+        "শনিবাৰ"
+abmon   "জানু";/
+        "ফেব্ৰু";/
+        "মাৰ্চ";/
+        "এপ্ৰিল";/
+        "মে";/
+        "জুন";/
+        "জুলাই";/
+        "আগ";/
+        "সেপ্ট";/
+        "অক্টো";/
+        "নভে";/
+        "ডিসে"
+mon     "জানুৱাৰী";/
+        "ফেব্ৰুৱাৰী";/
+        "মাৰ্চ";/
+        "এপ্ৰিল";/
+        "মে";/
+        "জুন";/
+        "জুলাই";/
+        "আগষ্ট";/
+        "ছেপ্তেম্বৰ";/
+        "অক্টোবৰ";/
+        "নৱেম্বৰ";/
+        "ডিচেম্বৰ"
 d_fmt    "%e-%m-%Y"
 t_fmt    "%I.%M.%S %p"
 d_t_fmt  "%e %B, %Y %I.%M.%S %p"
 date_fmt "%e %B, %Y %I.%M.%S %p %Z"
-am_pm    "<U09AA><U09C2><U09F0><U09CD><U09AC><U09CD><U09AC><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A8>";"<U0985><U09AA><U09F0><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A8>"
+am_pm    "পূৰ্ব্বাহ্ন";"অপৰাহ্ন"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%I.%M.%S %p"
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U09B9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U09A8>]"
-yesstr  "<U09B9><U09DF>"
-nostr   "<U09A8><U09B9><U09DF>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYহ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNন]"
+yesstr  "হয়"
+nostr   "নহয়"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U09B6><U09CD><U09F0><U09C0>"
-name_mrs    "<U09B6><U09CD><U09F0><U09C0><U09AE><U09A4><U09C0>"
-name_miss   "<U0995><U09C1><U09AE><U09BE><U09F0><U09C0>"
-name_ms     "<U0995><U09C1><U09AE><U09BE><U09F0><U09C0>"
+name_mr     "শ্ৰী"
+name_mrs    "শ্ৰীমতী"
+name_miss   "কুমাৰী"
+name_ms     "কুমাৰী"
 END LC_NAME
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -141,11 +141,11 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U09AD><U09BE><U09F0><U09A4>"
+country_name "ভাৰত"
 country_car  "IND"
 country_num 356
 % অসমীয়া
-lang_name    "<U0985><U09B8><U09AE><U09C0><U09AF><U09BC><U09BE>"
+lang_name    "অসমীয়া"
 lang_ab      "as"
 lang_term    "asm"
 lang_lib    "asm"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ayc_PE b/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
index f7c9ebb717..6e81b5328f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % inïru, phiwriru, marsu, awrila, mayu, junyu, julyu, awustu, sitimri, uktuwri, nuwimri, risimri
-mon  "in<U00EF>ru";/
+mon  "inïru";/
      "phiwriru";/
      "marsu";/
      "awrila";/
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ day    "tuminku";/
        "mirkulisa";/
        "juywisa";/
        "wirnisa";/
-       "saw<U00E4>ru"
+       "sawäru"
 % tum, lun, mar, mir, juy, wir, saw
 abday  "tum";/
        "lun";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/az_AZ b/localedata/locales/az_AZ
index 7beedc2f5f..ee21ad5c63 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/az_AZ
+++ b/localedata/locales/az_AZ
@@ -150,15 +150,15 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % should for Azeri.
 yesexpr "^[+1bBhH]"
 noexpr  "^[-0YyNn]"
-yesstr  "h<U0259>"
+yesstr  "hə"
 nostr   "yox"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "AZN "
-currency_symbol           "<U20BC>"
+currency_symbol           "₼"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -179,20 +179,20 @@ grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "bazar g<U00FC>n<U00FC>";/
-        "bazar ert<U0259>si";/
-        "<U00E7><U0259>r<U015F><U0259>nb<U0259> ax<U015F>am<U0131>";/
-        "<U00E7><U0259>r<U015F><U0259>nb<U0259>";/
-        "c<U00FC>m<U0259> ax<U015F>am<U0131>";/
-        "c<U00FC>m<U0259>";/
-        "<U015F><U0259>nb<U0259>"
+day     "bazar günü";/
+        "bazar ertəsi";/
+        "çərşənbə axşamı";/
+        "çərşənbə";/
+        "cümə axşamı";/
+        "cümə";/
+        "şənbə"
 abday   "baz";/
         "ber";/
-        "<U00E7>ax";/
-        "<U00E7><U0259>r";/
+        "çax";/
+        "çər";/
         "cax";/
-        "c<U00FC>m";/
-        "<U015F>nb"
+        "cüm";/
+        "şnb"
 mon     "yanvar";/
         "fevral";/
         "mart";/
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ abmon   "Yan";/
         "Mar";/
         "Apr";/
         "May";/
-        "<U0130>yn";/
-        "<U0130>yl";/
+        "İyn";/
+        "İyl";/
         "Avq";/
         "Sen";/
         "Okt";/
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 postal_fmt "???"
-country_name "Az<U0259>rbaycan"
+country_name "Azərbaycan"
 country_ab2 "AZ"
 country_ab3 "AZE"
 country_num 031
 country_car    "AZ"
 % Azərbaycanca
-lang_name    "az<U0259>rbaycan"
+lang_name    "azərbaycan"
 lang_ab      "az"
 lang_term    "aze"
 lang_lib    "aze"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/az_IR b/localedata/locales/az_IR
index 169df669ae..025a8b1ba4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/az_IR
+++ b/localedata/locales/az_IR
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % This is "^[+1yY<HEH><BEH>]"
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0647><U0628>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYهب]"
 % This is "^[-0nN<YEH><KHEH>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U06CC><U062E>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNیخ]"
 % This is "Hen":
-yesstr  "<U0647><U0646>"
+yesstr  "هن"
 % This is "Yox":
-nostr   "<U06CC><U0648><U0652><U062E>"
+nostr   "یوْخ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
@@ -102,97 +102,97 @@ LC_TIME
 % copied from "fa_IR"
 % Alternative digits are used for Persian numerals in date and time. This is
 % a hack, until a new prefix is defined for alternative digits.
-alt_digits      "<U06F0><U06F0>";"<U06F0><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F0><U06F2>";"<U06F0><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F0><U06F4>";"<U06F0><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F0><U06F6>";"<U06F0><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F0><U06F8>";"<U06F0><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F1><U06F0>";"<U06F1><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F1><U06F2>";"<U06F1><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F1><U06F4>";"<U06F1><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F1><U06F6>";"<U06F1><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F1><U06F8>";"<U06F1><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F2><U06F0>";"<U06F2><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F2><U06F2>";"<U06F2><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F2><U06F4>";"<U06F2><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F2><U06F6>";"<U06F2><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F2><U06F8>";"<U06F2><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F3><U06F0>";"<U06F3><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F3><U06F2>";"<U06F3><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F3><U06F4>";"<U06F3><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F3><U06F6>";"<U06F3><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F3><U06F8>";"<U06F3><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F4><U06F0>";"<U06F4><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F4><U06F2>";"<U06F4><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F4><U06F4>";"<U06F4><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F4><U06F6>";"<U06F4><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F4><U06F8>";"<U06F4><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F5><U06F0>";"<U06F5><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F5><U06F2>";"<U06F5><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F5><U06F4>";"<U06F5><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F5><U06F6>";"<U06F5><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F5><U06F8>";"<U06F5><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F6><U06F0>";"<U06F6><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F6><U06F2>";"<U06F6><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F6><U06F4>";"<U06F6><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F6><U06F6>";"<U06F6><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F6><U06F8>";"<U06F6><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F7><U06F0>";"<U06F7><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F7><U06F2>";"<U06F7><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F7><U06F4>";"<U06F7><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F7><U06F6>";"<U06F7><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F7><U06F8>";"<U06F7><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F8><U06F0>";"<U06F8><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F8><U06F2>";"<U06F8><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F8><U06F4>";"<U06F8><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F8><U06F6>";"<U06F8><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F8><U06F8>";"<U06F8><U06F9>";/
-                "<U06F9><U06F0>";"<U06F9><U06F1>";/
-                "<U06F9><U06F2>";"<U06F9><U06F3>";/
-                "<U06F9><U06F4>";"<U06F9><U06F5>";/
-                "<U06F9><U06F6>";"<U06F9><U06F7>";/
-                "<U06F9><U06F8>";"<U06F9><U06F9>"
+alt_digits      "۰۰";"۰۱";/
+                "۰۲";"۰۳";/
+                "۰۴";"۰۵";/
+                "۰۶";"۰۷";/
+                "۰۸";"۰۹";/
+                "۱۰";"۱۱";/
+                "۱۲";"۱۳";/
+                "۱۴";"۱۵";/
+                "۱۶";"۱۷";/
+                "۱۸";"۱۹";/
+                "۲۰";"۲۱";/
+                "۲۲";"۲۳";/
+                "۲۴";"۲۵";/
+                "۲۶";"۲۷";/
+                "۲۸";"۲۹";/
+                "۳۰";"۳۱";/
+                "۳۲";"۳۳";/
+                "۳۴";"۳۵";/
+                "۳۶";"۳۷";/
+                "۳۸";"۳۹";/
+                "۴۰";"۴۱";/
+                "۴۲";"۴۳";/
+                "۴۴";"۴۵";/
+                "۴۶";"۴۷";/
+                "۴۸";"۴۹";/
+                "۵۰";"۵۱";/
+                "۵۲";"۵۳";/
+                "۵۴";"۵۵";/
+                "۵۶";"۵۷";/
+                "۵۸";"۵۹";/
+                "۶۰";"۶۱";/
+                "۶۲";"۶۳";/
+                "۶۴";"۶۵";/
+                "۶۶";"۶۷";/
+                "۶۸";"۶۹";/
+                "۷۰";"۷۱";/
+                "۷۲";"۷۳";/
+                "۷۴";"۷۵";/
+                "۷۶";"۷۷";/
+                "۷۸";"۷۹";/
+                "۸۰";"۸۱";/
+                "۸۲";"۸۳";/
+                "۸۴";"۸۵";/
+                "۸۶";"۸۷";/
+                "۸۸";"۸۹";/
+                "۹۰";"۹۱";/
+                "۹۲";"۹۳";/
+                "۹۴";"۹۵";/
+                "۹۶";"۹۷";/
+                "۹۸";"۹۹"
 
 % South Azerbaijani like Persian doesn't have abbreviations for weekdays and month
 % names, so "abday" is the same as "day" and "abmon" is the same as "mon".
-day     "<U06CC><U06A9><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062F><U0648><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0633><U0647><U200C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0686><U0627><U0631><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062C><U06C6><U0645><U0639><U0647> <U0622><U062E><U0634><U0627><U0645><U06CC>";/
-        "<U062C><U06C6><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-        "<U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>"
-abday   "<U06CC><U06A9><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062F><U0648><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0633><U0647><U200C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0686><U0627><U0631><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062C><U06C6><U0645><U0639><U0647> <U0622><U062E><U0634><U0627><U0645><U06CC>";/
-        "<U062C><U06C6><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-        "<U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>"
-mon     "<U0698><U0627><U0646><U0648><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0641><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-        "<U0622><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-        "<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U0646>";/
-        "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U06CC>";/
-        "<U0622><U0642><U06C7><U0633><U062A>";/
-        "<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0627><U0648><U0652><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0652><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0646><U0648><U0652><U0648><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U062F><U0633><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-abmon   "<U0698><U0627><U0646><U0648><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0641><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-        "<U0622><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-        "<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U0646>";/
-        "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U06CC>";/
-        "<U0622><U0642><U06C7><U0633><U062A>";/
-        "<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0627><U0648><U0652><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0652><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0646><U0648><U0652><U0648><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U062F><U0633><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+day     "یکشنبه";/
+        "دوشنبه";/
+        "سه‌شنبه";/
+        "چارشنبه";/
+        "جۆمعه آخشامی";/
+        "جۆمعه";/
+        "شنبه"
+abday   "یکشنبه";/
+        "دوشنبه";/
+        "سه‌شنبه";/
+        "چارشنبه";/
+        "جۆمعه آخشامی";/
+        "جۆمعه";/
+        "شنبه"
+mon     "ژانویه";/
+        "فوریه";/
+        "مارس";/
+        "آوریل";/
+        "مئی";/
+        "ژوئن";/
+        "جولای";/
+        "آقۇست";/
+        "سپتامبر";/
+        "اوْکتوْبر";/
+        "نوْوامبر";/
+        "دسامبر"
+abmon   "ژانویه";/
+        "فوریه";/
+        "مارس";/
+        "آوریل";/
+        "مئی";/
+        "ژوئن";/
+        "جولای";/
+        "آقۇست";/
+        "سپتامبر";/
+        "اوْکتوْبر";/
+        "نوْوامبر";/
+        "دسامبر"
 %
 % Copied from "fa_IR":
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
@@ -205,15 +205,15 @@ t_fmt   "%OH:%OM:%OS"
 % Copied from "fa_IR":
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %       "<RLE>%A %Oe %B %Oy<ARABIC COMMA> %OH:%OM:%OS<PDF>"
-d_t_fmt "<U202B>%A %Oe %B %Oy<U060C> %OH:%OM:%OS<U202C>"
+d_t_fmt "‫%A %Oe %B %Oy، %OH:%OM:%OS‬"
 am_pm     "";""
 t_fmt_ampm ""
 %
 % Copied from "fa_IR" and changed a little:
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 % "<RLE>%A %Oe %B %Oy<ARABIC COMMA> <SEEN><ALEF><AIN><ALEF><TEH> %OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)<PDF>"
-date_fmt "<U202B>%A %Oe %B %Oy<U060C> <U0633><U0627><U0639><U0627><U062A> /
-%OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)<U202C>"
+date_fmt "‫%A %Oe %B %Oy، ساعات /
+%OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)‬"
 first_weekday 7
 first_workday 7
 cal_direction 3
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % NOTE: Copied from "fa_IR", it should be checked and reconsidered if necessary:
 postal_fmt "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 
-country_name "<U0627><U06CC><U0631><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "ایران"
 country_ab2 "IR"
 country_ab3 "IRN"
 country_num 364
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ country_car "IR"
 country_isbn "964"
 
 % Turkce
-lang_name "<U062A><U06C6><U0631><U06A9><U062C><U0647>"
+lang_name "تۆرکجه"
 lang_ab "az"
 % iso-639-3
 lang_term "azb"
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 LC_NAME
 name_gen ""
 % Xanim:
-name_miss "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U06CC><U0645>"
-name_ms "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U06CC><U0645>"
-name_mrs "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U06CC><U0645>"
+name_miss "خانیم"
+name_ms "خانیم"
+name_mrs "خانیم"
 % Agha
-name_mr "<U0622><U063A><U0627>"
+name_mr "آغا"
 name_fmt "%d%t%s%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 END LC_NAME
diff --git a/localedata/locales/be_BY b/localedata/locales/be_BY
index defb2d782f..f18d677033 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/be_BY
+++ b/localedata/locales/be_BY
@@ -95,17 +95,17 @@ translit_end
 END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0422><U0442>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U041D><U043D>]"
-yesstr  "<U0442><U0430><U043A>"
-nostr   "<U043D><U0435>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYТт]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNНн]"
+yesstr  "так"
+nostr   "не"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "BYR "
-currency_symbol           "<U0440><U0443><U0431>"
+currency_symbol           "руб"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -126,68 +126,68 @@ grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "<U041D><U044F><U0434><U0437><U0435><U043B><U044F>";/
-        "<U041F><U0430><U043D><U044F><U0434><U0437><U0435><U043B><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0410><U045E><U0442><U043E><U0440><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0421><U0435><U0440><U0430><U0434><U0430>";/
-        "<U0427><U0430><U0446><U0432><U0435><U0440>";/
-        "<U041F><U044F><U0442><U043D><U0456><U0446><U0430>";/
-        "<U0421><U0443><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abday   "<U041D><U044F><U0434>";/
-        "<U041F><U0430><U043D>";/
-        "<U0410><U045E><U0442>";/
-        "<U0421><U0440><U0434>";/
-        "<U0427><U0446><U0432>";/
-        "<U041F><U044F><U0442>";/
-        "<U0421><U0443><U0431>"
-alt_mon "<U0441><U0442><U0443><U0434><U0437><U0435><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442><U044B>";/
-        "<U0441><U0430><U043A><U0430><U0432><U0456><U043A>";/
-        "<U043A><U0440><U0430><U0441><U0430><U0432><U0456><U043A>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-        "<U0447><U044D><U0440><U0432><U0435><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U043F><U0435><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U0436><U043D><U0456><U0432><U0435><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440><U0430><U0441><U0435><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U043A><U0430><U0441><U0442><U0440><U044B><U0447><U043D><U0456><U043A>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U0441><U0442><U0430><U043F><U0430><U0434>";/
-        "<U0441><U043D><U0435><U0436><U0430><U043D><U044C>"
-mon     "<U0441><U0442><U0443><U0434><U0437><U0435><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442><U0430><U0433><U0430>";/
-        "<U0441><U0430><U043A><U0430><U0432><U0456><U043A><U0430>";/
-        "<U043A><U0440><U0430><U0441><U0430><U0432><U0456><U043A><U0430>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U044F>";/
-        "<U0447><U044D><U0440><U0432><U0435><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U043F><U0435><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U0436><U043D><U0456><U045E><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440><U0430><U0441><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U043A><U0430><U0441><U0442><U0440><U044B><U0447><U043D><U0456><U043A><U0430>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U0441><U0442><U0430><U043F><U0430><U0434><U0430>";/
-        "<U0441><U043D><U0435><U0436><U043D><U044F>"
-ab_alt_mon "<U0441><U0442><U0443>";/
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U043A><U0440><U0430>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-        "<U0447><U044D><U0440>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U043F>";/
-        "<U0436><U043D><U0456>";/
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440>";/
-        "<U043A><U0430><U0441>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U0441>";/
-        "<U0441><U043D><U0435>"
-abmon   "<U0441><U0442><U0443>";/
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U043A><U0440><U0430>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U044F>";/
-        "<U0447><U044D><U0440>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U043F>";/
-        "<U0436><U043D><U0456>";/
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440>";/
-        "<U043A><U0430><U0441>";/
-        "<U043B><U0456><U0441>";/
-        "<U0441><U043D><U0435>"
+day     "Нядзеля";/
+        "Панядзелак";/
+        "Аўторак";/
+        "Серада";/
+        "Чацвер";/
+        "Пятніца";/
+        "Субота"
+abday   "Няд";/
+        "Пан";/
+        "Аўт";/
+        "Срд";/
+        "Чцв";/
+        "Пят";/
+        "Суб"
+alt_mon "студзень";/
+        "люты";/
+        "сакавік";/
+        "красавік";/
+        "май";/
+        "чэрвень";/
+        "ліпень";/
+        "жнівень";/
+        "верасень";/
+        "кастрычнік";/
+        "лістапад";/
+        "снежань"
+mon     "студзеня";/
+        "лютага";/
+        "сакавіка";/
+        "красавіка";/
+        "мая";/
+        "чэрвеня";/
+        "ліпеня";/
+        "жніўня";/
+        "верасня";/
+        "кастрычніка";/
+        "лістапада";/
+        "снежня"
+ab_alt_mon "сту";/
+        "лют";/
+        "сак";/
+        "кра";/
+        "май";/
+        "чэр";/
+        "ліп";/
+        "жні";/
+        "вер";/
+        "кас";/
+        "ліс";/
+        "сне"
+abmon   "сту";/
+        "лют";/
+        "сак";/
+        "кра";/
+        "мая";/
+        "чэр";/
+        "ліп";/
+        "жні";/
+        "вер";/
+        "кас";/
+        "ліс";/
+        "сне"
 d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U0411><U0435><U043B><U0430><U0440><U0443><U0441><U044C>"
+country_name "Беларусь"
 country_ab2 "BY"
 country_ab3 "BLR"
 country_num 112
 country_car    "BY"
 % беларуская мова
-lang_name    "<U0431><U0435><U043B><U0430><U0440><U0443><U0441><U043A><U0430><U044F>"
+lang_name    "беларуская"
 lang_ab      "be"
 lang_term    "bel"
 lang_lib    "bel"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/be_BY@latin b/localedata/locales/be_BY@latin
index 6c0ec4cf9e..16c2dfdb25 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/be_BY@latin
+++ b/localedata/locales/be_BY@latin
@@ -61,16 +61,16 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 LC_TIME
 abday   "Nia";/
         "Pan";/
-        "A<U016D>t";/
+        "Aŭt";/
         "Sie";/
-        "<U010C>a<U0107>";/
+        "Čać";/
         "Pia";/
         "Sub"
 day     "Niadziela";/
-        "Paniadzie<U0142>ak";/
-        "A<U016D>torak";/
+        "Paniadziełak";/
+        "Aŭtorak";/
         "Sierada";/
-        "<U010C>a<U0107>vier";/
+        "Čaćvier";/
         "Piatnica";/
         "Subota"
 abmon   "Stu";/
@@ -78,37 +78,37 @@ abmon   "Stu";/
         "Sak";/
         "Kra";/
         "Maj";/
-        "<U010C>er";/
+        "Čer";/
         "Lip";/
-        "<U017D>ni";/
+        "Žni";/
         "Vie";/
         "Kas";/
         "Lis";/
-        "<U015A>ni"
-alt_mon	"Studzie<U0144>";/
+        "Śni"
+alt_mon	"Studzień";/
 	"Luty";/
 	"Sakavik";/
 	"Krasavik";/
 	"Maj";/
-	"<U010C>ervie<U0144>";/
-	"Lipie<U0144>";/
-	"<U017D>nivie<U0144>";/
-	"Vierasie<U0144>";/
-	"Kastry<U010D>nik";/
+	"Červień";/
+	"Lipień";/
+	"Žnivień";/
+	"Vierasień";/
+	"Kastryčnik";/
 	"Listapad";/
-	"<U015A>nie<U017E>a<U0144>"
+	"Śniežań"
 mon	"studzienia";/
 	"lutaha";/
 	"sakavika";/
 	"krasavika";/
 	"maja";/
-	"<U010D>ervienia";/
+	"červienia";/
 	"lipienia";/
-	"<U017E>ni<U016D>nia";/
-	"viera<U015B>nia";/
-	"kastry<U010D>nika";/
+	"žniŭnia";/
+	"vieraśnia";/
+	"kastryčnika";/
 	"listapada";/
-	"<U015B>nie<U017E>nia"
+	"śniežnia"
 am_pm     "";""
 d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "BYR "
 currency_symbol           "Rub"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -152,12 +152,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus: "Belarusian: Беларусь, Belaruś or Bełaruś"
-country_name "Bie<U0142>aru<U015B>"
+country_name "Biełaruś"
 country_ab2 "BY"
 country_ab3 "BLR"
 country_num 112
 country_car    "BY"
-lang_name    "bie<U0142>aruskaja"
+lang_name    "biełaruskaja"
 lang_ab      "be"
 lang_term    "bel"
 lang_lib    "bel"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ber_MA b/localedata/locales/ber_MA
index 173a99d13f..33d58b96dc 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ber_MA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ber_MA
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % which is a bit surprising. Is that really correct??
 yesexpr "^[+1Bb]"
 noexpr  "^[-0YyNn]"
-yesstr  "b<U0259>li"
+yesstr  "bəli"
 nostr   "yox"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "MAD "
-currency_symbol       "<U2D37>.<U2D4E>."
+currency_symbol       "ⴷ.ⵎ."
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -130,19 +130,19 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 % FIXME
 LC_TIME
-day     "bazar g<U00FC>n<U00FC>";/
-        "birinci g<U00FC>n";/
-        "ikinci g<U00FC>n";/
-        "<U00FC><U00E7><U00FC>nc<U00FC> g<U00FC>n";/
-        "d<U00F6>rd<U00FC>nc<U00FC> g<U00FC>n";/
-        "be<U015F>inci g<U00FC>n";/
-        "alt<U0131>nc<U0131> g<U00FC>n"
+day     "bazar günü";/
+        "birinci gün";/
+        "ikinci gün";/
+        "üçüncü gün";/
+        "dördüncü gün";/
+        "beşinci gün";/
+        "altıncı gün"
 abday   "baz";/
         "bir";/
         "iki";/
-        "<U00FC><U00E7><U00FC>";/
-        "d<U00F6>r";/
-        "be<U015F>";/
+        "üçü";/
+        "dör";/
+        "beş";/
         "alt"
 mon     "yanvar";/
         "fevral";/
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ abmon   "Yan";/
         "Mar";/
         "Apr";/
         "May";/
-        "<U0130>yn";/
-        "<U0130>yl";/
+        "İyn";/
+        "İyl";/
         "Avq";/
         "Sen";/
         "Okt";/
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ
-country_name "<U2D5C><U2D30><U2D33><U2D4D><U2D37><U2D49><U2D5C> <U2D4F> <U2D4D><U2D4E><U2D56><U2D54><U2D49><U2D31>"
+country_name "ⵜⴰⴳⵍⴷⵉⵜ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ"
 %country_post ""
 country_ab2 "MA"
 country_ab3 "MAR"
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ country_num 504
 %country_isbn ""
 country_car  "MA"
 % ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
-lang_name "<U2D5C><U2D30><U2D4E><U2D30><U2D63><U2D49><U2D56><U2D5C>"
+lang_name "ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ"
 % lang_ab
 lang_term "ber"
 lang_lib "ber"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bg_BG b/localedata/locales/bg_BG
index 7dcd03fafc..45ff57a3f1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bg_BG
+++ b/localedata/locales/bg_BG
@@ -249,9 +249,9 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "BGN "
-currency_symbol           "<U043B><U0432>."
+currency_symbol           "лв."
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -281,52 +281,52 @@ t_fmt_ampm ""
 %
 week 7;19971130;4
 first_weekday 2
-abday "<U043D><U0434>";/
-      "<U043F><U043D>";/
-      "<U0432><U0442>";/
-      "<U0441><U0440>";/
-      "<U0447><U0442>";/
-      "<U043F><U0442>";/
-      "<U0441><U0431>"
-day "<U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U043B><U044F>";/
-    "<U043F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U043B><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-    "<U0432><U0442><U043E><U0440><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-    "<U0441><U0440><U044F><U0434><U0430>";/
-    "<U0447><U0435><U0442><U0432><U044A><U0440><U0442><U044A><U043A>";/
-    "<U043F><U0435><U0442><U044A><U043A>";/
-    "<U0441><U044A><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abmon "<U044F><U043D><U0443>";/
-      "<U0444><U0435><U0432>";/
-      "<U043C><U0430><U0440>";/
-      "<U0430><U043F><U0440>";/
-      "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-      "<U044E><U043D><U0438>";/
-      "<U044E><U043B><U0438>";/
-      "<U0430><U0432><U0433>";/
-      "<U0441><U0435><U043F>";/
-      "<U043E><U043A><U0442>";/
-      "<U043D><U043E><U0435>";/
-      "<U0434><U0435><U043A>"
-mon "<U044F><U043D><U0443><U0430><U0440><U0438>";/
-    "<U0444><U0435><U0432><U0440><U0443><U0430><U0440><U0438>";/
-    "<U043C><U0430><U0440><U0442>";/
-    "<U0430><U043F><U0440><U0438><U043B>";/
-    "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-    "<U044E><U043D><U0438>";/
-    "<U044E><U043B><U0438>";/
-    "<U0430><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442>";/
-    "<U0441><U0435><U043F><U0442><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-    "<U043E><U043A><U0442><U043E><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-    "<U043D><U043E><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-    "<U0434><U0435><U043A><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>"
+abday "нд";/
+      "пн";/
+      "вт";/
+      "ср";/
+      "чт";/
+      "пт";/
+      "сб"
+day "неделя";/
+    "понеделник";/
+    "вторник";/
+    "сряда";/
+    "четвъртък";/
+    "петък";/
+    "събота"
+abmon "яну";/
+      "фев";/
+      "мар";/
+      "апр";/
+      "май";/
+      "юни";/
+      "юли";/
+      "авг";/
+      "сеп";/
+      "окт";/
+      "ное";/
+      "дек"
+mon "януари";/
+    "февруари";/
+    "март";/
+    "април";/
+    "май";/
+    "юни";/
+    "юли";/
+    "август";/
+    "септември";/
+    "октомври";/
+    "ноември";/
+    "декември"
 
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yYdDoO<U0414><U0434>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nNkK<U041D><U043D>]"
-yesstr  "<U0434><U0430>"
-nostr   "<U043D><U0435>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYdDoOДд]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNkKНн]"
+yesstr  "да"
+nostr   "не"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -335,15 +335,15 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%s%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_mr   "<U0433>-<U0434><U0438><U043D>"
-name_ms   "<U0433>-<U0436><U0430>"
-name_mrs  "<U0433>-<U0436><U0430>"
-name_miss "<U0433>-<U0436><U0438><U0446><U0430>"
+name_mr   "г-дин"
+name_ms   "г-жа"
+name_mrs  "г-жа"
+name_miss "г-жица"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%sN%h, %e, %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U0411><U044A><U043B><U0433><U0430><U0440><U0438><U044F>"
+country_name "България"
 country_post "BG"
 country_ab2  "BG"
 country_ab3  "BGR"
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ country_num   100
 country_car  "BG"
 country_isbn  954
 % български език
-lang_name    "<U0431><U044A><U043B><U0433><U0430><U0440><U0441><U043A><U0438>"
+lang_name    "български"
 lang_ab      "bg"
 lang_term    "bul"
 lang_lib    "bul"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bhb_IN b/localedata/locales/bhb_IN
index a395b02cc4..e246bc42f9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bhb_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bhb_IN
@@ -147,13 +147,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_car "IND"
 country_num 356
 % भीली
-lang_name     "<U092D><U0940><U0932><U0940>"
+lang_name     "भीली"
 lang_ab       ""
 lang_term     "bhb"
 lang_lib      "bhb"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bho_IN b/localedata/locales/bho_IN
index 6166b669b8..f93cc0d1de 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bho_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bho_IN
@@ -61,51 +61,51 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";/
-	    "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-	    "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-	    "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941>";/
-	    "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रवि";/
+	    "सोम";/
+	    "मंगल";/
+	    "बुध";/
+	    "गुरु";/
+	    "शुक्र";/
+	    "शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रविवार";/
+	    "सोमवार";/
+	    "मंगलवार";/
+	    "बुधवार";/
+	    "गुरुवार";/
+	    "शुक्रवार";/
+	    "शनिवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-	    "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-	    "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-	    "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"%
+abmon       "जनवरी";/
+	    "फरवरी";/
+	    "मार्च";/
+	    "अप्रैल";/
+	    "मई";"जून";/
+	    "जुलाई";/
+	    "अगस्त";/
+	    "सितम्बर";/
+	    "अक्टूबर";/
+	    "नवम्बर";/
+	    "दिसम्बर"%
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-	    "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-	    "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-	    "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-	    "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"%
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+	    "फरवरी";/
+	    "मार्च";/
+	    "अप्रैल";/
+	    "मई";"जून";/
+	    "जुलाई";/
+	    "अगस्त";/
+	    "सितम्बर";/
+	    "अक्टूबर";/
+	    "नवम्बर";/
+	    "दिसम्बर"%
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-	    "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+	    "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -138,23 +138,23 @@ END LC_PAPER
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>"
+name_mr     "श्री"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
+name_ms     "कुमार"
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 % IND
 country_car    "IND"
 % भोजपुरी
-lang_name    "<U092D><U094B><U091C><U092A><U0941><U0930><U0940>"
+lang_name    "भोजपुरी"
 lang_term    "bho"
 lang_lib    "bho"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bho_NP b/localedata/locales/bho_NP
index 5fdb7e8f27..d46bbdd63f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bho_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/bho_NP
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%f%N%h%s%N%T"
-country_name "<U0928><U0947><U092A><U093E><U0932>"
+country_name "नेपाल"
 country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 % NEP
 country_car  "NEP"
-lang_name    "<U092D><U094B><U091C><U092A><U0941><U0930><U0940>"
+lang_name    "भोजपुरी"
 lang_term    "bho"
 lang_lib     "bho"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bn_BD b/localedata/locales/bn_BD
index a601724401..d7542c8456 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bn_BD
+++ b/localedata/locales/bn_BD
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 %this is the taka sign
-currency_symbol      "<U09F3>"
+currency_symbol      "৳"
 int_curr_symbol      "BDT "
 mon_decimal_point    "."
 mon_thousands_sep    ","
@@ -91,50 +91,50 @@ grouping             3;2
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "<U09B0><U09AC><U09BF>"; /
-            "<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE>";/
-            "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U0983>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF>"
-
-day         "<U09B0><U09AC><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U09B8><U09CD><U09AA><U09A4><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09B0><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>"
+abday       "রবি"; /
+            "সোম";/
+            "মঙ্গল";/
+            "বুধ";/
+            "বৃহঃ";/
+            "শুক্র";/
+            "শনি"
+
+day         "রবিবার";/
+            "সোমবার";/
+            "মঙ্গলবার";/
+            "বুধবার";/
+            "বৃহস্পতিবার";/
+            "শুক্রবার";/
+            "শনিবার"
 
 %janu febru march apri may jun jul aug septe octo nove dece
-abmon       "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09CD><U099A>";/
-            "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";/
-            "<U0986><U0997><U09B8><U09CD><U099F>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U099F><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AD><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>"
-
-mon         "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1><U09AF><U09BC><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC><U09CD><U09B0><U09C1><U09AF><U09BC><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09CD><U099A>";/
-            "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";/
-            "<U0986><U0997><U09B8><U09CD><U099F>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U099F><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AD><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>"
-
-am_pm       "<U09AA><U09C2><U09B0><U09CD><U09AC><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A3>";"<U0985><U09AA><U09B0><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A3>"
+abmon       "জানু";/
+            "ফেব";/
+            "মার্চ";/
+            "এপ্রিল";/
+            "মে";/
+            "জুন";/
+            "জুলাই";/
+            "আগস্ট";/
+            "সেপ্টেম্বর";/
+            "অক্টোবর";/
+            "নভেম্বর";/
+            "ডিসেম্বর"
+
+mon         "জানুয়ারী";/
+            "ফেব্রুয়ারী";/
+            "মার্চ";/
+            "এপ্রিল";/
+            "মে";/
+            "জুন";/
+            "জুলাই";/
+            "আগস্ট";/
+            "সেপ্টেম্বর";/
+            "অক্টোবর";/
+            "নভেম্বর";/
+            "ডিসেম্বর"
+
+am_pm       "পূর্বাহ্ণ";"অপরাহ্ণ"
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
 date_fmt    "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p %Z"
 d_fmt       "%-d//%-m//%y"
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ first_weekday 6
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U09B9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U09A8>]"
-yesstr  "<U09B9><U09CD><U09AF><U09BE><U0981>"
-nostr   "<U09A8><U09BE>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYহ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNন]"
+yesstr  "হ্যাঁ"
+nostr   "না"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MEASUREMENT
@@ -171,17 +171,17 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%m%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
 %jonab
-name_mr     "<U099c><U09a8><U09be><U09ac>"
+name_mr     "জনাব"
 %begom
-name_mrs    "<U09AC><U09C7><U0997><U09AE>"
-name_ms     "<U09AC><U09C7><U0997><U09AE>"
-name_miss   "<U09AC><U09C7><U0997><U09AE>"
+name_mrs    "বেগম"
+name_ms     "বেগম"
+name_miss   "বেগম"
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt      "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
-country_name    "<U09AC><U09BE><U0982><U09B2><U09BE><U09A6><U09C7><U09B6>"
+country_name    "বাংলাদেশ"
 country_ab2     "BD"
 country_ab3     "BGD"
 lang_ab      "bn"
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ lang_term    "ben"
 lang_lib       "ben"
 %lang_ab3_term   "ben"
 % বাংলা
-lang_name    "<U09AC><U09BE><U0982><U09B2><U09BE>"
+lang_name    "বাংলা"
 % todo
 %country_post   ""
 country_num     050
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bn_IN b/localedata/locales/bn_IN
index 468c9846f9..290777c654 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bn_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bn_IN
@@ -75,46 +75,46 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U09B0><U09AC><U09BF>";"<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE>";/
-            "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2>";"<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U09B8><U09CD><U09AA><U09A4><U09BF>";"<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF>"
+abday       "রবি";"সোম";/
+            "মঙ্গল";"বুধ";/
+            "বৃহস্পতি";"শুক্র";/
+            "শনি"
 
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U09B0><U09AC><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";"<U09B8><U09CB><U09AE><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09AE><U0999><U09CD><U0997><U09B2><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";"<U09AC><U09C1><U09A7><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09AC><U09C3><U09B9><U09B8><U09CD><U09AA><U09A4><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09B6><U09C1><U0995><U09CD><U09B0><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>";"<U09B6><U09A8><U09BF><U09AC><U09BE><U09B0>"
+day         "রবিবার";"সোমবার";/
+            "মঙ্গলবার";"বুধবার";/
+            "বৃহস্পতিবার";/
+            "শুক্রবার";"শনিবার"
 
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09CD><U099A>";"<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";"<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";"<U0986><U0997><U09B8><U09CD><U099F>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U099F><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AD><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>"
+abmon       "জানু";/
+            "ফেব";/
+            "মার্চ";"এপ্রিল";/
+            "মে";"জুন";/
+            "জুলাই";"আগস্ট";/
+            "সেপ্টেম্বর";/
+            "অক্টোবর";/
+            "নভেম্বর";/
+            "ডিসেম্বর"
 
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1><U09AF><U09BC><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC><U09CD><U09B0><U09C1><U09AF><U09BC><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09CD><U099A>";"<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";"<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";"<U0986><U0997><U09B8><U09CD><U099F>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U099F><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U0985><U0995><U09CD><U099F><U09CB><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AD><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>"
+mon         "জানুয়ারী";/
+            "ফেব্রুয়ারী";/
+            "মার্চ";"এপ্রিল";/
+            "মে";"জুন";/
+            "জুলাই";"আগস্ট";/
+            "সেপ্টেম্বর";/
+            "অক্টোবর";/
+            "নভেম্বর";/
+            "ডিসেম্বর"
 
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U09AA><U09C2><U09B0><U09CD><U09AC><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A3>";/
-            "<U0985><U09AA><U09B0><U09BE><U09B9><U09CD><U09A3>"
+am_pm       "পূর্বাহ্ণ";/
+            "অপরাহ্ণ"
 
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U09B6><U09CD><U09B0><U09C0>"
-name_mrs    "<U09B6><U09CD><U09B0><U09C0><U09AE><U09A4><U09C0>"
-name_miss   "<U0995><U09C1><U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>"
-name_ms     "<U09B6><U09CD><U09B0><U09C0><U09AE><U09A4><U09C0>"
+name_mr     "শ্রী"
+name_mrs    "শ্রীমতী"
+name_miss   "কুমারী"
+name_ms     "শ্রীমতী"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U09AD><U09BE><U09B0><U09A4>"
+country_name "ভারত"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % বাংলা
-lang_name    "<U09AC><U09BE><U0982><U09B2><U09BE>"
+lang_name    "বাংলা"
 lang_ab      "bn"
 lang_term    "ben"
 lang_lib       "ben"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bo_IN b/localedata/locales/bo_IN
index 7eba1bf107..a7ed3d84a0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bo_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bo_IN
@@ -89,12 +89,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 
 postal_fmt "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0F62><U0F92><U0FB1><U0F0B><U0F42><U0F62><U0F0B>"
+country_name "རྒྱ་གར་"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-lang_name     "<U0F56><U0F7C><U0F51><U0F0B><U0F66><U0F90><U0F51><U0F0B>"
+lang_name     "བོད་སྐད་"
 lang_ab       "bo"
 lang_term     "bod"
 lang_lib      "tib"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/br_FR b/localedata/locales/br_FR
index ff76664b23..57a6ae647e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/br_FR
+++ b/localedata/locales/br_FR
@@ -112,18 +112,18 @@ abday   "sul";"lun";"meu";"mer";"yao";"gwe";"sad"
 day     "sul";/
         "lun";/
         "meurzh";/
-        "merc<U02BC>her";/
+        "mercʼher";/
         "yaou";/
         "gwener";/
         "sadorn"
-abmon   "Gen ";"C<U02BC>hw";/
+abmon   "Gen ";"Cʼhw";/
         "Meu ";"Ebr ";/
         "Mae ";"Mezh";/
         "Gou ";"Eos ";/
         "Gwe ";"Her ";/
         "Du  ";"Ker "
 mon     "Genver";/
-        "C<U02BC>hwevrer";/
+        "Cʼhwevrer";/
         "Meurzh";/
         "Ebrel";/
         "Mae";/
@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ mon     "Genver";/
         "Here";/
         "Du";/
         "Kerzu"
-d_t_fmt  "D<U02BC>ar %A %d a viz %B %Y %T"
-date_fmt "D<U02BC>ar %A %d a viz %B %Y %T %Z"
+d_t_fmt  "Dʼar %A %d a viz %B %Y %T"
+date_fmt "Dʼar %A %d a viz %B %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d.%m.%Y"
 t_fmt   "%T"
 am_pm   " ";" "
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Fra<U00F1>s"
+country_name "Frañs"
 country_ab2 "FR"
 country_ab3 "FRA"
 country_num 250
diff --git a/localedata/locales/brx_IN b/localedata/locales/brx_IN
index 5a3768e9ed..ce7de4df5e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/brx_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/brx_IN
@@ -63,54 +63,54 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0930><U092C><U093F>";"<U0938><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";"<U092C><U0941><U0926>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0938><U0925><U093F>";/
-            "<U0938><U0941><U0916><U0941><U0930>";"<U0938><U0941><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रबि";"सम";/
+            "मंगल";"बुद";/
+            "बिसथि";/
+            "सुखुर";"सुनि"
 %
 
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0930><U092C><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0926><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0938><U0925><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U0941><U0916><U0941><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U0941><U0928><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रबिबार";/
+            "सोबार";/
+            "मंगलबार";/
+            "बुदबार";/
+            "बिसथिबार";/
+            "सुखुरबार";/
+            "सुनिबार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon         "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U0938>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0907>";/
-            "<U0906><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0925>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092C><U0925><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0916><U0925><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U092C><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>"
+abmon         "जानुवारी";/
+            "फेब्रुवारी";/
+            "मार्स";/
+            "एप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाइ";/
+            "आगस्थ";/
+            "सेबथेज्ब़र";/
+            "अखथबर";/
+            "नबेज्ब़र";/
+            "दिसेज्ब़र"
 %
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U0938>";/
-            "<U090F><U092B><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0907>";/
-            "<U0906><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0925>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092C><U0925><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0916><U0925><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U092C><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0947><U091C><U094D><U092C><U093C><U0930>"
+mon         "जानुवारी";/
+            "फेब्रुवारी";/
+            "मार्स";/
+            "एफ्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाइ";/
+            "आगस्थ";/
+            "सेबथेज्ब़र";/
+            "अखथबर";/
+            "नबेज्ब़र";/
+            "दिसेज्ब़र"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 
-am_pm       "<U092B><U0941><U0902>.";/
-            "<U092C><U0947><U0932><U093E><U0938><U0947>."
+am_pm       "फुं.";/
+            "बेलासे."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U093E><U0901>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U0939><U0940><U0902>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "हाँ"
+nostr   "नहीं"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -160,12 +160,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-lang_name   "<U092C><U0921><U093C><U094B>"
+lang_name   "बड़ो"
 lang_term   "brx"
 lang_lib    "brx"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bs_BA b/localedata/locales/bs_BA
index f3da81b899..9c6ea08c10 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bs_BA
+++ b/localedata/locales/bs_BA
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "BAM "
 currency_symbol           "KM"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "Ned";"Pon";"Uto";"Sri";"<U010C>et";"Pet";"Sub"
+abday   "Ned";"Pon";"Uto";"Sri";"Čet";"Pet";"Sub"
 day     "Nedjelja";/
         "Ponedjeljak";/
         "Utorak";/
         "Srijeda";/
-        "<U010C>etvrtak";/
+        "Četvrtak";/
         "Petak";/
         "Subota"
 abmon   "Jan";"Feb";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/byn_ER b/localedata/locales/byn_ER
index 608378d205..b2c1285055 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/byn_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/byn_ER
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A4><U122D><U1275><U122B>"
+country_name  "ኤርትራ"
 country_post  "ERI"
 country_ab2   "ER"
 country_ab3   "ERI"
 country_num   232
 country_car  "ER"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U1265><U120A><U1295>"
+lang_name     "ብሊን"
 lang_ab       ""
 lang_term     "byn"
 lang_lib      "byn"
@@ -136,59 +136,59 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday    "<U1230><U002F><U1245>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291>";/
-         "<U1230><U120A><U131D>";/
-         "<U1208><U1313>";/
-         "<U12A3><U121D><U12F5>";/
-         "<U12A3><U122D><U1265>";/
-         "<U1230><U002F><U123D>"
+abday    "ሰ//ቅ";/
+         "ሰኑ";/
+         "ሰሊጝ";/
+         "ለጓ";/
+         "ኣምድ";/
+         "ኣርብ";/
+         "ሰ//ሽ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-day      "<U1230><U1295><U1260><U122D> <U1245><U12F3><U12C5>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291>";/
-         "<U1230><U120A><U131D>";/
-         "<U1208><U1313> <U12C8><U122A> <U1208><U1265><U12CB>";/
-         "<U12A3><U121D><U12F5>";/
-         "<U12A3><U122D><U1265>";/
-         "<U1230><U1295><U1260><U122D> <U123D><U1313><U12C5>"
+day      "ሰንበር ቅዳዅ";/
+         "ሰኑ";/
+         "ሰሊጝ";/
+         "ለጓ ወሪ ለብዋ";/
+         "ኣምድ";/
+         "ኣርብ";/
+         "ሰንበር ሽጓዅ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U120D><U12F0><U1275>";/
-         "<U12AB><U1265><U12BD>";/
-         "<U12AD><U1265><U120B>";/
-         "<U134B><U1305><U12BA>";/
-         "<U12AD><U1262><U1245>";/
-         "<U121D><U002F><U1275>";/
-         "<U12B0><U122D>";/
-         "<U121B><U122D><U12EB>";/
-         "<U12EB><U12B8><U1292>";/
-         "<U1218><U1270><U1209>";/
-         "<U121D><U002F><U121D>";/
-         "<U1270><U1215><U1233>"
+abmon    "ልደት";/
+         "ካብኽ";/
+         "ክብላ";/
+         "ፋጅኺ";/
+         "ክቢቅ";/
+         "ም//ት";/
+         "ኰር";/
+         "ማርያ";/
+         "ያኸኒ";/
+         "መተሉ";/
+         "ም//ም";/
+         "ተሕሳ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U120D><U12F0><U1275><U122A>";/
-         "<U12AB><U1265><U12BD><U1265><U1272>";/
-         "<U12AD><U1265><U120B>";/
-         "<U134B><U1305><U12BA><U122A>";/
-         "<U12AD><U1262><U1245><U122A>";/
-         "<U121D><U12AA><U12A4><U120D> <U1275><U1313><U0305><U1292><U122A>";/
-         "<U12B0><U122D><U12A9>";/
-         "<U121B><U122D><U12EB><U121D> <U1275><U122A>";/
-         "<U12EB><U12B8><U1292> <U1218><U1233><U1245><U1208><U122A>";/
-         "<U1218><U1270><U1209>";/
-         "<U121D><U12AA><U12A4><U120D> <U1218><U123D><U12C8><U122A>";/
-         "<U1270><U1215><U1233><U1235><U122A>"
+mon      "ልደትሪ";/
+         "ካብኽብቲ";/
+         "ክብላ";/
+         "ፋጅኺሪ";/
+         "ክቢቅሪ";/
+         "ምኪኤል ትጓ̅ኒሪ";/
+         "ኰርኩ";/
+         "ማርያም ትሪ";/
+         "ያኸኒ መሳቅለሪ";/
+         "መተሉ";/
+         "ምኪኤል መሽወሪ";/
+         "ተሕሳስሪ"
 %
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-am_pm    "<U134B><U12F1><U1235> <U1303><U1265>";/
-         "<U134B><U12F1><U1235> <U12F0><U121D><U1262>"
+am_pm    "ፋዱስ ጃብ";/
+         "ፋዱስ ደምቢ"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %Y %r %Z
 %
-d_t_fmt    "%A<U1361> %B %e <U130D><U122D><U130B> %Y %r %Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ግርጋ %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %r %Z %Y ዓ/ም
 %
-date_fmt    "%A<U1361> %B %e <U130D><U122D><U130B> %r %Z %Y <U12A3><U12F5>"
+date_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ግርጋ %r %Z %Y ኣድ"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_AD b/localedata/locales/ca_AD
index df179939ec..3313f8e95d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_AD
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_AD
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ country_ab3 "AND"
 country_num 020
 country_car  "AND"
 % català
-lang_name    "catal<U00E0>"
+lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
 lang_lib    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_ES b/localedata/locales/ca_ES
index d9a29d10a2..4ac664376b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_ES
@@ -63,13 +63,13 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "s<U00ED>"
+yesstr  "sí"
 nostr   "no"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "EUR "
-currency_symbol      "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol      "€"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
 mon_thousands_sep    "."
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ day        "diumenge";/
            "dissabte"
 ab_alt_mon "gen.";/
            "febr.";/
-           "mar<U00E7>";/
+           "març";/
            "abr.";/
            "maig";/
            "juny";/
@@ -114,19 +114,19 @@ ab_alt_mon "gen.";/
            "des."
 abmon      "de gen.";/
            "de febr.";/
-           "de mar<U00E7>";/
-           "d<U2019>abr.";/
+           "de març";/
+           "d’abr.";/
            "de maig";/
            "de juny";/
            "de jul.";/
-           "d<U2019>ag.";/
+           "d’ag.";/
            "de set.";/
-           "d<U2019>oct.";/
+           "d’oct.";/
            "de nov.";/
            "de des."
 alt_mon    "gener";/
            "febrer";/
-           "mar<U00E7>";/
+           "març";/
            "abril";/
            "maig";/
            "juny";/
@@ -138,14 +138,14 @@ alt_mon    "gener";/
            "desembre"
 mon        "de gener";/
            "de febrer";/
-           "de mar<U00E7>";/
-           "d<U2019>abril";/
+           "de març";/
+           "d’abril";/
            "de maig";/
            "de juny";/
            "de juliol";/
-           "d<U2019>agost";/
+           "d’agost";/
            "de setembre";/
-           "d<U2019>octubre";/
+           "d’octubre";/
            "de novembre";/
            "de desembre"
 d_t_fmt    "%A, %-d %B de %Y, %T"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ country_ab3  "ESP"
 country_num  724
 country_car  "E"
 % català
-lang_name    "catal<U00E0>"
+lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
 lang_lib     "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_FR b/localedata/locales/ca_FR
index 67360c1d13..2a8dcc1a94 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_FR
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_FR
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Fran<U00E7>a"
+country_name "França"
 country_ab2 "FR"
 country_ab3 "FRA"
 country_num 250
 country_isbn "979-10"
 country_car    "F"
 % català
-lang_name    "catal<U00E0>"
+lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
 lang_lib    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_IT b/localedata/locales/ca_IT
index 352790adc0..f379387c59 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_IT
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "It<U00E0>lia"
+country_name "Itàlia"
 country_ab2 "IT"
 country_ab3 "ITA"
 country_num 380
 country_car    "I"
 country_isbn "978-88,979-12"
 % català
-lang_name    "catal<U00E0>"
+lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
 lang_lib    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/chr_US b/localedata/locales/chr_US
index f950af577e..cef297b81f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/chr_US
+++ b/localedata/locales/chr_US
@@ -54,52 +54,52 @@ copy "en_US"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday	"<U13C6><U13CD><U13AC>";/
-	"<U13C9><U13C5><U13AF>";/
-	"<U13D4><U13B5><U13C1>";/
-	"<U13E6><U13A2><U13C1>";/
-	"<U13C5><U13A9><U13C1>";/
-	"<U13E7><U13BE><U13A9>";/
-	"<U13C8><U13D5><U13BE>"
-day	"<U13A4><U13BE><U13D9><U13D3><U13C6><U13CD><U13AC>";/
-	"<U13A4><U13BE><U13D9><U13D3><U13C9><U13C5><U13AF>";/
-	"<U13D4><U13B5><U13C1><U13A2><U13A6>";/
-	"<U13E6><U13A2><U13C1><U13A2><U13A6>";/
-	"<U13C5><U13A9><U13C1><U13A2><U13A6>";/
-	"<U13E7><U13BE><U13A9><U13B6><U13CD><U13D7>";/
-	"<U13A4><U13BE><U13D9><U13D3><U13C8><U13D5><U13BE>"
-abmon	"<U13A4><U13C3>"; "<U13A7><U13A6>";/
-	"<U13A0><U13C5>"; "<U13A7><U13EC>";/
-	"<U13A0><U13C2>"; "<U13D5><U13AD>";/
-	"<U13AB><U13F0>"; "<U13A6><U13B6>";/
-	"<U13DA><U13B5>"; "<U13DA><U13C2>";/
-	"<U13C5><U13D3>"; "<U13A5><U13CD>"
-mon	"<U13A4><U13C3><U13B8><U13D4><U13C5>";/
-	"<U13A7><U13A6><U13B5>";/
-	"<U13A0><U13C5><U13F1>";/
-	"<U13A7><U13EC><U13C2>";/
-	"<U13A0><U13C2><U13CD><U13AC><U13D8>";/
-	"<U13D5><U13AD><U13B7><U13F1>";/
-	"<U13AB><U13F0><U13C9><U13C2>";/
-	"<U13A6><U13B6><U13C2>";/
-	"<U13DA><U13B5><U13CD><U13D7>";/
-	"<U13DA><U13C2><U13C5><U13D7>";/
-	"<U13C5><U13D3><U13D5><U13C6>";/
-	"<U13A5><U13CD><U13A9><U13F1>"
+abday	"ᏆᏍᎬ";/
+	"ᏉᏅᎯ";/
+	"ᏔᎵᏁ";/
+	"ᏦᎢᏁ";/
+	"ᏅᎩᏁ";/
+	"ᏧᎾᎩ";/
+	"ᏈᏕᎾ"
+day	"ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏆᏍᎬ";/
+	"ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏉᏅᎯ";/
+	"ᏔᎵᏁᎢᎦ";/
+	"ᏦᎢᏁᎢᎦ";/
+	"ᏅᎩᏁᎢᎦ";/
+	"ᏧᎾᎩᎶᏍᏗ";/
+	"ᎤᎾᏙᏓᏈᏕᎾ"
+abmon	"ᎤᏃ"; "ᎧᎦ";/
+	"ᎠᏅ"; "ᎧᏬ";/
+	"ᎠᏂ"; "ᏕᎭ";/
+	"ᎫᏰ"; "ᎦᎶ";/
+	"ᏚᎵ"; "ᏚᏂ";/
+	"ᏅᏓ"; "ᎥᏍ"
+mon	"ᎤᏃᎸᏔᏅ";/
+	"ᎧᎦᎵ";/
+	"ᎠᏅᏱ";/
+	"ᎧᏬᏂ";/
+	"ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏘ";/
+	"ᏕᎭᎷᏱ";/
+	"ᎫᏰᏉᏂ";/
+	"ᎦᎶᏂ";/
+	"ᏚᎵᏍᏗ";/
+	"ᏚᏂᏅᏗ";/
+	"ᏅᏓᏕᏆ";/
+	"ᎥᏍᎩᏱ"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %r"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt   "%m//%d//%Y"
 t_fmt   "%r"
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
-am_pm   "<U13CC><U13BE><U13B4>";"<U13D2><U13AF><U13F1><U13A2><U13D7><U13E2>"
+am_pm   "ᏌᎾᎴ";"ᏒᎯᏱᎢᏗᏢ"
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^([+1yY]|<U13A5><U13A5>)"
-noexpr  "^([-0nN]|<U13A5><U13DD>)"
-yesstr  "<U13A5><U13A5>"
-nostr   "<U13A5><U13DD>"
+yesexpr "^([+1yY]|ᎥᎥ)"
+noexpr  "^([-0nN]|ᎥᏝ)"
+yesstr  "ᎥᎥ"
+nostr   "ᎥᏝ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -113,14 +113,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T, %S %z%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U13CC><U13CA><U0020><U13A2><U13F3><U13BE><U13B5><U13CD><U13D4><U13C5><U0020><U13CD><U13A6><U13DA><U13A9>"
+country_name "ᏌᏊ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᏍᎦᏚᎩ"
 country_post "USA"
 country_ab2  "US"
 country_ab3  "USA"
 country_num  840
 country_car  "USA"
 country_isbn 0
-lang_name    "<U13E3><U13B3><U13A9>"
+lang_name    "ᏣᎳᎩ"
 lang_ab      ""
 lang_term    "chr"
 lang_lib     "chr"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ckb_IQ b/localedata/locales/ckb_IQ
index 79f04750b9..fb382b2736 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ckb_IQ
+++ b/localedata/locales/ckb_IQ
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol       "IQD "
-currency_symbol       "<U062F><U002E><U0639>"
+currency_symbol       "د.ع"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping	      3
@@ -113,53 +113,53 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % Abbreviated weekday names
-abday "<U0634><U06D5><U0645>";/
-      "<U06CC><U06D5><U06A9><U0634>";/
-      "<U062F><U0648><U0648><U0634>";/
-      "<U0633><U06CE><U0634>";/
-      "<U0686><U0648><U0627><U0634>";/
-      "<U067E><U06CE><U0646><U0634>";/
-      "<U0647><U06D5><U06CC><U0646>"
+abday "شەم";/
+      "یەکش";/
+      "دووش";/
+      "سێش";/
+      "چواش";/
+      "پێنش";/
+      "هەین"
 %
 % Full weekday names
-day "<U06CC><U06D5><U0643><U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>";/
-    "<U062F><U0648><U0648><U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>";/
-    "<U0633><U06CE><U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>";/
-    "<U0686><U0648><U0627><U0631><U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>";/
-    "<U067E><U06CE><U0646><U062C><U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>";/
-    "<U0647><U06D5><U06CC><U0646><U06CC>";/
-    "<U0634><U06D5><U0645><U0645><U06D5>"
+day "یەكشەممە";/
+    "دووشەممە";/
+    "سێشەممە";/
+    "چوارشەممە";/
+    "پێنجشەممە";/
+    "هەینی";/
+    "شەممە"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names
-abmon "<U06A9><U0627><U0662>";/
-      "<U0634><U0648><U0628>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U0632>";/
-      "<U0646><U06CC><U0633>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U06CC>";/
-      "<U062D><U0648><U0632>";/
-      "<U062A><U06D5><U0645>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U0628>";/
-      "<U0626><U06D5><U06CC>";/
-      "<U062A><U0634><U0661>";/
-      "<U062A><U0634><U0662>";/
-      "<U06A9><U0627><U0661>"
+abmon "کا٢";/
+      "شوب";/
+      "ئاز";/
+      "نیس";/
+      "ئای";/
+      "حوز";/
+      "تەم";/
+      "ئاب";/
+      "ئەی";/
+      "تش١";/
+      "تش٢";/
+      "کا١"
 %
 % Full month names
-mon "<U06A9><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646><U06CC><U0020><U062F><U0648><U0648><U06D5><U0645>";/
-    "<U0634><U0648><U0628><U0627><U062A>";/
-    "<U0626><U0627><U0632><U0627><U0631>";/
-    "<U0646><U06CC><U0633><U0627><U0646>";/
-    "<U0626><U0627><U06CC><U0627><U0631>";/
-    "<U062D><U0648><U0632><U06D5><U06CC><U0631><U0627><U0646>";/
-    "<U062A><U06D5><U0645><U0648><U0632>";/
-    "<U0626><U0627><U0628>";/
-    "<U0626><U06D5><U06CC><U0644><U0648><U0648><U0644>";/
-    "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U06CC><U0646><U06CC><U0020><U06CC><U06D5><U06A9><U06D5><U0645>";/
-    "<U062A><U0634><U0631><U06CC><U0646><U06CC><U0020><U062F><U0648><U0648><U06D5><U0645>";/
-    "<U06A9><U0627><U0646><U0648><U0646><U06CC><U0020><U06CC><U06D5><U06A9><U06D5><U0645>"
+mon "کانونی دووەم";/
+    "شوبات";/
+    "ئازار";/
+    "نیسان";/
+    "ئایار";/
+    "حوزەیران";/
+    "تەموز";/
+    "ئاب";/
+    "ئەیلوول";/
+    "تشرینی یەکەم";/
+    "تشرینی دووەم";/
+    "کانونی یەکەم"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm	    "<U067E><U0646>";"<U062F><U0646>"
+am_pm	    "پن";"دن"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y, %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -183,10 +183,10 @@ cal_direction	3
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr  "^[+1yY<U0628>]"
-noexpr   "^[-0nN<U0646>]"
-yesstr   "<U0628><U06D5><U06B5><U06CE>"
-nostr    "<U0646><U06D5><U062E><U06CE><U0631>"
+yesexpr  "^[+1yYب]"
+noexpr   "^[-0nNن]"
+yesstr   "بەڵێ"
+nostr    "نەخێر"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -195,22 +195,22 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_gen    "<U0628><U06D5><U0695><U06CE><U0632>"
-name_miss   "<U062E><U0627><U062A><U0648>"
-name_ms     "<U062E><U0627><U062A><U0648>"
-name_mrs    "<U062E><U0627><U062A><U0648>"
-name_mr     "<U0643><U0627><U0643>"
+name_gen    "بەڕێز"
+name_miss   "خاتو"
+name_ms     "خاتو"
+name_mrs    "خاتو"
+name_mr     "كاك"
 END LC_NAME
 %
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0639><U06CE><U0631><U0627><U0642>"
+country_name "عێراق"
 country_ab2 "IQ"
 country_ab3 "IRQ"
 country_post "IRQ"
 country_num 368
 country_car "IQ"
-lang_name   "<U06A9><U0648><U0631><U062F><U06CC><U06CC> <U0646><U0627><U0648><U06D5><U0646><U062F><U06CC>"
+lang_name   "کوردیی ناوەندی"
 lang_term   "ckb"
 lang_lib    "ckb"
 %
diff --git a/localedata/locales/cmn_TW b/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
index b833543944..ed84089a6b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
@@ -63,64 +63,64 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
-mon           "<U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E09><U6708>";/
-     "<U56DB><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E94><U6708>";/
-     "<U516D><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E03><U6708>";/
-     "<U516B><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon           "一月";/
+     "二月";/
+     "三月";/
+     "四月";/
+     "五月";/
+     "六月";/
+     "七月";/
+     "八月";/
+     "九月";/
+     "十月";/
+     "十一月";/
+     "十二月"
 %  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
-abmon         " 1<U6708>";/
-       " 2<U6708>";/
-       " 3<U6708>";/
-       " 4<U6708>";/
-       " 5<U6708>";/
-       " 6<U6708>";/
-       " 7<U6708>";/
-       " 8<U6708>";/
-       " 9<U6708>";/
-       "10<U6708>";/
-       "11<U6708>";/
-       "12<U6708>"
+abmon         " 1月";/
+       " 2月";/
+       " 3月";/
+       " 4月";/
+       " 5月";/
+       " 6月";/
+       " 7月";/
+       " 8月";/
+       " 9月";/
+       "10月";/
+       "11月";/
+       "12月"
 % 星期日, 星期一, 星期二, 星期三, 星期四, 星期五, 星期六
-day           "<U661F><U671F><U65E5>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U4E00>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U4E8C>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U4E09>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U56DB>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U4E94>";/
-     "<U661F><U671F><U516D>"
+day           "星期日";/
+     "星期一";/
+     "星期二";/
+     "星期三";/
+     "星期四";/
+     "星期五";/
+     "星期六"
 % 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
-abday         "<U65E5>";/
-       "<U4E00>";/
-       "<U4E8C>";/
-       "<U4E09>";/
-       "<U56DB>";/
-       "<U4E94>";/
-       "<U516D>"
+abday         "日";/
+       "一";/
+       "二";/
+       "三";/
+       "四";/
+       "五";/
+       "六"
 % %Y年%m月%d號 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
-d_t_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U865F> (%A) %H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d號 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年%m月%d號
-d_fmt         "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U865F>"
+d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d號"
 % %H點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt         "%H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
 % 上午, 下午
-am_pm         "<U4E0A><U5348>";/
-       "<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm         "上午";/
+       "下午"
 % %p %I點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年 %b %-d號 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
-date_fmt      "%Y<U5E74> %b %-d<U865F> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %-d號 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
-era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:<U6C11><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
+    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:民國:%EC元年";/
+    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:民前:%EC%Ey年"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -164,32 +164,32 @@ measurement 1
 END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U4E0D><U5426>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ不否]"
 % 是
-yesstr  "<U662F>"
+yesstr  "是"
 % 不是
-nostr   "<U4E0D><U662F>"
+nostr   "不是"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
 % 君
-name_gen  "<U541B>"
+name_gen  "君"
 % 小姐
-name_miss "<U5C0F><U59D0>"
+name_miss "小姐"
 % 先生
-name_mr   "<U5148><U751F>"
+name_mr   "先生"
 % 夫人
-name_mrs  "<U592B><U4EBA>"
+name_mrs  "夫人"
 % 女士
-name_ms   "<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
 % 中華民國
-country_name "<U4E2D><U83EF><U6C11><U570B>"
+country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
 country_ab3  "TWN"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
 % 漢語官話
-lang_name    "<U6F22><U8A9E><U5B98><U8A71>"
+lang_name    "漢語官話"
 lang_term    "cmn"
 lang_lib     "cmn"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/crh_UA b/localedata/locales/crh_UA
index d2f3633d83..a97ad4d648 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/crh_UA
+++ b/localedata/locales/crh_UA
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ escape_char /
 % otherwise be governed by that license.
 
 % Crimean Tatar (Crimean Turkish) Language Locale for Ukraine (latin)
-% Source:	Re<U015F>at SABIQ
-% Contact:	Re<U015F>at SABIQ
+% Source:	Reşat SABIQ
+% Contact:	Reşat SABIQ
 % Email:	<tilde.birlik@gmail.com>
 % Language:	crh
 % Territory:	UA
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title		"Crimean Tatar (Crimean Turkish) language locale for Ukraine"
 source		""
 address		""
-contact		"Re<U015F>at SABIQ"
+contact		"Reşat SABIQ"
 email		"tilde.birlik@gmail.com"
 tel		""
 fax		""
@@ -109,14 +109,14 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYeE]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNhH]"
 yesstr  "ebet"
-nostr   "hay<U0131>r"
+nostr   "hayır"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "UAH "
-currency_symbol           "<U20B4>"
+currency_symbol           "₴"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -139,15 +139,15 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_TIME
 day     "Bazar";/
         "Bazarertesi";/
-        "Sal<U0131>";/
-        "<U00C7>ar<U015F>embe";/
-        "Cumaaq<U015F>am<U0131>";/
+        "Salı";/
+        "Çarşembe";/
+        "Cumaaqşamı";/
         "Cuma";/
         "Cumaertesi"
 abday   "Baz";/
         "Ber";/
         "Sal";/
-        "<U00C7>ar";/
+        "Çar";/
         "Caq";/
         "Cum";/
         "Cer"
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ mon     "Yanvar";/
         "Fevral";/
         "Mart";/
         "Aprel";/
-        "May<U0131>s";/
-        "<U0130>yun";/
-        "<U0130>yul";/
+        "Mayıs";/
+        "İyun";/
+        "İyul";/
         "Avgust";/
-        "Sent<U00E2>br";/
-        "Okt<U00E2>br";/
+        "Sentâbr";/
+        "Oktâbr";/
         "Noyabr";/
         "Dekabr"
 abmon   "Yan";/
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ abmon   "Yan";/
         "Mar";/
         "Apr";/
         "May";/
-        "<U0130>yn";/
-        "<U0130>yl";/
+        "İyn";/
+        "İyl";/
         "Avg";/
         "Sen";/
         "Okt";/
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
 t_fmt     "%T"
-am_pm     "<U00DC>E";"<U00DC>S"
+am_pm     "ÜE";"ÜS"
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ country_ab3 "UKR"
 country_num 804
 country_car  "UA"
 % qırımtatar tili
-lang_name    "q<U0131>r<U0131>mtatar tili"
+lang_name    "qırımtatar tili"
 lang_term    "crh"
 lang_lib    "crh"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/cs_CZ b/localedata/locales/cs_CZ
index 132aab0eb8..bfcdeec369 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/cs_CZ
+++ b/localedata/locales/cs_CZ
@@ -235,9 +235,9 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 LC_MONETARY
 
 int_curr_symbol		"CZK "
-currency_symbol		"K<U010D>"
+currency_symbol		"Kč"
 mon_decimal_point	","
-mon_thousands_sep	"<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep	" "
 mon_grouping      	3;3
 positive_sign		""
 negative_sign		"-"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 LC_NUMERIC
 
 decimal_point		","
-thousands_sep		"<U202F>"
+thousands_sep		" "
 grouping		3;3
 
 END LC_NUMERIC
@@ -269,45 +269,45 @@ LC_TIME
 
 abday		"Ne";/
 		"Po";/
-		"<U00DA>t";/
+		"Út";/
 		"St";/
-		"<U010C>t";/
-		"P<U00E1>";/
+		"Čt";/
+		"Pá";/
 		"So"
 
-day		"Ned<U011B>le";/
-		"Pond<U011B>l<U00ED>";/
-		"<U00DA>ter<U00FD>";/
-		"St<U0159>eda";/
-		"<U010C>tvrtek";/
-		"P<U00E1>tek";/
+day		"Neděle";/
+		"Pondělí";/
+		"Úterý";/
+		"Středa";/
+		"Čtvrtek";/
+		"Pátek";/
 		"Sobota"
 
 alt_mon		"leden";/
-		"<U00FA>nor";/
-		"b<U0159>ezen";/
+		"únor";/
+		"březen";/
 		"duben";/
-		"kv<U011B>ten";/
-		"<U010D>erven";/
-		"<U010D>ervenec";/
+		"květen";/
+		"červen";/
+		"červenec";/
 		"srpen";/
-		"z<U00E1><U0159><U00ED>";/
-		"<U0159><U00ED>jen";/
+		"září";/
+		"říjen";/
 		"listopad";/
 		"prosinec"
 
 % Obávám se, že čeština žádné zkratky pro měsíce nezná :-)
 % Zkratky vytvořené podle pravidel zkracování, docela neobvyklé
 %abmon		"len";/
-%		"<U00FA>or";/
+%		"úor";/
 %		"ben";/
 %		"den";/
 %		"ken";/
-%		"<U010D>en";/
-%		"<U010D>ec";/
+%		"čen";/
+%		"čec";/
 %		"sen";/
-%		"z<U0159><U00ED>";/
-%		"<U0159>en";/
+%		"zří";/
+%		"řen";/
 %		"lad";/
 %		"pec"
 
@@ -316,15 +316,15 @@ alt_mon		"leden";/
 % se vezmou první dvě písmena a poslední (nebo také první písmeno
 % a dvě koncová).
 abmon		"led";/
-		"<U00FA>no";/
-		"b<U0159>e";/
+		"úno";/
+		"bře";/
 		"dub";/
-		"kv<U011B>";/
-		"<U010D>en";/
-		"<U010D>ec";/
+		"kvě";/
+		"čen";/
+		"čec";/
 		"srp";/
-		"z<U00E1><U0159>";/
-		"<U0159><U00ED>j";/
+		"zář";/
+		"říj";/
 		"lis";/
 		"pro"
 
@@ -346,23 +346,23 @@ abmon		"led";/
 %		"Dec"
 
 mon		"ledna";/
-		"<U00FA>nora";/
-		"b<U0159>ezna";/
+		"února";/
+		"března";/
 		"dubna";/
-		"kv<U011B>tna";/
-		"<U010D>ervna";/
-		"<U010D>ervence";/
+		"května";/
+		"června";/
+		"července";/
 		"srpna";/
-		"z<U00E1><U0159><U00ED>";/
-		"<U0159><U00ED>jna";/
+		"září";/
+		"října";/
 		"listopadu";/
 		"prosince"
 
 week		7;19971130;4
 first_weekday	2
 
-d_t_fmt		"%a<U00A0>%-d.<U00A0>%B<U00A0>%Y,<U00A0>%H:%M:%S"
-date_fmt	"%a<U00A0>%-d.<U00A0>%B<U00A0>%Y,<U00A0>%H:%M:%S<U00A0>%Z"
+d_t_fmt		"%a %-d. %B %Y, %H:%M:%S"
+date_fmt	"%a %-d. %B %Y, %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
 d_fmt 		"%-d.%-m.%Y"
 
@@ -392,22 +392,22 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "Sle<U010D>na"
+name_miss   "Slečna"
 name_mr     "Pan"
-name_mrs    "Pan<U00ED>"
-name_ms     "Pan<U00ED>"
+name_mrs    "Paní"
+name_ms     "Paní"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name  "<U010C>esk<U00E1> republika"
+country_name  "Česká republika"
 country_post  "CZ"
 country_ab2   "CZ"
 country_ab3   "CZE"
 country_num   203
 country_car   "CZ"
 %country_isbn  ???
-lang_name     "<U010D>e<U0161>tina"
+lang_name     "čeština"
 lang_ab       "cs"
 lang_term     "ces"
 lang_lib      "cze"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/csb_PL b/localedata/locales/csb_PL
index 6e3e6773df..9affc7b661 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/csb_PL
+++ b/localedata/locales/csb_PL
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1JjTtYy]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "jo"
-nostr   "ni<U00E9>"
+nostr   "nié"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
@@ -135,54 +135,54 @@ copy "pl_PL"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "nie"; "p<U00F2>n";/
-        "wt<U00F3>"; "str";/
-        "czw"; "pi<U0105>";/
+abday   "nie"; "pòn";/
+        "wtó"; "str";/
+        "czw"; "pią";/
         "sob"
 
 day    "niedzela";/
-        "p<U00F2>niedz<U00F4><U0142>k";/
-        "wt<U00F3>rk";/
+        "pòniedzôłk";/
+        "wtórk";/
         "strzoda";/
-        "czwi<U00F4>rtk";/
-        "pi<U0105>tk";/
-        "sob<U00F2>ta"
-ab_alt_mon "st<U00EB>"; "gro";/
-        "str"; "<U0142><U017C><U00EB>";/
-        "m<U00F4>j"; "cze";/
-        "l<U00EB>p"; "z<U00E9>l";/
-        "s<U00E9>w"; "ruj";/
-        "l<U00EB>s"; "g<U00F2>d"
-abmon   "st<U00EB>"; "gro";/
-        "str"; "<U0142><U017C><U00EB>";/
+        "czwiôrtk";/
+        "piątk";/
+        "sobòta"
+ab_alt_mon "stë"; "gro";/
+        "str"; "łżë";/
+        "môj"; "cze";/
+        "lëp"; "zél";/
+        "séw"; "ruj";/
+        "lës"; "gòd"
+abmon   "stë"; "gro";/
+        "str"; "łżë";/
         "maj"; "cze";/
-        "l<U00EB>p"; "z<U00E9>l";/
-        "s<U00E9>w"; "ruj";/
-        "l<U00EB>s"; "g<U00F2>d"
-alt_mon "st<U00EB>cznik";/
+        "lëp"; "zél";/
+        "séw"; "ruj";/
+        "lës"; "gòd"
+alt_mon "stëcznik";/
         "gromicznik";/
-        "str<U00EB>miannik";/
-        "<U0142><U017C><U00EB>kwiat";/
-        "m<U00F4>j";/
-        "czerwi<U0144>c";/
-        "l<U00EB>pi<U0144>c";/
-        "z<U00E9>lnik";/
-        "s<U00E9>wnik";/
+        "strëmiannik";/
+        "łżëkwiat";/
+        "môj";/
+        "czerwińc";/
+        "lëpińc";/
+        "zélnik";/
+        "séwnik";/
         "rujan";/
-        "l<U00EB>stopadnik";/
-        "g<U00F2>dnik"
-mon     "st<U00EB>cznika";/
+        "lëstopadnik";/
+        "gòdnik"
+mon     "stëcznika";/
         "gromicznika";/
-        "str<U00EB>miannika";/
-        "<U0142><U017C><U00EB>kwiata";/
+        "strëmiannika";/
+        "łżëkwiata";/
         "maja";/
-        "czerwi<U0144>ca";/
-        "l<U00EB>pi<U0144>ca";/
-        "z<U00E9>lnika";/
-        "s<U00E9>wnika";/
+        "czerwińca";/
+        "lëpińca";/
+        "zélnika";/
+        "séwnika";/
         "rujana";/
-        "l<U00EB>stopadnika";/
-        "g<U00F2>dnika"
+        "lëstopadnika";/
+        "gòdnika"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%Y-%m-%d"
@@ -211,13 +211,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "P<U00F2>lsk<U00F4>"
+country_name "Pòlskô"
 country_ab2 "PL"
 country_ab3 "POL"
 country_num 616
 country_car    "PL"
 % kaszëbsczi jãzëk
-lang_name    "kasz<U00EB>bsczi j<U00E3>z<U00EB>k"
+lang_name    "kaszëbsczi jãzëk"
 lang_term    "csb"
 lang_lib    "csb"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/da_DK b/localedata/locales/da_DK
index 05a2681bef..eb056b7463 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/da_DK
+++ b/localedata/locales/da_DK
@@ -198,17 +198,17 @@ grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "s<U00F8>n";"man";/
+abday       "søn";"man";/
             "tir";"ons";/
             "tor";"fre";/
-            "l<U00F8>r"
-day         "s<U00F8>ndag";/
+            "lør"
+day         "søndag";/
             "mandag";/
             "tirsdag";/
             "onsdag";/
             "torsdag";/
             "fredag";/
-            "l<U00F8>rdag"
+            "lørdag"
 abmon       "jan";"feb";/
             "mar";"apr";/
             "maj";"jun";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/doi_IN b/localedata/locales/doi_IN
index b5c71458e5..01809f07a3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/doi_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/doi_IN
@@ -64,52 +64,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0910><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U0940><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0915><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U094D><U0928><U0940><U091A><U0930>"
+abday       "ऐत";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंगल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बीर";/
+            "शुक्कर";/
+            "श्नीचर"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0910><U0924><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0940><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0915><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U094D><U0928><U0940><U091A><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "ऐतबार";/
+            "सोमबार";/
+            "मंगलबर";/
+            "बुधबार";/
+            "बीरबार";/
+            "शुक्करबार";/
+            "श्नीचरबार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon        "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U0924><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon        "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रैल";/
+            "मेई";"जून";/
+            "जूलै";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितंबर";/
+            "अक्तूबर";/
+            "नवंबर";/
+            "दिसंबर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon        "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U0924><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+mon        "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रैल";/
+            "मेई";"जून";/
+            "जूलै";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितंबर";/
+            "अक्तूबर";/
+            "नवंबर";/
+            "दिसंबर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0938><U091E><U0902>";/
-            "<U0938><U092C><U0947><U0930>"
+am_pm       "सञं";/
+            "सबेर"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0911>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0911><U0939>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U093E>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYऑ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "ऑह"
+nostr   "ना"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % डोगरी
-lang_name    "<U0921><U094B><U0917><U0930><U0940>"
+lang_name    "डोगरी"
 lang_term    "doi"
 lang_lib    "doi"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/dsb_DE b/localedata/locales/dsb_DE
index 2001c78fbd..0a4ebb95c1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/dsb_DE
+++ b/localedata/locales/dsb_DE
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1jJhHyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "jo"
-nostr   "n<U011B>"
+nostr   "ně"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
@@ -164,26 +164,26 @@ copy "de_DE"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "Nj";"P<U00F3>";/
+abday   "Nj";"Pó";/
         "Wa";"Sr";/
-        "St";"P<U011B>";/
+        "St";"Pě";/
         "So"
-day     "Nje<U017A>ela";/
-        "P<U00F3>nje<U017A>ele";/
-        "Wa<U0142>tora";/
+day     "Njeźela";/
+        "Pónjeźele";/
+        "Wałtora";/
         "Srjoda";/
-        "Stw<U00F3>rtk";/
-        "P<U011B>tk";/
+        "Stwórtk";/
+        "Pětk";/
         "Sobota"
 abmon   "Jan";"Feb";/
-        "M<U011B>r";"Apr";/
+        "Měr";"Apr";/
         "Maj";"Jun";/
         "Jul";"Awg";/
         "Sep";"Okt";/
         "Now";"Dec"
 alt_mon "Januar";/
         "Februar";/
-        "M<U011B>rc";/
+        "Měrc";/
         "Apryl";/
         "Maj";/
         "Junij";/
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ alt_mon "Januar";/
         "December"
 mon     "januara";/
         "februara";/
-        "m<U011B>rca";/
+        "měrca";/
         "apryla";/
         "maja";/
         "junija";/
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "kn<U011B><U017E>na"
-name_mr     "kn<U011B>z"
-name_mrs    "kn<U011B>ni"
-name_ms     "kn<U011B>ni"
+name_miss   "kněžna"
+name_mr     "kněz"
+name_mrs    "kněni"
+name_ms     "kněni"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ country_ab3  "DEU"
 country_num  276
 country_car  "D"
 country_isbn 3
-lang_name    "dolnoserb<U0161><U0107>ina"
+lang_name    "dolnoserbšćina"
 lang_ab      ""
 lang_term    "dsb"
 lang_lib     "dsb"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/dv_MV b/localedata/locales/dv_MV
index de0399f4c4..d7307ebfa2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/dv_MV
+++ b/localedata/locales/dv_MV
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MONETARY
 % MVR
 int_curr_symbol "MVR "
-currency_symbol "<U0783>."
+currency_symbol "ރ."
 mon_decimal_point "."
 mon_thousands_sep ","
 mon_grouping  3;3
@@ -87,44 +87,44 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 % full names of the days and months
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U0787><U07A7><U078B><U07A9><U0787><U07B0><U078C><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AF><U0789><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0787><U07A6><U0782><U07B0><U078E><U07A7><U0783><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0784><U07AA><U078B><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0784><U07AA><U0783><U07A7><U0790><U07B0><U078A><U07A6><U078C><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AA><U0786><U07AA><U0783><U07AA>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AE><U0782><U07A8><U0780><U07A8><U0783><U07AA>"
-day     "<U0787><U07A7><U078B><U07A9><U0787><U07B0><U078C><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AF><U0789><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0787><U07A6><U0782><U07B0><U078E><U07A7><U0783><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0784><U07AA><U078B><U07A6>";/
-	"<U0784><U07AA><U0783><U07A7><U0790><U07B0><U078A><U07A6><U078C><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AA><U0786><U07AA><U0783><U07AA>";/
-	"<U0780><U07AE><U0782><U07A8><U0780><U07A8><U0783><U07AA>"
-abmon	"<U0796><U07AC><U0782><U07AA><U0787><U07A6><U0783><U07A9>";/
-	"<U078A><U07AC><U0784><U07B0><U0783><U07AA><U0787><U07A6><U0783><U07A9>";/
-	"<U0789><U07A7><U0783><U0797><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AC><U0795><U07B0><U0783><U07A9><U078D><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0789><U07AC><U0787><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0796><U07AB><U0782><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0796><U07AA><U078D><U07A6><U0787><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AE><U078E><U07A6><U0790><U07B0><U0793><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0790><U07AC><U0795><U07B0><U0793><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AE><U0786><U07B0><U0793><U07AB><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0782><U07AE><U0788><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0791><U07A8><U0790><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>"
-mon	"<U0796><U07AC><U0782><U07AA><U0787><U07A6><U0783><U07A9>";/
-	"<U078A><U07AC><U0784><U07B0><U0783><U07AA><U0787><U07A6><U0783><U07A9>";/
-	"<U0789><U07A7><U0783><U0797><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AC><U0795><U07B0><U0783><U07A9><U078D><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0789><U07AC><U0787><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0796><U07AB><U0782><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0796><U07AA><U078D><U07A6><U0787><U07A8>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AE><U078E><U07A6><U0790><U07B0><U0793><U07B0>";/
-	"<U0790><U07AC><U0795><U07B0><U0793><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0787><U07AE><U0786><U07B0><U0793><U07AB><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0782><U07AE><U0788><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>";/
-	"<U0791><U07A8><U0790><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U0784><U07A6><U0783>"
+abday   "އާދީއްތަ";/
+	"ހޯމަ";/
+	"އަންގާރަ";/
+	"ބުދަ";/
+	"ބުރާސްފަތި";/
+	"ހުކުރު";/
+	"ހޮނިހިރު"
+day     "އާދީއްތަ";/
+	"ހޯމަ";/
+	"އަންގާރަ";/
+	"ބުދަ";/
+	"ބުރާސްފަތި";/
+	"ހުކުރު";/
+	"ހޮނިހިރު"
+abmon	"ޖެނުއަރީ";/
+	"ފެބްރުއަރީ";/
+	"މާރޗް";/
+	"އެޕްރީލް";/
+	"މެއި";/
+	"ޖޫން";/
+	"ޖުލައި";/
+	"އޮގަސްޓް";/
+	"ސެޕްޓެންބަރ";/
+	"އޮކްޓޫބަރ";/
+	"ނޮވެންބަރ";/
+	"ޑިސެންބަރ"
+mon	"ޖެނުއަރީ";/
+	"ފެބްރުއަރީ";/
+	"މާރޗް";/
+	"އެޕްރީލް";/
+	"މެއި";/
+	"ޖޫން";/
+	"ޖުލައި";/
+	"އޮގަސްޓް";/
+	"ސެޕްޓެންބަރ";/
+	"އޮކްޓޫބަރ";/
+	"ނޮވެންބަރ";/
+	"ޑިސެންބަރ"
 
 % Date Time Format
 d_t_fmt "%H:%M:%S %Y %b %d %a"
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ d_fmt "%d//%m//%Y"
 % time format
 t_fmt "%H:%M:%S"
 
-%<U0635> stands for <U0635><U0628><U062D>
-%<U0634> stands for <U0634><U0627><U0645>
-%am_pm "<U0020>";"<U0789><U07AC><U0782><U07B0><U078B><U07AA><U0782><U07AA><U0782><U07B0><U0787><U07A6><U0784><U07AA><U0783><U07A7>"
-am_pm "<U0789><U0786>";"<U0789><U078A>"
+%ص stands for صبح
+%ش stands for شام
+%am_pm " ";"މެންދުނުންއަބުރާ"
+am_pm "މކ";"މފ"
 
 % time format in 12 hour clock
 t_fmt_ampm "%P %I:%M:%S"
@@ -180,13 +180,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%%z %T%N%c%N"
 % https://dv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DE%8B%DE%A8%DE%88%DE%AC%DE%80%DE%A8%DE%83%DE%A7%DE%87%DE%B0%DE%96%DE%AC : ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ
-country_name "<U078B><U07A8><U0788><U07AC><U0780><U07A8><U0783><U07A7><U0787><U07B0><U0796><U07AC>"
+country_name "ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ"
 country_ab2 "MV"
 country_ab3 "MDV"
 country_num 462
 country_car "MV"
 % ދިވެހި
-lang_name    "<U078B><U07A8><U0788><U07AC><U0780><U07A8>"
+lang_name    "ދިވެހި"
 lang_ab      "dv"
 lang_term    "div"
 lang_lib    "div"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/el_CY b/localedata/locales/el_CY
index 9d9086347e..fd24e3dbd5 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/el_CY
+++ b/localedata/locales/el_CY
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ mon     "Ιανουαρίου";/
 d_t_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d//%m//%Y"
 t_fmt   "%r"
-am_pm   "<U03c0><U03bc>";"<U03bc><U03bc>"
+am_pm   "πμ";"μμ"
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
diff --git a/localedata/locales/el_GR b/localedata/locales/el_GR
index 285e1e0092..4dd5c7b95b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/el_GR
+++ b/localedata/locales/el_GR
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ t_fmt   "%T"
 %
 % Strings for AM/PM
 %
-am_pm   "<U03c0><U03bc>";"<U03bc><U03bc>"
+am_pm   "πμ";"μμ"
 %
 % Appropriate AM/PM time representation (%r)
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/en_CA b/localedata/locales/en_CA
index 2e94f7e3b5..aa55186c08 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/en_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/en_CA
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ escape_char /
 % English language locale for Canada
 % sorting according to CAN/CSA-Z243.4.1-1992
 % Source: RAP
-% Address: Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8
-%    DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark
+% Address: Sankt Jørgens Alle 8
+%    DK-1615 København V, Danmark
 % Contact: Keld Simonsen
 % Email: Keld.Simonsen@dkuug.dk
 % Tel: +45 - 31226543
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "English locale for Canada"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
diff --git a/localedata/locales/en_IE b/localedata/locales/en_IE
index d03e02998a..4b62e308bb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/en_IE
+++ b/localedata/locales/en_IE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "English locale for Ireland"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "EUR "
-currency_symbol         "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol         "€"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/en_NG b/localedata/locales/en_NG
index a642a26d0b..c4535c6f08 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/en_NG
+++ b/localedata/locales/en_NG
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "NGN "
 % "₦"
-currency_symbol         "<U20A6>"
+currency_symbol         "₦"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/et_EE b/localedata/locales/et_EE
index e4f928f6cc..5789d5263d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/et_EE
+++ b/localedata/locales/et_EE
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol     "EUR "
-currency_symbol     "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol     "€"
 mon_decimal_point   ","
-mon_thousands_sep   "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep   " "
 mon_grouping        3;3
 positive_sign       ""
 negative_sign       "-"
@@ -136,22 +136,22 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           ","
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday "P";"E";"T";"K";"N";"R";"L"
-day   "p<U00FC>hap<U00E4>ev";/
-      "esmasp<U00E4>ev";/
-      "teisip<U00E4>ev";/
-      "kolmap<U00E4>ev";/
-      "neljap<U00E4>ev";/
+day   "pühapäev";/
+      "esmaspäev";/
+      "teisipäev";/
+      "kolmapäev";/
+      "neljapäev";/
       "reede";/
-      "laup<U00E4>ev"
+      "laupäev"
 abmon "jaan ";/
       "veebr";/
-      "m<U00E4>rts";/
+      "märts";/
       "apr  ";/
       "mai  ";/
       "juuni";/
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ abmon "jaan ";/
       "dets "
 mon   "jaanuar";/
       "veebruar";/
-      "m<U00E4>rts";/
+      "märts";/
       "aprill";/
       "mai";/
       "juuni";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/eu_ES b/localedata/locales/eu_ES
index f87fd2209b..a32c2437ea 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/eu_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/eu_ES
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Basque locale for Spain"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "EUR "
-currency_symbol      "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol      "€"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
 mon_thousands_sep    "."
 mon_grouping         3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/eu_ES@euro b/localedata/locales/eu_ES@euro
index c4685f0cd2..359c4fa993 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/eu_ES@euro
+++ b/localedata/locales/eu_ES@euro
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "EUR "
-currency_symbol      "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol      "€"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
 mon_thousands_sep    "."
 mon_grouping         3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/fa_IR b/localedata/locales/fa_IR
index 3714a30932..aa0dd18800 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/fa_IR
+++ b/localedata/locales/fa_IR
@@ -197,9 +197,9 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol   "IRR "
-currency_symbol   "<U0631><U06CC><U0627><U0644>"
-mon_decimal_point "<U066B>"
-mon_thousands_sep "<U066C>"
+currency_symbol   "ریال"
+mon_decimal_point "٫"
+mon_thousands_sep "٬"
 mon_grouping      3
 positive_sign     ""
 negative_sign     "-"
@@ -232,96 +232,96 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_TIME
 % Alternative digits are used for Persian numerals in date and time. This is
 % a hack, until a new prefix is defined for alternative digits.
-alt_digits	"<U06F0><U06F0>";"<U06F0><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F0><U06F2>";"<U06F0><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F0><U06F4>";"<U06F0><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F0><U06F6>";"<U06F0><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F0><U06F8>";"<U06F0><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F1><U06F0>";"<U06F1><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F1><U06F2>";"<U06F1><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F1><U06F4>";"<U06F1><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F1><U06F6>";"<U06F1><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F1><U06F8>";"<U06F1><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F2><U06F0>";"<U06F2><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F2><U06F2>";"<U06F2><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F2><U06F4>";"<U06F2><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F2><U06F6>";"<U06F2><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F2><U06F8>";"<U06F2><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F3><U06F0>";"<U06F3><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F3><U06F2>";"<U06F3><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F3><U06F4>";"<U06F3><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F3><U06F6>";"<U06F3><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F3><U06F8>";"<U06F3><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F4><U06F0>";"<U06F4><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F4><U06F2>";"<U06F4><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F4><U06F4>";"<U06F4><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F4><U06F6>";"<U06F4><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F4><U06F8>";"<U06F4><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F5><U06F0>";"<U06F5><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F5><U06F2>";"<U06F5><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F5><U06F4>";"<U06F5><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F5><U06F6>";"<U06F5><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F5><U06F8>";"<U06F5><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F6><U06F0>";"<U06F6><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F6><U06F2>";"<U06F6><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F6><U06F4>";"<U06F6><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F6><U06F6>";"<U06F6><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F6><U06F8>";"<U06F6><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F7><U06F0>";"<U06F7><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F7><U06F2>";"<U06F7><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F7><U06F4>";"<U06F7><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F7><U06F6>";"<U06F7><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F7><U06F8>";"<U06F7><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F8><U06F0>";"<U06F8><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F8><U06F2>";"<U06F8><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F8><U06F4>";"<U06F8><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F8><U06F6>";"<U06F8><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F8><U06F8>";"<U06F8><U06F9>";/
-		"<U06F9><U06F0>";"<U06F9><U06F1>";/
-		"<U06F9><U06F2>";"<U06F9><U06F3>";/
-		"<U06F9><U06F4>";"<U06F9><U06F5>";/
-		"<U06F9><U06F6>";"<U06F9><U06F7>";/
-		"<U06F9><U06F8>";"<U06F9><U06F9>"
+alt_digits	"۰۰";"۰۱";/
+		"۰۲";"۰۳";/
+		"۰۴";"۰۵";/
+		"۰۶";"۰۷";/
+		"۰۸";"۰۹";/
+		"۱۰";"۱۱";/
+		"۱۲";"۱۳";/
+		"۱۴";"۱۵";/
+		"۱۶";"۱۷";/
+		"۱۸";"۱۹";/
+		"۲۰";"۲۱";/
+		"۲۲";"۲۳";/
+		"۲۴";"۲۵";/
+		"۲۶";"۲۷";/
+		"۲۸";"۲۹";/
+		"۳۰";"۳۱";/
+		"۳۲";"۳۳";/
+		"۳۴";"۳۵";/
+		"۳۶";"۳۷";/
+		"۳۸";"۳۹";/
+		"۴۰";"۴۱";/
+		"۴۲";"۴۳";/
+		"۴۴";"۴۵";/
+		"۴۶";"۴۷";/
+		"۴۸";"۴۹";/
+		"۵۰";"۵۱";/
+		"۵۲";"۵۳";/
+		"۵۴";"۵۵";/
+		"۵۶";"۵۷";/
+		"۵۸";"۵۹";/
+		"۶۰";"۶۱";/
+		"۶۲";"۶۳";/
+		"۶۴";"۶۵";/
+		"۶۶";"۶۷";/
+		"۶۸";"۶۹";/
+		"۷۰";"۷۱";/
+		"۷۲";"۷۳";/
+		"۷۴";"۷۵";/
+		"۷۶";"۷۷";/
+		"۷۸";"۷۹";/
+		"۸۰";"۸۱";/
+		"۸۲";"۸۳";/
+		"۸۴";"۸۵";/
+		"۸۶";"۸۷";/
+		"۸۸";"۸۹";/
+		"۹۰";"۹۱";/
+		"۹۲";"۹۳";/
+		"۹۴";"۹۵";/
+		"۹۶";"۹۷";/
+		"۹۸";"۹۹"
 % Persian doesn't have abbreviations for weekdays and month names, so
 % "abday" is the same as "day" and "abmon" is the same as "mon"
-abday   "<U06CC><U06A9><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062F><U0648><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0633><U0647><U200C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0686><U0647><U0627><U0631><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U067E><U0646><U062C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-        "<U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>"
-day     "<U06CC><U06A9><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062F><U0648><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0633><U0647><U200C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U0686><U0647><U0627><U0631><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U067E><U0646><U062C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-        "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-        "<U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>"
-mon     "<U0698><U0627><U0646><U0648><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0641><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-        "<U0622><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-        "<U0645><U0647>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U0646>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0627><U0648><U062A>";/
-        "<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0627><U0643><U062A><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0646><U0648><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U062F><U0633><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-abmon   "<U0698><U0627><U0646><U0648><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0641><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0633>";/
-        "<U0622><U0648><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-        "<U0645><U0647>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U0646>";/
-        "<U0698><U0648><U0626><U06CC><U0647>";/
-        "<U0627><U0648><U062A>";/
-        "<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0627><U0643><U062A><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U0646><U0648><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-        "<U062F><U0633><U0627><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abday   "یکشنبه";/
+        "دوشنبه";/
+        "سه‌شنبه";/
+        "چهارشنبه";/
+        "پنجشنبه";/
+        "جمعه";/
+        "شنبه"
+day     "یکشنبه";/
+        "دوشنبه";/
+        "سه‌شنبه";/
+        "چهارشنبه";/
+        "پنجشنبه";/
+        "جمعه";/
+        "شنبه"
+mon     "ژانویه";/
+        "فوریه";/
+        "مارس";/
+        "آوریل";/
+        "مه";/
+        "ژوئن";/
+        "ژوئیه";/
+        "اوت";/
+        "سپتامبر";/
+        "اكتبر";/
+        "نوامبر";/
+        "دسامبر"
+abmon   "ژانویه";/
+        "فوریه";/
+        "مارس";/
+        "آوریل";/
+        "مه";/
+        "ژوئن";/
+        "ژوئیه";/
+        "اوت";/
+        "سپتامبر";/
+        "اكتبر";/
+        "نوامبر";/
+        "دسامبر"
 % Persian does not have the 12-hour format
 am_pm   "";""
 t_fmt_ampm    ""
@@ -337,12 +337,12 @@ t_fmt   "%OH:%OM:%OS"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %       "<RLE>%A %Oe %B %Oy<ARABIC COMMA> %OH:%OM:%OS<PDF>"
-d_t_fmt "<U202B>%A %Oe %B %Oy<U060C> %OH:%OM:%OS<U202C>"
+d_t_fmt "‫%A %Oe %B %Oy، %OH:%OM:%OS‬"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %       "<RLE>%A %Oe %B %Oy<ARABIC COMMA> <SEEN><ALEF><AIN><TEH> %OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)<PDF>"
-date_fmt "<U202B>%A %Oe %B %Oy<U060C> <U0633><U0627><U0639><U062A> /
-%OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)<U202C>"
+date_fmt "‫%A %Oe %B %Oy، ساعت /
+%OH:%OM:%OS (%Z)‬"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 7
 cal_direction 3
@@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ first_workday 7
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0622><U0628>Hf]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U062E><U0646>ok]"
-yesstr  "<U0628><U0644><U0647>"
-nostr   "<U0646><U0647>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYآبHf]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNخنok]"
+yesstr  "بله"
+nostr   "نه"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -362,30 +362,30 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_gen    ""
-name_miss   "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U0645>"
-name_ms     "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U0645>"
-name_mrs    "<U062E><U0627><U0646><U0645>"
-name_mr     "<U0622><U0642><U0627><U06CC>"
+name_miss   "خانم"
+name_ms     "خانم"
+name_mrs    "خانم"
+name_mr     "آقای"
 name_fmt    "%d%t%s%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name   "<U0627><U06CC><U0631><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name   "ایران"
 country_ab2    "IR"
 country_ab3    "IRN"
 country_num    364
 country_car    "IR"
 country_isbn   964
-lang_name      "<U0641><U0627><U0631><U0633><U06CC>"
+lang_name      "فارسی"
 lang_ab        "fa"
 lang_term      "fas"
 lang_lib       "per"
 END LC_ADDRESS
 
 LC_TELEPHONE
-tel_int_fmt    "<U202A>+%c %a %l<U202C>"
-tel_dom_fmt    "<U202A>%A<U2012>%l<U202C>"
+tel_int_fmt    "‪+%c %a %l‬"
+tel_dom_fmt    "‪%A‒%l‬"
 int_select     "00"
 int_prefix     "98"
 END LC_TELEPHONE
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ff_SN b/localedata/locales/ff_SN
index 6dc42f40b5..acfd08183b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ff_SN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ff_SN
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ LC_TIME
 mon  "siilo";/
      "colte";/
      "mbooy";/
-     "see<U0257>to";/
+     "seeɗto";/
      "duujal";/
      "korse";/
      "morso";/
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ abmon  "sii";/
        "jol";/
        "bow"
 day  "dewo";/
-     "aa<U0253>nde";/
+     "aaɓnde";/
      "mawbaare";/
      "njeslaare";/
      "naasaande";/
      "mawnde";/
      "hoore-biir"
 abday  "dew";/
-       "aa<U0253>";/
+       "aaɓ";/
        "maw";/
        "nje";/
        "naa";/
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %R"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %R %Z"
 d_fmt    "%d//%m//%Y"
 t_fmt    "%R"
-am_pm    "subaka";"kikii<U0257>e"
+am_pm    "subaka";"kikiiɗe"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
diff --git a/localedata/locales/fi_FI b/localedata/locales/fi_FI
index eeb278316b..8fbb5ddad0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/fi_FI
+++ b/localedata/locales/fi_FI
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Finnish locale for Finland"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -182,9 +182,9 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "EUR "
-currency_symbol      "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol      "€"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
-mon_thousands_sep    "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep    " "
 mon_grouping         3;3
 positive_sign        ""
 negative_sign        "-"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point        ","
-thousands_sep        "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep        " "
 grouping             3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ abmon    "tammi";/
          "maalis";/
          "huhti";/
          "touko";/
-         "kes<U00E4>";/
-         "hein<U00E4>";/
+         "kesä";/
+         "heinä";/
          "elo";/
          "syys";/
          "loka";/
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ mon      "tammikuu";/
          "maaliskuu";/
          "huhtikuu";/
          "toukokuu";/
-         "kes<U00E4>kuu";/
-         "hein<U00E4>kuu";/
+         "kesäkuu";/
+         "heinäkuu";/
          "elokuu";/
          "syyskuu";/
          "lokakuu";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/fo_FO b/localedata/locales/fo_FO
index d58e2e8148..f1f787241c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/fo_FO
+++ b/localedata/locales/fo_FO
@@ -69,16 +69,16 @@ copy "da_DK"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "sun";"m<U00E1>n";/
-        "t<U00FD>s";"mik";/
-        "h<U00F3>s";"fr<U00ED>";/
+abday   "sun";"mán";/
+        "týs";"mik";/
+        "hós";"frí";/
         "ley"
 day     "sunnudagur";/
-        "m<U00E1>nadagur";/
-        "t<U00FD>sdagur";/
+        "mánadagur";/
+        "týsdagur";/
         "mikudagur";/
-        "h<U00F3>sdagur";/
-        "fr<U00ED>ggjadagur";/
+        "hósdagur";/
+        "fríggjadagur";/
         "leygardagur"
 abmon   "jan";"feb";/
         "mar";"apr";/
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ abmon   "jan";"feb";/
 mon     "januar";/
         "februar";/
         "mars";/
-        "apr<U00ED>l";/
+        "apríl";/
         "mai";/
         "juni";/
         "juli";/
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1JjYy]"
 noexpr  "^[-0Nn]"
-yesstr  "j<U00E1>"
+yesstr  "já"
 nostr   "nei"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -135,13 +135,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "F<U00F8>royar"
+country_name "Føroyar"
 country_ab2 "FO"
 country_ab3 "FRO"
 country_num 234
 country_car  "FO"
 % føroyskt
-lang_name    "f<U00F8>royskt"
+lang_name    "føroyskt"
 lang_ab      "fo"
 lang_term    "fao"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/fur_IT b/localedata/locales/fur_IT
index 04a3337af6..ab605a2bb7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/fur_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/fur_IT
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSjJoOyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "s<U00EC>"
+yesstr  "sì"
 nostr   "no"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -94,10 +94,10 @@ abmon   "Zen";"Fev";/
         "Lui";"Avo";/
         "Set";"Otu";/
         "Nov";"Dic"
-mon     "Zen<U00E2>r";/
-        "Fevr<U00E2>r";/
-        "Mar<U00E7>";/
-        "Avr<U00EE>l";/
+mon     "Zenâr";/
+        "Fevrâr";/
+        "Març";/
+        "Avrîl";/
         "Mai";/
         "Jugn";/
         "Lui";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ga_IE b/localedata/locales/ga_IE
index 13f1ca955e..084a9bc11b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ga_IE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ga_IE
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "EUR "
-currency_symbol         "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol         "€"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3;3
@@ -86,32 +86,32 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday       "Domh";"Luan";/
-            "M<U00E1>irt";"C<U00E9>ad";/
-            "D<U00E9>ar";"Aoine";/
+            "Máirt";"Céad";/
+            "Déar";"Aoine";/
             "Sath"
-day         "D<U00E9> Domhnaigh";/
-            "D<U00E9> Luain";/
-            "D<U00E9> M<U00E1>irt";/
-            "D<U00E9> C<U00E9>adaoin";/
-            "D<U00E9>ardaoin";/
-            "D<U00E9> hAoine";/
-            "D<U00E9> Sathairn"
+day         "Dé Domhnaigh";/
+            "Dé Luain";/
+            "Dé Máirt";/
+            "Dé Céadaoin";/
+            "Déardaoin";/
+            "Dé hAoine";/
+            "Dé Sathairn"
 abmon       "Ean";"Feabh";/
-            "M<U00E1>rta";"Aib";/
+            "Márta";"Aib";/
             "Beal";"Meith";/
-            "I<U00FA>il";"L<U00FA>n";/
-            "MF<U00F3>mh";"DF<U00F3>mh";/
+            "Iúil";"Lún";/
+            "MFómh";"DFómh";/
             "Samh";"Noll"
-mon         "Ean<U00E1>ir";/
+mon         "Eanáir";/
             "Feabhra";/
-            "M<U00E1>rta";/
-            "Aibre<U00E1>n";/
+            "Márta";/
+            "Aibreán";/
             "Bealtaine";/
             "Meitheamh";/
-            "I<U00FA>il";/
-            "L<U00FA>nasa";/
-            "Me<U00E1>n F<U00F3>mhair";/
-            "Deireadh F<U00F3>mhair";/
+            "Iúil";/
+            "Lúnasa";/
+            "Meán Fómhair";/
+            "Deireadh Fómhair";/
             "Samhain";/
             "Nollaig"
 d_t_fmt     "%a %d %b %Y %T"
@@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1tTyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "t<U00E1>"
-nostr   "n<U00ED>l"
+yesstr  "tá"
+nostr   "níl"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U00C9>ire"
+country_name "Éire"
 country_ab2 "IE"
 country_ab3 "IRL"
 country_num 372
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gd_GB b/localedata/locales/gd_GB
index 5542a27adc..4d71b822a8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gd_GB
+++ b/localedata/locales/gd_GB
@@ -56,48 +56,48 @@ LC_TIME
 % Am Faoilleach, An Gearran, Am Màrt, An Giblean, An Cèitean, An t-Ògmhios, An t-Iuchar, An Lùnastal, An t-Sultain, An Dàmhair, An t-Samhain, An Dùbhlachd
 alt_mon       "Am Faoilleach";/
      "An Gearran";/
-     "Am M<U00E0>rt";/
+     "Am Màrt";/
      "An Giblean";/
-     "An C<U00E8>itean";/
-     "An t-<U00D2>gmhios";/
+     "An Cèitean";/
+     "An t-Ògmhios";/
      "An t-Iuchar";/
-     "An L<U00F9>nastal";/
+     "An Lùnastal";/
      "An t-Sultain";/
-     "An D<U00E0>mhair";/
+     "An Dàmhair";/
      "An t-Samhain";/
-     "An D<U00F9>bhlachd"
+     "An Dùbhlachd"
 % dhen Fhaoilleach, dhen Ghearran, dhen Mhàrt, dhen Ghiblean, dhen Chèitean,
 % dhen Ògmhios, dhen Iuchar, dhen Lùnastal, dhen t-Sultain, dhen Dàmhair,
 % dhen t-Samhain, dhen Dùbhlachd
 mon  "dhen Fhaoilleach";/
      "dhen Ghearran";/
-     "dhen Mh<U00E0>rt";/
+     "dhen Mhàrt";/
      "dhen Ghiblean";/
-     "dhen Ch<U00E8>itean";/
-     "dhen <U00D2>gmhios";/
+     "dhen Chèitean";/
+     "dhen Ògmhios";/
      "dhen Iuchar";/
-     "dhen L<U00F9>nastal";/
+     "dhen Lùnastal";/
      "dhen t-Sultain";/
-     "dhen D<U00E0>mhair";/
+     "dhen Dàmhair";/
      "dhen t-Samhain";/
-     "dhen D<U00F9>bhlachd"
+     "dhen Dùbhlachd"
 % Faoi, Gearr, Màrt, Gibl, Cèit, Ògmh, Iuch, Lùna, Sult, Dàmh, Samh, Dùbh
 abmon         "Faoi";/
        "Gearr";/
-       "M<U00E0>rt";/
+       "Màrt";/
        "Gibl";/
-       "C<U00E8>it";/
-       "<U00D2>gmh";/
+       "Cèit";/
+       "Ògmh";/
        "Iuch";/
-       "L<U00F9>na";/
+       "Lùna";/
        "Sult";/
-       "D<U00E0>mh";/
+       "Dàmh";/
        "Samh";/
-       "D<U00F9>bh"
+       "Dùbh"
 % DiDòmhnaich, DiLuain, DiMàirt, DiCiadain, DiarDaoin, DihAoine, DiSathairne
-day           "DiD<U00F2>mhnaich";/
+day           "DiDòmhnaich";/
      "DiLuain";/
-     "DiM<U00E0>irt";/
+     "DiMàirt";/
      "DiCiadain";/
      "DiarDaoin";/
      "DihAoine";/
@@ -142,14 +142,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%S%N%c%N"
-country_name "An R<U00EC>oghachd Aonaichte"
+country_name "An Rìoghachd Aonaichte"
 country_ab2  "GB"
 country_ab3  "GBR"
 country_num  826
 country_car  "GB"
 country_isbn 0
 % Gàidhlig
-lang_name    "G<U00E0>idhlig"
+lang_name    "Gàidhlig"
 lang_ab      "gd"
 lang_term    "gla"
 lang_lib     "gla"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gez_ER b/localedata/locales/gez_ER
index e20b4fc6bf..cfc2e785e8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gez_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/gez_ER
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A4><U122D><U1275><U122B>"
+country_name  "ኤርትራ"
 country_post  "ERI"
 country_ab2   "ER"
 country_ab3   "ERI"
 country_num   232
 country_car   "ER"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U130D><U12D5><U12DD>"
+lang_name     "ግዕዝ"
 lang_term     "gez"
 %
 % Petter Reinholdtsen reports uncommenting the below breaks compilation
@@ -129,57 +129,57 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday    "<U12A5><U1281><U12F5>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1220><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U122B><U1265><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1210><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1260>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121A>"
+abday    "እኁድ";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሠሉስ";/
+         "ራብዕ";/
+         "ሐሙስ";/
+         "ዓርበ";/
+         "ቀዳሚ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-day      "<U12A5><U1281><U12F5>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1220><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U122B><U1265><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1210><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1260>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121A><U1275>"
+day      "እኁድ";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሠሉስ";/
+         "ራብዕ";/
+         "ሐሙስ";/
+         "ዓርበ";/
+         "ቀዳሚት"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U1320><U1210><U1228>";/
-         "<U12A8><U1270><U1270>";/
-         "<U1218><U1308><U1260>";/
-         "<U12A0><U1280><U12D8>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1263>";/
-         "<U1220><U1295><U12E8>";/
-         "<U1210><U1218><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1210><U1230>";/
-         "<U12A8><U1228><U1218>";/
-         "<U1320><U1240><U1218>";/
-         "<U1280><U12F0><U1228>";/
-         "<U1280><U1220><U1220>"
+abmon    "ጠሐረ";/
+         "ከተተ";/
+         "መገበ";/
+         "አኀዘ";/
+         "ግንባ";/
+         "ሠንየ";/
+         "ሐመለ";/
+         "ነሐሰ";/
+         "ከረመ";/
+         "ጠቀመ";/
+         "ኀደረ";/
+         "ኀሠሠ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U1320><U1210><U1228>";/
-         "<U12A8><U1270><U1270>";/
-         "<U1218><U1308><U1260>";/
-         "<U12A0><U1280><U12D8>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1263><U1275>";/
-         "<U1220><U1295><U12E8>";/
-         "<U1210><U1218><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1210><U1230>";/
-         "<U12A8><U1228><U1218>";/
-         "<U1320><U1240><U1218>";/
-         "<U1280><U12F0><U1228>";/
-         "<U1280><U1220><U1220>"
+mon      "ጠሐረ";/
+         "ከተተ";/
+         "መገበ";/
+         "አኀዘ";/
+         "ግንባት";/
+         "ሠንየ";/
+         "ሐመለ";/
+         "ነሐሰ";/
+         "ከረመ";/
+         "ጠቀመ";/
+         "ኀደረ";/
+         "ኀሠሠ"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-am_pm   "<U133D><U1263><U1215>";"<U121D><U1234><U1275>"
+am_pm   "ጽባሕ";"ምሴት"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -187,23 +187,23 @@ d_fmt   "%d//%m//%Y"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation (%X)
 %
-t_fmt "%l:%M:%S<U1361>%p"
+t_fmt "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 %
 % Appropriate AM/PM time representation (%r)
 %
-t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S<U1361>%p"
+t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
 %
-d_t_fmt    "%A<U1365>%B<U1361>%e<U1361><U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1275>/
-<U1361>%Y<U1361>%r<U1361>%Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት/
+፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ/ም
 %
-date_fmt    "%A<U1365>%B<U1361>%e<U1361><U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1275>/
-<U1361>%r<U1361>%Z<U1361>%Y<U1361><U12D3>//<U121D>"
+date_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት/
+፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gez_ET b/localedata/locales/gez_ET
index f71da2bca7..a1b41bd95c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gez_ET
+++ b/localedata/locales/gez_ET
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A2><U1275><U12EE><U1335><U12EB>"
+country_name  "ኢትዮጵያ"
 country_post  "ETH"
 country_ab2   "ET"
 country_ab3   "ETH"
 country_num   231   % 210 found in at least one ISO 3166 doc
 country_car    "ETH"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U130D><U12D5><U12DD>"
+lang_name     "ግዕዝ"
 lang_term     "gez"
 %
 % Petter Reinholdtsen reports uncommenting the below breaks compilation
@@ -130,57 +130,57 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday    "<U12A5><U1281><U12F5>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1220><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U122B><U1265><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1210><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1260>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121A>"
+abday    "እኁድ";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሠሉስ";/
+         "ራብዕ";/
+         "ሐሙስ";/
+         "ዓርበ";/
+         "ቀዳሚ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-day      "<U12A5><U1281><U12F5>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1220><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U122B><U1265><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1210><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1260>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121A><U1275>"
+day      "እኁድ";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሠሉስ";/
+         "ራብዕ";/
+         "ሐሙስ";/
+         "ዓርበ";/
+         "ቀዳሚት"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U1303><U1295><U12E9>";/
-         "<U134C><U1265><U1229>";/
-         "<U121B><U122D><U127D>";/
-         "<U12A4><U1355><U1228>";/
-         "<U121C><U12ED><U0020>";/
-         "<U1301><U1295><U0020>";/
-         "<U1301><U120B><U12ED>";/
-         "<U12A6><U1308><U1235>";/
-         "<U1234><U1355><U1274>";/
-         "<U12A6><U12AD><U1270>";/
-         "<U1296><U126C><U121D>";/
-         "<U12F2><U1234><U121D>"
+abmon    "ጃንዩ";/
+         "ፌብሩ";/
+         "ማርች";/
+         "ኤፕረ";/
+         "ሜይ ";/
+         "ጁን ";/
+         "ጁላይ";/
+         "ኦገስ";/
+         "ሴፕቴ";/
+         "ኦክተ";/
+         "ኖቬም";/
+         "ዲሴም"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U1303><U1295><U12E9><U12C8><U122A>";/
-         "<U134C><U1265><U1229><U12C8><U122A>";/
-         "<U121B><U122D><U127D>";/
-         "<U12A4><U1355><U1228><U120D>";/
-         "<U121C><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1301><U1295>";/
-         "<U1301><U120B><U12ED>";/
-         "<U12A6><U1308><U1235><U1275>";/
-         "<U1234><U1355><U1274><U121D><U1260><U122D>";/
-         "<U12A6><U12AD><U1270><U12CD><U1260><U122D>";/
-         "<U1296><U126C><U121D><U1260><U122D>";/
-         "<U12F2><U1234><U121D><U1260><U122D>"
+mon      "ጃንዩወሪ";/
+         "ፌብሩወሪ";/
+         "ማርች";/
+         "ኤፕረል";/
+         "ሜይ";/
+         "ጁን";/
+         "ጁላይ";/
+         "ኦገስት";/
+         "ሴፕቴምበር";/
+         "ኦክተውበር";/
+         "ኖቬምበር";/
+         "ዲሴምበር"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-am_pm   "<U133D><U1263><U1215>";"<U121D><U1234><U1275>"
+am_pm   "ጽባሕ";"ምሴት"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -188,23 +188,21 @@ d_fmt   "%d//%m//%Y"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation (%X)
 %
-t_fmt "%l:%M:%S<U1361>%p"
+t_fmt "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 %
 % Appropriate AM/PM time representation (%r)
 %
-t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S<U1361>%p"
+t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
 %
-d_t_fmt    "%A<U1365>%B<U1361>%e<U1361><U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1275>/
-<U1361>%Y<U1361>%r<U1361>%Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ/ም
 %
-date_fmt    "%A<U1365>%B<U1361>%e<U1361><U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1275>/
-<U1361>%r<U1361>%Z<U1361>%Y<U1361><U12D3><U002F><U121D>"
+date_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gl_ES b/localedata/locales/gl_ES
index dd0242ecf5..b98990db0e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gl_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/gl_ES
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Galician locale for Spain"
 source     "GPUL"
-address    "Facultade de Inform<U00E1>tica, Campus de Elvi<U00F1>a, s//n, 15071 A Coru<U00F1>a, Spain"
+address    "Facultade de Informática, Campus de Elviña, s//n, 15071 A Coruña, Spain"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "EUR "
-currency_symbol      "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol      "€"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
 mon_thousands_sep    "."
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -91,19 +91,19 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "Dom";"Lun";/
-        "Mar";"M<U00E9>r";/
+        "Mar";"Mér";/
         "Xov";"Ven";/
-        "S<U00E1>b"
+        "Sáb"
 day     "Domingo";/
         "Luns";/
         "Martes";/
-        "M<U00E9>rcores";/
+        "Mércores";/
         "Xoves";/
         "Venres";/
-        "S<U00E1>bado"
+        "Sábado"
 abmon   "Xan";"Feb";/
         "Mar";"Abr";/
-        "Mai";"Xu<U00F1>";/
+        "Mai";"Xuñ";/
         "Xul";"Ago";/
         "Set";"Out";/
         "Nov";"Dec"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ mon     "Xaneiro";/
         "Marzo";/
         "Abril";/
         "Maio";/
-        "Xu<U00F1>o";/
+        "Xuño";/
         "Xullo";/
         "Agosto";/
         "Setembro";/
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Espa<U00F1>a"
+country_name "España"
 country_ab2 "ES"
 country_ab3 "ESP"
 country_num 724
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gu_IN b/localedata/locales/gu_IN
index f7246da3bf..19b2bd2e88 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gu_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/gu_IN
@@ -88,57 +88,57 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday		"<U0AB0><U0AB5><U0ABF>";/
-		"<U0AB8><U0ACB><U0AAE>";/
-		"<U0AAE><U0A82><U0A97><U0AB3>";/
-		"<U0AAC><U0AC1><U0AA7>";/
-		"<U0A97><U0AC1><U0AB0><U0AC1>";/
-		"<U0AB6><U0AC1><U0A95><U0ACD><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AB6><U0AA8><U0ABF>"
+abday		"રવિ";/
+		"સોમ";/
+		"મંગળ";/
+		"બુધ";/
+		"ગુરુ";/
+		"શુક્ર";/
+		"શનિ"
 
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day		"<U0AB0><U0AB5><U0ABF><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AB8><U0ACB><U0AAE><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AAE><U0A82><U0A97><U0AB3><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AAC><U0AC1><U0AA7><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0A97><U0AC1><U0AB0><U0AC1><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AB6><U0AC1><U0A95><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>";/
-		"<U0AB6><U0AA8><U0ABF><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0>"
+day		"રવિવાર";/
+		"સોમવાર";/
+		"મંગળવાર";/
+		"બુધવાર";/
+		"ગુરુવાર";/
+		"શુક્રવાર";/
+		"શનિવાર"
 
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon 		"<U0A9C><U0ABE><U0AA8><U0ACD><U0AAF><U0AC1>";/
-		"<U0AAB><U0AC7><U0AAC><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AC1>";/
-		"<U0AAE><U0ABE><U0AB0><U0ACD><U0A9A>";/
-		"<U0A8F><U0AAA><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0ABF><U0AB2>";/
-		"<U0AAE><U0AC7>";/
-		"<U0A9C><U0AC2><U0AA8>";/
-		"<U0A9C><U0AC1><U0AB2><U0ABE><U0A88>";/
-		"<U0A91><U0A97><U0AB8><U0ACD><U0A9F>";/
-		"<U0AB8><U0AAA><U0ACD><U0A9F><U0AC7>";/
-		"<U0A91><U0A95><U0ACD><U0A9F><U0ACB>";/
-		"<U0AA8><U0AB5><U0AC7>";/
-		"<U0AA1><U0ABF><U0AB8><U0AC7>"
+abmon 		"જાન્યુ";/
+		"ફેબ્રુ";/
+		"માર્ચ";/
+		"એપ્રિલ";/
+		"મે";/
+		"જૂન";/
+		"જુલાઈ";/
+		"ઑગસ્ટ";/
+		"સપ્ટે";/
+		"ઑક્ટો";/
+		"નવે";/
+		"ડિસે"
 
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon	"<U0A9C><U0ABE><U0AA8><U0ACD><U0AAF><U0AC1><U0A86><U0AB0><U0AC0>";/
-	"<U0AAB><U0AC7><U0AAC><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AC1><U0A86><U0AB0><U0AC0>";/
-	"<U0AAE><U0ABE><U0AB0><U0ACD><U0A9A>";/
-	"<U0A8F><U0AAA><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0ABF><U0AB2>";/
-	"<U0AAE><U0AC7>";/
-	"<U0A9C><U0AC2><U0AA8>";/
-	"<U0A9C><U0AC1><U0AB2><U0ABE><U0A88>";/
-	"<U0A91><U0A97><U0AB8><U0ACD><U0A9F>";/
-	"<U0AB8><U0AAA><U0ACD><U0A9F><U0AC7><U0AAE><U0ACD><U0AAC><U0AB0>";/
-	"<U0A91><U0A95><U0ACD><U0A9F><U0ACB><U0AAC><U0AB0>";/
-	"<U0AA8><U0AB5><U0AC7><U0AAE><U0ACD><U0AAC><U0AB0>";/
-	"<U0AA1><U0ABF><U0AB8><U0AC7><U0AAE><U0ACD><U0AAC><U0AB0>"
+mon	"જાન્યુઆરી";/
+	"ફેબ્રુઆરી";/
+	"માર્ચ";/
+	"એપ્રિલ";/
+	"મે";/
+	"જૂન";/
+	"જુલાઈ";/
+	"ઑગસ્ટ";/
+	"સપ્ટેમ્બર";/
+	"ઑક્ટોબર";/
+	"નવેમ્બર";/
+	"ડિસેમ્બર"
 
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm		"<U0AB8><U0AB5><U0ABE><U0AB0><U0AC7>";/
-		"<U0AB8><U0ABE><U0A82><U0A9C><U0AC7>"
+am_pm		"સવારે";/
+		"સાંજે"
 
 % *** There aren't any Devanagari characters below, so for time being
 % *** maintain same for Gujarati also,  Karunakar
@@ -162,10 +162,10 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0AB9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0AA8>]"
-yesstr  "<U0AB9><U0ABE>"
-nostr   "<U0AA8><U0AB9><U0AC0><U0A82>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYહ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNન]"
+yesstr  "હા"
+nostr   "નહીં"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ LC_NAME
 % LC_NAME category.
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
-name_gen    "<U0A9C><U0ABE><U0AA4><U0ABF>"
-name_mr     "<U0AB6><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AC0><U0AAE><U0ABE><U0AA8>"
-name_mrs    "<U0AB6><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AC0><U0AAE><U0AA4><U0ABF>"
-name_miss   "<U0A95><U0AC1><U0AAE><U0ABE><U0AB0><U0AC0>"
-name_ms     "<U0AB8><U0AB6><U0ACD><U0AB0><U0AC0>"
+name_gen    "જાતિ"
+name_mr     "શ્રીમાન"
+name_mrs    "શ્રીમતિ"
+name_miss   "કુમારી"
+name_ms     "સશ્રી"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -192,13 +192,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0AAD><U0ABE><U0AB0><U0AA4>"
+country_name "ભારત"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % ગુજરાતી
-lang_name    "<U0A97><U0AC1><U0A9C><U0AB0><U0ABE><U0AA4><U0AC0>"
+lang_name    "ગુજરાતી"
 lang_ab      "gu"
 lang_term    "guj"
 lang_lib    "guj"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gv_GB b/localedata/locales/gv_GB
index 043cb7bde6..f4ccaa08a4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gv_GB
+++ b/localedata/locales/gv_GB
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Manx Gaelic locale for Britain"
 source     "Alastair McKinstry"
-address    "Cro<U00ED> L<U00E1>r, Ballinahalla, Maigh Cuilinn,, Co. Gaillimh, Ireland"
+address    "Croí Lár, Ballinahalla, Maigh Cuilinn,, Co. Gaillimh, Ireland"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "GBP "
-currency_symbol         "<U00A3>"
+currency_symbol         "£"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ha_NG b/localedata/locales/ha_NG
index 4822566a16..1e696ad1fd 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ha_NG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ha_NG
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1TtiIYy]"
 noexpr  "^[-0bBaAnN]"
 yesstr  "i"
-nostr   "a<U02BC>a"
+nostr   "aʼa"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hak_TW b/localedata/locales/hak_TW
index 77708081bb..83301a8dff 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hak_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/hak_TW
@@ -60,64 +60,64 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
-mon           "<U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E09><U6708>";/
-     "<U56DB><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E94><U6708>";/
-     "<U516D><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E03><U6708>";/
-     "<U516B><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon           "一月";/
+     "二月";/
+     "三月";/
+     "四月";/
+     "五月";/
+     "六月";/
+     "七月";/
+     "八月";/
+     "九月";/
+     "十月";/
+     "十一月";/
+     "十二月"
 %  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
-abmon         " 1<U6708>";/
-       " 2<U6708>";/
-       " 3<U6708>";/
-       " 4<U6708>";/
-       " 5<U6708>";/
-       " 6<U6708>";/
-       " 7<U6708>";/
-       " 8<U6708>";/
-       " 9<U6708>";/
-       "10<U6708>";/
-       "11<U6708>";/
-       "12<U6708>"
+abmon         " 1月";/
+       " 2月";/
+       " 3月";/
+       " 4月";/
+       " 5月";/
+       " 6月";/
+       " 7月";/
+       " 8月";/
+       " 9月";/
+       "10月";/
+       "11月";/
+       "12月"
 % 禮拜日, 禮拜一, 禮拜二, 禮拜三, 禮拜四, 禮拜五, 禮拜六
-day           "<U79AE><U62DC><U65E5>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E00>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E8C>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E09>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U56DB>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E94>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U516D>"
+day           "禮拜日";/
+     "禮拜一";/
+     "禮拜二";/
+     "禮拜三";/
+     "禮拜四";/
+     "禮拜五";/
+     "禮拜六"
 % 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
-abday         "<U65E5>";/
-       "<U4E00>";/
-       "<U4E8C>";/
-       "<U4E09>";/
-       "<U56DB>";/
-       "<U4E94>";/
-       "<U516D>"
+abday         "日";/
+       "一";/
+       "二";/
+       "三";/
+       "四";/
+       "五";/
+       "六"
 % %Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
-d_t_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> (%A) %H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年%m月%d日
-d_fmt         "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d日"
 % %H點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt         "%H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
 % 上晝, 下晝
-am_pm         "<U4E0A><U665D>";"<U4E0B><U665D>"
+am_pm         "上晝";"下晝"
 % %p %I點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
-date_fmt      "%Y<U5E74> %b %e<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 
-era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:<U6C11><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
+    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:民國:%EC元年";/
+    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:民前:%EC%Ey年"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -160,29 +160,29 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYｙＹ係]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U4FC2>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ係]"
 % ^[-0nNｎＮ毋]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U6BCB>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ毋]"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
 % 君
-name_gen  "<U541B>"
+name_gen  "君"
 % 小姐
-name_miss "<U5C0F><U59D0>"
+name_miss "小姐"
 % 先生
-name_mr   "<U5148><U751F>"
+name_mr   "先生"
 % 夫人
-name_mrs  "<U592B><U4EBA>"
+name_mrs  "夫人"
 % 女士
-name_ms   "<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
 % 中華民國
-country_name "<U4E2D><U83EF><U6C11><U570B>"
+country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
 country_ab3  "TWN"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
 % 客家語
-lang_name    "<U5BA2><U5BB6><U8A71>"
+lang_name    "客家話"
 lang_term    "hak"
 lang_lib     "hak"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/he_IL b/localedata/locales/he_IL
index 42fd260115..e49c06d922 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/he_IL
+++ b/localedata/locales/he_IL
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol   "ILS "
-currency_symbol   "<U20AA>"
+currency_symbol   "₪"
 mon_decimal_point "."
 mon_thousands_sep ","
 mon_grouping      3;3
@@ -90,34 +90,34 @@ grouping          3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "<U05D0>'";"<U05D1>'";"<U05D2>'";/
-        "<U05D3>'";"<U05D4>'";"<U05D5>'";/
-	"<U05E9>'"
-day     "<U05E8><U05D0><U05E9><U05D5><U05DF>";/
-        "<U05E9><U05E0><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05E9><U05DC><U05D9><U05E9><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05E8><U05D1><U05D9><U05E2><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D7><U05DE><U05D9><U05E9><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05E9><U05D9><U05E9><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05E9><U05D1><U05EA>"
-mon     "<U05D9><U05E0><U05D5><U05D0><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05E4><U05D1><U05E8><U05D5><U05D0><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05E8><U05E5>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05E4><U05E8><U05D9><U05DC>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D0><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05E0><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05DC><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05D5><U05D2><U05D5><U05E1><U05D8>";/
-        "<U05E1><U05E4><U05D8><U05DE><U05D1><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05D5><U05E7><U05D8><U05D5><U05D1><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05E0><U05D5><U05D1><U05DE><U05D1><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05D3><U05E6><U05DE><U05D1><U05E8>"
-abmon   "<U05D9><U05E0><U05D5>";"<U05E4><U05D1><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05E8><U05E5>";"<U05D0><U05E4><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D0><U05D9>";"<U05D9><U05D5><U05E0>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05DC>";"<U05D0><U05D5><U05D2>";/
-        "<U05E1><U05E4><U05D8>";"<U05D0><U05D5><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05E0><U05D5><U05D1>";"<U05D3><U05E6><U05DE>"
+abday   "א'";"ב'";"ג'";/
+        "ד'";"ה'";"ו'";/
+	"ש'"
+day     "ראשון";/
+        "שני";/
+        "שלישי";/
+        "רביעי";/
+        "חמישי";/
+        "שישי";/
+        "שבת"
+mon     "ינואר";/
+        "פברואר";/
+        "מרץ";/
+        "אפריל";/
+        "מאי";/
+        "יוני";/
+        "יולי";/
+        "אוגוסט";/
+        "ספטמבר";/
+        "אוקטובר";/
+        "נובמבר";/
+        "דצמבר"
+abmon   "ינו";"פבר";/
+        "מרץ";"אפר";/
+        "מאי";"יונ";/
+        "יול";"אוג";/
+        "ספט";"אוק";/
+        "נוב";"דצמ"
 d_t_fmt  "%H:%M:%S %Y %b %d %a"
 date_fmt "%Z %H:%M:%S %Y %b %d %a"
 d_fmt   "%d//%m//%y"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ first_workday 1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U05DB>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U05DC>]"
-yesstr  "<U05DB><U05DF>"
-nostr   "<U05DC><U05D0>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYכ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNל]"
+yesstr  "כן"
+nostr   "לא"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -155,12 +155,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U05D9><U05E9><U05E8><U05D0><U05DC>"
+country_name "ישראל"
 country_ab2 "IL"
 country_ab3 "ISR"
 country_num 376
 country_car "IL"
-lang_name   "<U05E2><U05D1><U05E8><U05D9><U05EA>"
+lang_name   "עברית"
 lang_ab      "he"
 lang_term    "heb"
 lang_lib    "heb"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hi_IN b/localedata/locales/hi_IN
index 01a744c51d..70ce85c310 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hi_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/hi_IN
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "INR "
-currency_symbol       "<U20B9>"
+currency_symbol       "₹"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_numbering_system
@@ -111,52 +111,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रवि";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंगल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "गुरु";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रविवार";/
+            "सोमवार";/
+            "मंगलवार";/
+            "बुधवार";/
+            "गुरुवार";/
+            "शुक्रवार";/
+            "शनिवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0970>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0970>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U0970>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0970>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0970>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U0924><U0942><U0970>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U0970>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0970>"
+abmon       "जन॰";/
+            "फ़र॰";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रैल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुल॰";/
+            "अग॰";/
+            "सित॰";/
+            "अक्तू॰";/
+            "नव॰";/
+            "दिस॰"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U0924><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रैल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितंबर";/
+            "अक्तूबर";/
+            "नवंबर";/
+            "दिसंबर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -177,10 +177,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U093E><U0901>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U0939><U0940><U0902>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "हाँ"
+nostr   "नहीं"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U093E><U0928><U094D>"
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
-name_ms     "<U0938><U0941><U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
+name_mr     "श्रीमान्"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
+name_ms     "सुश्री"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -207,13 +207,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % हिन्दी
-lang_name    "<U0939><U093F><U0928><U094D><U0926><U0940>"
+lang_name    "हिन्दी"
 lang_ab      "hi"
 lang_term    "hin"
 lang_lib    "hin"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hif_FJ b/localedata/locales/hif_FJ
index adaef1757b..0b67648185 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hif_FJ
+++ b/localedata/locales/hif_FJ
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ country_num 242
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_numeric
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_Hindi
 % फ़िजी बात
-lang_name    "<U0939><U093F><U0928><U094D><U0926><U0940>"
+lang_name    "हिन्दी"
 % iso-639-1
 lang_ab      ""
 % iso-639-3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hne_IN b/localedata/locales/hne_IN
index d56d5b1eb6..e74a6397f9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hne_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/hne_IN
@@ -61,52 +61,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0907><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U0941><U0915>";/
-            "<U0938><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "इत";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंग";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बिर";/
+            "सुक";/
+            "सनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0907><U0924><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0930><U0938><U092A><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U0941><U0915><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "इतवार";/
+            "सोमवार";/
+            "मंगलवार";/
+            "बुधवार";/
+            "बिरसपत";/
+            "सुकरवार";/
+            "सनिवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U091F><U0942>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938>"
+abmon       "जन";/
+            "फर";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुला";/
+            "अग";/
+            "सित";/
+            "अकटू";/
+            "नव";/
+            "दिस"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अपरेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितमबर";/
+            "अकटूबर";/
+            "नवमबर";/
+            "दिसमबर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092C><U093F><U0939><U093F><U0928><U093F><U092F><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U091D><U0928><U093F><U092F><U093E><U0901>"
+am_pm       "बिहिनियाँ";/
+            "मंझनियाँ"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U0935>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U0907>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "हव"
+nostr   "नइ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -145,23 +145,23 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0938><U093F><U0930><U0940><U092E><U093E><U0928>"
-name_mrs    "<U0938><U093F><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U0902><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U0902>"
+name_mr     "सिरीमान"
+name_mrs    "सिरीमती"
+name_miss   "कुंवारी"
+name_ms     "कुं"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % छत्तीसगढ़ी
-lang_name    "<U091B><U0924><U094D><U0924><U0940><U0938><U0917><U0922><U093C><U0940>"
+lang_name    "छत्तीसगढ़ी"
 lang_term    "hne"
 END LC_ADDRESS
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hr_HR b/localedata/locales/hr_HR
index 029a3794e2..81d5424395 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hr_HR
+++ b/localedata/locales/hr_HR
@@ -197,23 +197,23 @@ grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "ned";"pon";"uto";"sri";"<U010D>et";"pet";"sub"
+abday   "ned";"pon";"uto";"sri";"čet";"pet";"sub"
 day     "nedjelja";/
         "ponedjeljak";/
         "utorak";/
         "srijeda";/
-        "<U010D>etvrtak";/
+        "četvrtak";/
         "petak";/
         "subota"
 abmon   "sij";"velj";/
-        "o<U017E>u";"tra";/
+        "ožu";"tra";/
         "svi";"lip";/
         "srp";"kol";/
         "ruj";"lis";/
         "stu";"pro"
-alt_mon "sije<U010D>anj";/
-        "velja<U010D>a";/
-        "o<U017E>ujak";/
+alt_mon "siječanj";/
+        "veljača";/
+        "ožujak";/
         "travanj";/
         "svibanj";/
         "lipanj";/
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ alt_mon "sije<U010D>anj";/
         "listopad";/
         "studeni";/
         "prosinac"
-mon     "sije<U010D>nja";/
-        "velja<U010D>e";/
-        "o<U017E>ujka";/
+mon     "siječnja";/
+        "veljače";/
+        "ožujka";/
         "travnja";/
         "svibnja";/
         "lipnja";/
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_mr     "gosp."
-name_mrs    "g<U0111>a"
-name_miss   "g<U0111>ica"
+name_mrs    "gđa"
+name_miss   "gđica"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hsb_DE b/localedata/locales/hsb_DE
index 515935e30b..89db88dda8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hsb_DE
+++ b/localedata/locales/hsb_DE
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1hHyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "haj"
-nostr   "n<U011B>"
+nostr   "ně"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
@@ -153,26 +153,26 @@ copy "de_DE"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "Nj";"P<U00F3>";/
+abday   "Nj";"Pó";/
 	"Wu";"Sr";/
-	"<U0160>t";"Pj";/
+	"Št";"Pj";/
 	"So"
-day     "Njed<U017A>ela";/
-	"P<U00F3>nd<U017A>ela";/
+day     "Njedźela";/
+	"Póndźela";/
 	"Wutora";/
 	"Srjeda";/
-	"<U0160>tv<U00F3>rtk";/
+	"Štvórtk";/
 	"Pjatk";/
 	"Sobota"
 abmon	"Jan";"Feb";/
-	"M<U011B>r";"Apr";/
+	"Měr";"Apr";/
 	"Mej";"Jun";/
 	"Jul";"Awg";/
 	"Sep";"Okt";/
 	"Now";"Dec"
 alt_mon	"Januar";/
 	"Februar";/
-	"M<U011B>rc";/
+	"Měrc";/
 	"Apryl";/
 	"Meja";/
 	"Junij";/
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ alt_mon	"Januar";/
 	"December"
 mon	"januara";/
 	"februara";/
-	"m<U011B>rca";/
+	"měrca";/
 	"apryla";/
 	"meje";/
 	"junija";/
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "knje<U017E>na"
+name_miss   "knježna"
 name_mr     "knjez"
 name_mrs    "knjeni"
 %name_ms     ""
@@ -227,14 +227,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name  "N<U011B>mska"
+country_name  "Němska"
 country_post  "D"
 country_ab2   "DE"
 country_ab3   "DEU"
 country_num   276
 country_car   "D"
 country_isbn  3
-lang_name     "hornjoserb<U0161><U0107>ina"
+lang_name     "hornjoserbšćina"
 lang_ab      ""
 lang_term    "hsb"
 lang_lib     "hsb"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ht_HT b/localedata/locales/ht_HT
index a626a4bf17..be21f99a97 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ht_HT
+++ b/localedata/locales/ht_HT
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ mon           "janvye";/
      "avril";/
      "me";/
      "jen";/
-     "jiy<U00E8>";/
+     "jiyè";/
      "out";/
      "septanm";/
-     "okt<U00F2>b";/
+     "oktòb";/
      "novanm";/
      "desanm"
 % jan, fev, mas, avr, me, jen, jiy, out, sep, okt, nov, des
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ abmon         "jan";/
 day           "dimanch";/
      "lendi";/
      "madi";/
-     "m<U00E8>kredi";/
+     "mèkredi";/
      "jedi";/
      "vandredi";/
      "samdi"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ day           "dimanch";/
 abday         "dim";/
        "len";/
        "mad";/
-       "m<U00E8>k";/
+       "mèk";/
        "jed";/
        "van";/
        "sam"
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point ","
-thousands_sep "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep " "
 grouping      3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "HTG "
 currency_symbol           "g"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ country_isbn 99935
 country_car  "RH"
 %
 % Kreyòl ayisyen
-lang_name    "Krey<U00F2>l ayisyen"
+lang_name    "Kreyòl ayisyen"
 lang_ab      "ht"
 lang_term    "hat"
 lang_lib    "hat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hu_HU b/localedata/locales/hu_HU
index 9d6bb85022..4ffb33228d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hu_HU
+++ b/localedata/locales/hu_HU
@@ -519,29 +519,29 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "v";"h";"k";"sze";"cs";"p";"szo"
-day     "vas<U00E1>rnap";/
-        "h<U00E9>tf<U0151>";/
+day     "vasárnap";/
+        "hétfő";/
         "kedd";/
         "szerda";/
-        "cs<U00FC>t<U00F6>rt<U00F6>k";/
-        "p<U00E9>ntek";/
+        "csütörtök";/
+        "péntek";/
         "szombat"
 abmon   "jan";"febr";/
-        "m<U00E1>rc";"<U00E1>pr";/
-        "m<U00E1>j";"j<U00FA>n";/
-        "j<U00FA>l";"aug";/
+        "márc";"ápr";/
+        "máj";"jún";/
+        "júl";"aug";/
         "szept";"okt";/
         "nov";"dec"
-mon     "janu<U00E1>r";/
-        "febru<U00E1>r";/
-        "m<U00E1>rcius";/
-        "<U00E1>prilis";/
-        "m<U00E1>jus";/
-        "j<U00FA>nius";/
-        "j<U00FA>lius";/
+mon     "január";/
+        "február";/
+        "március";/
+        "április";/
+        "május";/
+        "június";/
+        "július";/
         "augusztus";/
         "szeptember";/
-        "okt<U00F3>ber";/
+        "október";/
         "november";/
         "december"
 d_t_fmt "%Y. %b. %-e., %A, %H:%M:%S %Z"
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Magyarorsz<U00E1>g"
+country_name "Magyarország"
 country_ab2 "HU"
 country_ab3 "HUN"
 country_num 348
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hy_AM b/localedata/locales/hy_AM
index d4111a64b3..6e798f08de 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hy_AM
+++ b/localedata/locales/hy_AM
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "AMD "
-currency_symbol      "<U058F>"
+currency_symbol      "֏"
 mon_decimal_point    "."
 mon_thousands_sep    ","
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -104,56 +104,56 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday       "<U053F><U0580><U056F>";/
-            "<U0535><U0580><U056F>";/
-            "<U0535><U0580><U0584>";/
-            "<U0549><U0580><U0584>";/
-            "<U0540><U0576><U0563>";/
-            "<U0548><U0582><U0580>";/
-            "<U0547><U0562><U0569>"
-day         "<U053F><U056B><U0580><U0561><U056F><U056B>";/
-            "<U0535><U0580><U056F><U0578><U0582><U0577><U0561><U0562><U0569><U056B>";/
-            "<U0535><U0580><U0565><U0584><U0577><U0561><U0562><U0569><U056B>";/
-            "<U0549><U0578><U0580><U0565><U0584><U0577><U0561><U0562><U0569><U056B>";/
-            "<U0540><U056B><U0576><U0563><U0577><U0561><U0562><U0569><U056B>";/
-            "<U0548><U0582><U0580><U0562><U0561><U0569>";/
-            "<U0547><U0561><U0562><U0561><U0569>"
-abmon       "<U0540><U0576><U057E>";/
-            "<U0553><U057F><U0580>";/
-            "<U0544><U0561><U0580>";/
-            "<U0531><U057A><U0580>";/
-            "<U0544><U0561><U0575>";/
-            "<U0540><U0576><U057D>";/
-            "<U0540><U056C><U057D>";/
-            "<U0555><U0563><U057D>";/
-            "<U054D><U0565><U057A>";/
-            "<U0540><U0578><U056F>";/
-            "<U0546><U0574><U0562>";/
-            "<U0534><U0565><U056F>"
-alt_mon     "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U0576><U057E><U0561><U0580>";/
-            "<U0583><U0565><U057F><U0580><U057E><U0561><U0580>";/
-            "<U0574><U0561><U0580><U057F>";/
-            "<U0561><U057A><U0580><U056B><U056C>";/
-            "<U0574><U0561><U0575><U056B><U057D>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U0576><U056B><U057D>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U056C><U056B><U057D>";/
-            "<U0585><U0563><U0578><U057D><U057F><U0578><U057D>";/
-            "<U057D><U0565><U057A><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U056F><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580>";/
-            "<U0576><U0578><U0575><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580>";/
-            "<U0564><U0565><U056F><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580>"
-mon         "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U0576><U057E><U0561><U0580><U056B>";/
-            "<U0583><U0565><U057F><U0580><U057E><U0561><U0580><U056B>";/
-            "<U0574><U0561><U0580><U057F><U056B>";/
-            "<U0561><U057A><U0580><U056B><U056C><U056B>";/
-            "<U0574><U0561><U0575><U056B><U057D><U056B>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U0576><U056B><U057D><U056B>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U0582><U056C><U056B><U057D><U056B>";/
-            "<U0585><U0563><U0578><U057D><U057F><U0578><U057D><U056B>";/
-            "<U057D><U0565><U057A><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580><U056B>";/
-            "<U0570><U0578><U056F><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580><U056B>";/
-            "<U0576><U0578><U0575><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580><U056B>";/
-            "<U0564><U0565><U056F><U057F><U0565><U0574><U0562><U0565><U0580><U056B>"
+abday       "Կրկ";/
+            "Երկ";/
+            "Երք";/
+            "Չրք";/
+            "Հնգ";/
+            "Ուր";/
+            "Շբթ"
+day         "Կիրակի";/
+            "Երկուշաբթի";/
+            "Երեքշաբթի";/
+            "Չորեքշաբթի";/
+            "Հինգշաբթի";/
+            "Ուրբաթ";/
+            "Շաբաթ"
+abmon       "Հնվ";/
+            "Փտր";/
+            "Մար";/
+            "Ապր";/
+            "Մայ";/
+            "Հնս";/
+            "Հլս";/
+            "Օգս";/
+            "Սեպ";/
+            "Հոկ";/
+            "Նմբ";/
+            "Դեկ"
+alt_mon     "հունվար";/
+            "փետրվար";/
+            "մարտ";/
+            "ապրիլ";/
+            "մայիս";/
+            "հունիս";/
+            "հուլիս";/
+            "օգոստոս";/
+            "սեպտեմբեր";/
+            "հոկտեմբեր";/
+            "նոյեմբեր";/
+            "դեկտեմբեր"
+mon         "հունվարի";/
+            "փետրվարի";/
+            "մարտի";/
+            "ապրիլի";/
+            "մայիսի";/
+            "հունիսի";/
+            "հուլիսի";/
+            "օգոստոսի";/
+            "սեպտեմբերի";/
+            "հոկտեմբերի";/
+            "նոյեմբերի";/
+            "դեկտեմբերի"
 d_t_fmt     "%a %d %b %Y %r"
 date_fmt    "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt       "%m//%d//%y"
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yYsS<U0561><U0531>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0578><U0548>]"
-yesstr  "<U0561><U0575><U0578>"
-nostr   "<U0578><U0579>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYsSաԱ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNոՈ]"
+yesstr  "այո"
+nostr   "ոչ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MEASUREMENT
@@ -188,14 +188,14 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U0540><U0561><U0575><U0561><U057D><U057F><U0561><U0576>"
+country_name "Հայաստան"
 country_post "AM"
 country_ab2 "AM"
 country_ab3 "ARM"
 country_num 051
 country_car "AM"
 country_isbn "978-9939,978-99930,978-99941"
-lang_name "<U0570><U0561><U0575><U0565><U0580><U0565><U0576>"
+lang_name "հայերեն"
 lang_ab      "hy"
 lang_term    "hye"
 lang_lib     "arm"
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ END LC_ADDRESS
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "<U0585><U0580><U056B><U0578><U0580><U0564>"
-name_mr     "<U057A><U0580><U0576>"
-name_mrs    "<U057F><U056F><U0576>"
+name_miss   "օրիորդ"
+name_mr     "պրն"
+name_mrs    "տկն"
 END LC_NAME
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ig_NG b/localedata/locales/ig_NG
index 7e678b01cd..7cfe7a50a4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ig_NG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ig_NG
@@ -229,37 +229,37 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_TIME
 % sọn, mọn, tuz, wen, tọs, fra, sat
-abday       "s<U1ECD>n";"m<U1ECD>n";/
+abday       "sọn";"mọn";/
             "tuz";"wen";/
-            "t<U1ECD>s";"fra";/
+            "tọs";"fra";/
             "sat"
 % sọnde, mọnde, tuzde, wenzde, tọsde, fraịde, satọde
-day         "s<U1ECD>nde";/
-            "m<U1ECD>nde";/
+day         "sọnde";/
+            "mọnde";/
             "tuzde";/
             "wenzde";/
-            "t<U1ECD>sde";/
-            "fra<U1ECB>de";/
-            "sat<U1ECD>de"
+            "tọsde";/
+            "fraịde";/
+            "satọde"
 % Jen, Feb, Maa, Epr, Mee, Juu, Jul, Ọgọ, Sep, Ọkt, Nov, Dis
 abmon       "Jen";"Feb";/
             "Maa";"Epr";/
             "Mee";"Juu";/
-            "Jul";"<U1ECC>g<U1ECD>";/
-            "Sep";"<U1ECC>kt";/
+            "Jul";"Ọgọ";/
+            "Sep";"Ọkt";/
             "Nov";"Dis"
 % Jenụwarị, Febrụwarị, Maachị, Eprel, Mee, Juun,
 % Julaị, Ọgọọst, Septemba, Ọktoba, Novemba, Disemba
-mon         "Jen<U1EE5>war<U1ECB>";/
-            "Febr<U1EE5>war<U1ECB>";/
-            "Maach<U1ECB>";/
+mon         "Jenụwarị";/
+            "Febrụwarị";/
+            "Maachị";/
             "Eprel";/
             "Mee";/
             "Juun";/
-            "Jula<U1ECB>";/
-            "<U1ECC>g<U1ECD><U1ECD>st";/
+            "Julaị";/
+            "Ọgọọst";/
             "Septemba";/
-            "<U1ECC>ktoba";/
+            "Ọktoba";/
             "Novemba";/
             "Disemba"
 % FIXME
@@ -323,10 +323,10 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 
 % Country name in Igbo - "Naịjịrịa"
-country_name  "Na<U1ECB>j<U1ECB>r<U1ECB>a"
+country_name  "Naịjịrịa"
 
 % Language name in Igbo - "Asụsụ Igbo"
-lang_name     "As<U1EE5>s<U1EE5> Igbo"
+lang_name     "Asụsụ Igbo"
 
 % CEPT MAILCODES are suggested
 % Alternatively use the code found on your countries postal item tracking number
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ik_CA b/localedata/locales/ik_CA
index 5b95572ccf..1259b2c155 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ik_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ik_CA
@@ -151,31 +151,31 @@ abday       "Min";"Sav";/
             "Ila";"Qit";/
             "Sis";"Tal";/
             "Maq"
-day         "Min<U0121>uiqsioiq";/
-            "Sava<U0142><U0142>iq";/
+day         "Minġuiqsioiq";/
+            "Savałłiq";/
             "Ilaqtchiioiq";/
             "Qitchiioiq";/
             "Sisamiioiq";/
             "Tallimmiioiq";/
-            "Maqin<U0121>uoiq"
-abmon       "S<U00F1>t";"S<U00F1>s";/
+            "Maqinġuoiq"
+abmon       "Sñt";"Sñs";/
             "Pan";"Qil";/
-            "Sup";"I<U0121><U00F1>";/
-            "Itc";"Ti<U00F1>";/
+            "Sup";"Iġñ";/
+            "Itc";"Tiñ";/
             "Ami";"Sik";/
             "Nip";"Siq"
-mon         "Siqi<U00F1><U00F1>aatchiaq";/
-            "Siqi<U00F1><U00F1>aasrugruk";/
+mon         "Siqiññaatchiaq";/
+            "Siqiññaasrugruk";/
             "Paniqsiqsiivik";/
-            "Qil<U0121>ich Tatqiat";/
+            "Qilġich Tatqiat";/
             "Suppivik";/
-            "I<U0121><U00F1>ivik";/
+            "Iġñivik";/
             "Itchavik";/
-            "Ti<U00F1><U00F1>ivik";/
-            "Ami<U0121>aiqsivik";/
+            "Tiññivik";/
+            "Amiġaiqsivik";/
             "Sikkuvik";/
             "Nippivik";/
-            "Siqi<U00F1><U0121>i<U1E37>aq"
+            "Siqiñġiḷaq"
 d_t_fmt     "%a %d %b %Y %r"
 date_fmt    "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt       "%d//%m//%y"
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYiIaA]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNqQ]"
 yesstr  "aa"
-nostr   "qa<U00F1>aa"
+nostr   "qañaa"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ country_ab3 "CAN"
 country_num 124
 country_car    "CDN"
 % Iñupiatun
-lang_name    "I<U00F1>upiatun"
+lang_name    "Iñupiatun"
 lang_ab      "ik"
 lang_term    "ipk"
 lang_lib    "ipk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/is_IS b/localedata/locales/is_IS
index 4c7514f438..e20e8152bf 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/is_IS
+++ b/localedata/locales/is_IS
@@ -178,34 +178,34 @@ grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday "sun";"m<U00E1>n";/
-      "<U00FE>ri";"mi<U00F0>";/
-      "fim";"f<U00F6>s";/
+abday "sun";"mán";/
+      "þri";"mið";/
+      "fim";"fös";/
       "lau"
 day   "sunnudagur";/
-      "m<U00E1>nudagur";/
-      "<U00FE>ri<U00F0>judagur";/
-      "mi<U00F0>vikudagur";/
+      "mánudagur";/
+      "þriðjudagur";/
+      "miðvikudagur";/
       "fimmtudagur";/
-      "f<U00F6>studagur";/
+      "föstudagur";/
       "laugardagur"
 abmon "jan";"feb";/
       "mar";"apr";/
-      "ma<U00ED>";"j<U00FA>n";/
-      "j<U00FA>l";"<U00E1>g<U00FA>";/
+      "maí";"jún";/
+      "júl";"ágú";/
       "sep";"okt";/
-      "n<U00F3>v";"des"
-mon   "jan<U00FA>ar";/
-      "febr<U00FA>ar";/
+      "nóv";"des"
+mon   "janúar";/
+      "febrúar";/
       "mars";/
-      "apr<U00ED>l";/
-      "ma<U00ED>";/
-      "j<U00FA>n<U00ED>";/
-      "j<U00FA>l<U00ED>";/
-      "<U00E1>g<U00FA>st";/
+      "apríl";/
+      "maí";/
+      "júní";/
+      "júlí";/
+      "ágúst";/
       "september";/
-      "okt<U00F3>ber";/
-      "n<U00F3>vember";/
+      "október";/
+      "nóvember";/
       "desember"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %e.%b %Y, %T"
 date_fmt "%a %e.%b %Y, %T %Z"
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1jJyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "j<U00E1>"
+yesstr  "já"
 nostr   "nei"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U00CD>sland"
+country_name "Ísland"
 country_ab2 "IS"
 country_ab3 "ISL"
 country_num 352
 country_car    "IS"
 % íslenska
-lang_name    "<U00ED>slenska"
+lang_name    "íslenska"
 lang_ab      "is"
 lang_term    "isl"
 lang_lib    "ice"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/iu_CA b/localedata/locales/iu_CA
index 56425c9199..32b2b892b2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/iu_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/iu_CA
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
 % "Canada" in Inuktitut: ᑲᓇᑕ (https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%91%B2%E1%93%87%E1%91%95)
-country_name "<U1472><U14C7><U1455>"
+country_name "ᑲᓇᑕ"
 country_post "CA"
 country_ab2 "CA"
 country_ab3 "CAN"
 country_num 124
 country_car    "CDN"
 % FIXME country_isbn for Canada/inuktitut ?
-lang_name "<U1403><U14C4><U1483><U144E><U1450><U1466>"
+lang_name "ᐃᓄᒃᑎᑐᑦ"
 lang_ab      "iu"
 lang_term    "iku"
 lang_lib     "iku"
@@ -80,35 +80,35 @@ copy "en_CA"
 END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "<U14C8>";"<U14C7>";/
-            "<U14D5>";"<U1431>";/
-            "<U157F>";"<U1405>";/
-            "<U14EF>"
-day         "<U14C8><U1466><U144E><U1591><U152D><U1550><U1555><U1483>";/
-            "<U14C7><U14A1><U1490><U153E><U152D><U1405>";/
-            "<U14C7><U14A1><U1490><U153E><U152D><U1405><U14D5><U1585><U146D><U1466>";/
-            "<U1431><U1593><U14F2><U14D5><U1585><U14EF><U1405><U1466>";/
-            "<U157F><U144E><U1585><U1470><U1466>";/
-            "<U1405><U14EA><U14D7><U1548><U14D8><U1450><U1403><U14C7><U1585>";/
-            "<U14EF><U1559><U1456><U1555><U1483>"
-abmon       "<U152E><U14C4>";"<U1555><U1557>";/
-            "<U14AA><U1505>";"<U1403><U1433>";/
-            "<U14AA><U1403>";"<U152A><U14C2>";/
-            "<U152A><U14DA>";"<U140A><U148B>";/
-            "<U14EF><U144E>";"<U140A><U1466>";/
-            "<U14C4><U1555>";"<U144E><U14EF>"
-mon         "<U152E><U14C4><U140A><U14D5>";/
-            "<U1555><U1557><U140A><U14D5>";/
-            "<U14AA><U1505><U14EF>";/
-            "<U1403><U1433><U14D7>";/
-            "<U14AA><U1403>";/
-       	    "<U152A><U14C2>";/
-            "<U152A><U14DA><U1403>";/
-            "<U140A><U148B><U14EF>";/
-            "<U14EF><U144E><U1559>";/
-            "<U140A><U1466><U1450><U1559>";/
-            "<U14C4><U1555><U1559>";/
-            "<U144E><U14EF><U155D><U1559>"
+abday       "ᓈ";"ᓇ";/
+            "ᓕ";"ᐱ";/
+            "ᕿ";"ᐅ";/
+            "ᓯ"
+day         "ᓈᑦᑎᖑᔭᕐᕕᒃ";/
+            "ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅ";/
+            "ᓇᒡᒐᔾᔭᐅᓕᖅᑭᑦ";/
+            "ᐱᖓᓲᓕᖅᓯᐅᑦ";/
+            "ᕿᑎᖅᑰᑦ";/
+            "ᐅᓪᓗᕈᓘᑐᐃᓇᖅ";/
+            "ᓯᕙᑖᕕᒃ"
+abmon       "ᔮᓄ";"ᕕᕗ";/
+            "ᒪᔅ";"ᐃᐳ";/
+            "ᒪᐃ";"ᔪᓂ";/
+            "ᔪᓚ";"ᐊᒋ";/
+            "ᓯᑎ";"ᐊᑦ";/
+            "ᓄᕕ";"ᑎᓯ"
+mon         "ᔮᓄᐊᓕ";/
+            "ᕕᕗᐊᓕ";/
+            "ᒪᔅᓯ";/
+            "ᐃᐳᓗ";/
+            "ᒪᐃ";/
+            "ᔪᓂ";/
+            "ᔪᓚᐃ";/
+            "ᐊᒋᓯ";/
+            "ᓯᑎᕙ";/
+            "ᐊᑦᑐᕙ";/
+            "ᓄᕕᕙ";/
+            "ᑎᓯᕝᕙ"
 d_t_fmt     "%a %d %b %Y %r"
 date_fmt    "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt       "%m//%d//%y"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ja_JP b/localedata/locales/ja_JP
index c727997b6b..9d7dc5d0aa 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ja_JP
+++ b/localedata/locales/ja_JP
@@ -14879,16 +14879,16 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^([+1yY<UFF59><UFF39>]|<U306F><U3044>|<U30CF><U30A4>)"
-noexpr  "^([-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E>]|<U3044><U3044><U3048>|<U30A4><U30A4><U30A8>)"
-yesstr  "<U306F><U3044>"
-nostr   "<U3044><U3044><U3048>"
+yesexpr "^([+1yYｙＹ]|はい|ハイ)"
+noexpr  "^([-0nNｎＮ]|いいえ|イイエ)"
+yesstr  "はい"
+nostr   "いいえ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol		"JPY "
-currency_symbol		"<UFFE5>"
+currency_symbol		"￥"
 mon_decimal_point	"."
 mon_thousands_sep	","
 mon_grouping		3
@@ -14915,43 +14915,43 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 
 LC_TIME
-abday	"<U65E5>";"<U6708>";"<U706B>";"<U6C34>";"<U6728>";"<U91D1>";"<U571F>"
+abday	"日";"月";"火";"水";"木";"金";"土"
 
-day	"<U65E5><U66DC><U65E5>";"<U6708><U66DC><U65E5>";/
-	"<U706B><U66DC><U65E5>";"<U6C34><U66DC><U65E5>";/
-	"<U6728><U66DC><U65E5>";"<U91D1><U66DC><U65E5>";/
-	"<U571F><U66DC><U65E5>"
+day	"日曜日";"月曜日";/
+	"火曜日";"水曜日";/
+	"木曜日";"金曜日";/
+	"土曜日"
 
-abmon	" 1<U6708>";" 2<U6708>";/
-	" 3<U6708>";" 4<U6708>";/
-	" 5<U6708>";" 6<U6708>";/
-	" 7<U6708>";" 8<U6708>";/
-	" 9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-	"11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+abmon	" 1月";" 2月";/
+	" 3月";" 4月";/
+	" 5月";" 6月";/
+	" 7月";" 8月";/
+	" 9月";"10月";/
+	"11月";"12月"
 
-mon	"1<U6708>";"2<U6708>";/
-	"3<U6708>";"4<U6708>";/
-	"5<U6708>";"6<U6708>";/
-	"7<U6708>";"8<U6708>";/
-	"9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-	"11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+mon	"1月";"2月";/
+	"3月";"4月";/
+	"5月";"6月";/
+	"7月";"8月";/
+	"9月";"10月";/
+	"11月";"12月"
 
-d_t_fmt	"%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %H<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt	"%Y年%m月%d日 %H時%M分%S秒"
 
-d_fmt	"%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt	"%Y年%m月%d日"
 
-t_fmt	"%H<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt	"%H時%M分%S秒"
 
-am_pm	"<U5348><U524D>";"<U5348><U5F8C>"
+am_pm	"午前";"午後"
 
-t_fmt_ampm "%p%I<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm "%p%I時%M分%S秒"
 
 % The era names are laid out in groups of 2 to account for the desire
 % to avoid using '1' for the first era year.  Instead of '1' we use
-% <U5143> or <GAN> as the first era year.
+% 元 or <GAN> as the first era year.
 %
 % The following dates and their names are recorded below in descending
-% date order (note that <U5E74> or <NEN> follows each date).
+% date order (note that 年 or <NEN> follows each date).
 % <REIWA> -> <HEISEI> -> <SHOWA> -> <TAISHO> -> <MEIJI> -> <AD> -> <BC>
 %
 % Each string is an era description segment with the format:
@@ -14961,73 +14961,73 @@ t_fmt_ampm "%p%I<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
 % - The '+*' entry in end_date means "forever going forward"
 % - The '-*' entry in end_date means "forever going backwards" counting up.
 % - Negative year number in start_date is prior to AD 1 (BC) counting up.
-% - The last entry <U7D00><U5143><U524D> in era_name means BC.
-% - The second-to-last entry <U897F><U66A6> in era_name means AD.
+% - The last entry 紀元前 in era_name means BC.
+% - The second-to-last entry 西暦 in era_name means AD.
 %
-era	"+:2:2020//01//01:+*:<U4EE4><U548C>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:2019//05//01:2019//12//31:<U4EE4><U548C>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-	"+:2:1990//01//01:2019//04//30:<U5E73><U6210>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:1989//01//08:1989//12//31:<U5E73><U6210>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-	"+:2:1927//01//01:1989//01//07:<U662D><U548C>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:1926//12//25:1926//12//31:<U662D><U548C>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-	"+:2:1913//01//01:1926//12//24:<U5927><U6B63>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:1912//07//30:1912//12//31:<U5927><U6B63>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-	"+:6:1873//01//01:1912//07//29:<U660E><U6CBB>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:0001//01//01:1872//12//31:<U897F><U66A6>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-	"+:1:-0001//12//31:-*:<U7D00><U5143><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era	"+:2:2020//01//01:+*:令和:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:2019//05//01:2019//12//31:令和:%EC元年";/
+	"+:2:1990//01//01:2019//04//30:平成:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:1989//01//08:1989//12//31:平成:%EC元年";/
+	"+:2:1927//01//01:1989//01//07:昭和:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:1926//12//25:1926//12//31:昭和:%EC元年";/
+	"+:2:1913//01//01:1926//12//24:大正:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:1912//07//30:1912//12//31:大正:%EC元年";/
+	"+:6:1873//01//01:1912//07//29:明治:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:0001//01//01:1872//12//31:西暦:%EC%Ey年";/
+	"+:1:-0001//12//31:-*:紀元前:%EC%Ey年"
 
-era_d_fmt	"%EY%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+era_d_fmt	"%EY%m月%d日"
 
-era_d_t_fmt	"%EY%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %H<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+era_d_t_fmt	"%EY%m月%d日 %H時%M分%S秒"
 
 % "%Y<NEN> %b %e<NICHI> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
-date_fmt	"%Y<U5E74> %b %e<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt	"%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
-alt_digits	"<U3007>";"<U4E00>";"<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";"<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";/
-		"<U516D>";"<U4E03>";"<U516B>";"<U4E5D>";"<U5341>";/
-		"<U5341><U4E00>";"<U5341><U4E8C>";"<U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U5341><U56DB>";"<U5341><U4E94>";"<U5341><U516D>";/
-		"<U5341><U4E03>";"<U5341><U516B>";"<U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U4E8C><U5341>";"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U4E8C><U5341><U56DB>";"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U4E8C><U5341><U516D>";"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U4E8C><U5341><U516B>";"<U4E8C><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U4E09><U5341>";"<U4E09><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U4E09><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U4E09><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U4E09><U5341><U56DB>";"<U4E09><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U4E09><U5341><U516D>";"<U4E09><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U4E09><U5341><U516B>";"<U4E09><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U56DB><U5341>";"<U56DB><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U56DB><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U56DB><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U56DB><U5341><U56DB>";"<U56DB><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U56DB><U5341><U516D>";"<U56DB><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U56DB><U5341><U516B>";"<U56DB><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U4E94><U5341>";"<U4E94><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U4E94><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U4E94><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U4E94><U5341><U56DB>";"<U4E94><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U4E94><U5341><U516D>";"<U4E94><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U4E94><U5341><U516B>";"<U4E94><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U516D><U5341>";"<U516D><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U516D><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U516D><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U516D><U5341><U56DB>";"<U516D><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U516D><U5341><U516D>";"<U516D><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U516D><U5341><U516B>";"<U516D><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U4E03><U5341>";"<U4E03><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U4E03><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U4E03><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U4E03><U5341><U56DB>";"<U4E03><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U4E03><U5341><U516D>";"<U4E03><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U4E03><U5341><U516B>";"<U4E03><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U516B><U5341>";"<U516B><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U516B><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U516B><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U516B><U5341><U56DB>";"<U516B><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U516B><U5341><U516D>";"<U516B><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U516B><U5341><U516B>";"<U516B><U5341><U4E5D>";/
-		"<U4E5D><U5341>";"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E00>";/
-		"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E8C>";"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E09>";/
-		"<U4E5D><U5341><U56DB>";"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E94>";/
-		"<U4E5D><U5341><U516D>";"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E03>";/
-		"<U4E5D><U5341><U516B>";"<U4E5D><U5341><U4E5D>"
+alt_digits	"〇";"一";"二";"三";"四";"五";/
+		"六";"七";"八";"九";"十";/
+		"十一";"十二";"十三";/
+		"十四";"十五";"十六";/
+		"十七";"十八";"十九";/
+		"二十";"二十一";/
+		"二十二";"二十三";/
+		"二十四";"二十五";/
+		"二十六";"二十七";/
+		"二十八";"二十九";/
+		"三十";"三十一";/
+		"三十二";"三十三";/
+		"三十四";"三十五";/
+		"三十六";"三十七";/
+		"三十八";"三十九";/
+		"四十";"四十一";/
+		"四十二";"四十三";/
+		"四十四";"四十五";/
+		"四十六";"四十七";/
+		"四十八";"四十九";/
+		"五十";"五十一";/
+		"五十二";"五十三";/
+		"五十四";"五十五";/
+		"五十六";"五十七";/
+		"五十八";"五十九";/
+		"六十";"六十一";/
+		"六十二";"六十三";/
+		"六十四";"六十五";/
+		"六十六";"六十七";/
+		"六十八";"六十九";/
+		"七十";"七十一";/
+		"七十二";"七十三";/
+		"七十四";"七十五";/
+		"七十六";"七十七";/
+		"七十八";"七十九";/
+		"八十";"八十一";/
+		"八十二";"八十三";/
+		"八十四";"八十五";/
+		"八十六";"八十七";/
+		"八十八";"八十九";/
+		"九十";"九十一";/
+		"九十二";"九十三";/
+		"九十四";"九十五";/
+		"九十六";"九十七";/
+		"九十八";"九十九"
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
@@ -15042,7 +15042,7 @@ LC_NAME
 % LC_NAME category.
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
-name_gen    "<U69D8>"
+name_gen    "様"
 name_mr     "Mr."
 name_mrs    "Mrs."
 name_miss   "Miss."
@@ -15055,13 +15055,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U65E5><U672C>"
+country_name "日本"
 country_ab2 "JP"
 country_ab3 "JPN"
 country_num 392
 country_car "J"
 % 日本語
-lang_name    "<U65E5><U672C><U8A9E>"
+lang_name    "日本語"
 lang_ab      "ja"
 lang_term    "jpn"
 lang_lib    "jpn"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ka_GE b/localedata/locales/ka_GE
index 73133b8b33..a8c40485b8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ka_GE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ka_GE
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U10E1><U10D0><U10E5><U10D0><U10E0><U10D7><U10D5><U10D4><U10DA><U10DD>"
+country_name "საქართველო"
 % country_post "GE" for Georgia ?
 country_ab2 "GE"
 country_ab3 "GEO"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ country_num 268
 country_car "GE"
 country_isbn "99928"
 % ქართული
-lang_name    "<U10E5><U10D0><U10E0><U10D7><U10E3><U10DA><U10D8>"
+lang_name    "ქართული"
 lang_ab      "ka"
 lang_term    "kat"
 lang_lib     "geo"
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "GEL "
-currency_symbol      "<U20BE>"
+currency_symbol      "₾"
 mon_decimal_point    ","
 mon_thousands_sep    "."
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -85,51 +85,51 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday	/
-"<U10D9><U10D5><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DD><U10E0><U10E8>";/
-"<U10E1><U10D0><U10DB>";/
-"<U10DD><U10D7><U10EE>";/
-"<U10EE><U10E3><U10D7>";/
-"<U10DE><U10D0><U10E0>";/
-"<U10E8><U10D0><U10D1>"
+"კვი";/
+"ორშ";/
+"სამ";/
+"ოთხ";/
+"ხუთ";/
+"პარ";/
+"შაბ"
 day	/
-"<U10D9><U10D5><U10D8><U10E0><U10D0>";/
-"<U10DD><U10E0><U10E8><U10D0><U10D1><U10D0><U10D7><U10D8>";/
-"<U10E1><U10D0><U10DB><U10E8><U10D0><U10D1><U10D0><U10D7><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DD><U10D7><U10EE><U10E8><U10D0><U10D1><U10D0><U10D7><U10D8>";/
-"<U10EE><U10E3><U10D7><U10E8><U10D0><U10D1><U10D0><U10D7><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DE><U10D0><U10E0><U10D0><U10E1><U10D9><U10D4><U10D5><U10D8>";/
-"<U10E8><U10D0><U10D1><U10D0><U10D7><U10D8>"
+"კვირა";/
+"ორშაბათი";/
+"სამშაბათი";/
+"ოთხშაბათი";/
+"ხუთშაბათი";/
+"პარასკევი";/
+"შაბათი"
 abmon	/
-"<U10D8><U10D0><U10DC>";/
-"<U10D7><U10D4><U10D1>";/
-"<U10DB><U10D0><U10E0>";/
-"<U10D0><U10DE><U10E0>";/
-"<U10DB><U10D0><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D8><U10D5><U10DC>";/
-"<U10D8><U10D5><U10DA>";/
-"<U10D0><U10D2><U10D5>";/
-"<U10E1><U10D4><U10E5>";/
-"<U10DD><U10E5><U10E2>";/
-"<U10DC><U10DD><U10D4>";/
-"<U10D3><U10D4><U10D9>"
+"იან";/
+"თებ";/
+"მარ";/
+"აპრ";/
+"მაი";/
+"ივნ";/
+"ივლ";/
+"აგვ";/
+"სექ";/
+"ოქტ";/
+"ნოე";/
+"დეკ"
 mon	/
-"<U10D8><U10D0><U10DC><U10D5><U10D0><U10E0><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D7><U10D4><U10D1><U10D4><U10E0><U10D5><U10D0><U10DA><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DB><U10D0><U10E0><U10E2><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D0><U10DE><U10E0><U10D8><U10DA><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DB><U10D0><U10D8><U10E1><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D8><U10D5><U10DC><U10D8><U10E1><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D8><U10D5><U10DA><U10D8><U10E1><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D0><U10D2><U10D5><U10D8><U10E1><U10E2><U10DD>";/
-"<U10E1><U10D4><U10E5><U10E2><U10D4><U10DB><U10D1><U10D4><U10E0><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DD><U10E5><U10E2><U10DD><U10DB><U10D1><U10D4><U10E0><U10D8>";/
-"<U10DC><U10DD><U10D4><U10DB><U10D1><U10D4><U10E0><U10D8>";/
-"<U10D3><U10D4><U10D9><U10D4><U10DB><U10D1><U10D4><U10E0><U10D8>"
+"იანვარი";/
+"თებერვალი";/
+"მარტი";/
+"აპრილი";/
+"მაისი";/
+"ივნისი";/
+"ივლისი";/
+"აგვისტო";/
+"სექტემბერი";/
+"ოქტომბერი";/
+"ნოემბერი";/
+"დეკემბერი"
 
 %"%Y ÜÊÈÑ %d %B"
-d_t_fmt  "%Y <U10EC><U10DA><U10D8><U10E1> %d %B, %T"
-date_fmt "%Y <U10EC><U10DA><U10D8><U10E1> %d %B, %T %Z"
+d_t_fmt  "%Y წლის %d %B, %T"
+date_fmt "%Y წლის %d %B, %T %Z"
 d_fmt    "%m//%d//%Y"
 t_fmt    "%T"
 am_pm    "";""
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yYkKxX<U10D9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nNaA<U10D0>]"
-yesstr  "<U10D9><U10D8>"
-nostr   "<U10D0><U10E0><U10D0>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYkKxXკ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNaAა]"
+yesstr  "კი"
+nostr   "არა"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MEASUREMENT
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kk_KZ b/localedata/locales/kk_KZ
index 03c28aa800..42f31f97d7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kk_KZ
+++ b/localedata/locales/kk_KZ
@@ -103,17 +103,17 @@ translit_end
 END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0418><U0438>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0416><U0436>N]"
-yesstr  "<U0438><U04D9>"
-nostr   "<U0436><U043E><U049B>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYИи]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNЖжN]"
+yesstr  "иә"
+nostr   "жоқ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "KZT "
-currency_symbol           "<U20B8>"
+currency_symbol           "₸"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -135,49 +135,49 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point             ","
-thousands_sep             "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep             " "
 grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "<U0416><U0435><U043A><U0441><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>";/
-        "<U0414><U04AF><U0439><U0441><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>";/
-        "<U0421><U0435><U0439><U0441><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>";/
-        "<U0421><U04D9><U0440><U0441><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>";/
-        "<U0411><U0435><U0439><U0441><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>";/
-        "<U0416><U04B1><U043C><U0430>";/
-        "<U0421><U0435><U043D><U0431><U0456>"
-abday   "<U0416><U043A>";/
-        "<U0414><U0441>";/
-        "<U0421><U0441>";/
-        "<U0421><U0440>";/
-        "<U0411><U0441>";/
-        "<U0416><U043C>";/
-        "<U0421><U0431>"
-mon     "<U049A><U0430><U04A3><U0442><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0410><U049B><U043F><U0430><U043D>";/
-        "<U041D><U0430><U0443><U0440><U044B><U0437>";/
-        "<U0421><U04D9><U0443><U0456><U0440>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U043C><U044B><U0440>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U0443><U0441><U044B><U043C>";/
-        "<U0428><U0456><U043B><U0434><U0435>";/
-        "<U0422><U0430><U043C><U044B><U0437>";/
-        "<U049A><U044B><U0440><U043A><U04AF><U0439><U0435><U043A>";/
-        "<U049A><U0430><U0437><U0430><U043D>";/
-        "<U049A><U0430><U0440><U0430><U0448><U0430>";/
-        "<U0416><U0435><U043B><U0442><U043E><U049B><U0441><U0430><U043D>"
-abmon   "<U049A><U0430><U04A3>";/
-        "<U0410><U049B><U043F>";/
-        "<U041D><U0430><U0443>";/
-        "<U0421><U04D9><U0443>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U043C>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U0443>";/
-        "<U0428><U0456><U043B>";/
-        "<U0422><U0430><U043C>";/
-        "<U049A><U044B><U0440>";/
-        "<U049A><U0430><U0437>";/
-        "<U049A><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0416><U0435><U043B>"
+day     "Жексенбі";/
+        "Дүйсенбі";/
+        "Сейсенбі";/
+        "Сәрсенбі";/
+        "Бейсенбі";/
+        "Жұма";/
+        "Сенбі"
+abday   "Жк";/
+        "Дс";/
+        "Сс";/
+        "Ср";/
+        "Бс";/
+        "Жм";/
+        "Сб"
+mon     "Қаңтар";/
+        "Ақпан";/
+        "Наурыз";/
+        "Сәуір";/
+        "Мамыр";/
+        "Маусым";/
+        "Шілде";/
+        "Тамыз";/
+        "Қыркүйек";/
+        "Қазан";/
+        "Қараша";/
+        "Желтоқсан"
+abmon   "Қаң";/
+        "Ақп";/
+        "Нау";/
+        "Сәу";/
+        "Мам";/
+        "Мау";/
+        "Шіл";/
+        "Там";/
+        "Қыр";/
+        "Қаз";/
+        "Қар";/
+        "Жел"
 d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
@@ -209,14 +209,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U049A><U0430><U0437><U0430><U049B><U0441><U0442><U0430><U043D>"
+country_name "Қазақстан"
 country_post "KAZ"
 country_ab2  "KZ"
 country_ab3  "KAZ"
 country_num  398
 country_car  "KZ"
 country_isbn "978-601"
-lang_name    "<U049B><U0430><U0437><U0430><U049B> <U0442><U0456><U043B><U0456>"
+lang_name    "қазақ тілі"
 lang_ab      "kk"
 lang_term    "kaz"
 lang_lib     "kaz"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/km_KH b/localedata/locales/km_KH
index 28550717e7..a9b697fa40 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/km_KH
+++ b/localedata/locales/km_KH
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "KHR "
 % monetary unit: Riel
-currency_symbol      "<U17DB>"
+currency_symbol      "៛"
 mon_decimal_point    "."
 mon_thousands_sep    ","
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -919,57 +919,57 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U17A2><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1785>";/
-        "<U17A2>";/
-        "<U1796><U17BB>";/
-        "<U1796><U17D2><U179A>";/
-        "<U179F><U17BB>";/
-        "<U179F>"
+abday   "អា";/
+        "ច";/
+        "អ";/
+        "ពុ";/
+        "ព្រ";/
+        "សុ";/
+        "ស"
 
-day     "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U17A2><U17B6><U1791><U17B7><U178F><U17D2><U1799>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U1785><U17D0><U1793><U17D2><U1791>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U17A2><U1784><U17D2><U1782><U17B6><U179A>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U1796><U17BB><U1792>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U1796><U17D2><U179A><U17A0><U179F><U17D2><U1794><U178F><U17B7><U17CD>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U179F><U17BB><U1780><U17D2><U179A>";/
-        "<U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3><U200B><U179F><U17C5><U179A><U17CD>"
+day     "ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ";/
+        "ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍"
 
-abmon   "<U17E1>";/
-        "<U17E2>";/
-        "<U17E3>";/
-        "<U17E4>";/
-        "<U17E5>";/
-        "<U17E6>";/
-        "<U17E7>";/
-        "<U17E8>";/
-        "<U17E9>";/
-        "<U17E1><U17E0>";/
-        "<U17E1><U17E1>";/
-        "<U17E1><U17E2>"
+abmon   "១";/
+        "២";/
+        "៣";/
+        "៤";/
+        "៥";/
+        "៦";/
+        "៧";/
+        "៨";/
+        "៩";/
+        "១០";/
+        "១១";/
+        "១២"
 
-mon     "<U1798><U1780><U179A><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1780><U17BB><U1798><U17D2><U1797><U17C8>";/
-        "<U1798><U17B8><U1793><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1798><U17C1><U179F><U17B6>";/
-        "<U17A7><U179F><U1797><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1798><U17B7><U1790><U17BB><U1793><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1780><U1780><U17D2><U1780><U178A><U17B6>";/
-        "<U179F><U17B8><U17A0><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1780><U1789><U17D2><U1789><U17B6>";/
-        "<U178F><U17BB><U179B><U17B6>";/
-        "<U179C><U17B7><U1785><U17D2><U1786><U17B7><U1780><U17B6>";/
-        "<U1792><U17D2><U1793><U17BC>"
+mon     "មករា";/
+        "កុម្ភៈ";/
+        "មីនា";/
+        "មេសា";/
+        "ឧសភា";/
+        "មិថុនា";/
+        "កក្កដា";/
+        "សីហា";/
+        "កញ្ញា";/
+        "តុលា";/
+        "វិច្ឆិកា";/
+        "ធ្នូ"
 
-d_t_fmt  "%A <U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3> %e <U1781><U17C2> %B <U1786><U17D2><U1793><U17B6><U17C6> %Y, %H <U1798><U17C9><U17C4><U1784> %M <U1793><U17B6><U1791><U17B8> %S <U179C><U17B7><U1793><U17B6><U1791><U17B8><U200B>"
+d_t_fmt  "%A ថ្ងៃ %e ខែ %B ឆ្នាំ %Y, %H ម៉ោង %M នាទី %S វិនាទី​"
 
-date_fmt "%A <U1790><U17D2><U1784><U17C3> %e <U1781><U17C2> %B <U1786><U17D2><U1793><U17B6><U17C6> %Y, %H <U1798><U17C9><U17C4><U1784> %M <U1793><U17B6><U1791><U17B8> %S <U179C><U17B7><U1793><U17B6><U1791><U17B8><U200B>"
+date_fmt "%A ថ្ងៃ %e ខែ %B ឆ្នាំ %Y, %H ម៉ោង %M នាទី %S វិនាទី​"
 
 d_fmt    "%e %B %Y"
 
 t_fmt    "%H:%M:%S"
 
-am_pm    "<U1796><U17D2><U179A><U17B9><U1780>";"<U179B><U17D2><U1784><U17B6><U1785>"
+am_pm    "ព្រឹក";"ល្ងាច"
 
 % Appropriate 12-hour clock representation  "%I:%M:%S %p"
 %t_fmt_ampm  "%I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -979,10 +979,10 @@ first_weekday 1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U1794>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U1791>]"
-yesstr  "<U1794><U17B6><U1791><U002F><U1785><U17B6><U179F>"
-nostr   "<U1791><U17C1>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYប]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNទ]"
+yesstr  "បាទ//ចាស"
+nostr   "ទេ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 %    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%r%t%e%t%b%N%h%t%s%N%T%N%S%N%z%c%N"
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%r%t%e%t%b%N%h%t%s%N%T%N%S%N%z%c%N"
 % កម្ពុជា (Kampuchea)
-country_name "<U1780><U1798><U17D2><U1796><U17BB><U1787><U17B6>"
+country_name "កម្ពុជា"
 %FIXME
 %country_post  ""
 country_ab2 "KH"
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ country_num 116
 country_car "KH"
 %country_isbn  "978-9924"
 % ភាសាខ្មែរ (Khmer)
-lang_name     "<U1781><U17D2><U1798><U17C2><U179A>"
+lang_name     "ខ្មែរ"
 lang_ab       "km"
 lang_term     "khm"
 lang_lib      "khm"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kn_IN b/localedata/locales/kn_IN
index 16e808cbbc..ab9006a90b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kn_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/kn_IN
@@ -92,56 +92,56 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CCB>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0C82>";/
-            "<U0CAC><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0C97><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0CB6>"
+abday       "ರ";/
+            "ಸೋ";/
+            "ಮಂ";/
+            "ಬು";/
+            "ಗು";/
+            "ಶು";/
+            "ಶ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day      "<U0CB0><U0CB5><U0CBF><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CCB><U0CAE><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0C82><U0C97><U0CB3><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CAC><U0CC1><U0CA7><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0C97><U0CC1><U0CB0><U0CC1><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CC1><U0C95><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CA8><U0CBF><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>"
+day      "ರವಿವಾರ";/
+            "ಸೋಮವಾರ";/
+            "ಮಂಗಳವಾರ";/
+            "ಬುಧವಾರ";/
+            "ಗುರುವಾರ";/
+            "ಶುಕ್ರವಾರ";/
+            "ಶನಿವಾರ"
 
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       	"<U0C9C><U0CA8>";/
-	"<U0CAB><U0CC6><U0CAC><U0CCD><U0CB0>";/
-	"<U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CCD><U0C9A><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0C8F><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CBF>";/
-	"<U0CAE><U0CC7>";/
-	"<U0C9C><U0CC2><U0CA8><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0C9C><U0CC1><U0CB2><U0CC8>";/
-	"<U0C86>";/
-	"<U0CB8><U0CC6><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CC6><U0C82>";/
-	"<U0C85><U0C95><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CCB>";/
-	"<U0CA8><U0CB5><U0CC6><U0C82>";/
-	"<U0CA1><U0CBF><U0CB8><U0CC6><U0C82>"
+abmon       	"ಜನ";/
+	"ಫೆಬ್ರ";/
+	"ಮಾರ್ಚ್";/
+	"ಏಪ್ರಿ";/
+	"ಮೇ";/
+	"ಜೂನ್";/
+	"ಜುಲೈ";/
+	"ಆ";/
+	"ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂ";/
+	"ಅಕ್ಟೋ";/
+	"ನವೆಂ";/
+	"ಡಿಸೆಂ"
 
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon      	"<U0C9C><U0CA8><U0CB5><U0CB0><U0CBF>";/
-	"<U0CAB><U0CC6><U0CAC><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CB5><U0CB0><U0CBF>";/
-	"<U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CCD><U0C9A><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0C8F><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CBF><U0CB2><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0CAE><U0CC7>";/
-	"<U0C9C><U0CC2><U0CA8><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0C9C><U0CC1><U0CB2><U0CC8>";/
-	"<U0C86><U0C97><U0CB8><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0CB8><U0CC6><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0C85><U0C95><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CCB><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0CA8><U0CB5><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>";/
-	"<U0CA1><U0CBF><U0CB8><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>"
+mon      	"ಜನವರಿ";/
+	"ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ";/
+	"ಮಾರ್ಚ್";/
+	"ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್";/
+	"ಮೇ";/
+	"ಜೂನ್";/
+	"ಜುಲೈ";/
+	"ಆಗಸ್ಟ್";/
+	"ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್";/
+	"ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್";/
+	"ನವೆಂಬರ್";/
+	"ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       	"<U0CAA><U0CC2><U0CB0><U0CCD><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB9><U0CCD><U0CA8>";/
-            	"<U0C85><U0CAA><U0CB0><U0CBE><U0CB9><U0CCD><U0CA8>"
+am_pm       	"ಪೂರ್ವಾಹ್ನ";/
+            	"ಅಪರಾಹ್ನ"
 
 % *** There arent any Devanagari characters below, so for time being
 % *** maintain same for Kannada also,  Karunakar
@@ -166,10 +166,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0CB9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0C87>]"
-yesstr  "<U0CB9><U0CCC><U0CA6><U0CC1>"
-nostr   "<U0C87><U0CB2><U0CCD><U0CB2>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYಹ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNಇ]"
+yesstr  "ಹೌದು"
+nostr   "ಇಲ್ಲ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -196,13 +196,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0CAD><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CA4>"
+country_name "ಭಾರತ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % ಕನ್ನಡ
-lang_name    "<U0C95><U0CA8><U0CCD><U0CA8><U0CA1>"
+lang_name    "ಕನ್ನಡ"
 lang_ab      "kn"
 lang_term    "kan"
 lang_lib    "kan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ko_KR b/localedata/locales/ko_KR
index bd0d919218..470bb8362b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ko_KR
+++ b/localedata/locales/ko_KR
@@ -6106,7 +6106,7 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 LC_MONETARY
 
 int_curr_symbol		"KRW "
-currency_symbol		"<U20A9>"
+currency_symbol		"₩"
 mon_decimal_point	"."
 mon_thousands_sep	","
 mon_grouping		3;3
@@ -6138,52 +6138,52 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday    "<UC77C>";/
-	 "<UC6D4>";"<UD654>";/
-         "<UC218>";"<UBAA9>";/
-         "<UAE08>";"<UD1A0>"
-day      "<UC77C><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UC6D4><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UD654><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UC218><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UBAA9><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UAE08><UC694><UC77C>";/
-         "<UD1A0><UC694><UC77C>"
+abday    "일";/
+	 "월";"화";/
+         "수";"목";/
+         "금";"토"
+day      "일요일";/
+         "월요일";/
+         "화요일";/
+         "수요일";/
+         "목요일";/
+         "금요일";/
+         "토요일"
 
 % (%b) "%mWEOL" where %m is space-filled instead of zero-filled
 
-abmon    " 1<UC6D4>";" 2<UC6D4>";/
-         " 3<UC6D4>";" 4<UC6D4>";/
-         " 5<UC6D4>";" 6<UC6D4>";/
-         " 7<UC6D4>";" 8<UC6D4>";/
-         " 9<UC6D4>";"10<UC6D4>";/
-         "11<UC6D4>";"12<UC6D4>"
+abmon    " 1월";" 2월";/
+         " 3월";" 4월";/
+         " 5월";" 6월";/
+         " 7월";" 8월";/
+         " 9월";"10월";/
+         "11월";"12월"
 
-mon      "1<UC6D4>";"2<UC6D4>";/
-         "3<UC6D4>";"4<UC6D4>";/
-         "5<UC6D4>";"6<UC6D4>";/
-         "7<UC6D4>";"8<UC6D4>";/
-         "9<UC6D4>";"10<UC6D4>";/
-         "11<UC6D4>";"12<UC6D4>"
+mon      "1월";"2월";/
+         "3월";"4월";/
+         "5월";"6월";/
+         "7월";"8월";/
+         "9월";"10월";/
+         "11월";"12월"
 
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 d_t_fmt "%x (%a) %r"
 
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 % "%Y<NYEON> %m<WEOL> %d<IL>
-d_fmt "%Y<UB144> %m<UC6D4> %d<UC77C>"
+d_fmt "%Y년 %m월 %d일"
 
 % Appropriate time representation (%X)
 %  "%H<SI> %M<BUN> %S<CHO>"
-t_fmt    "%H<UC2DC> %M<UBD84> %S<UCD08>"
+t_fmt    "%H시 %M분 %S초"
 
 % Strings for AM/PM (%p)
 % "<O><JEON>";"<O><HU>"
-am_pm	"<UC624><UC804>";"<UC624><UD6C4>"
+am_pm	"오전";"오후"
 
 % Appropriate AM/PM time representation (%r)
 %  "%p %H<SI> %M<BUN> %S<CHO>"
-t_fmt_ampm "%p %I<UC2DC> %M<UBD84> %S<UCD08>"
+t_fmt_ampm "%p %I시 %M분 %S초"
 
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 date_fmt  "%Y. %m. %d. (%a) %H:%M:%S %Z"
@@ -6192,10 +6192,10 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><UC608>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><UC544>]"
-nostr   "<UC544><UB2C8><UC694>"
-yesstr  "<UC608>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ예]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ아]"
+nostr   "아니요"
+yesstr  "예"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -6225,14 +6225,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<UB300><UD55C><UBBFC><UAD6D>"
+country_name "대한민국"
 country_ab2 "KR"
 country_ab3 "KOR"
 country_num 410
 country_isbn "979-11,978-89"
 country_car    "ROK"
 % 한국말
-lang_name    "<UD55C><UAD6D><UC5B4>"
+lang_name    "한국어"
 lang_ab      "ko"
 lang_term    "kor"
 lang_lib    "kor"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kok_IN b/localedata/locales/kok_IN
index 18658b1ef8..119c633059 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kok_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/kok_IN
@@ -65,48 +65,48 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0906><U092F><U0924><U093E><U0930>";"<U0938><U094B><U092E><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0933><U0935><U093E><U0930>";"<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0947><U0930><U0947><U0938><U0924><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U0930><U093e><U0930>";"<U0936><U0947><U0928><U0935><U093e><U0930>"
+abday       "आयतार";"सोमार";/
+            "मंगळवार";"बुधवार";/
+            "बेरेसतार";/
+            "शुकरार";"शेनवार"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day       "<U0906><U092F><U0924><U093E><U0930>";"<U0938><U094B><U092E><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0933><U0935><U093E><U0930>";"<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0947><U0930><U0947><U0938><U0924><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U0930><U093e><U0930>";"<U0936><U0947><U0928><U0935><U093e><U0930>"
+day       "आयतार";"सोमार";/
+            "मंगळवार";"बुधवार";/
+            "बेरेसतार";/
+            "शुकरार";"शेनवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0947><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0913><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0913><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U0935><U094D><U0939><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon       "जानेवारी";/
+            "फेब्रुवारी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलै";/
+            "ओगस्ट";/
+            "सेप्टेंबर";/
+            "ओक्टोबर";/
+            "नोव्हेंबर";/
+            "डिसेंबर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon       "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0947><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0913><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0913><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U0935><U094D><U0939><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+mon       "जानेवारी";/
+            "फेब्रुवारी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलै";/
+            "ओगस्ट";/
+            "सेप्टेंबर";/
+            "ओक्टोबर";/
+            "नोव्हेंबर";/
+            "डिसेंबर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092E>.<U092A><U0942>.";/
-            "<U092E>.<U0928><U0902>."
+am_pm       "म.पू.";/
+            "म.नं."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr "<U0939><U092F>"
-nostr  "<U0928><U094D><U0939><U0940>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr "हय"
+nostr  "न्ही"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>"
+name_mr     "श्री"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
+name_ms     "कुमार"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % कोंकणी
-lang_name    "<U0915><U094B><U0902><U0915><U0923><U0940>"
+lang_name    "कोंकणी"
 lang_term    "kok"
 lang_lib    "kok"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ks_IN b/localedata/locales/ks_IN
index f0e13530ce..b94ba30866 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ks_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ks_IN
@@ -71,52 +71,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0622><U062A><U0647><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0698><U0621><U0646><U062A><U0631><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0628><U0648><U0621><U06BA><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0628><U0648><U062F><U0647><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0628><U0631><U0649><U0633><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639>";"<U0628><U0679><U0648><U0627><U0631>"
+abday       "آتهوار";/
+	    "ژءنتروار";/
+            "بوءںوار";/
+	    "بودهوار";/
+            "برىسوار";/
+            "جمع";"بٹوار"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day       "<U0622><U062A><U0647><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0698><U0621><U0646><U062F><U0631><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0628><U0648><U0621><U06BA><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0628><U0648><U062F><U0647><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U0628><U0631><U0649><U0633><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639>";"<U0628><U0679><U0648><U0627><U0631>"
+day       "آتهوار";/
+	    "ژءندروار";/
+            "بوءںوار";/
+	    "بودهوار";/
+            "برىسوار";/
+            "جمع";"بٹوار"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon	    "<U062C><U0646><U0624><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0631><U0624><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0655><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U06CC><U0654>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0657><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0657><U0644><U0627><U06CC><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	    "<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0657><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon	    "جنؤری";/
+	    "فرؤری";/
+	    "مارٕچ";/
+	    "اپریل";/
+	    "میٔ";/
+	    "جوٗن";/
+	    "جوٗلایی";/
+	    "اگست";/
+	    "ستمبر";/
+	    "اکتوٗبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "دسمبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon	    "<U062C><U0646><U0624><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0631><U0624><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0655><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U06CC><U0654>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0657><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0657><U0644><U0627><U06CC><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	    "<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0657><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon	    "جنؤری";/
+	    "فرؤری";/
+	    "مارٕچ";/
+	    "اپریل";/
+	    "میٔ";/
+	    "جوٗن";/
+	    "جوٗلایی";/
+	    "اگست";/
+	    "ستمبر";/
+	    "اکتوٗبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "دسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm	"<U062F><U0648><U067E><U06BE><U0631><U0628><U0631><U0648><U0646><U06BE>";/
-	"<U062F><U0648><U067E><U06BE><U0631><U067E><U062A><U06BE>"
+am_pm	"دوپھربرونھ";/
+	"دوپھرپتھ"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0622>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0646>]"
-yesstr  "<U0622>"
-nostr   "<U0646><U0639>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYآ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNن]"
+yesstr  "آ"
+nostr   "نع"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U062C><U0646><U0627><U0628>"
-name_mrs    "<U0645><U0633><U0645><U0627><U062A>"
-name_miss   "<U0645><U0633><U0645><U0627><U062A>"
-name_ms     "<U0645><U062d><U062a><U0631><U0645><U0647>"
+name_mr     "جناب"
+name_mrs    "مسمات"
+name_miss   "مسمات"
+name_ms     "محترمه"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -168,13 +168,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U06C1><U0650><U0646><U062F><U0648><U0633><U062A><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "ہِندوستان"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % kạ̄šur
-lang_name    "<U06A9><U0672><U0634><U064F><U0631>"
+lang_name    "کٲشُر"
 lang_ab      "ks"
 lang_term    "kas"
 lang_lib    "kas"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari b/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
index b56cfd9df7..aa6347d0b9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
+++ b/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
@@ -61,54 +61,54 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0906><U0925> ";/
-            "<U091A><U0945><U093C><U0926><U0941><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092C><U094D><U0935><U0926>";/
-            "<U092C><U094D><U0930><U0938>";/
-            "<U0936><U094B><U0915><U0941><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U091F><U0941>"
+abday       "आथ ";/
+            "चॅ़दुर";/
+            "बोम";/
+            "ब्वद";/
+            "ब्रस";/
+            "शोकुर";/
+            "बटु"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 % http://www.mkraina.com/PDF/3-Self-authored%20Works%20(English)/15.pdf
 % आथवार, चॅ़दुरवार, बोमवार, ब्वदवार, ब्रसवार, शोकुरवार, बटुवार
-day         "<U0906><U0925><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U091A><U0945><U093C><U0926><U0941><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U094D><U0935><U0926><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U094D><U0930><U0938><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U094B><U0915><U0941><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U091F><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "आथवार";/
+            "चॅ़दुरवार";/
+            "बोमवार";/
+            "ब्वदवार";/
+            "ब्रसवार";/
+            "शोकुरवार";/
+            "बटुवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon       "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -129,10 +129,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0907>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0907><U0902><U0928>"
-nostr   "<U0928>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYइ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "इंन"
+nostr   "न"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ END LC_PAPER
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>."
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>."
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>."
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>."
+name_mr     "श्री."
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती."
+name_miss   "कुमारी."
+name_ms     "कुमार."
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % कॉशुर
-lang_name    "<U0915><U0949><U0936><U0941><U0930>"
+lang_name    "कॉशुर"
 lang_ab      "ks"
 lang_term    "kas"
 lang_lib    "kas"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ku_TR b/localedata/locales/ku_TR
index f6a8925608..bc21d4d4c8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ku_TR
+++ b/localedata/locales/ku_TR
@@ -108,35 +108,35 @@ copy "tr_TR"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "y<U00EA>k";"dus";/
-            "s<U00EA>s";"<U00E7>ar";/
-            "p<U00EA>n";"<U00EE>n<U00EE>";/
+abday       "yêk";"dus";/
+            "sês";"çar";/
+            "pên";"înî";/
             "sep"
-day         "y<U00EA>ks<U00EA>m";/
-            "dus<U00EA>m";/
-            "s<U00EA>s<U00EA>m";/
-            "<U00E7>ars<U00EA>m";/
-            "p<U00EA>ncs<U00EA>m";/
-            "<U00EE>n<U00EE>";/
+day         "yêksêm";/
+            "dusêm";/
+            "sêsêm";/
+            "çarsêm";/
+            "pêncsêm";/
+            "înî";/
             "sept"
-abmon       "<U00C7>il";"Sib";/
-            "Ada";"N<U00EE>s";/
+abmon       "Çil";"Sib";/
+            "Ada";"Nîs";/
             "Gul";"Hez";/
-            "T<U00EE>r";"Teb";/
-            "<U00CE>lo";"Cot";/
+            "Tîr";"Teb";/
+            "Îlo";"Cot";/
             "Mij";"Kan"
-mon         "<U00C7>ile";/
+mon         "Çile";/
             "Sibat";/
             "Adar";/
-            "N<U00EE>san";/
+            "Nîsan";/
             "Gulan";/
-            "Hez<U00EE>ran";/
-            "T<U00EE>rmeh";/
+            "Hezîran";/
+            "Tîrmeh";/
             "Tebax";/
-            "<U00CE>lon";/
+            "Îlon";/
             "Cotmeh";/
             "Mijdar";/
-            "Kan<U00FB>n"
+            "Kanûn"
 d_t_fmt  "%A %d %B %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d//%m//%Y"
 t_fmt       "%T"
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1eEdDyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "er<U00EA>"
-nostr   "n<U00E2>"
+yesstr  "erê"
+nostr   "nâ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 % TODO
 % Sayın
-name_gen    "Say<U0131>n"
+name_gen    "Sayın"
 name_mr     "M."
 name_mrs    "Jne"
 name_ms     "Jne"
 % "Kc,k"
-name_miss   "K<U00E7>k"
+name_miss   "Kçk"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ country_ab3  "TUR"
 country_num  792
 country_isbn 975
 country_car    "TR"
-lang_name   "kurd<U00EE>"
+lang_name   "kurdî"
 lang_ab      "ku"
 lang_term    "kur"
 lang_lib     "kur"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kw_GB b/localedata/locales/kw_GB
index e796f7e838..e56117394a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kw_GB
+++ b/localedata/locales/kw_GB
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Cornish locale for Britain"
 source     "Alastair McKinstry"
-address    "Cro<U00ED> L<U00E1>r, Ballinahalla, Maigh Cuilinn,, Co. Gaillimh, Ireland"
+address    "Croí Lár, Ballinahalla, Maigh Cuilinn,, Co. Gaillimh, Ireland"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "GBP "
-currency_symbol         "<U00A3>"
+currency_symbol         "£"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ky_KG b/localedata/locales/ky_KG
index 871b8a818b..6e19dc3349 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ky_KG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ky_KG
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ escape_char /
 % otherwise be governed by that license.
 
 %
-% needed extra chars: <U04A2>, <U04A3>, <U04E8>, <U04E9>, <U04AE>, <U04AF>
+% needed extra chars: Ң, ң, Ө, ө, Ү, ү
 %
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title "Kyrgyz Language Locale for Kyrgyzstan"
@@ -86,18 +86,18 @@ translit_end
 END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U041E><U043E>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0416><U0436>]"
-yesstr  "<U043E><U043E><U0431><U0430>"
-nostr   "<U0436><U043E><U043A>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYОо]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNЖж]"
+yesstr  "ооба"
+nostr   "жок"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 % FIXED AND CHECKED by Timur 2004/10/14
 int_curr_symbol           "KGS "
-currency_symbol           "<U0441><U043E><U043C>"
+currency_symbol           "сом"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -113,50 +113,50 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point             ","
-thousands_sep             "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep             " "
 grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "<U0436><U0435><U043A><U0448><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0438>";/
-        "<U0434><U04AF><U0439><U0448><U04E9><U043C><U0431><U04AF>";/
-        "<U0448><U0435><U0439><U0448><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0438>";/
-        "<U0448><U0430><U0440><U0448><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0438>";/
-        "<U0431><U0435><U0439><U0448><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0438>";/
-        "<U0436><U0443><U043C><U0430>";/
-        "<U0438><U0448><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0438>"
+day     "жекшемби";/
+        "дүйшөмбү";/
+        "шейшемби";/
+        "шаршемби";/
+        "бейшемби";/
+        "жума";/
+        "ишемби"
 % FIXED by Timur 2004/10/12
-abday   "<U0436><U043A>";/
-        "<U0434><U0448>";/
-        "<U0448><U0435>";/
-        "<U0448><U0430>";/
-        "<U0431><U0448>";/
-        "<U0436><U043C>";/
-        "<U0438><U0448>"
-mon     "<U044F><U043D><U0432><U0430><U0440><U044C>";/
-        "<U0444><U0435><U0432><U0440><U0430><U043B><U044C>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440><U0442>";/
-        "<U0430><U043F><U0440><U0435><U043B><U044C>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-        "<U0438><U044E><U043D><U044C>";/
-        "<U0438><U044E><U043B><U044C>";/
-        "<U0430><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043D><U0442><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044C>";/
-        "<U043E><U043A><U0442><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044C>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044C>";/
-        "<U0434><U0435><U043A><U0430><U0431><U0440><U044C>"
-abmon   "<U044F><U043D><U0432>";/
-        "<U0444><U0435><U0432>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0430><U043F><U0440>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0439>";/
-        "<U0438><U044E><U043D>";/
-        "<U0438><U044E><U043B>";/
-        "<U0430><U0432><U0433>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043D>";/
-        "<U043E><U043A><U0442>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U044F>";/
-        "<U0434><U0435><U043A>"
+abday   "жк";/
+        "дш";/
+        "ше";/
+        "ша";/
+        "бш";/
+        "жм";/
+        "иш"
+mon     "январь";/
+        "февраль";/
+        "март";/
+        "апрель";/
+        "май";/
+        "июнь";/
+        "июль";/
+        "август";/
+        "сентябрь";/
+        "октябрь";/
+        "ноябрь";/
+        "декабрь"
+abmon   "янв";/
+        "фев";/
+        "мар";/
+        "апр";/
+        "май";/
+        "июн";/
+        "июл";/
+        "авг";/
+        "сен";/
+        "окт";/
+        "ноя";/
+        "дек"
 % CHECKED AND FIXED by Timur
 d_t_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 % %d.%m.%Y FIXED by Timur 2004.10.11
@@ -164,9 +164,9 @@ d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
 t_fmt     "%T"
 am_pm     "";""
 t_fmt_ampm ""
-% %d-%B, %Y-<U0436>, %A
-%date_fmt       "%d-%B, %Y%-<U0436>, %A"
-date_fmt       "%a, %e-%b %Y <U0436>, %H:%M:%S %Z"
+% %d-%B, %Y-ж, %A
+%date_fmt       "%d-%B, %Y%-ж, %A"
+date_fmt       "%a, %e-%b %Y ж, %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
@@ -191,13 +191,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U041A><U044B><U0440><U0433><U044B><U0437><U0441><U0442><U0430><U043D>"
+country_name "Кыргызстан"
 country_ab2 "KG"
 country_ab3 "KGZ"
 country_num 417
 country_car    "KS"
 % Кыргызча
-lang_name    "<U043A><U044B><U0440><U0433><U044B><U0437><U0447><U0430>"
+lang_name    "кыргызча"
 lang_ab      "ky"
 lang_term    "kir"
 lang_lib    "kir"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lb_LU b/localedata/locales/lb_LU
index bcaa8708aa..ca21d800bf 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lb_LU
+++ b/localedata/locales/lb_LU
@@ -96,26 +96,26 @@ copy "de_DE"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "So";"M<U00E9>";/
-        "D<U00EB>";"M<U00EB>";/
+abday   "So";"Mé";/
+        "Dë";"Më";/
         "Do";"Fr";"Sa"
 day     "Sonndeg";/
-        "M<U00E9>indeg";/
-        "D<U00EB>nschdeg";/
-        "M<U00EB>ttwoch";/
+        "Méindeg";/
+        "Dënschdeg";/
+        "Mëttwoch";/
         "Donneschdeg";/
         "Freideg";/
         "Samschdeg"
 abmon   "Jan";"Feb";/
-        "M<U00E4>e";"Abr";/
+        "Mäe";"Abr";/
         "Mee";"Jun";/
         "Jul";"Aug";/
         "Sep";"Okt";/
         "Nov";"Dez"
 mon     "Januar";/
         "Februar";/
-        "M<U00E4>erz";/
-        "Abr<U00EB>ll";/
+        "Mäerz";/
+        "Abrëll";/
         "Mee";/
         "Juni";/
         "Juli";/
@@ -155,21 +155,21 @@ END LC_PAPER
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_miss "Joffer"
-name_mr   "H<U00E4>r"
+name_mr   "Här"
 name_mrs  "Madame"
 name_ms   "Madame"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name  "L<U00EB>tzebuerg"
+country_name  "Lëtzebuerg"
 country_post  "L"
 country_ab2   "LU"
 country_ab3   "LUX"
 country_num   442
 country_car   "L"
 country_isbn  2
-lang_name     "L<U00EB>tzebuergesch"
+lang_name     "Lëtzebuergesch"
 lang_ab       "lb"
 lang_term     "ltz"
 lang_lib      "ltz"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/li_BE b/localedata/locales/li_BE
index 14047fe0b1..fcc794fcf4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/li_BE
+++ b/localedata/locales/li_BE
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 % https://li.wiktionary.org/wiki/B%C3%A8lsj "Bèlsj"
-country_name  "B<U00E8>lsj"
+country_name  "Bèlsj"
 country_post  "B"
 country_ab2   "BE"
 country_ab3   "BEL"
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ country_car   "B"
 country_num 056
 %FIXME country_isbn "2"
 % Lèmbörgs
-lang_name    "L<U00E8>mb<U00F6>rgs"
+lang_name    "Lèmbörgs"
 lang_ab "li"
 lang_term "lim"
 lang_lib "lim"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/li_NL b/localedata/locales/li_NL
index 1b5005bf64..b252b74f62 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/li_NL
+++ b/localedata/locales/li_NL
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ country_car   "NL"
 country_num 528
 %FIXME country_isbn "2"
 % Lèmbörgs
-lang_name    "L<U00E8>mb<U00F6>rgs"
+lang_name    "Lèmbörgs"
 lang_ab "li"
 lang_term "lim"
 lang_lib "lim"
@@ -91,15 +91,15 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "z<U00F3>n";"mao";/
+abday   "zón";"mao";/
 	"dae";"goo";/
-        "d<U00F3>n";"vri";/
+        "dón";"vri";/
         "zao"
-day     "z<U00F3>ndig";/
+day     "zóndig";/
 	"maondig";/
 	"daensdig";/
 	"goonsdig";/
-	"d<U00F3>nderdig";/
+	"dónderdig";/
 	"vriedig";/
 	"zaoterdig"
 abmon   "jan";"fib";/
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ abmon   "jan";"fib";/
 mon     "jannewarie";/
 	"fibberwarie";/
 	"miert";/
-	"epr<U00E8>l";/
+	"eprèl";/
 	"meij";/
 	"junie";/
 	"julie";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lij_IT b/localedata/locales/lij_IT
index 34b3e2022b..af5fe58ed4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lij_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/lij_IT
@@ -63,30 +63,30 @@ copy "it_IT"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "dom";"l<U00FB>n";/
+abday   "dom";"lûn";/
 	"mar";"mer";/
-	"z<U00EA>u";"ven";/
+	"zêu";"ven";/
 	"sab"
 day     "domenega";/
-	"l<U00FB>ned<U00EC>";/
-	"marted<U00EC>";/
-	"mercUrd<U00EC>";/
-	"z<U00EA>ggia";/
-	"venard<U00EC>";/
+	"lûnedì";/
+	"martedì";/
+	"mercUrdì";/
+	"zêggia";/
+	"venardì";/
 	"sabbo"
 abmon   "zen";"fev";/
 	"mar";"arv";/
-	"maz";"z<U00FB>g";/
-	"l<U00FB>g";"ago";/
-	"set";"<U00F6>tt";/
+	"maz";"zûg";/
+	"lûg";"ago";/
+	"set";"ött";/
 	"nov";"dix"
-mon     "zen<U00E2>";/
-	"fevr<U00E2>";/
+mon     "zenâ";/
+	"fevrâ";/
 	"marzo";/
-	"avr<U00EE>";/
+	"avrî";/
 	"mazzo";/
-	"z<U00FB>gno";/
-	"l<U00FB>ggio";/
+	"zûgno";/
+	"lûggio";/
 	"agosto";/
 	"settembre";/
 	"ottobre";/
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ country_num 380
 country_isbn "978-88,979-12"
 country_car  "I"
 % Lìgure
-lang_name    "L<U00EC>gure"
+lang_name    "Lìgure"
 lang_term    "lij"
 lang_lib    "lij"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ln_CD b/localedata/locales/ln_CD
index ed6404a1e5..b4610be5d7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ln_CD
+++ b/localedata/locales/ln_CD
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Lingala locale for Democratic Republic of the Congo"
 source     "Ubuntu"
 address    "Ubuntu DR Congo Team"
-contact    "Ren<U00E9> Manass<U00E9> GALEKWA"
+contact    "René Manassé GALEKWA"
 email      "renemanasse@gmail.com"
 tel        ""
 fax        ""
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "m1.";"m2.";"m3.";"m4.";"m5.";"m6.";"m7."
-day     "Lom<U00ED>ngo";/
-        "Mos<U00E1>l<U00E1> m<U0254><U030C>k<U0254><U0301>";/
-        "Mis<U00E1>l<U00E1> m<U00ED>bal<U00E9>";/
-        "Mis<U00E1>l<U00E1> m<U00ED>s<U00E1>to";/
-        "Mis<U00E1>l<U00E1> m<U00ED>nei";/
-        "Mis<U00E1>l<U00E1> m<U00ED>t<U00E1>no";/
-        "Mp<U0254><U0301>s<U0254>"
+day     "Lomíngo";/
+        "Mosálá mɔ̌kɔ́";/
+        "Misálá míbalé";/
+        "Misálá mísáto";/
+        "Misálá mínei";/
+        "Misálá mítáno";/
+        "Mpɔ́sɔ"
 abmon   "yan";/
         "fbl";/
         "msi";/
@@ -96,21 +96,21 @@ abmon   "yan";/
         "yul";/
         "agt";/
         "stb";/
-        "<U0254>tb";/
+        "ɔtb";/
         "nvb";/
         "dsb"
-mon     "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya yambo";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya m<U00ED>bal<U00E9>";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya m<U00ED>s<U00E1>to";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya m<U00ED>nei";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya m<U00ED>t<U00E1>no";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya mot<U00F3>b<U00E1>";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya nsambo";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya mwambe";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya libwa";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya z<U00F3>mi";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya z<U00F3>mi na m<U0254><U030C>k<U0254><U0301>";/
-        "s<U00E1>nz<U00E1> ya z<U00F3>mi na m<U00ED>bal<U00E9>"
+mon     "sánzá ya yambo";/
+        "sánzá ya míbalé";/
+        "sánzá ya mísáto";/
+        "sánzá ya mínei";/
+        "sánzá ya mítáno";/
+        "sánzá ya motóbá";/
+        "sánzá ya nsambo";/
+        "sánzá ya mwambe";/
+        "sánzá ya libwa";/
+        "sánzá ya zómi";/
+        "sánzá ya zómi na mɔ̌kɔ́";/
+        "sánzá ya zómi na míbalé"
 d_t_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d//%m//%Y"
 t_fmt   "%T"
@@ -154,31 +154,31 @@ copy "i18n"
 END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[yYiI<U00ED><U00CD>]"
+yesexpr "^[yYiIíÍ]"
 noexpr  "^[nNtT]"
-yesstr  "<U00CD>yo"
-nostr   "T<U025B><U0302>"
+yesstr  "Íyo"
+nostr   "Tɛ̂"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f%m"
-name_gen  "Mb<U0254><U0301>t<U025B>"
-name_miss "Mam<U00E1>"
-name_mr   "Tat<U00E1>"
-name_mrs  "Mam<U00E1>"
-name_ms   "Mam<U00E1>"
+name_gen  "Mbɔ́tɛ"
+name_miss "Mamá"
+name_mr   "Tatá"
+name_mrs  "Mamá"
+name_ms   "Mamá"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Repibiki demokratiki ya Kong<U00F3>"
+country_name "Repibiki demokratiki ya Kongó"
 country_post "CD"
 country_ab2  "CD"
 country_ab3  "COD"
 country_num  180
 country_car  "CGO"
 country_isbn 2
-lang_name    "ling<U00E1>la"
+lang_name    "lingála"
 lang_ab      "ln"
 lang_term    "lin"
 lang_lib     "lin"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lo_LA b/localedata/locales/lo_LA
index d60d157167..b777889467 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lo_LA
+++ b/localedata/locales/lo_LA
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol      "LAK "
 
 % monetary unit: Kip
-currency_symbol      "<U20AD>"
+currency_symbol      "₭"
 mon_decimal_point    "."
 mon_thousands_sep    ","
 mon_grouping         3;3
@@ -640,40 +640,40 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U0EAD><U0EB2>.";"<U0E88>.";"<U0E84>.";/
-        "<U0E9E>.";"<U0E9E><U0EAB>.";"<U0EAA>.";/
-        "<U0EAA>."
-day     "<U0EAD><U0EB2><U0E97><U0EB4><U0E94>";/
-        "<U0E88><U0EB1><U0E99>";/
-        "<U0EAD><U0EB1><U0E87><U0E84><U0EB2><U0E99>";/
-        "<U0E9E><U0EB8><U0E94>";/
-        "<U0E9E><U0EB0><U0EAB><U0EB1><U0E94>";/
-        "<U0EAA><U0EB8><U0E81>";/
-        "<U0EC0><U0EAA><U0EBB><U0EB2>"
-abmon   "<U0EA1>.<U0E81>.";/
-        "<U0E81>.<U0E9E>.";/
-        "<U0EA1>.<U0E99>.";/
-        "<U0EA1>.<U0EAA>.";/
-        "<U0E9E>.<U0E9E>.";/
-        "<U0EA1><U0EB4>.<U0E96>.";/
-        "<U0E81>.<U0EA5>.";/
-        "<U0EAA>.<U0EAB>.";/
-        "<U0E81>.<U0E8D>.";/
-        "<U0E95>.<U0EA5>.";/
-        "<U0E9E>.<U0E88>.";/
-        "<U0E97>.<U0EA7>."
-mon     "<U0EA1><U0EB1><U0E87><U0E81><U0EAD><U0E99>";/
-        "<U0E81><U0EB8><U0EA1><U0E9E><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0EA1><U0EB5><U0E99><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0EC0><U0EA1><U0EAA><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0E9E><U0EB6><U0E94><U0EAA><U0EB0><U0E9E><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0EA1><U0EB4><U0E96><U0EB8><U0E99><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0E81><U0ECD><U0EA5><U0EB0><U0E81><U0EBB><U0E94>";/
-        "<U0EAA><U0EB4><U0E87><U0EAB><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0E81><U0EB1><U0E99><U0E8D><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0E95><U0EB8><U0EA5><U0EB2>";/
-        "<U0E9E><U0EB0><U0E88><U0EB4><U0E81>";/
-        "<U0E97><U0EB1><U0E99><U0EA7><U0EB2>"
+abday   "ອາ.";"ຈ.";"ຄ.";/
+        "ພ.";"ພຫ.";"ສ.";/
+        "ສ."
+day     "ອາທິດ";/
+        "ຈັນ";/
+        "ອັງຄານ";/
+        "ພຸດ";/
+        "ພະຫັດ";/
+        "ສຸກ";/
+        "ເສົາ"
+abmon   "ມ.ກ.";/
+        "ກ.ພ.";/
+        "ມ.ນ.";/
+        "ມ.ສ.";/
+        "ພ.ພ.";/
+        "ມິ.ຖ.";/
+        "ກ.ລ.";/
+        "ສ.ຫ.";/
+        "ກ.ຍ.";/
+        "ຕ.ລ.";/
+        "ພ.ຈ.";/
+        "ທ.ວ."
+mon     "ມັງກອນ";/
+        "ກຸມພາ";/
+        "ມີນາ";/
+        "ເມສາ";/
+        "ພຶດສະພາ";/
+        "ມິຖຸນາ";/
+        "ກໍລະກົດ";/
+        "ສິງຫາ";/
+        "ກັນຍາ";/
+        "ຕຸລາ";/
+        "ພະຈິກ";/
+        "ທັນວາ"
 % Appropriate date & time representation
 d_t_fmt "%a %e %b %Ey, %H:%M:%S"
 % Appropriate date representation
@@ -685,10 +685,10 @@ am_pm   "AM";"PM"
 % Appropriate 12-hour clock representation
 t_fmt_ampm  "%I:%M:%S %p"
 % Era : Buddhist Era
-era     "+:1:-543//01//01:+*:<U0E9E>.<U0EAA>.:%EC %Ey"
+era     "+:1:-543//01//01:+*:ພ.ສ.:%EC %Ey"
 era_d_fmt       "%e %b %Ey"
-era_t_fmt       "%H.%M.%S <U0E99>."
-era_d_t_fmt     "<U0EA7><U0EB1><U0E99>%A<U0E97><U0EB5><U0EC8> %e %B %EC %Ey, %H.%M.%S <U0E99>."
+era_t_fmt       "%H.%M.%S ນ."
+era_d_t_fmt     "ວັນ%Aທີ່ %e %B %EC %Ey, %H.%M.%S ນ."
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 date_fmt       "%a %e %b %Ey %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
@@ -701,10 +701,10 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % yesstr = "men" = Sala ae + Mo + MAI EK + No
 % nostr = "Bo Men" = Letter Bo +salo Or+ MAI EK + mo+ Ma Ek+ No
 
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0EA1>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0E9A>]"
-yesstr  "<U0EC1><U0EA1><U0EC8><U0E99>"
-nostr   "<U0E9A><U0ECD><U0EC8><U0EC1><U0EA1><U0EC8><U0E99>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYມ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNບ]"
+yesstr  "ແມ່ນ"
+nostr   "ບໍ່ແມ່ນ"
 
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -726,13 +726,13 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 
-name_mr     "<U0E97>."
-name_mrs    "<U0E99>."
+name_mr     "ທ."
+name_mrs    "ນ."
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%r%t%e%t%b%N%h%t%s%N%T%N%S%N%z%c%N"
-country_name  "<U0EA5><U0EB2><U0EA7>"
+country_name  "ລາວ"
 %FIXME
 %country_post  ""
 country_ab2   "LA"
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ country_num   418
 country_car   "LAO"
 %FIXME
 %country_isbn  ""
-lang_name     "<U0EA5><U0EB2><U0EA7>"
+lang_name     "ລາວ"
 lang_ab       "lo"
 lang_term     "lao"
 lang_lib      "lao"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lt_LT b/localedata/locales/lt_LT
index 60d58acbeb..57cbc824c2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lt_LT
+++ b/localedata/locales/lt_LT
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol     "EUR "
-currency_symbol     "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol     "€"
 mon_decimal_point   ","
 mon_thousands_sep   "."
 mon_grouping        3;3
@@ -193,17 +193,17 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_TIME
 abday     "Sk";"Pr";"An";/
           "Tr";"Kt";"Pn";/
-          "<U0160>t"
+          "Št"
 day       "Sekmadienis";/
           "Pirmadienis";/
           "Antradienis";/
-          "Tre<U010D>iadienis";/
+          "Trečiadienis";/
           "Ketvirtadienis";/
           "Penktadienis";/
-          "<U0160>e<U0161>tadienis"
+          "Šeštadienis"
 abmon     "saus.";"vas.";/
           "kov.";"bal.";/
-          "geg.";"bir<U017E>.";/
+          "geg.";"birž.";/
           "liep.";"rugp.";/
           "rugs.";"spal.";/
           "lapkr.";"gruod."
@@ -211,26 +211,26 @@ alt_mon   "sausis";/
           "vasaris";/
           "kovas";/
           "balandis";/
-          "gegu<U017E><U0117>";/
-          "bir<U017E>elis";/
+          "gegužė";/
+          "birželis";/
           "liepa";/
-          "rugpj<U016B>tis";/
-          "rugs<U0117>jis";/
+          "rugpjūtis";/
+          "rugsėjis";/
           "spalis";/
           "lapkritis";/
           "gruodis"
 mon       "sausio";/
           "vasario";/
           "kovo";/
-          "baland<U017E>io";/
-          "gegu<U017E><U0117>s";/
-          "bir<U017E>elio";/
+          "balandžio";/
+          "gegužės";/
+          "birželio";/
           "liepos";/
-          "rugpj<U016B><U010D>io";/
-          "rugs<U0117>jo";/
+          "rugpjūčio";/
+          "rugsėjo";/
           "spalio";/
-          "lapkri<U010D>io";/
-          "gruod<U017E>io"
+          "lapkričio";/
+          "gruodžio"
 d_t_fmt   "%Y m. %B %d d. %T"
 date_fmt  "%Y m. %B %d d. %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%Y-%m-%d"
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ country_ab3 "LTU"
 country_num 440
 country_car    "LT"
 % lietuvių kalba
-lang_name    "lietuvi<U0173>"
+lang_name    "lietuvių"
 lang_ab      "lt"
 lang_term    "lit"
 lang_lib    "lit"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lzh_TW b/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
index 26f30b8a52..e6aba2538e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
@@ -60,98 +60,98 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
-mon           "<U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E09><U6708>";/
-     "<U56DB><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E94><U6708>";/
-     "<U516D><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E03><U6708>";/
-     "<U516B><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon           "一月";/
+     "二月";/
+     "三月";/
+     "四月";/
+     "五月";/
+     "六月";/
+     "七月";/
+     "八月";/
+     "九月";/
+     "十月";/
+     "十一月";/
+     "十二月"
 %  一 ,  二 ,  三 ,  四 ,  五 ,  六 ,  七 ,  八 ,  九 ,  十 , 十一, 十二
-abmon         " <U4E00> ";/
-       " <U4E8C> ";/
-       " <U4E09> ";/
-       " <U56DB> ";/
-       " <U4E94> ";/
-       " <U516D> ";/
-       " <U4E03> ";/
-       " <U516B> ";/
-       " <U4E5D> ";/
-       " <U5341> ";/
-       "<U5341><U4E00>";/
-       "<U5341><U4E8C>"
+abmon         " 一 ";/
+       " 二 ";/
+       " 三 ";/
+       " 四 ";/
+       " 五 ";/
+       " 六 ";/
+       " 七 ";/
+       " 八 ";/
+       " 九 ";/
+       " 十 ";/
+       "十一";/
+       "十二"
 % 週日, 週一, 週二, 週三, 週四, 週五, 週六
-day           "<U9031><U65E5>";/
-     "<U9031><U4E00>";/
-     "<U9031><U4E8C>";/
-     "<U9031><U4E09>";/
-     "<U9031><U56DB>";/
-     "<U9031><U4E94>";/
-     "<U9031><U516D>"
+day           "週日";/
+     "週一";/
+     "週二";/
+     "週三";/
+     "週四";/
+     "週五";/
+     "週六"
 % 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
-abday         "<U65E5>";/
-       "<U4E00>";/
-       "<U4E8C>";/
-       "<U4E09>";/
-       "<U56DB>";/
-       "<U4E94>";/
-       "<U516D>"
+abday         "日";/
+       "一";/
+       "二";/
+       "三";/
+       "四";/
+       "五";/
+       "六"
 % %OC%Oy年%B%Od日 (%A) %OH時%OM分%OS秒
-d_t_fmt       "%OC%Oy<U5E74>%B%Od<U65E5> (%A) %OH<U6642>%OM<U5206>%OS<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt       "%OC%Oy年%B%Od日 (%A) %OH時%OM分%OS秒"
 % %OC%Oy年%B%Od日
-d_fmt         "%OC%Oy<U5E74>%B%Od<U65E5>"
+d_fmt         "%OC%Oy年%B%Od日"
 % %OH時%OM分%OS秒
-t_fmt         "%OH<U6642>%OM<U5206>%OS<U79D2>"
+t_fmt         "%OH時%OM分%OS秒"
 % 朝, 暮
-am_pm         "<U671D>";"<U66AE>"
+am_pm         "朝";"暮"
 % %p %OI時%OM分%OS秒
-t_fmt_ampm    "%p %OI<U6642>%OM<U5206>%OS<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm    "%p %OI時%OM分%OS秒"
 % 公曆 %C%Oy年 %B %Oe日 %A %OH時%OM分%OS秒
-date_fmt      "<U516C><U66C6> %C%Oy<U5E74> %B %Oe<U65E5> %A %OH<U6642>%OM<U5206>%OS<U79D2>"
+date_fmt      "公曆 %C%Oy年 %B %Oe日 %A %OH時%OM分%OS秒"
 % 〇, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五, 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 廿, 廿一, 廿二, 廿三, 廿四, 廿五, 廿六, 廿七, 廿八, 廿九, 卅, 卅一
-alt_digits    "<U3007>";/
-            "<U4E00>";/
-            "<U4E8C>";/
-            "<U4E09>";/
-            "<U56DB>";/
-            "<U4E94>";/
-            "<U516D>";/
-            "<U4E03>";/
-            "<U516B>";/
-            "<U4E5D>";/
-            "<U5341>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E00>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E8C>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E09>";/
-            "<U5341><U56DB>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E94>";/
-            "<U5341><U516D>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E03>";/
-            "<U5341><U516B>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E5D>";/
-            "<U5EFF>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E00>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E8C>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E09>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U56DB>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E94>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U516D>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E03>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U516B>";/
-            "<U5EFF><U4E5D>";/
-            "<U5345>";/
-            "<U5345><U4E00>"
+alt_digits    "〇";/
+            "一";/
+            "二";/
+            "三";/
+            "四";/
+            "五";/
+            "六";/
+            "七";/
+            "八";/
+            "九";/
+            "十";/
+            "十一";/
+            "十二";/
+            "十三";/
+            "十四";/
+            "十五";/
+            "十六";/
+            "十七";/
+            "十八";/
+            "十九";/
+            "廿";/
+            "廿一";/
+            "廿二";/
+            "廿三";/
+            "廿四";/
+            "廿五";/
+            "廿六";/
+            "廿七";/
+            "廿八";/
+            "廿九";/
+            "卅";/
+            "卅一"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 
-era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:<U6C11><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
+    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:民國:%EC元年";/
+    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:民前:%EC%Ey年"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -194,29 +194,29 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYｙＹ是]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
 % ^[-0nNｎＮ非]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U975E>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ非]"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%d%t%g"
 % 君
-name_gen  "<U541B>"
+name_gen  "君"
 % 女
-name_miss "<U5973>"
+name_miss "女"
 % 子
-name_mr   "<U5B50>"
+name_mr   "子"
 % 氏
-name_mrs  "<U6C0F>"
+name_mrs  "氏"
 % 娘
-name_ms   "<U5A18>"
+name_ms   "娘"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
 % 中華民國
-country_name "<U4E2D><U83EF><U6C11><U570B>"
+country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
 country_ab3  "TWN"
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
 % 漢語文言
-lang_name    "<U6F22><U8A9E><U6587><U8A00>"
+lang_name    "漢語文言"
 lang_term    "lzh"
 lang_lib     "lzh"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mag_IN b/localedata/locales/mag_IN
index 98948e4e50..d7d97f94a4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mag_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mag_IN
@@ -61,52 +61,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U090F><U0924><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U092B><U0947>";/
-            "<U0938><U0942><U0915>";/
-            "<U0938><U0928><U093F><U091A><U0930>"
+abday       "एतवार";/
+            "सोमार";/
+            "मंगर";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बिफे";/
+            "सूक";/
+            "सनिचर"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U090F><U0924><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U092B><U0947>";/
-            "<U0938><U0942><U0915>";/
-            "<U0938><U0928><U093F><U091A><U0930>"
+day         "एतवार";/
+            "सोमार";/
+            "मंगर";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बिफे";/
+            "सूक";/
+            "सनिचर"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon       "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -141,10 +141,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>."
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>."
-name_miss   "<U0938><U0941><U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>."
-name_ms     "<U0938><U0941><U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>."
+name_mr     "श्री."
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती."
+name_miss   "सुश्री."
+name_ms     "सुश्री."
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -152,13 +152,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % मगही
-lang_name    "<U092E><U0917><U0939><U0940>"
+lang_name    "मगही"
 lang_term    "mag"
 lang_lib    "mag"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mai_IN b/localedata/locales/mai_IN
index 939e19697a..b12109ffd4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mai_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mai_IN
@@ -57,58 +57,58 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday   "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";/
-	"<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-	"<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-	"<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-	"<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U0940>";/
-	"<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-	"<U0936><U0928><U0940>"
+abday   "रवि";/
+	"सोम";/
+	"मंगल";/
+	"बुध";/
+	"बृहस्पती";/
+	"शुक्र";/
+	"शनी"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day	"<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U0940><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0926><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U0936><U0928><U0940><U0926><U093F><U0928>"
+day	"रविदिन";/
+	"सोमदिन";/
+	"मंगलदिन";/
+	"बुधदिन";/
+	"बृहस्पतीदिन";/
+	"शुक्रदिन";/
+	"शनीदिन"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon	"<U092C><U0948><U0938><U093E><U0916>";/
-	"<U091C><U0947><U0920>";/
-	"<U0905><U0937><U093E><U0922><U093C>";/
-	"<U0938><U093E><U0935><U094B><U0928>";/
-	"<U092D><U093E><U0926><U094B>";/
-	"<U0906><U0938><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U0915><U093E><U0924><U093F><U0915>";/
-	"<U0905><U0917><U0939><U0928>";/
-	"<U092A><U0942><U0938>";/
-	"<U092E><U093E><U0918>";/
-	"<U092B><U093E><U0917><U0941><U0928>";/
-	"<U091A><U0948><U0924><U093F>"
+abmon	"बैसाख";/
+	"जेठ";/
+	"अषाढ़";/
+	"सावोन";/
+	"भादो";/
+	"आसिन";/
+	"कातिक";/
+	"अगहन";/
+	"पूस";/
+	"माघ";/
+	"फागुन";/
+	"चैति"
 % Full month names (%B)
 % Maithili uses a lunar calendar. When gregorian month names
 % are needed, the names are the same names than those used
 % by Hindi
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirhuta_Panchang
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maithili_language#cite_ref-20
-mon  "<U092C><U0948><U0938><U093E><U0916>";/
-	"<U091C><U0947><U0920>";/
-	"<U0905><U0937><U093E><U0922><U093C>";/
-	"<U0938><U093E><U0935><U094B><U0928>";/
-	"<U092D><U093E><U0926><U094B>";/
-	"<U0906><U0938><U093F><U0928>";/
-	"<U0915><U093E><U0924><U093F><U0915>";/
-	"<U0905><U0917><U0939><U0928>";/
-	"<U092A><U0942><U0938>";/
-	"<U092E><U093E><U0918>";/
-	"<U092B><U093E><U0917><U0941><U0928>";/
-	"<U091A><U0948><U0924><U093F>"
+mon  "बैसाख";/
+	"जेठ";/
+	"अषाढ़";/
+	"सावोन";/
+	"भादो";/
+	"आसिन";/
+	"कातिक";/
+	"अगहन";/
+	"पूस";/
+	"माघ";/
+	"फागुन";/
+	"चैति"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm   "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-        "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm   "पूर्वाह्न";/
+        "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt  "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -145,13 +145,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % मैथिली
-lang_name    "<U092E><U0948><U0925><U093F><U0932><U0940>"
+lang_name    "मैथिली"
 lang_term    "mai"
 lang_lib    "mai"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mai_NP b/localedata/locales/mai_NP
index 87ecf8c98f..a1f59f9f83 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mai_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/mai_NP
@@ -72,13 +72,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%h%s%N%T"
-country_name "<U0928><U0947><U092A><U093E><U0932>"
+country_name "नेपाल"
 country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 % NEP
 country_car  "NEP"
-lang_name    "<U092E><U0948><U0925><U093F><U0932><U0940>"
+lang_name    "मैथिली"
 lang_term    "mai"
 lang_lib     "mai"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mfe_MU b/localedata/locales/mfe_MU
index 3b5ecd83be..acd0cc881e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mfe_MU
+++ b/localedata/locales/mfe_MU
@@ -115,9 +115,9 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MONETARY
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritian_rupee
 int_curr_symbol     "MUR "
-currency_symbol     "<U20A8>"
+currency_symbol     "₨"
 mon_decimal_point   "."
-mon_thousands_sep   "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep   " "
 mon_grouping        3;3
 positive_sign       ""
 negative_sign       "-"
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point          "."
-thousands_sep          "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep          " "
 grouping               3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mg_MG b/localedata/locales/mg_MG
index 3149bb23bc..1b0106aeac 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mg_MG
+++ b/localedata/locales/mg_MG
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "MGA "
 currency_symbol           "Ar"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mk_MK b/localedata/locales/mk_MK
index 87bae1dc7c..c84f378869 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mk_MK
+++ b/localedata/locales/mk_MK
@@ -52,35 +52,35 @@ translit_end
 END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_TIME
-abday "<U043D><U0435><U0434>";"<U043F><U043E><U043D>";/
-"<U0432><U0442><U043E>";"<U0441><U0440><U0435>";/
-"<U0447><U0435><U0442>";"<U043F><U0435><U0442>";/
-"<U0441><U0430><U0431>"
-day "<U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U043B><U0430>";/
-"<U043F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U043B><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-"<U0432><U0442><U043E><U0440><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-"<U0441><U0440><U0435><U0434><U0430>";/
-"<U0447><U0435><U0442><U0432><U0440><U0442><U043E><U043A>";/
-"<U043F><U0435><U0442><U043E><U043A>";/
-"<U0441><U0430><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abmon "<U0458><U0430><U043D>";"<U0444><U0435><U0432>";/
-"<U043C><U0430><U0440>";"<U0430><U043F><U0440>";/
-"<U043C><U0430><U0458>";"<U0458><U0443><U043D>";/
-"<U0458><U0443><U043B>";"<U0430><U0432><U0433>";/
-"<U0441><U0435><U043F>";"<U043E><U043A><U0442>";/
-"<U043D><U043E><U0435>";"<U0434><U0435><U043A>"
-mon "<U0458><U0430><U043D><U0443><U0430><U0440><U0438>";/
-"<U0444><U0435><U0432><U0440><U0443><U0430><U0440><U0438>";/
-"<U043C><U0430><U0440><U0442>";/
-"<U0430><U043F><U0440><U0438><U043B>";/
-"<U043C><U0430><U0458>";/
-"<U0458><U0443><U043D><U0438>";/
-"<U0458><U0443><U043B><U0438>";/
-"<U0430><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442>";/
-"<U0441><U0435><U043F><U0442><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-"<U043E><U043A><U0442><U043E><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-"<U043D><U043E><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>";/
-"<U0434><U0435><U043A><U0435><U043C><U0432><U0440><U0438>"
+abday "нед";"пон";/
+"вто";"сре";/
+"чет";"пет";/
+"саб"
+day "недела";/
+"понеделник";/
+"вторник";/
+"среда";/
+"четврток";/
+"петок";/
+"сабота"
+abmon "јан";"фев";/
+"мар";"апр";/
+"мај";"јун";/
+"јул";"авг";/
+"сеп";"окт";/
+"ное";"дек"
+mon "јануари";/
+"февруари";/
+"март";/
+"април";/
+"мај";/
+"јуни";/
+"јули";/
+"август";/
+"септември";/
+"октомври";/
+"ноември";/
+"декември"
 d_t_fmt "%a, %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d.%m.%Y"
 t_fmt   "%T"
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "MKD "
-currency_symbol           "<U0434><U0435><U043D>"
+currency_symbol           "ден"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -111,15 +111,15 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point             ","
-thousands_sep             "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep             " "
 grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0414><U0434>dD]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U041D><U043D>]"
-yesstr  "<U0434><U0430>"
-nostr   "<U043D><U0435>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYДдdD]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNНн]"
+yesstr  "да"
+nostr   "не"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_TELEPHONE
@@ -131,16 +131,16 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%g%t%f"
-name_mr   "<U0433>-<U0434><U0438><U043D>"
-name_mrs  "<U0433>-<U0453><U0430>"
-name_miss "<U0433>-<U0453><U0438><U0446><U0430>"
-name_ms   "<U0433>-<U0453><U0430>"
-name_gen  "<U043f><U043e><U0447><U0438><U0442><U0443><U0432><U0430><U043d>"
+name_mr   "г-дин"
+name_mrs  "г-ѓа"
+name_miss "г-ѓица"
+name_ms   "г-ѓа"
+name_gen  "почитуван"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U041C><U0430><U043A><U0435><U0434><U043E><U043D><U0438><U0458><U0430>"
+country_name "Македонија"
 country_post  "MK"
 country_ab2 "MK"
 country_ab3 "MKD"
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ country_car "MK"
 country_num 807
 country_isbn "9989"
 % македонски јазик
-lang_name    "<U043C><U0430><U043A><U0435><U0434><U043E><U043D><U0441><U043A><U0438>"
+lang_name    "македонски"
 lang_ab "mk"
 lang_term "mkd"
 lang_lib "mac"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ml_IN b/localedata/locales/ml_IN
index e98d9f712e..ff4bd3299f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ml_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ml_IN
@@ -243,51 +243,51 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday     "<U0D1E><U0D3E>";"<U0D24><U0D3F>";/
-"<U0D1A><U0D4A>";"<U0D2C><U0D41>";/
-"<U0D35><U0D4D><U0D2F><U0D3E>";"<U0D35><U0D46>";/
-"<U0D36>"
+abday     "ഞാ";"തി";/
+"ചൊ";"ബു";/
+"വ്യാ";"വെ";/
+"ശ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day     "<U0D1E><U0D3E><U0D2F><U0D30><U0D4D><U200D>";/
-"<U0D24><U0D3F><U0D19><U0D4D><U0D15><U0D33><U0D4D><U200D>";/
-"<U0D1A><U0D4A><U0D35><U0D4D><U0D35>";/
-"<U0D2C><U0D41><U0D27><U0D28><U0D4D><U200D>";/
-"<U0D35><U0D4D><U0D2F><U0D3E><U0D34><U0D02>";/
-"<U0D35><U0D46><U0D33><U0D4D><U0D33><U0D3F>";/
-"<U0D36><U0D28><U0D3F>"
+day     "ഞായര്‍";/
+"തിങ്കള്‍";/
+"ചൊവ്വ";/
+"ബുധന്‍";/
+"വ്യാഴം";/
+"വെള്ളി";/
+"ശനി"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon     "<U0D1C><U0D28><U0D41>";/
-"<U0D2B><U0D46><U0D2C><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D41>";/
-"<U0D2E><U0D3E><U0D7C>";/
-"<U0D0F><U0D2A><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D3F>";/
-"<U0D2E><U0D47><U0D2F><U0D4D>";/
-"<U0D1C><U0D42><U0D7A>";/
-"<U0D1C><U0D42><U0D32><U0D48>";/
-"<U0D13><U0D17>";/
-"<U0D38><U0D46><U0D2A><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D02>";/
-"<U0D12><U0D15><U0D4D><U0D1F><U0D4B>";/
-"<U0D28><U0D35><U0D02>";/
-"<U0D21><U0D3F><U0D38><U0D02>"
+abmon     "ജനു";/
+"ഫെബ്രു";/
+"മാർ";/
+"ഏപ്രി";/
+"മേയ്";/
+"ജൂൺ";/
+"ജൂലൈ";/
+"ഓഗ";/
+"സെപ്റ്റം";/
+"ഒക്ടോ";/
+"നവം";/
+"ഡിസം"
 %
 % FULL month names (%B)
-mon     "<U0D1C><U0D28><U0D41><U0D35><U0D30><U0D3F>";/
-"<U0D2B><U0D46><U0D2C><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D41><U0D35><U0D30><U0D3F>";/
-"<U0D2E><U0D3E><U0D7C><U0D1A><U0D4D><U0D1A><U0D4D>";/
-"<U0D0F><U0D2A><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D3F><U0D7D>";/
-"<U0D2E><U0D47><U0D2F><U0D4D>";/
-"<U0D1C><U0D42><U0D7A>";/
-"<U0D1C><U0D42><U0D32><U0D48>";/
-"<U0D13><U0D17><U0D38><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D4D>";/
-"<U0D38><U0D46><U0D2A><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D4D><U0D31><U0D02><U0D2C><U0D7C>";/
-"<U0D12><U0D15><U0D4D><U200C><U0D1F><U0D4B><U0D2C><U0D7C>";/
-"<U0D28><U0D35><U0D02><U0D2C><U0D7C>";/
-"<U0D21><U0D3F><U0D38><U0D02><U0D2C><U0D7C>"
+mon     "ജനുവരി";/
+"ഫെബ്രുവരി";/
+"മാർച്ച്";/
+"ഏപ്രിൽ";/
+"മേയ്";/
+"ജൂൺ";/
+"ജൂലൈ";/
+"ഓഗസ്റ്റ്";/
+"സെപ്റ്റംബർ";/
+"ഒക്‌ടോബർ";/
+"നവംബർ";/
+"ഡിസംബർ"
 %
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm     "<U0D30><U0D3E><U0D35><U0D3F><U0D32><U0D46>";"<U0D35><U0D48><U0D15><U0D41>"
+am_pm     "രാവിലെ";"വൈകു"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %B %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 %
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0D09>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0D05>]"
-yesstr  "<U0D09><U0D35><U0D4D><U0D35><U0D4D>"
-nostr   "<U0D05><U0D32><U0D4D><U0D32>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYഉ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNഅ]"
+yesstr  "ഉവ്വ്"
+nostr   "അല്ല"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 %
 LC_PAPER
@@ -324,23 +324,23 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 %
 name_fmt     "%p%t%f%t%g"
-name_gen     "<U0D36><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D40>"
-name_mr      "<U0D36><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D40><U0D2E><U0D3E><U0D28><U0D41><U0D4D>"
-name_mrs     "<U0D36><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D40><U0D2E><U0D24><U0D3F>"
-name_miss    "<U0D15><U0D41><U0D2E><U0D3E><U0D30><U0D3F>"
-name_ms      "<U0D36><U0D4D><U0D30><U0D40><U0D2E><U0D24><U0D3F>"
+name_gen     "ശ്രീ"
+name_mr      "ശ്രീമാനു്"
+name_mrs     "ശ്രീമതി"
+name_miss    "കുമാരി"
+name_ms      "ശ്രീമതി"
 END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt     "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0D07><U0D28><U0D4D><U0D24><U0D4D><U0D2F>"
+country_name "ഇന്ത്യ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % മലയാളം
-lang_name    "<U0D2E><U0D32><U0D2F><U0D3E><U0D33><U0D02>"
+lang_name    "മലയാളം"
 lang_ab      "ml"
 lang_term    "mal"
 lang_lib    "mal"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mn_MN b/localedata/locales/mn_MN
index fbcf04f908..e7dc47a442 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mn_MN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mn_MN
@@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol     "MNT "
-currency_symbol     "<U20AE>"
+currency_symbol     "₮"
 mon_decimal_point   "."
-mon_thousands_sep   "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep   " "
 mon_grouping        3;3
 positive_sign       ""
 negative_sign       "-"
@@ -160,44 +160,44 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday "<U041D><U044F>";"<U0414><U0430>";/
-      "<U041C><U044F>";"<U041B><U0445>";/
-      "<U041F><U04AF>";"<U0411><U0430>";/
-      "<U0411><U044F>"
+abday "Ня";"Да";/
+      "Мя";"Лх";/
+      "Пү";"Ба";/
+      "Бя"
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day   "<U041D><U044F><U043C>";/
-      "<U0414><U0430><U0432><U0430><U0430>";/
-      "<U041C><U044F><U0433><U043C><U0430><U0440>";/
-      "<U041B><U0445><U0430><U0433><U0432><U0430>";/
-      "<U041F><U04AF><U0440><U044D><U0432>";/
-      "<U0411><U0430><U0430><U0441><U0430><U043D>";/
-      "<U0411><U044F><U043C><U0431><U0430>"
+day   "Ням";/
+      "Даваа";/
+      "Мягмар";/
+      "Лхагва";/
+      "Пүрэв";/
+      "Баасан";/
+      "Бямба"
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "1-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "2-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "3-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "4-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "5-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "6-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "7-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "8-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "9-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "10-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "11-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "12-<U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>"
+abmon       "1-р сар";/
+            "2-р сар";/
+            "3-р сар";/
+            "4-р сар";/
+            "5-р сар";/
+            "6-р сар";/
+            "7-р сар";/
+            "8-р сар";/
+            "9-р сар";/
+            "10-р сар";/
+            "11-р сар";/
+            "12-р сар"
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U041D><U044D><U0433><U0434><U04AF><U0433><U044D><U044D><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0425><U043E><U0451><U0440><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0413><U0443><U0440><U0430><U0432><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0414><U04E9><U0440><U04E9><U0432><U0434><U04AF><U0433><U044D><U044D><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0422><U0430><U0432><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0417><U0443><U0440><U0433><U0430><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0414><U043E><U043B><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U041D><U0430><U0439><U043C><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0415><U0441><U0434><U04AF><U0433><U044D><U044D><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0410><U0440><U0430><U0432><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0410><U0440><U0432><U0430><U043D> <U043D><U044D><U0433><U0434><U04AF><U0433><U044D><U044D><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>";/
-            "<U0410><U0440><U0432><U0430><U043D> <U0445><U043E><U0451><U0440><U0434><U0443><U0433><U0430><U0430><U0440> <U0441><U0430><U0440>"
+mon         "Нэгдүгээр сар";/
+            "Хоёрдугаар сар";/
+            "Гуравдугаар сар";/
+            "Дөрөвдүгээр сар";/
+            "Тавдугаар сар";/
+            "Зургадугаар сар";/
+            "Долдугаар сар";/
+            "Наймдугаар сар";/
+            "Есдүгээр сар";/
+            "Аравдугаар сар";/
+            "Арван нэгдүгээр сар";/
+            "Арван хоёрдугаар сар"
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt "%Y %b %d, %a %T"
 
@@ -210,16 +210,16 @@ am_pm   "";""
 t_fmt_ampm ""
 % Full date and time representation
 % "%Z %Y ony %B %e, %a %H:%M:%S"
-date_fmt  "%Z %Y <U043E><U043D><U044B> %B %e, %a %H:%M:%S"
+date_fmt  "%Z %Y оны %B %e, %a %H:%M:%S"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1<U0442><U0422>yY]"
-noexpr  "^[-0<U04AF><U04AE>nN]"
-yesstr  "<U0442><U0438><U0439><U043C>"
-nostr   "<U04AF><U0433><U04AF><U0439>"
+yesexpr "^[+1тТyY]"
+noexpr  "^[-0үҮnN]"
+yesstr  "тийм"
+nostr   "үгүй"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -228,15 +228,15 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "<U0425><U0430><U0442><U0430><U0433><U0442><U0430><U0439>"
-name_mr     "<U041D><U043E><U0451><U043D>"
-name_mrs    "<U0425><U0430><U0442><U0430><U0433><U0442><U0430><U0439>"
-name_ms     "<U0425><U0430><U0442><U0430><U0433><U0442><U0430><U0439>"
+name_miss   "Хатагтай"
+name_mr     "Ноён"
+name_mrs    "Хатагтай"
+name_ms     "Хатагтай"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U041C><U043E><U043D><U0433><U043E><U043B>"
+country_name "Монгол"
 country_post  "MN"
 country_ab2   "MN"
 country_ab3   "MNG"
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ country_num   496
 country_car   "MGL"
 country_isbn  99929
 % Монгол хэл
-lang_name    "<U043C><U043E><U043D><U0433><U043E><U043B>"
+lang_name    "монгол"
 lang_ab       "mn"
 lang_term     "mon"
 lang_lib      "mon"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mni_IN b/localedata/locales/mni_IN
index d3c5ca2ffb..67d78ad4fe 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mni_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mni_IN
@@ -62,54 +62,54 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U09A8><U09CB><U0982>";"<U09A8><U09BF><U0982>";/
-            "<U09B2><U09C8><U09AC><U09BE><U0995>";"<U09DF><U09C1><U09AE>";/
-            "<U09B6><U0997><U09CB><U09B2>";/
-            "<U0987><U09B0><U09BE>";"<U09A5><U09BE><U0982>"
+abday       "নোং";"নিং";/
+            "লৈবাক";"য়ুম";/
+            "শগোল";/
+            "ইরা";"থাং"
 %
 
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U09A8><U09CB><U0982><U09AE><U09BE><U0987><U099C><U09BF><U0982>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09BF><U0982><U09A5><U09CC><U0995><U09BE><U09AC><U09BE>";/
-            "<U09B2><U09C8><U09AC><U09BE><U0995><U09AA><U09CB><U0995><U09AA><U09BE>";/
-            "<U09DF><U09C1><U09AE><U09B6><U0995><U09C8><U09B6><U09BE>";/
-            "<U09B6><U0997><U09CB><U09B2><U09B6><U09C7><U09A8>";/
-            "<U0987><U09B0><U09BE><U0987>";/
-            "<U09A5><U09BE><U0982><U099C>"
+day         "নোংমাইজিং";/
+            "নিংথৌকাবা";/
+            "লৈবাকপোকপা";/
+            "য়ুমশকৈশা";/
+            "শগোলশেন";/
+            "ইরাই";/
+            "থাংজ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon         "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0>";/
-            "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2>";/
-            "<U0986><U0997>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA>";/
-            "<U0993><U0995><U09CD><U09A4>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AC><U09C7>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8>"
+abmon         "জান";/
+            "ফেব";/
+            "মার";/
+            "এপ্রি";/
+            "মে";/
+            "জুন";/
+            "জুল";/
+            "আগ";/
+            "সেপ";/
+            "ওক্ত";/
+            "নবে";/
+            "ডিস"
 %
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U099C><U09BE><U09A8><U09C1><U09F1><U09BE><U09B0><U09BF>";/
-            "<U09AB><U09C7><U09AC><U09CD><U09B0><U09C1><U09F1><U09BE><U09B0><U09BF>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09CD><U099A>";/
-            "<U098F><U09AA><U09CD><U09B0><U09BF><U09B2>";/
-            "<U09AE><U09C7>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09A8>";/
-            "<U099C><U09C1><U09B2><U09BE><U0987>";/
-            "<U0986><U0997><U09B7><U09CD><U099F>";/
-            "<U09B8><U09C7><U09AA><U09CD><U09A4><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U0993><U0995><U09CD><U09A4><U09CB><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A8><U09AC><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>";/
-            "<U09A1><U09BF><U09B8><U09C7><U09AE><U09CD><U09AC><U09B0>"
+mon         "জানুৱারি";/
+            "ফেব্রুৱারি";/
+            "মার্চ";/
+            "এপ্রিল";/
+            "মে";/
+            "জুন";/
+            "জুলাই";/
+            "আগষ্ট";/
+            "সেপ্তেম্বর";/
+            "ওক্তোবর";/
+            "নবেম্বর";/
+            "ডিসেম্বর"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 
-am_pm       "<U098F>.<U09AE>.";/
-            "<U09AA>.<U09AE>."
+am_pm       "এ.ম.";/
+            "প.ম."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U09B6><U09CD><U09B0><U09C0>"
-name_mrs    "<U09B6><U09CD><U09B0><U09C0><U09AE><U09A4><U09BF>"
-name_miss   "<U0995><U09C1><U09AE><U09BE><U09B0><U09C0>"
-name_ms     "<U0995><U09C1><U09AE><U09BE><U09B0>"
+name_mr     "শ্রী"
+name_mrs    "শ্রীমতি"
+name_miss   "কুমারী"
+name_ms     "কুমার"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -158,13 +158,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % http://www.iitg.ernet.in/rcilts/phaseI/manipuridesign.pdf
-country_name "<U09AD><U09BE><U09B0><U09A4>"
+country_name "ভারত"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % মৈতৈলোন্
-lang_name    "<U09AE><U09C8><U09A4><U09C8><U09B2><U09CB><U09A8><U09CD>"
+lang_name    "মৈতৈলোন্"
 lang_term    "mni"
 lang_lib    "mni"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mnw_MM b/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
index b666f4a216..940a27448a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
@@ -58,156 +58,156 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % ဂျာန်နျူအာရဳ, ဝှေဝ်ဗြူအာရဳ, မာတ်ချ်, အေပြေယ်လ်, မေ, ဂျုန်, ဂျူလာၚ်, အဝ်ဂါတ်, သိပ်တီဗာ, အံက်တဝ်ဗာ, နဝ်ဝါမ်ဗာ, ဒဳသီဗာ
-mon           "<U1002><U103B><U102C><U1014><U103A><U1014><U103B><U1030><U1021><U102C><U101B><U1033>";/
-     "<U101D><U103E><U1031><U101D><U103A><U1017><U103C><U1030><U1021><U102C><U101B><U1033>";/
-     "<U1019><U102C><U1010><U103A><U1001><U103B><U103A>";/
-     "<U1021><U1031><U1015><U103C><U1031><U101A><U103A><U101C><U103A>";/
-     "<U1019><U1031>";/
-     "<U1002><U103B><U102F><U1014><U103A>";/
-     "<U1002><U103B><U1030><U101C><U102C><U105A><U103A>";/
-     "<U1021><U101D><U103A><U1002><U102B><U1010><U103A>";/
-     "<U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1010><U102E><U1017><U102C>";/
-     "<U1021><U1036><U1000><U103A><U1010><U101D><U103A><U1017><U102C>";/
-     "<U1014><U101D><U103A><U101D><U102B><U1019><U103A><U1017><U102C>";/
-     "<U1012><U1033><U101E><U102E><U1017><U102C>"
+mon           "ဂျာန်နျူအာရဳ";/
+     "ဝှေဝ်ဗြူအာရဳ";/
+     "မာတ်ချ်";/
+     "အေပြေယ်လ်";/
+     "မေ";/
+     "ဂျုန်";/
+     "ဂျူလာၚ်";/
+     "အဝ်ဂါတ်";/
+     "သိပ်တီဗာ";/
+     "အံက်တဝ်ဗာ";/
+     "နဝ်ဝါမ်ဗာ";/
+     "ဒဳသီဗာ"
 % ဂျာန်, ဝှေဝ်, မာတ်, အေ, မေ, ဂျုန်, ဂျူ, အဝ်, သိပ်, အံက်, နဝ်, ဒဳ
-abmon  "<U1002><U103B><U102C><U1014><U103A>";/
-       "<U101D><U103E><U1031><U101D><U103A>";/
-       "<U1019><U102C><U1010><U103A>";/
-       "<U1021><U1031>";/
-       "<U1019><U1031>";/
-       "<U1002><U103B><U102F><U1014><U103A>";/
-       "<U1002><U103B><U1030>";/
-       "<U1021><U101D><U103A>";/
-       "<U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A>";/
-       "<U1021><U1036><U1000><U103A>";/
-       "<U1014><U101D><U103A>";/
-       "<U1012><U1033>"
+abmon  "ဂျာန်";/
+       "ဝှေဝ်";/
+       "မာတ်";/
+       "အေ";/
+       "မေ";/
+       "ဂျုန်";/
+       "ဂျူ";/
+       "အဝ်";/
+       "သိပ်";/
+       "အံက်";/
+       "နဝ်";/
+       "ဒဳ"
 % အဒိုတ်, စန်, အၚာ, ဗုဒ္ဓဝါ, ဗြဴဗ္တိ, သိုက်, သ္ၚိသဝ်
-day  "<U1021><U1012><U102D><U102F><U1010><U103A>";/
-     "<U1005><U1014><U103A>";/
-     "<U1021><U105A><U102C>";/
-     "<U1017><U102F><U1012><U1039><U1013><U101D><U102B>";/
-     "<U1017><U103C><U1034><U1017><U1039><U1010><U102D>";/
-     "<U101E><U102D><U102F><U1000><U103A>";/
-     "<U101E><U1039><U105A><U102D><U101E><U101D><U103A>"
+day  "အဒိုတ်";/
+     "စန်";/
+     "အၚာ";/
+     "ဗုဒ္ဓဝါ";/
+     "ဗြဴဗ္တိ";/
+     "သိုက်";/
+     "သ္ၚိသဝ်"
 % ဒိုတ်, စန်, ၚာ, ဝါ, တိ, သိုက်, သဝ်
-abday  "<U1012><U102D><U102F><U1010><U103A>";/
-       "<U1005><U1014><U103A>";/
-       "<U105A><U102C>";/
-       "<U101D><U102B>";/
-       "<U1010><U102D>";/
-       "<U101E><U102D><U102F><U1000><U103A>";/
-       "<U101E><U101D><U103A>"
+abday  "ဒိုတ်";/
+       "စန်";/
+       "ၚာ";/
+       "ဝါ";/
+       "တိ";/
+       "သိုက်";/
+       "သဝ်"
 week          7;19971130;1
 d_t_fmt       "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 date_fmt      "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p %Z"
 d_fmt         "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A"
 t_fmt         "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 % ဂယး, တ္ၚဲစေၚ်
-am_pm         "<U1002><U101A><U1038>";"<U1010><U1039><U105A><U1032><U1005><U1031><U105A><U103A>"
+am_pm         "ဂယး";"တ္ၚဲစေၚ်"
 t_fmt_ampm    "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 % ၀၀, ၀၁, ၀၂, ၀၃, ၀၄, ၀၅, ၀၆, ၀၇, ၀၈, ၀၉, ၁၀, ၁၁, ၁၂, ၁၃, ၁၄, ၁၅, ၁၆, ၁၇, ၁၈, ၁၉, ၂၀, ၂၁, ၂၂, ၂၃, ၂၄, ၂၅, ၂၆, ၂၇, ၂၈, ၂၉, ၃၀, ၃၁, ၃၂, ၃၃, ၃၄, ၃၅, ၃၆, ၃၇, ၃၈, ၃၉, ၄၀, ၄၁, ၄၂, ၄၃, ၄၄, ၄၅, ၄၆, ၄၇, ၄၈, ၄၉, ၅၀, ၅၁, ၅၂, ၅၃, ၅၄, ၅၅, ၅၆, ၅၇, ၅၈, ၅၉, ၆၀, ၆၁, ၆၂, ၆၃, ၆၄, ၆၅, ၆၆, ၆၇, ၆၈, ၆၉, ၇၀, ၇၁, ၇၂, ၇၃, ၇၄, ၇၅, ၇၆, ၇၇, ၇၈, ၇၉, ၈၀, ၈၁, ၈၂, ၈၃, ၈၄, ၈၅, ၈၆, ၈၇, ၈၈, ၈၉, ၉၀, ၉၁, ၉၂, ၉၃, ၉၄, ၉၅, ၉၆, ၉၇, ၉၈, ၉၉
-alt_digits  "<U1040><U1040>";/
-            "<U1040><U1041>";/
-            "<U1040><U1042>";/
-            "<U1040><U1043>";/
-            "<U1040><U1044>";/
-            "<U1040><U1045>";/
-            "<U1040><U1046>";/
-            "<U1040><U1047>";/
-            "<U1040><U1048>";/
-            "<U1040><U1049>";/
-            "<U1041><U1040>";/
-            "<U1041><U1041>";/
-            "<U1041><U1042>";/
-            "<U1041><U1043>";/
-            "<U1041><U1044>";/
-            "<U1041><U1045>";/
-            "<U1041><U1046>";/
-            "<U1041><U1047>";/
-            "<U1041><U1048>";/
-            "<U1041><U1049>";/
-            "<U1042><U1040>";/
-            "<U1042><U1041>";/
-            "<U1042><U1042>";/
-            "<U1042><U1043>";/
-            "<U1042><U1044>";/
-            "<U1042><U1045>";/
-            "<U1042><U1046>";/
-            "<U1042><U1047>";/
-            "<U1042><U1048>";/
-            "<U1042><U1049>";/
-            "<U1043><U1040>";/
-            "<U1043><U1041>";/
-            "<U1043><U1042>";/
-            "<U1043><U1043>";/
-            "<U1043><U1044>";/
-            "<U1043><U1045>";/
-            "<U1043><U1046>";/
-            "<U1043><U1047>";/
-            "<U1043><U1048>";/
-            "<U1043><U1049>";/
-            "<U1044><U1040>";/
-            "<U1044><U1041>";/
-            "<U1044><U1042>";/
-            "<U1044><U1043>";/
-            "<U1044><U1044>";/
-            "<U1044><U1045>";/
-            "<U1044><U1046>";/
-            "<U1044><U1047>";/
-            "<U1044><U1048>";/
-            "<U1044><U1049>";/
-            "<U1045><U1040>";/
-            "<U1045><U1041>";/
-            "<U1045><U1042>";/
-            "<U1045><U1043>";/
-            "<U1045><U1044>";/
-            "<U1045><U1045>";/
-            "<U1045><U1046>";/
-            "<U1045><U1047>";/
-            "<U1045><U1048>";/
-            "<U1045><U1049>";/
-            "<U1046><U1040>";/
-            "<U1046><U1041>";/
-            "<U1046><U1042>";/
-            "<U1046><U1043>";/
-            "<U1046><U1044>";/
-            "<U1046><U1045>";/
-            "<U1046><U1046>";/
-            "<U1046><U1047>";/
-            "<U1046><U1048>";/
-            "<U1046><U1049>";/
-            "<U1047><U1040>";/
-            "<U1047><U1041>";/
-            "<U1047><U1042>";/
-            "<U1047><U1043>";/
-            "<U1047><U1044>";/
-            "<U1047><U1045>";/
-            "<U1047><U1046>";/
-            "<U1047><U1047>";/
-            "<U1047><U1048>";/
-            "<U1047><U1049>";/
-            "<U1048><U1040>";/
-            "<U1048><U1041>";/
-            "<U1048><U1042>";/
-            "<U1048><U1043>";/
-            "<U1048><U1044>";/
-            "<U1048><U1045>";/
-            "<U1048><U1046>";/
-            "<U1048><U1047>";/
-            "<U1048><U1048>";/
-            "<U1048><U1049>";/
-            "<U1049><U1040>";/
-            "<U1049><U1041>";/
-            "<U1049><U1042>";/
-            "<U1049><U1043>";/
-            "<U1049><U1044>";/
-            "<U1049><U1045>";/
-            "<U1049><U1046>";/
-            "<U1049><U1047>";/
-            "<U1049><U1048>";/
-            "<U1049><U1049>"
+alt_digits  "၀၀";/
+            "၀၁";/
+            "၀၂";/
+            "၀၃";/
+            "၀၄";/
+            "၀၅";/
+            "၀၆";/
+            "၀၇";/
+            "၀၈";/
+            "၀၉";/
+            "၁၀";/
+            "၁၁";/
+            "၁၂";/
+            "၁၃";/
+            "၁၄";/
+            "၁၅";/
+            "၁၆";/
+            "၁၇";/
+            "၁၈";/
+            "၁၉";/
+            "၂၀";/
+            "၂၁";/
+            "၂၂";/
+            "၂၃";/
+            "၂၄";/
+            "၂၅";/
+            "၂၆";/
+            "၂၇";/
+            "၂၈";/
+            "၂၉";/
+            "၃၀";/
+            "၃၁";/
+            "၃၂";/
+            "၃၃";/
+            "၃၄";/
+            "၃၅";/
+            "၃၆";/
+            "၃၇";/
+            "၃၈";/
+            "၃၉";/
+            "၄၀";/
+            "၄၁";/
+            "၄၂";/
+            "၄၃";/
+            "၄၄";/
+            "၄၅";/
+            "၄၆";/
+            "၄၇";/
+            "၄၈";/
+            "၄၉";/
+            "၅၀";/
+            "၅၁";/
+            "၅၂";/
+            "၅၃";/
+            "၅၄";/
+            "၅၅";/
+            "၅၆";/
+            "၅၇";/
+            "၅၈";/
+            "၅၉";/
+            "၆၀";/
+            "၆၁";/
+            "၆၂";/
+            "၆၃";/
+            "၆၄";/
+            "၆၅";/
+            "၆၆";/
+            "၆၇";/
+            "၆၈";/
+            "၆၉";/
+            "၇၀";/
+            "၇၁";/
+            "၇၂";/
+            "၇၃";/
+            "၇၄";/
+            "၇၅";/
+            "၇၆";/
+            "၇၇";/
+            "၇၈";/
+            "၇၉";/
+            "၈၀";/
+            "၈၁";/
+            "၈၂";/
+            "၈၃";/
+            "၈၄";/
+            "၈၅";/
+            "၈၆";/
+            "၈၇";/
+            "၈၈";/
+            "၈၉";/
+            "၉၀";/
+            "၉၁";/
+            "၉၂";/
+            "၉၃";/
+            "၉၄";/
+            "၉၅";/
+            "၉၆";/
+            "၉၇";/
+            "၉၈";/
+            "၉၉"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -244,32 +244,32 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYယ]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U101A>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYယ]"
 % ^[-0nNဟ]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U101F>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNဟ]"
 % ယွံ
-yesstr  "<U101A><U103D><U1036>"
+yesstr  "ယွံ"
 % ဟွံ
-nostr   "<U101F><U103D><U1036>"
+nostr   "ဟွံ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen  ""
 % မိ
-name_miss "<U1019><U102D>"
+name_miss "မိ"
 % နာဲ
-name_mr   "<U1014><U102C><U1032>"
+name_mr   "နာဲ"
 % မိ
-name_mrs  "<U1019><U102D>"
+name_mrs  "မိ"
 % မိ
-name_ms   "<U1019><U102D>"
+name_ms   "မိ"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%a%N%d%N%f%N%b%N%h%t%r%t%e%t%s%N%T%t%z%N%c%N"
 % ဗၟာ
-country_name "<U1017><U105F><U102C>"
+country_name "ဗၟာ"
 country_post "Myanmar"
 country_ab2  "MM"
 country_ab3  "MMR"
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ country_num  104
 country_car  "MYA"
 country_isbn  99971
 % မန်
-lang_name    "<U1019><U1014><U103A>"
+lang_name    "မန်"
 lang_ab      ""
 lang_term    "mnw"
 lang_lib     "mnw"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mr_IN b/localedata/locales/mr_IN
index 9e84aaf9de..d01fbca1d7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mr_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mr_IN
@@ -140,51 +140,51 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";"<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0933>";"<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";"<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रवि";"सोम";/
+            "मंगळ";"बुध";/
+            "गुरु";/
+            "शुक्र";"शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0933><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0917><U0941><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रविवार";/
+            "सोमवार";/
+            "मंगळवार";/
+            "बुधवार";/
+            "गुरुवार";/
+            "शुक्रवार";/
+            "शनिवार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0947>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0911><U0917>";/
-            "<U0938><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902>";/
-            "<U0911><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U0935><U094D><U0939><U0947><U0902>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U0902>"
+abmon       "जाने";/
+            "फेब्रु";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रि";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलै";/
+            "ऑग";/
+            "सप्टें";/
+            "ऑक्टो";/
+            "नोव्हें";/
+            "डिसें"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U093E><U0928><U0947><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U090F><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U0948>";/
-            "<U0911><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F>";/
-            "<U0938><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0911><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U0935><U094D><U0939><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जानेवारी";/
+            "फेब्रुवारी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "एप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलै";/
+            "ऑगस्ट";/
+            "सप्टेंबर";/
+            "ऑक्टोबर";/
+            "नोव्हेंबर";/
+            "डिसेंबर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092E>.<U092A><U0942>.";/
-            "<U092E>.<U0928><U0902>."
+am_pm       "म.पू.";/
+            "म.नं."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -205,10 +205,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U094B><U092F>"
-nostr   "<U0928><U093E><U0939><U0940>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "होय"
+nostr   "नाही"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % मराठी
-lang_name    "<U092E><U0930><U093E><U0920><U0940>"
+lang_name    "मराठी"
 lang_ab      "mr"
 lang_term    "mar"
 lang_lib    "mar"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mt_MT b/localedata/locales/mt_MT
index a4b8393c85..263b2769a2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mt_MT
+++ b/localedata/locales/mt_MT
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "EUR "
-currency_symbol       "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol       "€"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -167,27 +167,27 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0126>ad";"Tne";/
+abday       "Ħad";"Tne";/
             "Tli";"Erb";/
-            "<U0126>am";"<U0120>im";/
+            "Ħam";"Ġim";/
             "Sib"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "il-<U0126>add";/
+day         "il-Ħadd";/
             "it-Tnejn";/
             "it-Tlieta";/
-            "l-Erbg<U0127>a";/
-            "il-<U0126>amis";/
-            "il-<U0120>img<U0127>a";/
+            "l-Erbgħa";/
+            "il-Ħamis";/
+            "il-Ġimgħa";/
             "is-Sibt"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 abmon       "Jan";"Fra";/
             "Mar";"Apr";/
-            "Mej";"<U0120>un";/
+            "Mej";"Ġun";/
             "Lul";"Aww";/
             "Set";"Ott";/
-            "Nov";"Di<U010B>"
+            "Nov";"Diċ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 mon         "Jannar";/
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ mon         "Jannar";/
             "Marzu";/
             "April";/
             "Mejju";/
-            "<U0120>unju";/
+            "Ġunju";/
             "Lulju";/
             "Awwissu";/
             "Settembru";/
             "Ottubru";/
             "Novembru";/
-            "Di<U010B>embru"
+            "Diċembru"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 am_pm       "";""
diff --git a/localedata/locales/my_MM b/localedata/locales/my_MM
index 2f91842d6c..80ceded25b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/my_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/my_MM
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % MMK
 int_curr_symbol     "MMK "
 % Kyat in Burmese - it would be better to use this if Myanmar digits are used
-% currency_symbol         "<U1000><U103B><U1015><U103A>"
+% currency_symbol         "ကျပ်"
 % Ks
 currency_symbol "K"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
@@ -110,51 +110,51 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U1014><U103D><U1031>";"<U101C><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1002><U102B>";"<U101F><U1030><U1038>";/
-	    "<U1010><U1031><U1038>";"<U101E><U1031><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1014><U1031>"
+abday       "နွေ";"လာ";/
+	    "ဂါ";"ဟူး";/
+	    "တေး";"သော";/
+	    "နေ"
 
 
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day       "<U1010><U1014><U1004><U103A><U1039><U1002><U1014><U103D><U1031>";/
-	    "<U1010><U1014><U1004><U103A><U1039><U101C><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1021><U1004><U103A><U1039><U1002><U102B>";/
-	    "<U1017><U102F><U1012><U1039><U1013><U101F><U1030><U1038>";/
-	    "<U1000><U103C><U102C><U101E><U1015><U1010><U1031><U1038>";/
-	    "<U101E><U1031><U102C><U1000><U103C><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1005><U1014><U1031>"
+day       "တနင်္ဂနွေ";/
+	    "တနင်္လာ";/
+	    "အင်္ဂါ";/
+	    "ဗုဒ္ဓဟူး";/
+	    "ကြာသပတေး";/
+	    "သောကြာ";/
+	    "စနေ"
 
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U1007><U1014><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1016><U1031>";/
-	    "<U1019><U1010><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1027><U1015><U103C><U102E>";/
-	    "<U1019><U1031>";/
-	    "<U1007><U103D><U1014><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1007><U1030>";/
-	    "<U1029>";/
-	    "<U1005><U1000><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1021><U1031><U102C><U1000><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1014><U102D><U102F>";/
-	    "<U1012><U102E>"
+abmon       "ဇန်";/
+	    "ဖေ";/
+	    "မတ်";/
+	    "ဧပြီ";/
+	    "မေ";/
+	    "ဇွန်";/
+	    "ဇူ";/
+	    "ဩ";/
+	    "စက်";/
+	    "အောက်";/
+	    "နို";/
+	    "ဒီ"
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U1007><U1014><U103A><U1014><U101D><U102B><U101B><U102E>";/
-	    "<U1016><U1031><U1016><U1031><U102C><U103A><U101D><U102B><U101B><U102E>";/
-	    "<U1019><U1010><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1027><U1015><U103C><U102E>";/
-	    "<U1019><U1031>";/
-	    "<U1007><U103D><U1014><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1007><U1030><U101C><U102D><U102F><U1004><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1029><U1002><U102F><U1010><U103A>";/
-	    "<U1005><U1000><U103A><U1010><U1004><U103A><U1018><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1021><U1031><U102C><U1000><U103A><U1010><U102D><U102F><U1018><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1014><U102D><U102F><U101D><U1004><U103A><U1018><U102C>";/
-	    "<U1012><U102E><U1007><U1004><U103A><U1018><U102C>"
+mon         "ဇန်နဝါရီ";/
+	    "ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ";/
+	    "မတ်";/
+	    "ဧပြီ";/
+	    "မေ";/
+	    "ဇွန်";/
+	    "ဇူလိုင်";/
+	    "ဩဂုတ်";/
+	    "စက်တင်ဘာ";/
+	    "အောက်တိုဘာ";/
+	    "နိုဝင်ဘာ";/
+	    "ဒီဇင်ဘာ"
 
-am_pm       "<U1014><U1036><U1014><U1000><U103A>";"<U100A><U1014><U1031>"
+am_pm       "နံနက်";"ညနေ"
 d_t_fmt     "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 date_fmt    "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p %Z"
 % Note: the use of %OC requires a patch to strftime_l.h
@@ -162,116 +162,116 @@ d_fmt       "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A"
 t_fmt       "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 
-alt_digits  "<U1040><U1040>";/
-		"<U1040><U1041>";/
-		"<U1040><U1042>";/
-		"<U1040><U1043>";/
-		"<U1040><U1044>";/
-		"<U1040><U1045>";/
-		"<U1040><U1046>";/
-		"<U1040><U1047>";/
-		"<U1040><U1048>";/
-		"<U1040><U1049>";/
-		"<U1041><U1040>";/
-		"<U1041><U1041>";/
-		"<U1041><U1042>";/
-		"<U1041><U1043>";/
-		"<U1041><U1044>";/
-		"<U1041><U1045>";/
-		"<U1041><U1046>";/
-		"<U1041><U1047>";/
-		"<U1041><U1048>";/
-		"<U1041><U1049>";/
-		"<U1042><U1040>";/
-		"<U1042><U1041>";/
-		"<U1042><U1042>";/
-		"<U1042><U1043>";/
-		"<U1042><U1044>";/
-		"<U1042><U1045>";/
-		"<U1042><U1046>";/
-		"<U1042><U1047>";/
-		"<U1042><U1048>";/
-		"<U1042><U1049>";/
-		"<U1043><U1040>";/
-		"<U1043><U1041>";/
-		"<U1043><U1042>";/
-		"<U1043><U1043>";/
-		"<U1043><U1044>";/
-		"<U1043><U1045>";/
-		"<U1043><U1046>";/
-		"<U1043><U1047>";/
-		"<U1043><U1048>";/
-		"<U1043><U1049>";/
-		"<U1044><U1040>";/
-		"<U1044><U1041>";/
-		"<U1044><U1042>";/
-		"<U1044><U1043>";/
-		"<U1044><U1044>";/
-		"<U1044><U1045>";/
-		"<U1044><U1046>";/
-		"<U1044><U1047>";/
-		"<U1044><U1048>";/
-		"<U1044><U1049>";/
-		"<U1045><U1040>";/
-		"<U1045><U1041>";/
-		"<U1045><U1042>";/
-		"<U1045><U1043>";/
-		"<U1045><U1044>";/
-		"<U1045><U1045>";/
-		"<U1045><U1046>";/
-		"<U1045><U1047>";/
-		"<U1045><U1048>";/
-		"<U1045><U1049>";/
-		"<U1046><U1040>";/
-		"<U1046><U1041>";/
-		"<U1046><U1042>";/
-		"<U1046><U1043>";/
-		"<U1046><U1044>";/
-		"<U1046><U1045>";/
-		"<U1046><U1046>";/
-		"<U1046><U1047>";/
-		"<U1046><U1048>";/
-		"<U1046><U1049>";/
-		"<U1047><U1040>";/
-		"<U1047><U1041>";/
-		"<U1047><U1042>";/
-		"<U1047><U1043>";/
-		"<U1047><U1044>";/
-		"<U1047><U1045>";/
-		"<U1047><U1046>";/
-		"<U1047><U1047>";/
-		"<U1047><U1048>";/
-		"<U1047><U1049>";/
-		"<U1048><U1040>";/
-		"<U1048><U1041>";/
-		"<U1048><U1042>";/
-		"<U1048><U1043>";/
-		"<U1048><U1044>";/
-		"<U1048><U1045>";/
-		"<U1048><U1046>";/
-		"<U1048><U1047>";/
-		"<U1048><U1048>";/
-		"<U1048><U1049>";/
-		"<U1049><U1040>";/
-		"<U1049><U1041>";/
-		"<U1049><U1042>";/
-		"<U1049><U1043>";/
-		"<U1049><U1044>";/
-		"<U1049><U1045>";/
-		"<U1049><U1046>";/
-		"<U1049><U1047>";/
-		"<U1049><U1048>";/
-		"<U1049><U1049>"
+alt_digits  "၀၀";/
+		"၀၁";/
+		"၀၂";/
+		"၀၃";/
+		"၀၄";/
+		"၀၅";/
+		"၀၆";/
+		"၀၇";/
+		"၀၈";/
+		"၀၉";/
+		"၁၀";/
+		"၁၁";/
+		"၁၂";/
+		"၁၃";/
+		"၁၄";/
+		"၁၅";/
+		"၁၆";/
+		"၁၇";/
+		"၁၈";/
+		"၁၉";/
+		"၂၀";/
+		"၂၁";/
+		"၂၂";/
+		"၂၃";/
+		"၂၄";/
+		"၂၅";/
+		"၂၆";/
+		"၂၇";/
+		"၂၈";/
+		"၂၉";/
+		"၃၀";/
+		"၃၁";/
+		"၃၂";/
+		"၃၃";/
+		"၃၄";/
+		"၃၅";/
+		"၃၆";/
+		"၃၇";/
+		"၃၈";/
+		"၃၉";/
+		"၄၀";/
+		"၄၁";/
+		"၄၂";/
+		"၄၃";/
+		"၄၄";/
+		"၄၅";/
+		"၄၆";/
+		"၄၇";/
+		"၄၈";/
+		"၄၉";/
+		"၅၀";/
+		"၅၁";/
+		"၅၂";/
+		"၅၃";/
+		"၅၄";/
+		"၅၅";/
+		"၅၆";/
+		"၅၇";/
+		"၅၈";/
+		"၅၉";/
+		"၆၀";/
+		"၆၁";/
+		"၆၂";/
+		"၆၃";/
+		"၆၄";/
+		"၆၅";/
+		"၆၆";/
+		"၆၇";/
+		"၆၈";/
+		"၆၉";/
+		"၇၀";/
+		"၇၁";/
+		"၇၂";/
+		"၇၃";/
+		"၇၄";/
+		"၇၅";/
+		"၇၆";/
+		"၇၇";/
+		"၇၈";/
+		"၇၉";/
+		"၈၀";/
+		"၈၁";/
+		"၈၂";/
+		"၈၃";/
+		"၈၄";/
+		"၈၅";/
+		"၈၆";/
+		"၈၇";/
+		"၈၈";/
+		"၈၉";/
+		"၉၀";/
+		"၉၁";/
+		"၉၂";/
+		"၉၃";/
+		"၉၄";/
+		"၉၅";/
+		"၉၆";/
+		"၉၇";/
+		"၉၈";/
+		"၉၉"
 
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U101F>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U1019>]"
-yesstr  "<U101F><U102F><U1010><U103A><U1010><U101A><U103A>"
-nostr   "<U1019><U101F><U102F><U1010><U103A><U1018><U1030><U1038>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYဟ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNမ]"
+yesstr  "ဟုတ်တယ်"
+nostr   "မဟုတ်ဘူး"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -294,24 +294,24 @@ LC_NAME
 %			[profession] Given_Name [middle_name] Family_Name
 name_fmt    "%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen	""
-% name_gen	"<U1026><U1038>"
-name_mr	"<U1026><U1038>"
-% name_mr     "<U1000><U102D><U102F>"
-name_mrs    "<U1012><U1031><U102B><U103A>"
-name_ms     "<U1012><U1031><U102B><U103A>"
-name_miss   "<U1019>"
+% name_gen	"ဦး"
+name_mr	"ဦး"
+% name_mr     "ကို"
+name_mrs    "ဒေါ်"
+name_ms     "ဒေါ်"
+name_miss   "မ"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%a%N%d%N%f%N%b%N%h%t%r%t%e%t%s%N%T%t%z%N%c%N"
-country_name   "<U1019><U103C><U1014><U103A><U1019><U102C>"
+country_name   "မြန်မာ"
 country_post    "Myanmar"
 country_ab2     "MM"
 country_num 104
 country_car "MYA"
 lang_ab         "my"
 % မြန်မာ
-lang_name       "<U1019><U103C><U1014><U103A><U1019><U102C>"
+lang_name       "မြန်မာ"
 lang_term   "mya"
 lang_lib    "bur"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nan_TW b/localedata/locales/nan_TW
index d59295fd12..819ea1ac92 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nan_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/nan_TW
@@ -60,65 +60,65 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
-mon           "<U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E09><U6708>";/
-     "<U56DB><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E94><U6708>";/
-     "<U516D><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E03><U6708>";/
-     "<U516B><U6708>";/
-     "<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";/
-     "<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon           "一月";/
+     "二月";/
+     "三月";/
+     "四月";/
+     "五月";/
+     "六月";/
+     "七月";/
+     "八月";/
+     "九月";/
+     "十月";/
+     "十一月";/
+     "十二月"
 %  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
-abmon         " 1<U6708>";/
-       " 2<U6708>";/
-       " 3<U6708>";/
-       " 4<U6708>";/
-       " 5<U6708>";/
-       " 6<U6708>";/
-       " 7<U6708>";/
-       " 8<U6708>";/
-       " 9<U6708>";/
-       "10<U6708>";/
-       "11<U6708>";/
-       "12<U6708>"
+abmon         " 1月";/
+       " 2月";/
+       " 3月";/
+       " 4月";/
+       " 5月";/
+       " 6月";/
+       " 7月";/
+       " 8月";/
+       " 9月";/
+       "10月";/
+       "11月";/
+       "12月"
 % 禮拜日, 禮拜一, 禮拜二, 禮拜三, 禮拜四, 禮拜五, 禮拜六
-day           "<U79AE><U62DC><U65E5>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E00>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E8C>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E09>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U56DB>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U4E94>";/
-     "<U79AE><U62DC><U516D>"
+day           "禮拜日";/
+     "禮拜一";/
+     "禮拜二";/
+     "禮拜三";/
+     "禮拜四";/
+     "禮拜五";/
+     "禮拜六"
 % 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
-abday         "<U65E5>";/
-       "<U4E00>";/
-       "<U4E8C>";/
-       "<U4E09>";/
-       "<U56DB>";/
-       "<U4E94>";/
-       "<U516D>"
+abday         "日";/
+       "一";/
+       "二";/
+       "三";/
+       "四";/
+       "五";/
+       "六"
 % %Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
-d_t_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> (%A) %H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年%m月%d日
-d_fmt         "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d日"
 % %H點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt         "%H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
 % 頂晡, 下晡
-am_pm         "<U9802><U6661>";/
-       "<U4E0B><U6661>"
+am_pm         "頂晡";/
+       "下晡"
 % %p %I點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
 % %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
-date_fmt      "%Y<U5E74> %b %e<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 
-era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:<U6C11><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
+    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:民國:%EC元年";/
+    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:民前:%EC%Ey年"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
@@ -161,29 +161,29 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYｙＹ是]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
 % ^[-0nNｎＮ伓]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U4F13>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ伓]"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
 % 君
-name_gen  "<U541B>"
+name_gen  "君"
 % 小姐
-name_miss "<U5C0F><U59D0>"
+name_miss "小姐"
 % 先生
-name_mr   "<U5148><U751F>"
+name_mr   "先生"
 % 夫人
-name_mrs  "<U592B><U4EBA>"
+name_mrs  "夫人"
 % 女士
-name_ms   "<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
 % 中華民國
-country_name "<U4E2D><U83EF><U6C11><U570B>"
+country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
 country_ab3  "TWN"
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
 % 閩南語
-lang_name    "<U95A9><U5357><U8A9E>"
+lang_name    "閩南語"
 lang_term    "nan"
 lang_lib     "nan"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin b/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
index 104f4152a9..36b71490ef 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
+++ b/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "lp";"p1";"p2";"p3";"p4";"p5";"p6"
-day     "l<U00E9>-p<U00E0>i-ji<U030D>t";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-it";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-j<U012B>";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-sa<U207F>";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-s<U00EC>";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-g<U014D><U0358>";/
-        "p<U00E0>i-la<U030D>k"
+day     "lé-pài-ji̍t";/
+        "pài-it";/
+        "pài-jī";/
+        "pài-saⁿ";/
+        "pài-sì";/
+        "pài-gō͘";/
+        "pài-la̍k"
 abmon   "1g";/
 	"2g";/
 	"3g";/
@@ -108,23 +108,23 @@ abmon   "1g";/
 	"10g";/
 	"11g";/
 	"12g"
-mon     "1goe<U030D>h";/
-	"2goe<U030D>h";/
-	"3goe<U030D>h";/
-	"4goe<U030D>h";/
-	"5goe<U030D>h";/
-	"6goe<U030D>h";/
-	"7goe<U030D>h";/
-	"8goe<U030D>h";/
-	"9goe<U030D>h";/
-	"10goe<U030D>h";/
-	"11goe<U030D>h";/
-	"12goe<U030D>h"
+mon     "1goe̍h";/
+	"2goe̍h";/
+	"3goe̍h";/
+	"4goe̍h";/
+	"5goe̍h";/
+	"6goe̍h";/
+	"7goe̍h";/
+	"8goe̍h";/
+	"9goe̍h";/
+	"10goe̍h";/
+	"11goe̍h";/
+	"12goe̍h"
 %
 d_t_fmt    "%Y %b %d (%a) %H:%M:%S %Z"
 d_fmt       "%F"
 t_fmt       "%r"
-am_pm       "t<U00E9>ng-po<U0358>";"<U0113>-po<U0358>"
+am_pm       "téng-po͘";"ē-po͘"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%I:%M:%S %p"
 date_fmt    "%Y %b %d (%a) %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYsS]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNmM]"
-yesstr  "S<U012B>"
-nostr   "M<U0304>-S<U012B>"
+yesstr  "Sī"
+nostr   "M̄-Sī"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -148,17 +148,17 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_NAME
 %FIXME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_miss   "ko<U0358>-ni<U00FB>"
-name_mr     "sian-si<U207F>"
-name_mrs    "l<U00FA>-s<U016B>"
-name_ms     "si<U00F3>-chi<U00E1>"
+name_miss   "ko͘-niû"
+name_mr     "sian-siⁿ"
+name_mrs    "lú-sū"
+name_ms     "sió-chiá"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%r %e %h %s%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 % Reference:	http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49alpha.htm
 %		http://www.isbn.spk-berlin.de/html/prefix.htm
-country_name	"T<U00E2>i-o<U00E2>n"
+country_name	"Tâi-oân"
 country_post	"TW"
 country_ab2	"TW"
 country_ab3	"TWN"
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ country_num	158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn	957
 %lang_name "Bân-lâm-gú"
-lang_name "B<U00E2>n-l<U00E2>m-g<U00FA>"
+lang_name "Bân-lâm-gú"
 lang_term "nan"
 lang_lib "nan"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nb_NO b/localedata/locales/nb_NO
index a8675b6104..79268df5db 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nb_NO
+++ b/localedata/locales/nb_NO
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ escape_char /
 % Users: general
 
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
-title      "Norwegian (Bokm<U00E5>l) locale for Norway"
+title      "Norwegian (Bokmål) locale for Norway"
 source     "Norsk Standardiseringsforbund"
 address    "University Library, Drammensveien 41, N-9242 Oslo, Norge"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
 fax        ""
-language   "Norwegian Bokm<U00E5>l"
+language   "Norwegian Bokmål"
 territory  "Norway"
 revision   "1.0"
 date       "2000-06-29"
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "NOK "
 currency_symbol         "kr"
 mon_decimal_point       ","
-mon_thousands_sep       "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep       " "
 mon_grouping            3;3
 positive_sign           ""
 negative_sign           "-"
@@ -189,19 +189,19 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           ","
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "s<U00F8>.";"ma.";"ti.";"on.";"to.";"fr.";"l<U00F8>."
-day         "s<U00F8>ndag";/
+abday       "sø.";"ma.";"ti.";"on.";"to.";"fr.";"lø."
+day         "søndag";/
             "mandag";/
             "tirsdag";/
             "onsdag";/
             "torsdag";/
             "fredag";/
-            "l<U00F8>rdag"
+            "lørdag"
 abmon       "jan.";"feb.";/
             "mars";"april";/
             "mai";"juni";/
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ country_ab3 "NOR"
 country_num 578
 country_car  "N"
 % Bokmål
-lang_name    "norsk bokm<U00E5>l"
+lang_name    "norsk bokmål"
 lang_ab      "nb"
 lang_term    "nob"
 lang_lib    "nob"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nds_DE b/localedata/locales/nds_DE
index c557e7585b..63e2e8e593 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nds_DE
+++ b/localedata/locales/nds_DE
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 country_post  "D"
 % country_name taken from CLDR: Düütschland
-country_name  "D<U00FC><U00FC>tschland"
+country_name  "Düütschland"
 country_ab2   "DE"
 country_ab3   "DEU"
 country_car   "D"
 country_num 276
 country_isbn "3"
-lang_name "Neddersass<U2019>sch"
+lang_name "Neddersass’sch"
 %lang_ab
 lang_term "nds"
 lang_lib "nds"
@@ -95,22 +95,22 @@ abday   "Sdag";"Maan";/
         "Ding";"Migg";/
         "Dunn";"Free";/
         "Svd."
-day     "S<U00FC>nndag";/
+day     "Sünndag";/
         "Maandag";/
         "Dingsdag";/
         "Middeweek";/
         "Dunnersdag";/
         "Freedag";/
-        "S<U00FC>nnavend"
+        "Sünnavend"
 abmon   "Jan";"Feb";/
-        "M<U00E4>r";"Apr";/
+        "Mär";"Apr";/
         "Mai";"Jun";/
         "Jul";"Aug";/
         "Sep";"Okt";/
         "Nov";"Dez"
 mon     "Jannuaar";/
         "Feberwaar";/
-        "M<U00E4>rz";/
+        "März";/
         "April";/
         "Mai";/
         "Juni";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nds_NL b/localedata/locales/nds_NL
index 2159f92469..d03599b949 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nds_NL
+++ b/localedata/locales/nds_NL
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ country_ab3 "NLD"
 country_car "NL"
 country_num 528
 country_isbn "3"
-lang_name "Neddersass<U2019>sch"
+lang_name "Neddersass’sch"
 %lang_ab
 lang_term "nds"
 lang_lib "nds"
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ abday   "Sdg";"Mdg";/
 day     "Sinndag";/
         "Mondag";/
         "Dingsdag";/
-        "Meddw<U00E4>akj";/
+        "Meddwäakj";/
         "Donnadag";/
         "Friedag";/
         "Sinnowend"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ne_NP b/localedata/locales/ne_NP
index 646c19a059..eedb94397f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ne_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/ne_NP
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "NPR "
-currency_symbol       "<U0930><U0942>"
+currency_symbol       "रू"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -85,46 +85,46 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "<U0906><U0907><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0919><U094D><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0939><U0940>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
-day         "<U0906><U0907><U0924><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0919><U094D><U0917><U0932><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0939><U0940><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>"
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0905><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U092D><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0947><U092C><U094D><U0930><U0941><U0905><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U093F><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0947>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F>";/
-            "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U094B><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U094B><U092D><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0921><U093F><U0938><U0947><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+abday       "आइत";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मङ्गल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बिही";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि"
+day         "आइतबार";/
+            "सोमबार";/
+            "मङ्गलबार";/
+            "बुधबार";/
+            "बिहीबार";/
+            "शुक्रबार";/
+            "शनिबार"
+abmon       "जन";/
+            "फेब्रुअरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्ट";/
+            "सेप्टेम्बर";/
+            "अक्टोबर";/
+            "नोभेम्बर";/
+            "डिसेम्बर"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फेब्रुअरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रिल";/
+            "मे";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्ट";/
+            "सेप्टेम्बर";/
+            "अक्टोबर";/
+            "नोभेम्बर";/
+            "डिसेम्बर"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 d_t_fmt     "%Y %B %d %I:%M:%S %p"
 date_fmt    "%Y %B %d %I:%M:%S %p %Z"
 d_fmt       "%y//%-m//%-d"
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U094B>"
-nostr   "<U0939><U094B><U0907><U0928>"
+yesstr  "हो"
+nostr   "होइन"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -149,22 +149,22 @@ END LC_PAPER
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_gen  "<U091C><U094D><U092F><U0942>"
-name_mr   "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U093E><U0928><U094D>"
-name_mrs  "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss "<U0938><U0941><U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
+name_gen  "ज्यू"
+name_mr   "श्रीमान्"
+name_mrs  "श्रीमती"
+name_miss "सुश्री"
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt	 "%f%N%h%s%N%T"
-country_name "<U0928><U0947><U092A><U093E><U0932>"
+country_name "नेपाल"
 country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 country_car    "NEP"
 % नेपाली
-lang_name    "<U0928><U0947><U092A><U093E><U0932><U0940>"
+lang_name    "नेपाली"
 lang_ab      "ne"
 lang_term    "nep"
 lang_lib    "nep"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nhn_MX b/localedata/locales/nhn_MX
index 0b330fa259..3923119ac9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nhn_MX
+++ b/localedata/locales/nhn_MX
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ country_ab2   "MX"
 country_ab3   "MEX"
 country_num   484
 country_car    "MEX"
-lang_name    "Tlahco n<U0101>huatlaht<U014D>lli"
+lang_name    "Tlahco nāhuatlahtōlli"
 lang_term    "nhn"
 lang_lib    "nhn"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/niu_NU b/localedata/locales/niu_NU
index 307e6fb171..b45edee0fd 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/niu_NU
+++ b/localedata/locales/niu_NU
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ copy "en_NZ"
 END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0113><U0112>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYēĒ]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "Talia"
 nostr   "Nakai"
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Niu<U0113>"
+country_name "Niuē"
 country_post "NU"
 country_ab2  "NU"
 country_ab3  "NIU"
 country_num  570
-lang_name    "ko e vagahau Niu<U0113>"
+lang_name    "ko e vagahau Niuē"
 lang_term    "niu"
 lang_lib    "niu"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nl_BE b/localedata/locales/nl_BE
index 9b3a352b8f..cded9be82d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nl_BE
+++ b/localedata/locales/nl_BE
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Dutch locale for Belgium"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "Belgi<U00EB>"
+country_name "België"
 country_ab2 "BE"
 country_ab3 "BEL"
 country_num 056
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nl_NL b/localedata/locales/nl_NL
index 185c2099ec..9e3bbf0c93 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nl_NL
+++ b/localedata/locales/nl_NL
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Dutch locale for the Netherlands"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "EUR "
-currency_symbol           "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol           "€"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nn_NO b/localedata/locales/nn_NO
index f1a2637852..af452e4c71 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nn_NO
+++ b/localedata/locales/nn_NO
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol       "NOK "
 currency_symbol       "kr"
 mon_decimal_point     ","
-mon_thousands_sep     "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep     " "
 mon_grouping          3
 positive_sign         ""
 negative_sign         "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nso_ZA b/localedata/locales/nso_ZA
index 91380edd34..7876bdce5a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nso_ZA
+++ b/localedata/locales/nso_ZA
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ LC_TIME
 % abday - The abbreviations for the week days:
 % - Son, Mos^, Bed, Rar, Ne, Hla, Mok
 abday       "Son";/
-            "Mo<U0161>";/
+            "Moš";/
             "Bed";/
             "Rar";/
             "Ne";/
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ abday       "Son";/
 % day - The full names of the week days:
 % - LaMorena, Mos^upologo, Labobedi, Laboraro, Labone, Labohlano, Mokibelo
 day         "LaMorena";/
-            "Mo<U0161>upologo";/
+            "Mošupologo";/
             "Labobedi";/
             "Laboraro";/
             "Labone";/
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ abmon       "Jan";"Feb";/
 %   Julae, Agostose, Setemere, Oktobere, Nofemere, Disemere
 mon         "Janaware";/
             "Febereware";/
-            "Mat<U0161>he";/
+            "Matšhe";/
             "Aprele";/
             "Mei";/
             "June";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/or_IN b/localedata/locales/or_IN
index 35d5b88fd2..76b396cd91 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/or_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/or_IN
@@ -133,159 +133,159 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
 LC_TIME
-abday   "<U0B30><U0B2C><U0B3F>";/
-        "<U0B38><U0B4B><U0B2E>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B19><U0B4D><U0B17><U0B33>";/
-        "<U0B2C><U0B41><U0B27>";/
-        "<U0B17><U0B41><U0B30><U0B41>";/
-        "<U0B36><U0B41><U0B15><U0B4D><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B36><U0B28><U0B3F>"
-day     "<U0B30><U0B2C><U0B3F><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B38><U0B4B><U0B2E><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B19><U0B4D><U0B17><U0B33><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B2C><U0B41><U0B27><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B17><U0B41><U0B30><U0B41><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B36><U0B41><U0B15><U0B4D><U0B30><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B36><U0B28><U0B3F><U0B2C><U0B3E><U0B30>"
-abmon   "<U0B1C><U0B3E><U0B28><U0B41><U0B06><U0B30><U0B40>";/
-        "<U0B2B><U0B47><U0B2C><U0B43><U0B06><U0B30><U0B40>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B3E><U0B30><U0B4D><U0B1A><U0B4D><U0B1A>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B2A><U0B4D><U0B30><U0B47><U0B32>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B07>";/
-        "<U0B1C><U0B41><U0B28>";/
-        "<U0B1C><U0B41><U0B32><U0B3E><U0B07>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B17><U0B37><U0B4D><U0B1F>";/
-        "<U0B38><U0B47><U0B2A><U0B4D><U0B1F><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B15><U0B4D><U0B1F><U0B4B><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B28><U0B2D><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B21><U0B3F><U0B38><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>"
-mon     "<U0B1C><U0B3E><U0B28><U0B41><U0B06><U0B30><U0B40>";/
-	"<U0B2B><U0B47><U0B2C><U0B43><U0B06><U0B30><U0B40>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B3E><U0B30><U0B4D><U0B1A><U0B4D><U0B1A>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B2A><U0B4D><U0B30><U0B47><U0B32>";/
-        "<U0B2E><U0B07>";/
-        "<U0B1C><U0B41><U0B28>";/
-        "<U0B1C><U0B41><U0B32><U0B3E><U0B07>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B17><U0B37><U0B4D><U0B1F>";/
-        "<U0B38><U0B47><U0B2A><U0B4D><U0B1F><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B05><U0B15><U0B4D><U0B1F><U0B4B><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B28><U0B2D><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>";/
-        "<U0B21><U0B3F><U0B38><U0B47><U0B2E><U0B4D><U0B2C><U0B30>"
+abday   "ରବି";/
+        "ସୋମ";/
+        "ମଙ୍ଗଳ";/
+        "ବୁଧ";/
+        "ଗୁରୁ";/
+        "ଶୁକ୍ର";/
+        "ଶନି"
+day     "ରବିବାର";/
+        "ସୋମବାର";/
+        "ମଙ୍ଗଳବାର";/
+        "ବୁଧବାର";/
+        "ଗୁରୁବାର";/
+        "ଶୁକ୍ରବାର";/
+        "ଶନିବାର"
+abmon   "ଜାନୁଆରୀ";/
+        "ଫେବୃଆରୀ";/
+        "ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ";/
+        "ଅପ୍ରେଲ";/
+        "ମଇ";/
+        "ଜୁନ";/
+        "ଜୁଲାଇ";/
+        "ଅଗଷ୍ଟ";/
+        "ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର";/
+        "ଅକ୍ଟୋବର";/
+        "ନଭେମ୍ବର";/
+        "ଡିସେମ୍ବର"
+mon     "ଜାନୁଆରୀ";/
+	"ଫେବୃଆରୀ";/
+        "ମାର୍ଚ୍ଚ";/
+        "ଅପ୍ରେଲ";/
+        "ମଇ";/
+        "ଜୁନ";/
+        "ଜୁଲାଇ";/
+        "ଅଗଷ୍ଟ";/
+        "ସେପ୍ଟେମ୍ବର";/
+        "ଅକ୍ଟୋବର";/
+        "ନଭେମ୍ବର";/
+        "ଡିସେମ୍ବର"
 d_fmt     "%Od-%Om-%Oy"
 t_fmt     "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 d_t_fmt   "%Oe %B %Oy %OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 date_fmt  "%Oe %B %Oy %OI:%OM:%OS %p %Z"
 am_pm     "AM";"PM"
 t_fmt_ampm "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
-alt_digits "<U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B67><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B68><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B69><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6A><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6B><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6C><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6D><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6E><U0B6F>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B66>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B67>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B68>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B69>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6A>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6B>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6C>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6D>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6E>";/
-           "<U0B6F><U0B6F>"
+alt_digits "୦";/
+           "୧";/
+           "୨";/
+           "୩";/
+           "୪";/
+           "୫";/
+           "୬";/
+           "୭";/
+           "୮";/
+           "୯";/
+           "୧୦";/
+           "୧୧";/
+           "୧୨";/
+           "୧୩";/
+           "୧୪";/
+           "୧୫";/
+           "୧୬";/
+           "୧୭";/
+           "୧୮";/
+           "୧୯";/
+           "୨୦";/
+           "୨୧";/
+           "୨୨";/
+           "୨୩";/
+           "୨୪";/
+           "୨୫";/
+           "୨୬";/
+           "୨୭";/
+           "୨୮";/
+           "୨୯";/
+           "୩୦";/
+           "୩୧";/
+           "୩୨";/
+           "୩୩";/
+           "୩୪";/
+           "୩୫";/
+           "୩୬";/
+           "୩୭";/
+           "୩୮";/
+           "୩୯";/
+           "୪୦";/
+           "୪୧";/
+           "୪୨";/
+           "୪୩";/
+           "୪୪";/
+           "୪୫";/
+           "୪୬";/
+           "୪୭";/
+           "୪୮";/
+           "୪୯";/
+           "୫୦";/
+           "୫୧";/
+           "୫୨";/
+           "୫୩";/
+           "୫୪";/
+           "୫୫";/
+           "୫୬";/
+           "୫୭";/
+           "୫୮";/
+           "୫୯";/
+           "୬୦";/
+           "୬୧";/
+           "୬୨";/
+           "୬୩";/
+           "୬୪";/
+           "୬୫";/
+           "୬୬";/
+           "୬୭";/
+           "୬୮";/
+           "୬୯";/
+           "୭୦";/
+           "୭୧";/
+           "୭୨";/
+           "୭୩";/
+           "୭୪";/
+           "୭୫";/
+           "୭୬";/
+           "୭୭";/
+           "୭୮";/
+           "୭୯";/
+           "୮୦";/
+           "୮୧";/
+           "୮୨";/
+           "୮୩";/
+           "୮୪";/
+           "୮୫";/
+           "୮୬";/
+           "୮୭";/
+           "୮୮";/
+           "୮୯";/
+           "୯୦";/
+           "୯୧";/
+           "୯୨";/
+           "୯୩";/
+           "୯୪";/
+           "୯୫";/
+           "୯୬";/
+           "୯୭";/
+           "୯୮";/
+           "୯୯"
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0B39>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0B28>]"
-yesstr  "<U0B39><U0B01>"
-nostr   "<U0B28><U0B3E>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYହ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNନ]"
+yesstr  "ହଁ"
+nostr   "ନା"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
@@ -309,13 +309,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0B2D><U0B3E><U0B30><U0B24>"
+country_name "ଭାରତ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % ଓଡ଼ିଆ
-lang_name    "<U0B13><U0B21><U0B3C><U0B3F><U0B06>"
+lang_name    "ଓଡ଼ିଆ"
 lang_ab      "or"
 lang_term    "ori"
 lang_lib    "ori"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pa_IN b/localedata/locales/pa_IN
index 6de5ba65f0..bd30557193 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pa_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/pa_IN
@@ -87,56 +87,56 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0A10><U0A24>";/
-            "<U0A38><U0A4B><U0A2E>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A70><U0A17><U0A32>";/
-            "<U0A2C><U0A41><U0A71><U0A27>";/
-            "<U0A35><U0A40><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A36><U0A41><U0A71><U0A15><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A36><U0A28><U0A3F><U0A71><U0A1A><U0A30>"
+abday       "ਐਤ";/
+            "ਸੋਮ";/
+            "ਮੰਗਲ";/
+            "ਬੁੱਧ";/
+            "ਵੀਰ";/
+            "ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰ";/
+            "ਸ਼ਨਿੱਚਰ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0A10><U0A24><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A38><U0A4B><U0A2E><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A70><U0A17><U0A32><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A2C><U0A41><U0A71><U0A27><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A35><U0A40><U0A30><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A36><U0A41><U0A71><U0A15><U0A30><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A36><U0A28><U0A3F><U0A71><U0A1A><U0A30><U0A35><U0A3E><U0A30>"
+day         "ਐਤਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਸੋਮਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਬੁੱਧਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਵੀਰਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਸ਼ੁੱਕਰਵਾਰ";/
+            "ਸ਼ਨਿੱਚਰਵਾਰ"
 
 
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0A1C><U0A28>";/
-            "<U0A2B><U0A3C><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A3E><U0A30><U0A1A>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A2A><U0A4D><U0A30><U0A48>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A08>";/
-	    "<U0A1C><U0A42><U0A28>";/
-            "<U0A1C><U0A41><U0A32><U0A3E>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A17>";/
-            "<U0A38><U0A24><U0A70>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A15><U0A24><U0A42>";/
-            "<U0A28><U0A35><U0A70>";/
-            "<U0A26><U0A38><U0A70>"
+abmon       "ਜਨ";/
+            "ਫ਼ਰ";/
+            "ਮਾਰਚ";/
+            "ਅਪ੍ਰੈ";/
+            "ਮਈ";/
+	    "ਜੂਨ";/
+            "ਜੁਲਾ";/
+            "ਅਗ";/
+            "ਸਤੰ";/
+            "ਅਕਤੂ";/
+            "ਨਵੰ";/
+            "ਦਸੰ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0A1C><U0A28><U0A35><U0A30><U0A40>";/
-            "<U0A2B><U0A3C><U0A30><U0A35><U0A30><U0A40>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A3E><U0A30><U0A1A>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A2A><U0A4D><U0A30><U0A48><U0A32>";/
-            "<U0A2E><U0A08>";/
-	    "<U0A1C><U0A42><U0A28>";/
-            "<U0A1C><U0A41><U0A32><U0A3E><U0A08>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A17><U0A38><U0A24>";/
-            "<U0A38><U0A24><U0A70><U0A2C><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A05><U0A15><U0A24><U0A42><U0A2C><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A28><U0A35><U0A70><U0A2C><U0A30>";/
-            "<U0A26><U0A38><U0A70><U0A2C><U0A30>"
+mon         "ਜਨਵਰੀ";/
+            "ਫ਼ਰਵਰੀ";/
+            "ਮਾਰਚ";/
+            "ਅਪ੍ਰੈਲ";/
+            "ਮਈ";/
+	    "ਜੂਨ";/
+            "ਜੁਲਾਈ";/
+            "ਅਗਸਤ";/
+            "ਸਤੰਬਰ";/
+            "ਅਕਤੂਬਰ";/
+            "ਨਵੰਬਰ";/
+            "ਦਸੰਬਰ"
 
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0A38><U0A35><U0A47><U0A30><U0A47>";/
-            "<U0A36><U0A3E><U0A2E>"
+am_pm       "ਸਵੇਰੇ";/
+            "ਸ਼ਾਮ"
 
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0A39>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0A28>]"
-yesstr  "<U0A39><U0A3E><U0A02>"
-nostr   "<U0A28><U0A39><U0A40><U0A02>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYਹ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNਨ]"
+yesstr  "ਹਾਂ"
+nostr   "ਨਹੀਂ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -188,13 +188,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0A2D><U0A3E><U0A30><U0A24>"
+country_name "ਭਾਰਤ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
-lang_name    "<U0A2A><U0A70><U0A1C><U0A3E><U0A2C><U0A40>"
+lang_name    "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ"
 lang_ab      "pa"
 lang_term    "pan"
 lang_lib    "pan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pa_PK b/localedata/locales/pa_PK
index 0eb9cab5bf..2beae9cbf5 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pa_PK
+++ b/localedata/locales/pa_PK
@@ -76,53 +76,53 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 % full names of the days
 % Using only the first letters of the day would have caused a conflict here
 % as both "Jumairat(Thurs)" and "Juma(Friday)" have the same starting letter
-% Jeem <U062C>
+% Jeem ج
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	"<U067E><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	"<U0628><U062F><U06BE>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-	"<U0647><U0641><U062A><U0647>"
-day	"<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	"<U067E><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	"<U0628><U062F><U06BE>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-	"<U0647><U0641><U062A><U0647>"
-abmon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0653><U06CC>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U064A>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-mon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0653><U06CC>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U064A>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U0643><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abday   "اتوار";/
+	"پير";/
+	"منگل";/
+	"بدھ";/
+	"جمعرات";/
+	"جمعه";/
+	"هفته"
+day	"اتوار";/
+	"پير";/
+	"منگل";/
+	"بدھ";/
+	"جمعرات";/
+	"جمعه";/
+	"هفته"
+abmon	"جنوري";/
+	"فروري";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپريل";/
+	"مٓی";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولاي";/
+	"اگست";/
+	"ستمبر";/
+	"اكتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
+mon	"جنوري";/
+	"فروري";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپريل";/
+	"مٓی";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولاي";/
+	"اگست";/
+	"ستمبر";/
+	"اكتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
 
 % Date Time Format
-d_t_fmt  "<U0648> %H:%M:%S <U062A> %d %B %Y"
+d_t_fmt  "و %H:%M:%S ت %d %B %Y"
 
 % Date Time Format for date(1)
-date_fmt "<U0648> %H:%M:%S %Z <U062A> %d %B %Y"
+date_fmt "و %H:%M:%S %Z ت %d %B %Y"
 
 % date Format. I have put this in reverse order to try to get the date
 % in R->L order
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ d_fmt "%d//%m//%Y"
 % time format
 t_fmt "%H:%M:%S"
 
-%<U0635> stands for <U0635><U0628><U062D>
-%<U0634> stands for <U0634><U0627><U0645>
-am_pm "<U0635>";"<U0634>"
+%ص stands for صبح
+%ش stands for شام
+am_pm "ص";"ش"
 
 %time format in 12 hour clock
 t_fmt_ampm "%P %I:%M:%S"
@@ -148,14 +148,14 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % locale based messages
 % Can we put in the values for a cancel exression here?? I found a term that
 % would define cancel appropriately
-% <U0647> = <U0647><U0627><U06BA> , the last tag is for noon-ghunna!
-% <U0628> = <U0628><U0644><U0643><U0644>
+% ه = هاں , the last tag is for noon-ghunna!
+% ب = بلكل
 % again f and o are place holders
-% <U0646> = <U0646><U0647><U064A><U06BA>
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0647><U0628>f]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0646>o]"
-yesstr  "<U0628><U0644><U0643><U0644>"
-nostr   "<U0646><U0647><U064A><U06BA>"
+% ن = نهيں
+yesexpr "^[+1yYهبf]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNنo]"
+yesstr  "بلكل"
+nostr   "نهيں"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 %Draft Finished: 17:00 09/07/2000
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U067E><U06A9><U0633><U062A><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "پکستان"
 country_ab2 "PK"
 country_ab3 "PAK"
 country_num 586
 country_car "PK"
-lang_name    "<U067E><U0646><U062C><U0627><U0628><U06CC>"
+lang_name    "پنجابی"
 lang_ab      "pa"
 lang_term    "pan"
 lang_lib    "pan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pap_AW b/localedata/locales/pap_AW
index 695c7ecbdd..0072083146 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pap_AW
+++ b/localedata/locales/pap_AW
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "s<U00ED>"
-nostr   "n<U00F2>"
+yesstr  "sí"
+nostr   "nò"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "AWG "
-currency_symbol           "<U0192>"
+currency_symbol           "ƒ"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -104,22 +104,22 @@ day     "Djadomingo";/
         "Djasabra"
 abmon   "Yan";"Feb";/
         "Mar";"Apr";/
-        "Mei";"Y<U00FC>n";/
-        "Y<U00FC>l";"Oug";/
-        "S<U00E8>p";"Okt";/
+        "Mei";"Yün";/
+        "Yül";"Oug";/
+        "Sèp";"Okt";/
         "Nov";"Des"
-mon     "Yan<U00FC>ari";/
-        "Febr<U00FC>ari";/
+mon     "Yanüari";/
+        "Febrüari";/
         "Mart";/
         "Aprel";/
         "Mei";/
-        "Y<U00FC>ni";/
-        "Y<U00FC>li";/
-        "Oug<U00F9>st<U00F9>s";/
-        "S<U00E8>pt<U00E8>mber";/
+        "Yüni";/
+        "Yüli";/
+        "Ougùstùs";/
+        "Sèptèmber";/
         "Oktober";/
-        "Nov<U00E8>mber";/
-        "Des<U00E8>mber"
+        "Novèmber";/
+        "Desèmber"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d-%m-%y"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pap_CW b/localedata/locales/pap_CW
index bfd4a8eddb..c7ab047a46 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pap_CW
+++ b/localedata/locales/pap_CW
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ escape_char /
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
-title "Papiamento language for Cura<U00E7>ao"
+title "Papiamento language for Curaçao"
 source "information from native speaker"
 address ""
 contact "Pablo Saratxaga"
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ email "pablo@mandrakesoft.com"
 tel ""
 fax ""
 language "Papiamento"
-territory "Cura<U00E7>ao"
+territory "Curaçao"
 revision "1.0"
 date "2013-09-27"
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
 % https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B2rsou
-country_name "K<U00F2>rsou"
+country_name "Kòrsou"
 country_post "CW"
 country_ab2  "CW"
 country_ab3  "CUW"
@@ -68,16 +68,16 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "s<U00ED>"
-nostr   "n<U00F2>"
+yesstr  "sí"
+nostr   "nò"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "ANG "
-currency_symbol           "<U0192>"
+currency_symbol           "ƒ"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -104,22 +104,22 @@ day     "Djadomingo";/
         "Djasabra"
 abmon   "Yan";"Feb";/
         "Mar";"Apr";/
-        "Mei";"Y<U00FC>n";/
-        "Y<U00FC>l";"Oug";/
-        "S<U00E8>p";"Okt";/
+        "Mei";"Yün";/
+        "Yül";"Oug";/
+        "Sèp";"Okt";/
         "Nov";"Des"
-mon     "Yan<U00FC>ari";/
-        "Febr<U00FC>ari";/
+mon     "Yanüari";/
+        "Febrüari";/
         "Mart";/
         "Aprel";/
         "Mei";/
-        "Y<U00FC>ni";/
-        "Y<U00FC>li";/
-        "Oug<U00F9>st<U00F9>s";/
-        "S<U00E8>pt<U00E8>mber";/
+        "Yüni";/
+        "Yüli";/
+        "Ougùstùs";/
+        "Sèptèmber";/
         "Oktober";/
-        "Nov<U00E8>mber";/
-        "Des<U00E8>mber"
+        "Novèmber";/
+        "Desèmber"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d-%m-%y"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pl_PL b/localedata/locales/pl_PL
index 4c1b2a869d..dc55874591 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pl_PL
+++ b/localedata/locales/pl_PL
@@ -142,9 +142,9 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "PLN "
-currency_symbol           "z<U0142>"
+currency_symbol           "zł"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point             ","
-thousands_sep             "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep             " "
 grouping                  3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
@@ -173,34 +173,34 @@ LC_TIME
 %   https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=242296
 %
 abday   "nie";"pon";/
-        "wto";"<U015B>ro";/
-        "czw";"pi<U0105>";/
+        "wto";"śro";/
+        "czw";"pią";/
         "sob"
 day     "niedziela";/
-        "poniedzia<U0142>ek";/
+        "poniedziałek";/
         "wtorek";/
-        "<U015B>roda";/
+        "środa";/
         "czwartek";/
-        "pi<U0105>tek";/
+        "piątek";/
         "sobota"
 abmon   "sty";"lut";/
         "mar";"kwi";/
         "maj";"cze";/
         "lip";"sie";/
-        "wrz";"pa<U017A>";/
+        "wrz";"paź";/
         "lis";"gru"
-alt_mon "stycze<U0144>";/
+alt_mon "styczeń";/
         "luty";/
         "marzec";/
-        "kwiecie<U0144>";/
+        "kwiecień";/
         "maj";/
         "czerwiec";/
         "lipiec";/
-        "sierpie<U0144>";/
-        "wrzesie<U0144>";/
-        "pa<U017A>dziernik";/
+        "sierpień";/
+        "wrzesień";/
+        "październik";/
         "listopad";/
-        "grudzie<U0144>"
+        "grudzień"
 mon     "stycznia";/
         "lutego";/
         "marca";/
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ mon     "stycznia";/
         "czerwca";/
         "lipca";/
         "sierpnia";/
-        "wrze<U015B>nia";/
-        "pa<U017A>dziernika";/
+        "września";/
+        "października";/
         "listopada";/
         "grudnia"
 d_t_fmt "%a, %-d %b %Y, %T"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ps_AF b/localedata/locales/ps_AF
index ea4cdbc6f9..ae03bcb47c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ps_AF
+++ b/localedata/locales/ps_AF
@@ -209,50 +209,50 @@ reorder-end
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-abday	"<U06CC>.";/
-	"<U062F>.";/
-	"<U0633>.";/
-	"<U0686>.";/
-	"<U067E>.";/
-	"<U062C>.";/
-	"<U0634>."
-day	"<U06CC><U06A9><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-	"<U062F><U0648><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-	"<U0633><U0647><U200C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-	"<U0686><U0627><U0631><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-	"<U067E><U0646><U062C><U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-	"<U0634><U0646><U0628><U0647>"
-abmon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U06CD>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AB><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-mon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U06CD>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AB><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U067E><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-d_t_fmt	"%A <U062F> %Y <U062F> %B %e<U060C> %H:%M:%S"
-date_fmt	"%A <U062F> %Y <U062F> %B %e<U060C> %Z %H:%M:%S"
-d_fmt	"<U062F> %Y <U062F> %B %e"
+abday	"ی.";/
+	"د.";/
+	"س.";/
+	"چ.";/
+	"پ.";/
+	"ج.";/
+	"ش."
+day	"یکشنبه";/
+	"دوشنبه";/
+	"سه‌شنبه";/
+	"چارشنبه";/
+	"پنجشنبه";/
+	"جمعه";/
+	"شنبه"
+abmon	"جنوري";/
+	"فبروري";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپریل";/
+	"مۍ";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولای";/
+	"اګست";/
+	"سپتمبر";/
+	"اکتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
+mon	"جنوري";/
+	"فبروري";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپریل";/
+	"مۍ";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولای";/
+	"اګست";/
+	"سپتمبر";/
+	"اکتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
+d_t_fmt	"%A د %Y د %B %e، %H:%M:%S"
+date_fmt	"%A د %Y د %B %e، %Z %H:%M:%S"
+d_fmt	"د %Y د %B %e"
 t_fmt	"%H:%M:%S"
-am_pm	"<U063A>.<U0645>.";"<U063A>.<U0648>."
-t_fmt_ampm	"<U202B>%I:%M:%S %p<U202C>"
+am_pm	"غ.م.";"غ.و."
+t_fmt_ampm	"‫%I:%M:%S %p‬"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday	7
 first_workday	7
@@ -260,16 +260,16 @@ cal_direction	3
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
-decimal_point	"<U066B>"
-thousands_sep	"<U066C>"
+decimal_point	"٫"
+thousands_sep	"٬"
 grouping	3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol	"AFN "
-currency_symbol	"<U060B>"
-mon_decimal_point	"<U066B>"
-mon_thousands_sep	"<U066C>"
+currency_symbol	"؋"
+mon_decimal_point	"٫"
+mon_thousands_sep	"٬"
 mon_grouping	3
 positive_sign	""
 negative_sign	"-"
@@ -284,10 +284,10 @@ n_sign_posn	1
 END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0628>f]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U062E><U0646>o]"
-yesstr "<U0647><U0648>"
-nostr "<U0646><U0647>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYبf]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNخنo]"
+yesstr "هو"
+nostr "نه"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MEASUREMENT
@@ -301,15 +301,15 @@ END LC_PAPER
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt	"%s%t%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen	"" % No general salutation for all persons in Pashto.
-name_mr	"<U069A><U0627><U063A><U0644><U06D0>"
-name_mrs	"<U0628><U064A> <U0628><U064A>"
-name_miss	"<U0628><U064A> <U0628><U064A>"
-name_ms	"<U0628><U064A> <U0628><U064A>"
+name_mr	"ښاغلې"
+name_mrs	"بي بي"
+name_miss	"بي بي"
+name_ms	"بي بي"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt	"%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%C-%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name	"<U0627><U0641><U063A><U0627><U0646><U0633><U062A><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name	"افغانستان"
 country_post	"AF"
 country_ab2	"AF"
 country_ab3	"AFG"
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ country_car	"AFG"
 %country_isbn	"" % Unfortunately not yet assigned :-(
 % Since to date there is no ISBN agency working in Afghanistan.
 
-lang_name	"<U067E><U069A><U062A><U0648>"
+lang_name	"پښتو"
 lang_ab	"ps"
 lang_term	"pus"
 lang_lib	"pus"
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ END LC_ADDRESS
 
 LC_TELEPHONE
 tel_int_fmt	"+%c %a %l"
-tel_dom_fmt	"%A<U2012>%l"
+tel_dom_fmt	"%A‒%l"
 int_select	"00"
 int_prefix	"93"
 END LC_TELEPHONE
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pt_BR b/localedata/locales/pt_BR
index b48e7e034c..a18b51b03e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pt_BR
+++ b/localedata/locales/pt_BR
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Portuguese locale for Brasil"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1SsyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "sim"
-nostr   "n<U00E3>o"
+nostr   "não"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
@@ -92,14 +92,14 @@ LC_TIME
 abday   "dom";"seg";/
 	"ter";"qua";/
 	"qui";"sex";/
-	"s<U00E1>b"
+	"sáb"
 day     "domingo";/
 	"segunda";/
-	"ter<U00E7>a";/
+	"terça";/
 	"quarta";/
 	"quinta";/
 	"sexta";/
-	"s<U00E1>bado"
+	"sábado"
 abmon   "jan";"fev";/
 	"mar";"abr";/
 	"mai";"jun";/
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ abmon   "jan";"fev";/
 	"nov";"dez"
 mon     "janeiro";/
 	"fevereiro";/
-	"mar<U00E7>o";/
+	"março";/
 	"abril";/
 	"maio";/
 	"junho";/
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ country_ab3 "BRA"
 country_num 076
 country_car    "BR"
 % português
-lang_name    "portugu<U00EA>s"
+lang_name    "português"
 lang_ab      "pt"
 lang_term    "por"
 lang_lib    "por"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pt_PT b/localedata/locales/pt_PT
index aa037b8045..9ae9d32d43 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pt_PT
+++ b/localedata/locales/pt_PT
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Portuguese locale for Portugal"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -65,12 +65,12 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1SsyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
 yesstr  "sim"
-nostr   "n<U00E3>o"
+nostr   "não"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "EUR "
-currency_symbol           "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol           "€"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ LC_TIME
 abday   "dom";"seg";/
         "ter";"qua";/
         "qui";"sex";/
-        "s<U00E1>b"
+        "sáb"
 day     "domingo";/
         "segunda";/
-        "ter<U00E7>a";/
+        "terça";/
         "quarta";/
         "quinta";/
         "sexta";/
-        "s<U00E1>bado"
+        "sábado"
 abmon   "jan";"fev";/
         "mar";"abr";/
         "mai";"jun";/
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ abmon   "jan";"fev";/
         "nov";"dez"
 mon     "janeiro";/
         "fevereiro";/
-        "mar<U00E7>o";/
+        "março";/
         "abril";/
         "maio";/
         "junho";/
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ country_ab3 "PRT"
 country_num 620
 country_car "P"
 % português
-lang_name    "portugu<U00EA>s"
+lang_name    "português"
 lang_ab      "pt"
 lang_term    "por"
 lang_lib    "por"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/quz_PE b/localedata/locales/quz_PE
index 4806eb7365..7d662f0f61 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/quz_PE
+++ b/localedata/locales/quz_PE
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1aAsSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0mMnN]"
-yesstr  "Ar<U00ED>"
+yesstr  "Arí"
 nostr   "Manan"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/raj_IN b/localedata/locales/raj_IN
index 3fd520ba1d..bca3f7daf8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/raj_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/raj_IN
@@ -64,60 +64,60 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "रवि";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंगल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बृहस्पति";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि"
 
 %
 
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U094D><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "रविवार";/
+            "सोमवार";/
+            "मंगल्लवार";/
+            "बुधवार";/
+            "बृहस्पतिवार";/
+            "शुक्रवार";/
+            "शनिवार"
 %
 
 
 %
 
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938>"
+abmon       "जन";/
+            "फर";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रै";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुल";/
+            "अग";/
+            "सित";/
+            "अक्टू";/
+            "नव";/
+            "दिस"
 %
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0948><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रैल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितंबर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवंबर";/
+            "दिसंबर"
 
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 
 % Appropriate date and time representation
@@ -150,21 +150,21 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>"
+name_mr     "श्री"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
+name_ms     "कुमार"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
 % राजस्थानी
-lang_name    "<U0930><U093E><U091C><U0938><U094D><U0925><U093E><U0928><U0940>"
+lang_name    "राजस्थानी"
 lang_term    "raj"
 lang_lib    "raj"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/rif_MA b/localedata/locales/rif_MA
index 68148ba764..dff34470b3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/rif_MA
+++ b/localedata/locales/rif_MA
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-abday           "L<U1E25>e";/
+abday           "Lḥe";/
                 "Let";/
                 "Ttl";/
                 "Lar";/
                 "Lex";/
                 "Jje";/
                 "Sbt"
-day             "L<U1E25>ed";/
+day             "Lḥed";/
                 "Letnayen";/
                 "Ttlat";/
-                "Larbe<U025B>";/
+                "Larbeɛ";/
                 "Lexmiss";/
-                "Jjem<U025B>a";/
+                "Jjemɛa";/
                 "Ssebt"
 abmon           "Yen";/
                 "Feb";/
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@ abmon           "Yen";/
                 "May";/
                 "Yun";/
                 "Yul";/
-                "<U0194>uc";/
+                "Ɣuc";/
                 "Cut";/
-                "K<U1E6D>u";/
+                "Kṭu";/
                 "Nuv";/
                 "Duj"
 mon             "Yennayer";/
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ mon             "Yennayer";/
                 "Mayyu";/
                 "Yunyu";/
                 "Yulyuz";/
-                "<U0194>uct";/
+                "Ɣuct";/
                 "Cutenber";/
-                "K<U1E6D>uber";/
+                "Kṭuber";/
                 "Nuvember";/
                 "Dujember"
 d_t_fmt         "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt           "%d//%m//%y"
 t_fmt           "%T"
-am_pm           "sb";"a<U025B>"
+am_pm           "sb";"aɛ"
 t_fmt_ampm      ""
 date_fmt        "%a %e %b %Y %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week            7;19971130;4
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ro_RO b/localedata/locales/ro_RO
index 39c4d09a07..4dd1a50eb7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ro_RO
+++ b/localedata/locales/ro_RO
@@ -208,13 +208,13 @@ abday   "Du";"Lu";"Ma";"Mi";"Jo";"Vi";"Sb"
 % duminic<abreve>, luni, mar<tcomma>i,
 % miercuri, joi, vineri,
 % s<acircumflex>mb<abreve>t<abreve>
-day     "duminic<U0103>";/
+day     "duminică";/
         "luni";/
-        "mar<U021B>i";/
+        "marți";/
         "miercuri";/
         "joi";/
         "vineri";/
-        "s<U00E2>mb<U0103>t<U0103>"
+        "sâmbătă"
 %
 % All month abbreviations are composed of the first three letters of the full
 % Romanian names of the months, except for November, whose abbreviation comes
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % %f%N%a%d%N%s%t%h%N%b%t%e%t%r%N%z%t%T%N%S%t%c%N
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%d%N%s%t%h%N%b%t%e%t%r%N%z%t%T%N%S%t%c%N"
 % Country names are capitalized: Roma>nia
-country_name "Rom<U00E2>nia"
+country_name "România"
 country_ab2 "RO"
 country_ab3 "ROU"
 country_num 642
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ country_isbn 973
 % FIXME: is it really RO?
 country_post "RO"
 % language names are not capitalized in Romanian ( roma>na( )
-lang_name "rom<U00E2>n<U0103>"
+lang_name "română"
 lang_ab "ro"
 % set the terminology code to "ron" as defined in iso639-2
 lang_term "ron"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sa_IN b/localedata/locales/sa_IN
index 3cfb6a34ae..fed6660c39 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sa_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sa_IN
@@ -74,23 +74,23 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 % ravih,somah,mangalah,budhah,brhaspatih,shukra,shanih
-abday       "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0903>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>:";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>:";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>:";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F><U0903>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>:"
+abday       "रविः";/
+            "सोम:";/
+            "मंगल:";/
+            "बुध:";/
+            "बृहस्पतिः";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि:"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 % ravivasarah, somavasarah, mangalavasarah, budhavasarah, brhaspativasarah, shukravasarah, shanivasarah
-day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:";/
-            "<U092C><U0943><U0939><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930><U0903>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:"
+day         "रविवासर:";/
+            "सोमवासर:";/
+            "मंगलवासर:";/
+            "बुधवासर:";/
+            "बृहस्पतिवासरः";/
+            "शुक्रवासर";/
+            "शनिवासर:"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 % Below comes from hi_IN.
@@ -98,18 +98,18 @@ day         "<U0930><U0935><U093F><U0935><U093E><U0938><U0930>:";/
 % are needed, the names are the same names than those used
 % by Hindi
 % names for gregorian month names:
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon       "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 % Sanskrit uses a lunar calendar. When gregorian month names
@@ -129,22 +129,22 @@ abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
 % maghah             January 29
 % phalgunah          February 20
 % names for gregorian month names:
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";/
-            "<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";/
+            "जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -165,10 +165,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1aAyY<U0906>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0928>]"
-yesstr  "<U0906><U092E><U094D>"
-nostr	"<U0928>"
+yesexpr "^[+1aAyYआ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNन]"
+yesstr  "आम्"
+nostr	"न"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -185,17 +185,17 @@ name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
 %
 % shri
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>"
+name_mr     "श्री"
 % For boys under 18, this is "kumar"
 % but locales are sexist and do not even imagine
 % that some language may have different forms for MEN too
-% name_mr     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>"
+% name_mr     "कुमार"
 % shrimati
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
 % kumari
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>"
+name_miss   "कुमारी"
 % shrimati
-name_ms     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>"
+name_ms     "श्रीमती"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -205,13 +205,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D : "भारतम्"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924><U092E><U094D>"
+country_name "भारतम्"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % संस्कृतम्
-lang_name    "<U0938><U0902><U0938><U094D><U0915><U0943><U0924><U092E><U094D>"
+lang_name    "संस्कृतम्"
 lang_ab      "sa"
 lang_term    "san"
 lang_lib    "san"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sat_IN b/localedata/locales/sat_IN
index 237c79ad45..ae67539251 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sat_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sat_IN
@@ -62,49 +62,49 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0938><U093F><U0902><U0917><U0947>";"<U0913><U0924><U0947>";/
-            "<U092C><U093E><U0932><U0947>";"<U0938><U093E><U0917><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U0938><U093E><U0930><U0926><U0940>";/
-            "<U091C><U093E><U0930><U0941><U092E>";"<U091E><U0941><U0939><U0941><U092E>"
+abday       "सिंगे";"ओते";/
+            "बाले";"सागुन";/
+            "सारदी";/
+            "जारुम";"ञुहुम"
 %
 
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0938><U093F><U0902><U0917><U0947><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U0913><U0924><U0947><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U092C><U093E><U0932><U0947><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U0938><U093E><U0917><U0941><U0928><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U0938><U093E><U0930><U0926><U0940><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U091C><U093E><U0930><U0941><U092E><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>";/
-            "<U091E><U0941><U0939><U0941><U092E><U092E><U093E><U0901><U0939><U093E><U0901>"
+day         "सिंगेमाँहाँ";/
+            "ओतेमाँहाँ";/
+            "बालेमाँहाँ";/
+            "सागुनमाँहाँ";/
+            "सारदीमाँहाँ";/
+            "जारुममाँहाँ";/
+            "ञुहुममाँहाँ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0916><U0925><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अखथबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0916><U0925><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फरवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";/
+            "जुन";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अखथबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0939>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U092C>]"
-yesstr  "<U0939><U094B><U092F>"
-nostr   "<U092C><U093E><U0919>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYह]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNब]"
+yesstr  "होय"
+nostr   "बाङ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -149,9 +149,9 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U092E><U093E><U0928>"
-name_mrs    "<U092E><U093E><U0928><U0940>"
-name_miss   "<U092E><U093E><U0908>"
+name_mr     "मान"
+name_mrs    "मानी"
+name_miss   "माई"
 name_ms     ""
 
 END LC_NAME
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U1C65><U1C64><U1C67><U1C5A><U1C5B>"
+country_name "ᱥᱤᱧᱚᱛ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
-lang_name    "<U1C65><U1C5F><U1C71><U1C5B><U1C5F><U1C72><U1C64>"
+lang_name    "ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ"
 lang_term    "sat"
 lang_lib    "sat"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sc_IT b/localedata/locales/sc_IT
index 32626404d2..df42d323e0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sc_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/sc_IT
@@ -81,32 +81,32 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "Dom";"Lun";/
-        "Mar";"M<U00E8>r";/
-        "Gi<U00F2>";"Che";/
-        "S<U00E0>b"
-day     "Dom<U00EC>nigu";/
+        "Mar";"Mèr";/
+        "Giò";"Che";/
+        "Sàb"
+day     "Domìnigu";/
         "Lunis";/
         "Martis";/
-        "M<U00E8>rcuris";/
-        "Gi<U00F2>bia";/
-        "Chen<U00E0>bura";/
-        "S<U00E0>badu"
+        "Mèrcuris";/
+        "Giòbia";/
+        "Chenàbura";/
+        "Sàbadu"
 abmon   "Ghe";"Fre";/
         "Mar";"Abr";/
-        "Maj";"L<U00E0>m";/
+        "Maj";"Làm";/
         "Arg";"Aus";/
         "Cab";"Lad";/
         "Onn";"Nad"
-mon     "Ghenn<U00E0>rgiu";/
-        "Fre<U00E0>rgiu";/
+mon     "Ghennàrgiu";/
+        "Freàrgiu";/
         "Martzu";/
         "Abrile";/
         "Maju";/
-        "L<U00E0>mpadas";/
-        "Argiolas//Tr<U00EC>ulas";/
+        "Làmpadas";/
+        "Argiolas//Trìulas";/
         "Austu";/
         "Cabudanni";/
-        "Santugaine//Lad<U00E0>mine";/
+        "Santugaine//Ladàmine";/
         "Onniasantu//Santandria";/
         "Nadale//Idas"
 d_t_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 % https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%C3%A0lia : Itàlia
-country_name "It<U00E0>lia"
+country_name "Itàlia"
 country_ab2 "IT"
 country_ab3 "ITA"
 country_num 380
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sd_IN b/localedata/locales/sd_IN
index ad55a64061..23d2493a52 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sd_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sd_IN
@@ -72,48 +72,48 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0622><U0631><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631><U064F>";/
-	    "<U0633><U0648><U0645><U0631><U064F>";/
-            "<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644><U064F>";/
-	    "<U067B><U064F><U068C><U0631><U064F>";/
-            "<U0648><U0633><U067E><U062A>";/
-            "<U062C><U064F><U0645><U0648>";"<U0687><U0646><U0687><U0631>"
+abday       "آرتوارُ";/
+	    "سومرُ";/
+            "منگلُ";/
+	    "ٻُڌرُ";/
+            "وسپت";/
+            "جُمو";"ڇنڇر"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day       "<U0622><U0631><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631><U064F>";/
-	    "<U0633><U0648><U0645><U0631><U064F>";/
-            "<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644><U064F>";/
-	    "<U067B><U064F><U068C><U0631><U064F>";/
-            "<U0648><U0633><U067E><U062A>";/
-            "<U062C><U064F><U0645><U0648>";"<U0687><U0646><U0687><U0631>"
+day       "آرتوارُ";/
+	    "سومرُ";/
+            "منگلُ";/
+	    "ٻُڌرُ";/
+            "وسپت";/
+            "جُمو";"ڇنڇر"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon	    "<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U064A>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0621><U0650>";/
-	    "<U0622><U06AF><U0633><U067D>";/
-	    "<U0633><U064A><U067E><U067D><U064A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0622><U06AA><U067D><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U068A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon	    "جنوري";/
+	    "فبروري";/
+	    "مارچ";/
+	    "اپريل";/
+	    "مي";/
+	    "جون";/
+	    "جولاءِ";/
+	    "آگسٽ";/
+	    "سيپٽيمبر";/
+	    "آڪٽوبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "ڊسمبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon	    "<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0628><U0631><U0648><U0631><U064A>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U064A><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U064A>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0621><U0650>";/
-	    "<U0622><U06AF><U0633><U067D>";/
-	    "<U0633><U064A><U067E><U067D><U064A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0622><U06AA><U067D><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U068A><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon	    "جنوري";/
+	    "فبروري";/
+	    "مارچ";/
+	    "اپريل";/
+	    "مي";/
+	    "جون";/
+	    "جولاءِ";/
+	    "آگسٽ";/
+	    "سيپٽيمبر";/
+	    "آڪٽوبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "ڊسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 am_pm	"AM";"PM"
@@ -153,10 +153,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0634><U0631><U064A>"
-name_mrs    "<U0634><U0631><U064A><U0645><U062A><U064A>"
-name_miss   "<U06AA><U0645><U0627><U0631><U064A>"
-name_ms     "<U06AA><U0645><U0627><U0631>"
+name_mr     "شري"
+name_mrs    "شريمتي"
+name_miss   "ڪماري"
+name_ms     "ڪمار"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % From cldr: انڊيا
-country_name "<U0627><U0646><U068A><U064A><U0627>"
+country_name "انڊيا"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % سنڌي
-lang_name    "<U0633><U0646><U068C><U064A>"
+lang_name    "سنڌي"
 lang_ab      "sd"
 lang_term    "snd"
 lang_lib    "snd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari b/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
index 752cbaa7b7..23aeb23932 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
+++ b/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
@@ -68,52 +68,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0906><U0930><U094d><U0924><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0938><U0942><U092E><U0930><U0942>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0942>";/
-	    "<U097F><U0941><U0927><U0930><U0942>";/
-            "<U0935><U093F><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U092E><U094B>";"<U091B><U0902><U091B><U0938>"
+abday       "आर्तवारू";/
+	    "सूमरू";/
+            "मंगलू";/
+	    "ॿुधरू";/
+            "विस्पति";/
+            "जुमो";"छंछस"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0906><U0930><U094d><U0924><U0935><U093E><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0938><U0942><U092E><U0930><U0942>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U0942>";/
-	    "<U097F><U0941><U0927><U0930><U0942>";/
-            "<U0935><U093F><U0938><U094D><U092A><U0924><U093F>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U092E><U094B>";"<U091B><U0902><U091B><U0938>"
+day         "आर्तवारू";/
+	    "सूमरू";/
+            "मंगलू";/
+	    "ॿुधरू";/
+            "विस्पति";/
+            "जुमो";"छंछस"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon	    "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092B><U092C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094d><U091A><U093F>";/
-	    "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0947>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0942><U0928><U093F>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0942><U0932><U093E><U0907>";/
-	    "<U0906><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F><U0941>";/
-	    "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0906><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U097E><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>"
+abmon	    "जनवरी";/
+	    "फबरवरी";/
+	    "मार्चि";/
+	    "अप्रेल";/
+	    "मे";/
+	    "जूनि";/
+	    "जूलाइ";/
+	    "आगस्टु";/
+	    "सेप्टेंबरू";/
+	    "आक्टूबरू";/
+	    "नवंबरू";/
+	    "ॾिसंबरू"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon	    "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092B><U092C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-	    "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094d><U091A><U093F>";/
-	    "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-	    "<U092E><U0947>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0942><U0928><U093F>";/
-	    "<U091C><U0942><U0932><U093E><U0907>";/
-	    "<U0906><U0917><U0938><U094D><U091F><U0941>";/
-	    "<U0938><U0947><U092A><U094D><U091F><U0947><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0906><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U0928><U0935><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>";/
-	    "<U097E><U093F><U0938><U0902><U092C><U0930><U0942>"
+mon	    "जनवरी";/
+	    "फबरवरी";/
+	    "मार्चि";/
+	    "अप्रेल";/
+	    "मे";/
+	    "जूनि";/
+	    "जूलाइ";/
+	    "आगस्टु";/
+	    "सेप्टेंबरू";/
+	    "आक्टूबरू";/
+	    "नवंबरू";/
+	    "ॾिसंबरू"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092E>.<U092A><U0942>.";/
-            "<U092E>.<U0928><U0902>."
+am_pm       "म.पू.";/
+            "म.नं."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940>."
-name_mrs    "<U0936><U094D><U0930><U0940><U092E><U0924><U0940>."
-name_miss   "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930><U0940>."
-name_ms     "<U0915><U0941><U092E><U093E><U0930>."
+name_mr     "श्री."
+name_mrs    "श्रीमती."
+name_miss   "कुमारी."
+name_ms     "कुमार."
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -163,13 +163,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U092D><U093E><U0930><U0924>"
+country_name "भारत"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
 % सिन्धी
-lang_name    "<U0938><U093F><U0928><U094D><U0927><U0940>"
+lang_name    "सिन्धी"
 lang_ab      "sd"
 lang_term    "snd"
 lang_lib    "snd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/se_NO b/localedata/locales/se_NO
index b50001139a..29ae0caff3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/se_NO
+++ b/localedata/locales/se_NO
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title "Northern Saami language locale for Norway"
 source "http:////www.hum.uit.no//a//trond//loc.html"
 address ""
-contact "B<U00F8>rre Gaup"
+contact "Børre Gaup"
 email "boerre.gaup@pc.nu"
 tel ""
 fax ""
@@ -251,34 +251,34 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday       "sotn";"vuos";/
-	    "ma<U014B>";"gask";/
+	    "maŋ";"gask";/
 	    "duor";"bear";/
-	    "l<U00E1>v"
+	    "láv"
 day         "sotnabeaivi";/
-            "vuoss<U00E1>rga";/
-            "ma<U014B><U014B>ebarga";/
+            "vuossárga";/
+            "maŋŋebarga";/
             "gaskavahkku";/
             "duorasdat";/
             "bearjadat";/
-            "l<U00E1>vvardat"
-abmon       "o<U0111><U0111>j";"guov";/
-            "njuk";"cuo<U014B>";/
+            "lávvardat"
+abmon       "ođđj";"guov";/
+            "njuk";"cuoŋ";/
             "mies";"geas";/
             "suoi";"borg";/
-            "<U010D>ak<U010D>";"golg";/
-            "sk<U00E1>b";"juov"
-mon         "o<U0111><U0111>ajagem<U00E1>nnu";/
-	    "guovvam<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "njuk<U010D>am<U00E1>nnu";/
-	    "cuo<U014B>om<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "miessem<U00E1>nnu";/
-	    "geassem<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "suoidnem<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "borgem<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "<U010D>ak<U010D>am<U00E1>nnu";/
-	    "golggotm<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "sk<U00E1>bmam<U00E1>nnu";/
-            "juovlam<U00E1>nnu"
+            "čakč";"golg";/
+            "skáb";"juov"
+mon         "ođđajagemánnu";/
+	    "guovvamánnu";/
+            "njukčamánnu";/
+	    "cuoŋománnu";/
+            "miessemánnu";/
+	    "geassemánnu";/
+            "suoidnemánnu";/
+            "borgemánnu";/
+            "čakčamánnu";/
+	    "golggotmánnu";/
+            "skábmamánnu";/
+            "juovlamánnu"
 % usual date representation
 % Linjen nedenfor er: %a, %b %e b. %Y %T %Z
 % f.eks. bear, geas 14. b. 2001 21:15:11 CEST
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ am_pm       "";""
 t_fmt_ampm  ""
 
 % Denne linjen vil gi f.eks.:
-% duorasdat, borgem<U00E1>nu 23. b. 2001 00:47:57 CEST
+% duorasdat, borgemánu 23. b. 2001 00:47:57 CEST
 date_fmt       "%A, %B %d. b. %Y %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
 % %a %b-%e %H:%M:%S %Z %Y søn jan-31 21:15:11 CET 2001
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ country_ab3 "NOR"
 country_num 578
 country_car "N"
 % davvisámegiella
-lang_name    "davvis<U00E1>megiella"
+lang_name    "davvisámegiella"
 lang_ab      "se"
 lang_term    "sme"
 lang_lib    "sme"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sgs_LT b/localedata/locales/sgs_LT
index f51de31d5e..0b3d53db1c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sgs_LT
+++ b/localedata/locales/sgs_LT
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Samogitian language locale for Lithuania"
 source     ""
 address    ""
-contact    "Arnas Udovi<U010D>ius"
+contact    "Arnas Udovičius"
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
 fax        ""
@@ -75,33 +75,33 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "Nd";"Pn";"Ot";/
-        "Sr";"<U010C>t";"Pt";/
+        "Sr";"Čt";"Pt";/
         "Sb"
-day     "nediel<U0117>s d<U00EB>na";/
+day     "nedielės dëna";/
         "panedielis";/
         "oterninks";/
         "sereda";/
-        "<U010D>etvergs";/
-        "petn<U012B><U010D><U0117>";/
+        "četvergs";/
+        "petnīčė";/
         "sobata"
 abmon   "Sau";"Vas";/
         "Kuo";"Bal";/
-        "Geg";"B<U0117>r";/
-        "L<U00EB>p";"Rgp";/
+        "Geg";"Bėr";/
+        "Lëp";"Rgp";/
         "Sie";"Spa";/
         "Lap";"Grd"
-mon     "saus<U0117>";/
-        "vasar<U0117>";/
+mon     "sausė";/
+        "vasarė";/
         "kuova";/
-        "balond<U0117>";/
-        "gego<U017E><U0117>s";/
-        "b<U0117>r<U017E>el<U0117>";/
-        "l<U00EB>pas";/
-        "rogpj<U016B>t<U0117>";/
-        "siej<U0117>s";/
-        "spal<U0117>";/
-        "lapkr<U0117>st<U0117>";/
-        "gr<U016F>d<U0117>"
+        "balondė";/
+        "gegožės";/
+        "bėrželė";/
+        "lëpas";/
+        "rogpjūtė";/
+        "siejės";/
+        "spalė";/
+        "lapkrėstė";/
+        "grůdė"
 d_t_fmt  "%Y m. %B %d d. %T"
 date_fmt "%Y m. %B %d d. %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%Y.%m.%d"
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1TtYy]"
 noexpr  "^[-0Nn]"
-yesstr  "t<U01E1>p"
-nostr   "n<U0113>"
+yesstr  "tǡp"
+nostr   "nē"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ country_ab2  "LT"
 country_ab3  "LTU"
 country_num  440
 country_car  "LT"
-lang_name    "<U017D>emait<U0117><U0161>k<U0101>"
+lang_name    "Žemaitėškā"
 lang_term    "sgs"
 lang_lib     "sgs"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/shn_MM b/localedata/locales/shn_MM
index 9cadd6d7ca..56aa3a2905 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/shn_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/shn_MM
@@ -93,166 +93,166 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % လိူၼ်ၵမ်, လိူၼ်သၢမ်, လိူၼ်သီႇ, လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ, လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း, လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း, လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ, လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ, လိူၼ်သိပ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်, လိူၼ်ၸဵင်
-mon           "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1075><U1019><U103A>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U1062><U1019><U103A>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102E><U1087>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1081><U1083><U1088>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1081><U1030><U1075><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1078><U1035><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1015><U1085><U1010><U103A><U1087>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1075><U101D><U103A><U1088>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038><U1022><U1035><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038><U101E><U103D><U1004><U103A>";/
-     "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1078><U1035><U1004><U103A>"
+mon           "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
+     "လိူၼ်သၢမ်";/
+     "လိူၼ်သီႇ";/
+     "လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ";/
+     "လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း";/
+     "လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း";/
+     "လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ";/
+     "လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ";/
+     "လိူၼ်သိပ်း";/
+     "လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း";/
+     "လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်";/
+     "လိူၼ်ၸဵင်"
 % လိူၼ်ၵမ်, လိူၼ်သၢမ်, လိူၼ်သီႇ, လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ, လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း, လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း, လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ, လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ, လိူၼ်သိပ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်, လိူၼ်ၸဵင်
-abmon         "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1075><U1019><U103A>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U1062><U1019><U103A>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102E><U1087>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1081><U1083><U1088>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1081><U1030><U1075><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1078><U1035><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1015><U1085><U1010><U103A><U1087>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1075><U101D><U103A><U1088>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038><U1022><U1035><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U101E><U102D><U1015><U103A><U1038><U101E><U103D><U1004><U103A>";/
-       "<U101C><U102D><U1030><U107C><U103A><U1078><U1035><U1004><U103A>"
+abmon         "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
+       "လိူၼ်သၢမ်";/
+       "လိူၼ်သီႇ";/
+       "လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ";/
+       "လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း";/
+       "လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း";/
+       "လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ";/
+       "လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ";/
+       "လိူၼ်သိပ်း";/
+       "လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း";/
+       "လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်";/
+       "လိူၼ်ၸဵင်"
 % ဝၼ်းဢႃးတိတ်ႉ, ဝၼ်းၸၼ်, ဝၼ်း​ဢၢင်း​ၵၢၼ်း, ဝၼ်းပုတ်ႉ, ဝၼ်းၽတ်း, ဝၼ်းသုၵ်း, ဝၼ်းသဝ်
-day           "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U1022><U1083><U1038><U1010><U102D><U1010><U103A><U1089>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U1078><U107C><U103A>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U1022><U1062><U1004><U103A><U1038><U1075><U1062><U107C><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U1015><U102F><U1010><U103A><U1089>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U107D><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U101E><U102F><U1075><U103A><U1038>";/
-     "<U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038><U101E><U101D><U103A>"
+day           "ဝၼ်းဢႃးတိတ်ႉ";/
+     "ဝၼ်းၸၼ်";/
+     "ဝၼ်းဢၢင်းၵၢၼ်း";/
+     "ဝၼ်းပုတ်ႉ";/
+     "ဝၼ်းၽတ်း";/
+     "ဝၼ်းသုၵ်း";/
+     "ဝၼ်းသဝ်"
 % တိတ့်, ၸၼ်, ၵၢၼ်း, ပုတ်ႉ, ၽတ်း, သုၵ်း, သဝ်
-abday         "<U1010><U102D><U1010><U103a><U1089>";/
-       "<U1078><U107C><U103A>";/
-       "<U1075><U1062><U107C><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U1015><U102F><U1010><U103A><U1089>";/
-       "<U107D><U1010><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101E><U102F><U1075><U103A><U1038>";/
-       "<U101E><U101D><U103A>"
+abday         "တိတ်ႉ";/
+       "ၸၼ်";/
+       "ၵၢၼ်း";/
+       "ပုတ်ႉ";/
+       "ၽတ်း";/
+       "သုၵ်း";/
+       "သဝ်"
 d_t_fmt     "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %Op %Z"
 d_fmt       "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A"
 t_fmt       "%OH:%OM:%OS %p"
 % ပွတ်းၼႂ်, ဝၢႆးဝၼ်း
-am_pm         "<U1015><U103D><U1010><U103A><U1038><U107C><U1082><U103A>";/
-       "<U101D><U1062><U1086><U1038><U101D><U107C><U103A><U1038>"
+am_pm         "ပွတ်းၼႂ်";/
+       "ဝၢႆးဝၼ်း"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 % ႐႐, ႐႑, ႐႒, ႐႓, ႐႔, ႐႕, ႐႖, ႐႗, ႐႘, ႐႙, ႑႐, ႑႑, ႑႒, ႑႓, ႑႔, ႑႕, ႑႖, ႑႗, ႑႘, ႑႙, ႒႐, ႒႑, ႒႒, ႒႓, ႒႔, ႒႕, ႒႖, ႒႗, ႒႘, ႒႙, ႓႐, ႓႑, ႓႒, ႓႓, ႓႔, ႓႕, ႓႖, ႓႗, ႓႘, ႓႙, ႔႐, ႔႑, ႔႒, ႔႓, ႔႔, ႔႕, ႔႖, ႔႗, ႔႘, ႔႙, ႕႐, ႕႑, ႕႒, ႕႓, ႕႔, ႕႕, ႕႖, ႕႗, ႕႘, ႕႙, ႖႐, ႖႑, ႖႒, ႖႓, ႖႔, ႖႕, ႖႖, ႖႗, ႖႘, ႖႙, ႗႐, ႗႑, ႗႒, ႗႓, ႗႔, ႗႕, ႗႖, ႗႗, ႗႘, ႗႙, ႘႐, ႘႑, ႘႒, ႘႓, ႘႔, ႘႕, ႘႖, ႘႗, ႘႘, ႘႙, ႙႐, ႙႑, ႙႒, ႙႓, ႙႔, ႙႕, ႙႖, ႙႗, ႙႘, ႙႙
-alt_digits  "<U1090><U1090>";/
-		"<U1090><U1091>";/
-		"<U1090><U1092>";/
-		"<U1090><U1093>";/
-		"<U1090><U1094>";/
-		"<U1090><U1095>";/
-		"<U1090><U1096>";/
-		"<U1090><U1097>";/
-		"<U1090><U1098>";/
-		"<U1090><U1099>";/
-		"<U1091><U1090>";/
-		"<U1091><U1091>";/
-		"<U1091><U1092>";/
-		"<U1091><U1093>";/
-		"<U1091><U1094>";/
-		"<U1091><U1095>";/
-		"<U1091><U1096>";/
-		"<U1091><U1097>";/
-		"<U1091><U1098>";/
-		"<U1091><U1099>";/
-		"<U1092><U1090>";/
-		"<U1092><U1091>";/
-		"<U1092><U1092>";/
-		"<U1092><U1093>";/
-		"<U1092><U1094>";/
-		"<U1092><U1095>";/
-		"<U1092><U1096>";/
-		"<U1092><U1097>";/
-		"<U1092><U1098>";/
-		"<U1092><U1099>";/
-		"<U1093><U1090>";/
-		"<U1093><U1091>";/
-		"<U1093><U1092>";/
-		"<U1093><U1093>";/
-		"<U1093><U1094>";/
-		"<U1093><U1095>";/
-		"<U1093><U1096>";/
-		"<U1093><U1097>";/
-		"<U1093><U1098>";/
-		"<U1093><U1099>";/
-		"<U1094><U1090>";/
-		"<U1094><U1091>";/
-		"<U1094><U1092>";/
-		"<U1094><U1093>";/
-		"<U1094><U1094>";/
-		"<U1094><U1095>";/
-		"<U1094><U1096>";/
-		"<U1094><U1097>";/
-		"<U1094><U1098>";/
-		"<U1094><U1099>";/
-		"<U1095><U1090>";/
-		"<U1095><U1091>";/
-		"<U1095><U1092>";/
-		"<U1095><U1093>";/
-		"<U1095><U1094>";/
-		"<U1095><U1095>";/
-		"<U1095><U1096>";/
-		"<U1095><U1097>";/
-		"<U1095><U1098>";/
-		"<U1095><U1099>";/
-		"<U1096><U1090>";/
-		"<U1096><U1091>";/
-		"<U1096><U1092>";/
-		"<U1096><U1093>";/
-		"<U1096><U1094>";/
-		"<U1096><U1095>";/
-		"<U1096><U1096>";/
-		"<U1096><U1097>";/
-		"<U1096><U1098>";/
-		"<U1096><U1099>";/
-		"<U1097><U1090>";/
-		"<U1097><U1091>";/
-		"<U1097><U1092>";/
-		"<U1097><U1093>";/
-		"<U1097><U1094>";/
-		"<U1097><U1095>";/
-		"<U1097><U1096>";/
-		"<U1097><U1097>";/
-		"<U1097><U1098>";/
-		"<U1097><U1099>";/
-		"<U1098><U1090>";/
-		"<U1098><U1091>";/
-		"<U1098><U1092>";/
-		"<U1098><U1093>";/
-		"<U1098><U1094>";/
-		"<U1098><U1095>";/
-		"<U1098><U1096>";/
-		"<U1098><U1097>";/
-		"<U1098><U1098>";/
-		"<U1098><U1099>";/
-		"<U1099><U1090>";/
-		"<U1099><U1091>";/
-		"<U1099><U1092>";/
-		"<U1099><U1093>";/
-		"<U1099><U1094>";/
-		"<U1099><U1095>";/
-		"<U1099><U1096>";/
-		"<U1099><U1097>";/
-		"<U1099><U1098>";/
-		"<U1099><U1099>"
+alt_digits  "႐႐";/
+		"႐႑";/
+		"႐႒";/
+		"႐႓";/
+		"႐႔";/
+		"႐႕";/
+		"႐႖";/
+		"႐႗";/
+		"႐႘";/
+		"႐႙";/
+		"႑႐";/
+		"႑႑";/
+		"႑႒";/
+		"႑႓";/
+		"႑႔";/
+		"႑႕";/
+		"႑႖";/
+		"႑႗";/
+		"႑႘";/
+		"႑႙";/
+		"႒႐";/
+		"႒႑";/
+		"႒႒";/
+		"႒႓";/
+		"႒႔";/
+		"႒႕";/
+		"႒႖";/
+		"႒႗";/
+		"႒႘";/
+		"႒႙";/
+		"႓႐";/
+		"႓႑";/
+		"႓႒";/
+		"႓႓";/
+		"႓႔";/
+		"႓႕";/
+		"႓႖";/
+		"႓႗";/
+		"႓႘";/
+		"႓႙";/
+		"႔႐";/
+		"႔႑";/
+		"႔႒";/
+		"႔႓";/
+		"႔႔";/
+		"႔႕";/
+		"႔႖";/
+		"႔႗";/
+		"႔႘";/
+		"႔႙";/
+		"႕႐";/
+		"႕႑";/
+		"႕႒";/
+		"႕႓";/
+		"႕႔";/
+		"႕႕";/
+		"႕႖";/
+		"႕႗";/
+		"႕႘";/
+		"႕႙";/
+		"႖႐";/
+		"႖႑";/
+		"႖႒";/
+		"႖႓";/
+		"႖႔";/
+		"႖႕";/
+		"႖႖";/
+		"႖႗";/
+		"႖႘";/
+		"႖႙";/
+		"႗႐";/
+		"႗႑";/
+		"႗႒";/
+		"႗႓";/
+		"႗႔";/
+		"႗႕";/
+		"႗႖";/
+		"႗႗";/
+		"႗႘";/
+		"႗႙";/
+		"႘႐";/
+		"႘႑";/
+		"႘႒";/
+		"႘႓";/
+		"႘႔";/
+		"႘႕";/
+		"႘႖";/
+		"႘႗";/
+		"႘႘";/
+		"႘႙";/
+		"႙႐";/
+		"႙႑";/
+		"႙႒";/
+		"႙႓";/
+		"႙႔";/
+		"႙႕";/
+		"႙႖";/
+		"႙႗";/
+		"႙႘";/
+		"႙႙"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
 % ^[+1yYမ]
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U1019>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYမ]"
 % ^[-0nNဢ]
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U1022>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNဢ]"
 % မႅၼ်ႈ
-yesstr  "<U1019><U1085><U107C><U103A><U1088>"
+yesstr  "မႅၼ်ႈ"
 % ဢမ်ႇမႅၼ်ႈ
-nostr   "<U1022><U1019><U103A><U1087><U1019><U1085><U107C><U103A><U1088>"
+nostr   "ဢမ်ႇမႅၼ်ႈ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MEASUREMENT
@@ -275,13 +275,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%a%N%d%N%f%N%b%N%h%t%r%t%e%t%s%N%T%t%z%N%c%N"
 % မၢၼ်ႈ
-country_name "<U1019><U1062><U107C><U103A><U1088>"
+country_name "မၢၼ်ႈ"
 country_post "Myanmar"
 country_ab2  "MM"
 country_num  104
 country_car  "MYA"
 % လိၵ်ႈတႆး
-lang_name    "<U101C><U102D><U1075><U103A><U1088><U1010><U1086><U1038>"
+lang_name    "လိၵ်ႈတႆး"
 lang_term    "shn"
 lang_lib     "shn"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/shs_CA b/localedata/locales/shs_CA
index 4295cbf0dd..6933c18577 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/shs_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/shs_CA
@@ -89,37 +89,37 @@ abday      "Sxe";/
            "Sme";/
            "Sts";/
            "Stq"
-day        "Sxetspesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Spetkesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Selesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Skellesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Smesesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Stselkstesq<U0313>t";/
-           "Stqmekstesq<U0313>t"
+day        "Sxetspesq̓t";/
+           "Spetkesq̓t";/
+           "Selesq̓t";/
+           "Skellesq̓t";/
+           "Smesesq̓t";/
+           "Stselkstesq̓t";/
+           "Stqmekstesq̓t"
 abmon      "Kwe";/
            "Tsi";/
            "Sqe";/
-           "<U00C9>wt";/
+           "Éwt";/
            "Ell";/
            "Tsp";/
            "Tqw";/
-           "Ct<U0313><U00E9>";/
+           "Ct̓é";/
            "Qel";/
-           "W<U00E9>l";/
+           "Wél";/
            "U7l";/
            "Tet"
-mon        "Pellkwet<U0313>min";/
-       "Pelctsipwen<U0313>ten";/
-       "Pellsq<U00E9>pts";/
-       "Pesll<U00E9>wten";/
-       "Pell7ell7<U00E9>7llqten";/
-       "Pelltsp<U00E9>ntsk";/
-       "Pelltqwelq<U0313>w<U00E9>l<U0313>t";/
-       "Pellct<U0313><U00E9>xel<U0313>cten";/
-       "Pesqelql<U00E9>lten";/
-       "Pesllw<U00E9>lsten";/
-       "Pellc7ell7<U00E9>7llcwten<U0313>";/
-       "Pelltet<U00E9>tq<U0313>em"
+mon        "Pellkwet̓min";/
+       "Pelctsipwen̓ten";/
+       "Pellsqépts";/
+       "Peslléwten";/
+       "Pell7ell7é7llqten";/
+       "Pelltspéntsk";/
+       "Pelltqwelq̓wél̓t";/
+       "Pellct̓éxel̓cten";/
+       "Pesqelqlélten";/
+       "Pesllwélsten";/
+       "Pellc7ell7é7llcwten̓";/
+       "Pelltetétq̓em"
 d_t_fmt    "%a %d %b %Y %r"
 date_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %r %Z"
 d_fmt      "%d//%m//%y"
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ country_ab2 "CA"
 country_ab3 "CAN"
 country_num 124
 country_car    "CDN"
-lang_name "Secwepemcts<U00ED>n"
+lang_name "Secwepemctsín"
 lang_term "shs"
 lang_lib "shs"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/si_LK b/localedata/locales/si_LK
index 466761672e..ea2c50064a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/si_LK
+++ b/localedata/locales/si_LK
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % This is the POSIX Locale definition the LC_MONETARY category
 %
 int_curr_symbol       "LKR "
-currency_symbol       "<U0DBB><U0DD4>"
+currency_symbol       "රු"
 mon_decimal_point     "."
 mon_thousands_sep     ","
 mon_grouping          3
@@ -131,50 +131,50 @@ LC_TIME
 % This is the POSIX Locale definition for the LC_TIME  category.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0D89>";"<U0DC3>";/
-	    "<U0D85>";"<U0DB6>";/
-	    "<U0DB6><U0DCA><U200D><U0DBB>";"<U0DC3><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DD9>"
+abday       "ඉ";"ස";/
+	    "අ";"බ";/
+	    "බ්‍ර";"සි";/
+	    "සෙ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0D89><U0DBB><U0DD2><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DB3><U0DD4><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0D85><U0D9F><U0DC4><U0DBB><U0DD4><U0DC0><U0DCF><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0DB6><U0DAF><U0DCF><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0DB6><U0DCA><U200D><U0DBB><U0DC4><U0DC3><U0DCA><U0DB4><U0DAD><U0DD2><U0DB1><U0DCA><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DD2><U0D9A><U0DD4><U0DBB><U0DCF><U0DAF><U0DCF>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DD9><U0DB1><U0DC3><U0DD4><U0DBB><U0DCF><U0DAF><U0DCF>"
+day         "ඉරිදා";/
+	    "සඳුදා";/
+	    "අඟහරුවාදා";/
+	    "බදාදා";/
+	    "බ්‍රහස්පතින්දා";/
+	    "සිකුරාදා";/
+	    "සෙනසුරාදා"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0DA2><U0DB1>";/
-	    "<U0DB4><U0DD9><U0DB6>";/
-	    "<U0DB8><U0DCF><U0DBB><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0D85><U0DB4><U0DCA><U200D><U0DBB><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DB8><U0DD0><U0DBA><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DA2><U0DD6><U0DB1><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DA2><U0DD6><U0DBD><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0D85><U0D9C><U0DDD>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DD0><U0DB4><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0D94><U0D9A><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0DB1><U0DD9><U0DC0><U0DD0>";/
-	    "<U0DAF><U0DD9><U0DC3><U0DD0>"
+abmon       "ජන";/
+	    "පෙබ";/
+	    "මාර්";/
+	    "අප්‍රි";/
+	    "මැයි";/
+	    "ජූනි";/
+	    "ජූලි";/
+	    "අගෝ";/
+	    "සැප්";/
+	    "ඔක්";/
+	    "නෙවැ";/
+	    "දෙසැ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0DA2><U0DB1><U0DC0><U0DCF><U0DBB><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DB4><U0DD9><U0DB6><U0DBB><U0DC0><U0DCF><U0DBB><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DB8><U0DCF><U0DBB><U0DCA><U0DAD><U0DD4>";/
-	    "<U0D85><U0DB4><U0DCA><U200D><U0DBB><U0DDA><U0DBD><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0DB8><U0DD0><U0DBA><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DA2><U0DD6><U0DB1><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0DA2><U0DD6><U0DBD><U0DD2>";/
-	    "<U0D85><U0D9C><U0DDD><U0DC3><U0DCA><U0DAD><U0DD4>";/
-	    "<U0DC3><U0DD0><U0DB4><U0DCA><U0DAD><U0DD0><U0DB8><U0DCA><U0DB6><U0DBB><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0D94><U0D9A><U0DCA><U0DAD><U0DDD><U0DB6><U0DBB><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0DB1><U0DDC><U0DC0><U0DD0><U0DB8><U0DCA><U0DB6><U0DBB><U0DCA>";/
-	    "<U0DAF><U0DD9><U0DC3><U0DD0><U0DB8><U0DCA><U0DB6><U0DBB><U0DCA>"
+mon         "ජනවාරි";/
+	    "පෙබරවාරි";/
+	    "මාර්තු";/
+	    "අප්‍රේල්";/
+	    "මැයි";/
+	    "ජූනි";/
+	    "ජූලි";/
+	    "අගෝස්තු";/
+	    "සැප්තැම්බර්";/
+	    "ඔක්තෝබර්";/
+	    "නොවැම්බර්";/
+	    "දෙසැම්බර්"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0DB4><U0DD9>.<U0DC0>.";"<U0DB4>.<U0DC0>."
+am_pm       "පෙ.ව.";"ප.ව."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (use the same as ISO)
 d_t_fmt     "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z"
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ t_fmt       "%H:%M:%S"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%p %I:%M:%S"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time (date(1))
-date_fmt     "%Y %B %e <U0DC0><U0DD0><U0DB1><U0DD2> %A %H:%M:%S %z"
+date_fmt     "%Y %B %e වැනි %A %H:%M:%S %z"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
@@ -197,10 +197,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0D94>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0DB1>]"
-yesstr  "<U0D94><U0DC0><U0DCA>"
-nostr   "<U0DB1><U0DD0><U0DAD>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYඔ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNන]"
+yesstr  "ඔව්"
+nostr   "නැත"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%g%t%m%t%f%t%s"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0DB8><U0DBA><U0DCF>"
-name_mrs    "<U0DB8><U0DD2><U0DBA>"
-name_miss   "<U0DB8><U0DD2><U0DBA>"
-name_ms     "<U0DB8><U0DD2><U0DBA>"
+name_mr     "මයා"
+name_mrs    "මිය"
+name_miss   "මිය"
+name_ms     "මිය"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -225,13 +225,13 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0DC1><U0DCA><U200D><U0DBB><U0DD3> <U0DBD><U0D82><U0D9A><U0DCF><U0DC0>"
+country_name "ශ්‍රී ලංකාව"
 country_ab2 "LK"
 country_ab3 "LKA"
 country_num 144
 country_car  "CL"
 % සිංහල
-lang_name    "<U0DC3><U0DD2><U0D82><U0DC4><U0DBD>"
+lang_name    "සිංහල"
 lang_ab      "si"
 lang_term    "sin"
 lang_lib    "sin"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sk_SK b/localedata/locales/sk_SK
index 889d5c0b45..3421382b5c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sk_SK
+++ b/localedata/locales/sk_SK
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Slovak locale for Slovak"
 source     ""
-address    "Narcisov<U00E1> 56, SK-821 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic"
+address    "Narcisová 56, SK-821 01 Bratislava, Slovak Republic"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -77,9 +77,9 @@ copy "cs_CZ"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1aA<U00E1><U00C1>yY]"
+yesexpr "^[+1aAáÁyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "<U00E1>no"
+yesstr  "áno"
 nostr   "nie"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 LC_MONETARY
 
 int_curr_symbol		"EUR "
-currency_symbol		"<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol		"€"
 mon_decimal_point	","
-mon_thousands_sep	"<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep	" "
 mon_grouping      	3;3
 positive_sign		""
 negative_sign		"-"
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 LC_NUMERIC
 
 decimal_point		","
-thousands_sep		"<U202F>"
+thousands_sep		" "
 grouping		3;3
 
 END LC_NUMERIC
@@ -126,28 +126,28 @@ abday		"Ne";/
 		"Po";/
 		"Ut";/
 		"St";/
-		"<U0160>t";/
+		"Št";/
 		"Pi";/
 		"So"
 
-day		"Nede<U013E>a";/
+day		"Nedeľa";/
 		"Pondelok";/
 		"Utorok";/
 		"Streda";/
-		"<U0160>tvrtok";/
+		"Štvrtok";/
 		"Piatok";/
 		"Sobota"
 
-mon		"janu<U00E1>r";/
-		"febru<U00E1>r";/
+mon		"január";/
+		"február";/
 		"marec";/
-		"apr<U00ED>l";/
-		"m<U00E1>j";/
-		"j<U00FA>n";/
-		"j<U00FA>l";/
+		"apríl";/
+		"máj";/
+		"jún";/
+		"júl";/
 		"august";/
 		"september";/
-		"okt<U00F3>ber";/
+		"október";/
 		"november";/
 		"december"
 
@@ -157,17 +157,17 @@ abmon		"jan";/
 		"feb";/
 		"mar";/
 		"apr";/
-		"m<U00E1>j";/
-		"j<U00FA>n";/
-		"j<U00FA>l";/
+		"máj";/
+		"jún";/
+		"júl";/
 		"aug";/
 		"sep";/
 		"okt";/
 		"nov";/
 		"dec"
 
-d_t_fmt		"%a<U00A0>%e.<U00A0>%B<U00A0>%Y,<U00A0>%H:%M:%S"
-date_fmt		"%a<U00A0>%e.<U00A0>%B<U00A0>%Y,<U00A0>%H:%M:%S<U00A0>%Z"
+d_t_fmt		"%a %e. %B %Y, %H:%M:%S"
+date_fmt		"%a %e. %B %Y, %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
 d_fmt 		"%d.%m.%Y"
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ country_ab2 "SK"
 country_ab3 "SVK"
 country_num 703
 country_car    "SK"
-lang_name   "sloven<U010D>ina"
+lang_name   "slovenčina"
 lang_ab      "sk"
 lang_term    "slk"
 lang_lib    "slo"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sl_SI b/localedata/locales/sl_SI
index 3c15937801..2f8de8841f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sl_SI
+++ b/localedata/locales/sl_SI
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "EUR "
-currency_symbol           "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol           "€"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
@@ -2157,13 +2157,13 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_TIME
 abday   "ned";"pon";/
         "tor";"sre";/
-        "<U010D>et";"pet";/
+        "čet";"pet";/
         "sob"
 day     "nedelja";/
         "ponedeljek";/
         "torek";/
         "sreda";/
-        "<U010D>etrtek";/
+        "četrtek";/
         "petek";/
         "sobota"
 abmon   "jan";"feb";/
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ country_ab3 "SVN"
 country_num 705
 country_car "SLO"
 % slovenščina
-lang_name    "sloven<U0161><U010D>ina"
+lang_name    "slovenščina"
 lang_ab      "sl"
 lang_term    "slv"
 lang_lib    "slv"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sm_WS b/localedata/locales/sm_WS
index 6ddf3c03ad..2675f8c6cb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sm_WS
+++ b/localedata/locales/sm_WS
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T, %S %z%N%c%N"
-country_name "S<U0101>moa"
+country_name "Sāmoa"
 country_post "%a %N   %f %N   %d %N   %b %N   %h %s %e %/
 r %N   %T, %c  %N"
 % http://laendercode.net/en/2-letter-list.html
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ country_ab3  "WSM"
 country_num 882
 % http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/international-calling-codes.htm
 % Gagana faʻa Sāmoa
-lang_name    "Gagana fa<U02BB>a S<U0101>moa"
+lang_name    "Gagana faʻa Sāmoa"
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_language
 % ISO 639-1 sm, ISO 639-2 smo, ISO 639-3 smo
 lang_ab      "sm"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sq_AL b/localedata/locales/sq_AL
index cbee23e6c0..c68e18a836 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sq_AL
+++ b/localedata/locales/sq_AL
@@ -247,18 +247,18 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "Die";"H<U00EB>n";/
-	    "Mar";"M<U00EB>r";/
+abday       "Die";"Hën";/
+	    "Mar";"Mër";/
 	    "Enj";"Pre";"Sht"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 day         "e diel";/
-	    "e h<U00EB>n<U00EB>";/
-	    "e mart<U00EB>";/
-	    "e m<U00EB>rkur<U00EB>";/
+	    "e hënë";/
+	    "e martë";/
+	    "e mërkurë";/
 	    "e enjte";/
 	    "e premte";/
-	    "e shtun<U00EB>"
+	    "e shtunë"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 abmon       "Jan";"Shk";/
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ abmon       "Jan";"Shk";/
 	    "Maj";"Qer";/
 	    "Kor";"Gsh";/
 	    "Sht";"Tet";/
-	    "N<U00EB>n";"Dhj"
+	    "Nën";"Dhj"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 mon         "janar";/
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ mon         "janar";/
 	    "gusht";/
 	    "shtator";/
 	    "tetor";/
-	    "n<U00EB>ntor";/
+	    "nëntor";/
 	    "dhjetor"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "Shqip<U00EB>ri"
+country_name "Shqipëri"
 country_ab2 "AL"
 country_ab3 "ALB"
 country_num 008
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sq_MK b/localedata/locales/sq_MK
index a7bd4b01ac..9415d5f172 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sq_MK
+++ b/localedata/locales/sq_MK
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "MKD "
 currency_symbol           "den"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sr_ME b/localedata/locales/sr_ME
index 51ce9ef92b..38121e8cc1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sr_ME
+++ b/localedata/locales/sr_ME
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "EUR "
-currency_symbol           "<U20AC>"
+currency_symbol           "€"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
@@ -81,35 +81,35 @@ copy "sr_RS"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "<U043D><U0435><U0434>";"<U043F><U043E><U043D>";/
-        "<U0443><U0442><U043E>";"<U0441><U0440><U0438>";/
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0442>";"<U043F><U0435><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0443><U0431>"
-day     "<U043D><U0435><U0434><U0458><U0435><U0459><U0430>";/
-        "<U043F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U0459><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0443><U0442><U043E><U0440><U0430><U043A>";/
-	"<U0441><U0440><U0438><U0458><U0435><U0434><U0430>";/
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0442><U0432><U0440><U0442><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U043F><U0435><U0442><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0441><U0443><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abmon   "<U0458><U0430><U043D>";"<U0444><U0435><U0431>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440>";"<U0430><U043F><U0440>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0458>";"<U0458><U0443><U043D>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043B>";"<U0430><U0432><U0433>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043F>";"<U043E><U043A><U0442>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U0432>";"<U0434><U0435><U0446>"
-mon     "<U0458><U0430><U043D><U0443><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0444><U0435><U0431><U0440><U0443><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440><U0442>";/
-        "<U0430><U043F><U0440><U0438><U043B>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0458>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043D>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043B>";/
-        "<U0430><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043F><U0442><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043E><U043A><U0442><U043E><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U0432><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0434><U0435><U0446><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>"
+abday   "нед";"пон";/
+        "уто";"сри";/
+        "чет";"пет";/
+        "суб"
+day     "недјеља";/
+        "понедељак";/
+        "уторак";/
+	"сриједа";/
+        "четвртак";/
+        "петак";/
+        "субота"
+abmon   "јан";"феб";/
+        "мар";"апр";/
+        "мај";"јун";/
+        "јул";"авг";/
+        "сеп";"окт";/
+        "нов";"дец"
+mon     "јануар";/
+        "фебруар";/
+        "март";/
+        "април";/
+        "мај";/
+        "јун";/
+        "јул";/
+        "август";/
+        "септембар";/
+        "октобар";/
+        "новембар";/
+        "децембар"
 
 d_t_fmt "%A, %d. %B %Y. %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d.%m.%Y."
@@ -138,11 +138,11 @@ postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 country_ab2   "ME"
 country_ab3   "MNE"
 country_post  "MNE"
-country_name  "<U0426><U0440><U043D><U0430> <U0413><U043E><U0440><U0430>"
+country_name  "Црна Гора"
 country_num   499
 country_car   "MNE"
 country_isbn  "86"
-lang_name     "<U0441><U0440><U043F><U0441><U043A><U0438>"
+lang_name     "српски"
 lang_term     "srp"
 lang_lib      "srp"
 lang_ab	      "sr"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sr_RS b/localedata/locales/sr_RS
index eeddac8636..93222c2e0c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sr_RS
+++ b/localedata/locales/sr_RS
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "RSD "
-currency_symbol           "<U0434><U0438><U043D>"
+currency_symbol           "дин"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
@@ -173,35 +173,35 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U043D><U0435><U0434>";"<U043F><U043E><U043D>";/
-        "<U0443><U0442><U043E>";"<U0441><U0440><U0435>";/
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0442>";"<U043F><U0435><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0443><U0431>"
-day     "<U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U0459><U0430>";/
-        "<U043F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U0459><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0443><U0442><U043E><U0440><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0441><U0440><U0435><U0434><U0430>";/
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0442><U0432><U0440><U0442><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U043F><U0435><U0442><U0430><U043A>";/
-        "<U0441><U0443><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abmon   "<U0458><U0430><U043D>";"<U0444><U0435><U0431>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440>";"<U0430><U043F><U0440>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0458>";"<U0458><U0443><U043D>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043B>";"<U0430><U0432><U0433>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043F>";"<U043E><U043A><U0442>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U0432>";"<U0434><U0435><U0446>"
-mon     "<U0458><U0430><U043D><U0443><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0444><U0435><U0431><U0440><U0443><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0440><U0442>";/
-        "<U0430><U043F><U0440><U0438><U043B>";/
-        "<U043C><U0430><U0458>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043D>";/
-        "<U0458><U0443><U043B>";/
-        "<U0430><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442>";/
-        "<U0441><U0435><U043F><U0442><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043E><U043A><U0442><U043E><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U043D><U043E><U0432><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0434><U0435><U0446><U0435><U043C><U0431><U0430><U0440>"
+abday   "нед";"пон";/
+        "уто";"сре";/
+        "чет";"пет";/
+        "суб"
+day     "недеља";/
+        "понедељак";/
+        "уторак";/
+        "среда";/
+        "четвртак";/
+        "петак";/
+        "субота"
+abmon   "јан";"феб";/
+        "мар";"апр";/
+        "мај";"јун";/
+        "јул";"авг";/
+        "сеп";"окт";/
+        "нов";"дец"
+mon     "јануар";/
+        "фебруар";/
+        "март";/
+        "април";/
+        "мај";/
+        "јун";/
+        "јул";/
+        "август";/
+        "септембар";/
+        "октобар";/
+        "новембар";/
+        "децембар"
 
 d_t_fmt "%A, %d. %B %Y. %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d.%m.%Y."
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yYdD<U0414><U0434>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U041D><U043D>]"
-yesstr  "<U0434><U0430>"
-nostr   "<U043D><U0435>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYdDДд]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNНн]"
+yesstr  "да"
+nostr   "не"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -227,10 +227,10 @@ END LC_PAPER
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0433>-<U0434><U0438><U043D>"
-name_mrs    "<U0433>-<U0452><U0430>"
-name_miss   "<U0433>-<U0452><U0438><U0446><U0430>"
-name_ms     "<U0433>-<U0452><U0430>"
+name_mr     "г-дин"
+name_mrs    "г-ђа"
+name_miss   "г-ђица"
+name_ms     "г-ђа"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
@@ -238,12 +238,12 @@ postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 country_ab2   "RS"
 country_ab3   "SRB"
 country_post  "RS"
-country_name  "<U0421><U0440><U0431><U0438><U0458><U0430>"
+country_name  "Србија"
 country_num   688
 country_car   "SRB"
 % FIXME: ISBN code is what? "86" that preceedes all the numbers?
 country_isbn  86
-lang_name     "<U0441><U0440><U043F><U0441><U043A><U0438>"
+lang_name     "српски"
 lang_term     "srp"
 lang_lib      "srp"
 lang_ab	      "sr"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sr_RS@latin b/localedata/locales/sr_RS@latin
index 2bb4f0e0eb..316ded88e9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sr_RS@latin
+++ b/localedata/locales/sr_RS@latin
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 LC_TIME
 abday   "ned";"pon";/
         "uto";"sre";/
-        "<U010D>et";"pet";/
+        "čet";"pet";/
         "sub"
 day     "nedelja";/
         "ponedeljak";/
         "utorak";/
         "sreda";/
-        "<U010D>etvrtak";/
+        "četvrtak";/
         "petak";/
         "subota"
 abmon   "jan";"feb";/
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen    ""
 name_mr     "g-din"
-name_mrs    "g-<U0111>a"
-name_miss   "g-<U0111>ica"
-name_ms     "g-<U0111>a"
+name_mrs    "g-đa"
+name_miss   "g-đica"
+name_ms     "g-đa"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sv_FI b/localedata/locales/sv_FI
index 6a8801374f..6f4d95d167 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sv_FI
+++ b/localedata/locales/sv_FI
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Swedish locale for Finland"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -71,17 +71,17 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % copy "sv_SE"
-abday     "s<U00F6>n";"m<U00E5>n";/
+abday     "sön";"mån";/
 	  "tis";"ons";/
 	  "tor";"fre";/
-	  "l<U00F6>r"
-day       "s<U00F6>ndag";/
-	  "m<U00E5>ndag";/
+	  "lör"
+day       "söndag";/
+	  "måndag";/
 	  "tisdag";/
 	  "onsdag";/
 	  "torsdag";/
 	  "fredag";/
-	  "l<U00F6>rdag"
+	  "lördag"
 abmon     "jan";"feb";/
 	  "mar";"apr";/
 	  "maj";"jun";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sv_SE b/localedata/locales/sv_SE
index f54c73226d..d8e3c7f6bc 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sv_SE
+++ b/localedata/locales/sv_SE
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ escape_char /
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Swedish locale for Sweden"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "SEK "
 currency_symbol         "kr"
 mon_decimal_point       ","
-mon_thousands_sep       "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep       " "
 mon_grouping            3;3
 positive_sign           ""
 negative_sign           "-"
@@ -188,22 +188,22 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           ","
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday     "s<U00F6>n";"m<U00E5>n";/
+abday     "sön";"mån";/
           "tis";"ons";/
           "tor";"fre";/
-          "l<U00F6>r"
-day       "s<U00F6>ndag";/
-          "m<U00E5>ndag";/
+          "lör"
+day       "söndag";/
+          "måndag";/
           "tisdag";/
           "onsdag";/
           "torsdag";/
           "fredag";/
-          "l<U00F6>rdag"
+          "lördag"
 abmon     "jan";"feb";/
           "mar";"apr";/
           "maj";"jun";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/szl_PL b/localedata/locales/szl_PL
index 33db4c4ef5..906d17995b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/szl_PL
+++ b/localedata/locales/szl_PL
@@ -131,35 +131,35 @@ copy "pl_PL"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "niy";"py<U0144>";/
+abday   "niy";"pyń";/
         "wto";"str";/
-        "szt";"pi<U014D>";/
+        "szt";"piō";/
         "sob"
 day     "niydziela";/
-        "py<U0144>dzia<U0142>ek";/
+        "pyńdziałek";/
         "wtorek";/
         "strzoda";/
         "sztwortek";/
-        "pi<U014D>ntek";/
+        "piōntek";/
         "sobota"
 abmon   "sty";"lut";/
         "mar";"kwi";/
         "moj";"czy";/
         "lip";"sie";/
-        "wrz";"pa<U017A>";/
+        "wrz";"paź";/
         "lis";"gru"
-alt_mon "styczy<U0144>";/
+alt_mon "styczyń";/
         "luty";/
         "marzec";/
-        "kwieciy<U0144>";/
+        "kwieciyń";/
         "moj";/
         "czyrwiec";/
         "lipiec";/
-        "sierpiy<U0144>";/
-        "wrzesiy<U0144>";/
-        "pa<U017A>dziernik";/
+        "sierpiyń";/
+        "wrzesiyń";/
+        "październik";/
         "listopad";/
-        "grudziy<U0144>"
+        "grudziyń"
 mon     "stycznia";/
         "lutego";/
         "marca";/
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ mon     "stycznia";/
         "czyrwca";/
         "lipca";/
         "sierpnia";/
-        "wrze<U015B>nia";/
-        "pa<U017A>dziernika";/
+        "września";/
+        "października";/
         "listopada";/
         "grudnia"
 d_t_fmt "%a, %-d %b %Y, %T"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ country_ab3 "POL"
 country_num 616
 country_car    "PL"
 % ślōnskŏ gŏdka
-lang_name    "<U015B>l<U014D>nsk<U014F> g<U014F>dka"
+lang_name    "ślōnskŏ gŏdka"
 lang_term    "szl"
 lang_lib    "szl"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ta_IN b/localedata/locales/ta_IN
index 595df4fbdd..d8dcd4eb21 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ta_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ta_IN
@@ -92,35 +92,35 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0B9E><U0BBE>";"<U0BA4><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6>";"<U0BAA><U0BC1>";/
-            "<U0BB5><U0BBF>";"<U0BB5><U0BC6>";/
-            "<U0B9A>"
+abday       "ஞா";"தி";/
+            "செ";"பு";/
+            "வி";"வெ";/
+            "ச"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0B9E><U0BBE><U0BAF><U0BBF><U0BB1><U0BC1>";"<U0BA4><U0BBF><U0B99><U0BCD><U0B95><U0BB3><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BB5><U0BCD><U0BB5><U0BBE><U0BAF><U0BCD>";"<U0BAA><U0BC1><U0BA4><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BB5><U0BBF><U0BAF><U0BBE><U0BB4><U0BA9><U0BCD>";"<U0BB5><U0BC6><U0BB3><U0BCD><U0BB3><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BA9><U0BBF>"
+day         "ஞாயிறு";"திங்கள்";/
+            "செவ்வாய்";"புதன்";/
+            "வியாழன்";"வெள்ளி";/
+            "சனி"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0B9C><U0BA9>.";"<U0BAA><U0BBF><U0BAA><U0BCD>.";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB0><U0BCD>.";"<U0B8F><U0BAA><U0BCD>.";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BC7>";"<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0B86><U0B95>.";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BAA><U0BCD>.";"<U0B85><U0B95><U0BCD>.";/
-            "<U0BA8><U0BB5>.";"<U0B9F><U0BBF><U0B9A>."
+abmon       "ஜன.";"பிப்.";/
+            "மார்.";"ஏப்.";/
+            "மே";"ஜூன்";/
+            "ஜூலை";"ஆக.";/
+            "செப்.";"அக்.";/
+            "நவ.";"டிச."
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0B9C><U0BA9><U0BB5><U0BB0><U0BBF>";"<U0BAA><U0BBF><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0BB0><U0BB5><U0BB0><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB0><U0BCD><U0B9A><U0BCD>";"<U0B8F><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0BB0><U0BB2><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BC7>";"<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0B86><U0B95><U0BB8><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";"<U0B85><U0B95><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BCB><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BA8><U0BB5><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";"<U0B9F><U0BBF><U0B9A><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>"
+mon         "ஜனவரி";"பிப்ரவரி";/
+            "மார்ச்";"ஏப்ரல்";/
+            "மே";"ஜூன்";/
+            "ஜூலை";"ஆகஸ்ட்";/
+            "செப்டம்பர்";"அக்டோபர்";/
+            "நவம்பர்";"டிசம்பர்"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0B95><U0BBE><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB2><U0BC8>"
+am_pm       "காலை";"மாலை"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %B %Y %p %I:%M:%S"
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0B86>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0B87>]"
-yesstr  "<U0B86><U0BAE><U0BCD>"
-nostr   "<U0B87><U0BB2><U0BCD><U0BB2><U0BC8>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYஆ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNஇ]"
+yesstr  "ஆம்"
+nostr   "இல்லை"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -161,9 +161,9 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0BA4><U0BBF><U0BB0><U0BC1>"
-name_mrs    "<U0BA4><U0BBF><U0BB0><U0BC1><U0BAE><U0BA4><U0BBF>"
-name_miss   "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BB2><U0BCD><U0BB5><U0BBF>"
+name_mr     "திரு"
+name_mrs    "திருமதி"
+name_miss   "செல்வி"
 name_ms     "Ms."
 
 END LC_NAME
@@ -173,12 +173,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0B87><U0BA8><U0BCD><U0BA4><U0BBF><U0BAF><U0BBE>"
+country_name "இந்தியா"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-lang_name   "<U0BA4><U0BAE><U0BBF><U0BB4><U0BCD>"
+lang_name   "தமிழ்"
 lang_ab      "ta"
 lang_term    "tam"
 lang_lib    "tam"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ta_LK b/localedata/locales/ta_LK
index 2fbea067be..11e880a76a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ta_LK
+++ b/localedata/locales/ta_LK
@@ -64,27 +64,27 @@ copy "ta_IN"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "<U0B9E><U0BBE>";"<U0BA4><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6>";"<U0BAA><U0BC1>";/
-            "<U0BB5><U0BBF>";"<U0BB5><U0BC6>";/
-            "<U0B9A>"
-day         "<U0B9E><U0BBE><U0BAF><U0BBF><U0BB1><U0BC1>";"<U0BA4><U0BBF><U0B99><U0BCD><U0B95><U0BB3><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BB5><U0BCD><U0BB5><U0BBE><U0BAF><U0BCD>";"<U0BAA><U0BC1><U0BA4><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BB5><U0BBF><U0BAF><U0BBE><U0BB4><U0BA9><U0BCD>";"<U0BB5><U0BC6><U0BB3><U0BCD><U0BB3><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BA9><U0BBF>"
-abmon       "<U0B9C><U0BA9>";"<U0BAA><U0BBF><U0BAA><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB0><U0BCD>";"<U0B8F><U0BAA><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BC7>";"<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0B86><U0B95>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BAA><U0BCD>";"<U0B85><U0B95><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BA8><U0BB5>";"<U0B9F><U0BBF><U0B9A>"
-mon         "<U0B9C><U0BA9><U0BB5><U0BB0><U0BBF>";"<U0BAA><U0BBF><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0BB0><U0BB5><U0BB0><U0BBF>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB0><U0BCD><U0B9A><U0BCD>";"<U0B8F><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0BB0><U0BB2><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BAE><U0BC7>";"<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BA9><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9C><U0BC2><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0B86><U0B95><U0BB8><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0B9A><U0BC6><U0BAA><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";"<U0B85><U0B95><U0BCD><U0B9F><U0BCB><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";/
-            "<U0BA8><U0BB5><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>";"<U0B9F><U0BBF><U0B9A><U0BAE><U0BCD><U0BAA><U0BB0><U0BCD>"
-am_pm       "<U0B95><U0BBE><U0BB2><U0BC8>";"<U0BAE><U0BBE><U0BB2><U0BC8>"
+abday       "ஞா";"தி";/
+            "செ";"பு";/
+            "வி";"வெ";/
+            "ச"
+day         "ஞாயிறு";"திங்கள்";/
+            "செவ்வாய்";"புதன்";/
+            "வியாழன்";"வெள்ளி";/
+            "சனி"
+abmon       "ஜன";"பிப்";/
+            "மார்";"ஏப்";/
+            "மே";"ஜூன்";/
+            "ஜூலை";"ஆக";/
+            "செப்";"அக்";/
+            "நவ";"டிச"
+mon         "ஜனவரி";"பிப்ரவரி";/
+            "மார்ச்";"ஏப்ரல்";/
+            "மே";"ஜூன்";/
+            "ஜூலை";"ஆகஸ்ட்";/
+            "செப்டம்பர்";"அக்டோபர்";/
+            "நவம்பர்";"டிசம்பர்"
+am_pm       "காலை";"மாலை"
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S"
 date_fmt    "%A %d %B %Y %H:%M:%S %Z"
 d_fmt       "%-d//%-m//%y"
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0B87><U0BB2><U0B99><U0BCD><U0B95><U0BC8>"
+country_name "இலங்கை"
 country_ab2 "LK"
 country_ab3 "LKA"
 country_num 144
 country_car "CL"
-lang_name   "<U0BA4><U0BAE><U0BBF><U0BB4><U0BCD>"
+lang_name   "தமிழ்"
 lang_ab      "ta"
 lang_term    "tam"
 lang_lib    "tam"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tcy_IN b/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
index 6b6a26dd99..a18feb412e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
@@ -70,54 +70,54 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0C90>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CCB>";/
-            "<U0C85><U0C82>";/
-            "<U0CAC><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0C97><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0CB6>"
+abday       "ಐ";/
+            "ಸೋ";/
+            "ಅಂ";/
+            "ಬು";/
+            "ಗು";/
+            "ಶು";/
+            "ಶ"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0C90><U0CA5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CCB><U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0C85><U0C82><U0C97><U0CB0><U0CC6>";/
-            "<U0CAC><U0CC1><U0CA7><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0C97><U0CC1><U0CB0><U0CC1><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CC1><U0C95><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CB0>";/
-            "<U0CB6><U0CA8><U0CBF><U0CB5><U0CBE><U0CB0>"
+day         "ಐಥಾರ";/
+            "ಸೋಮಾರ";/
+            "ಅಂಗರೆ";/
+            "ಬುಧಾರ";/
+            "ಗುರುವಾರ";/
+            "ಶುಕ್ರರ";/
+            "ಶನಿವಾರ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0C9C>";/
-            "<U0CAB><U0CC6>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0CBE>";/
-            "<U0C8F>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0CC7>";/
-            "<U0C9C><U0CC2>";/
-            "<U0C9C><U0CC1>";/
-            "<U0C86>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CC6>";/
-            "<U0C85>";/
-            "<U0CA8>";/
-            "<U0CA1><U0CBF>"
+abmon       "ಜ";/
+            "ಫೆ";/
+            "ಮಾ";/
+            "ಏ";/
+            "ಮೇ";/
+            "ಜೂ";/
+            "ಜು";/
+            "ಆ";/
+            "ಸೆ";/
+            "ಅ";/
+            "ನ";/
+            "ಡಿ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0C9C><U0CA8><U0CB5><U0CB0><U0CBF>";/
-            "<U0CAB><U0CC6><U0CAC><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CC1><U0CB5><U0CB0><U0CBF>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CCD><U0C9A><U0CCD>";/
-            "<U0C8F><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CBF><U0CB2><U0CCD><U200C><U200C>";/
-            "<U0CAE><U0CC7>";/
-            "<U0C9C><U0CC2><U0CA8><U0CCD>";/
-            "<U0C9C><U0CC1><U0CB2><U0CC8>";/
-            "<U0C86><U0C97><U0CB8><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CCD>";/
-            "<U0CB8><U0CC6><U0CAA><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD><U200C>";/
-            "<U0C85><U0C95><U0CCD><U0C9F><U0CCB><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>";/
-            "<U0CA8><U0CB5><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>";/
-            "<U0CA1><U0CBF><U0CB8><U0CC6><U0C82><U0CAC><U0CB0><U0CCD>"
+mon         "ಜನವರಿ";/
+            "ಫೆಬ್ರುವರಿ";/
+            "ಮಾರ್ಚ್";/
+            "ಏಪ್ರಿಲ್‌‌";/
+            "ಮೇ";/
+            "ಜೂನ್";/
+            "ಜುಲೈ";/
+            "ಆಗಸ್ಟ್";/
+            "ಸೆಪ್ಟೆಂಬರ್‌";/
+            "ಅಕ್ಟೋಬರ್";/
+            "ನವೆಂಬರ್";/
+            "ಡಿಸೆಂಬರ್"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0C95><U0CBE><U0C82><U0CA1><U0CC6>";/
-            "<U0CAC><U0CAF><U0CCD><U0CAF>"
+am_pm       "ಕಾಂಡೆ";/
+            "ಬಯ್ಯ"
 
 % *** There arent any Devanagari characters below, so for time being
 % *** maintain same for Kannada also,  Karunakar
@@ -158,10 +158,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0CB6><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CC0>"
-name_mrs    "<U0CB6><U0CCD><U0CB0><U0CC0><U0CAE><U0CA4><U0CBF>"
-name_miss   "<U0C95><U0CC1><U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CBF>"
-name_ms     "<U0C95><U0CC1><U0CAE><U0CBE><U0CB0>"
+name_mr     "ಶ್ರೀ"
+name_mrs    "ಶ್ರೀಮತಿ"
+name_miss   "ಕುಮಾರಿ"
+name_ms     "ಕುಮಾರ"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % https://tcy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4 : "ಭಾರತ"
-country_name "<U0CAD><U0CBE><U0CB0><U0CA4>"
+country_name "ಭಾರತ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_car "IND"
 country_num 356
-lang_name     "<U0CA4><U0CC1><U0CB3><U0CC1>"
+lang_name     "ತುಳು"
 lang_ab       ""
 lang_term     "tcy"
 lang_lib      "tcy"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/te_IN b/localedata/locales/te_IN
index e67dd2b83e..7f8f5e01e9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/te_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/te_IN
@@ -92,37 +92,37 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0C06><U0C26><U0C3F>";"<U0C38><U0C4b><U0C2E>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C02><U0C17><U0C33>";"<U0C2C><U0C41><U0C27>";/
-            "<U0C17><U0C41><U0C30><U0C41>";"<U0C36><U0C41><U0C15><U0C4D><U0C30>";/
-            "<U0C36><U0C28><U0C3F>"
+abday       "ఆది";"సోమ";/
+            "మంగళ";"బుధ";/
+            "గురు";"శుక్ర";/
+            "శని"
 
 
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0C06><U0C26><U0C3F><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";"<U0C38><U0C4b><U0C2E><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C02><U0C17><U0C33><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";"<U0C2C><U0C41><U0C27><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";/
-            "<U0C17><U0C41><U0C30><U0C41><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";"<U0C36><U0C41><U0C15><U0C4d><U0C30><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>";/
-            "<U0C36><U0C28><U0C3F><U0C35><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C02>"
+day         "ఆదివారం";"సోమవారం";/
+            "మంగళవారం";"బుధవారం";/
+            "గురువారం";"శుక్రవారం";/
+            "శనివారం"
 
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U0C1C><U0C28>";"<U0C2B><U0C3F><U0C2C><U0C4D><U0C30>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C4D><U0C1A><U0C3F>";"<U0C0F><U0C2A><U0C4D><U0C30><U0C3F>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C47>";"<U0C1C><U0C42><U0C28><U0C4D>";/
-            "<U0C1C><U0C41><U0C32><U0C48>";"<U0C06><U0C17>";/
-            "<U0C38><U0C46><U0C2A><U0C4D><U0C1F><U0C46><U0C02>";"<U0C05><U0C15><U0C4D><U0C1F><U0C4B>";/
-            "<U0C28><U0C35><U0C02>";"<U0C21><U0C3F><U0C38><U0C46><U0C02>"
+abmon       "జన";"ఫిబ్ర";/
+            "మార్చి";"ఏప్రి";/
+            "మే";"జూన్";/
+            "జులై";"ఆగ";/
+            "సెప్టెం";"అక్టో";/
+            "నవం";"డిసెం"
 
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U0C1C><U0C28><U0C35><U0C30><U0C3F>";"<U0C2B><U0C3F><U0C2C><U0C4D><U0C30><U0C35><U0C30><U0C3F>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C4D><U0C1A><U0C3F>";"<U0C0F><U0C2A><U0C4D><U0C30><U0C3F><U0C32><U0C4D>";/
-            "<U0C2E><U0C47>";"<U0C1C><U0C42><U0C28><U0C4D>";/
-            "<U0C1C><U0C41><U0C32><U0C48>";"<U0C06><U0C17><U0C38><U0C4D><U0C1F><U0C41>";/
-            "<U0C38><U0C46><U0C2A><U0C4D><U0C1F><U0C46><U0C02><U0C2C><U0C30><U0C4D>";"<U0C05><U0C15><U0C4D><U0C1F><U0C4B><U0C2C><U0C30><U0C4D>";/
-            "<U0C28><U0C35><U0C02><U0C2C><U0C30><U0C4D>";"<U0C21><U0C3F><U0C38><U0C46><U0C02><U0C2C><U0C30><U0C4D>"
+mon         "జనవరి";"ఫిబ్రవరి";/
+            "మార్చి";"ఏప్రిల్";/
+            "మే";"జూన్";/
+            "జులై";"ఆగస్టు";/
+            "సెప్టెంబర్";"అక్టోబర్";/
+            "నవంబర్";"డిసెంబర్"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U0C09>.";"<U0C38><U0C3E>."
+am_pm       "ఉ.";"సా."
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%B %d %A %Y %p%I.%M.%S"
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0C05>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0C35>]"
-yesstr  "<U0C05><U0C35><U0C41><U0C28><U0C41>"
-nostr   "<U0C35><U0C26><U0C4D><U0C26><U0C41>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYఅ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNవ]"
+yesstr  "అవును"
+nostr   "వద్దు"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g%t%m"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U0C36><U0C4D><U0C30><U0C40>"
-name_mrs    "<U0C36><U0C4D><U0C30><U0C40><U0C2E><U0C24><U0C3F>"
-name_miss   "<U0C15><U0C41><U0C2E><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C3F>"
+name_mr     "శ్రీ"
+name_mrs    "శ్రీమతి"
+name_miss   "కుమారి"
 name_ms     ""
 
 END LC_NAME
@@ -176,12 +176,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 
 postal_fmt      "%a%N%d%N%f%N%r%t%e%N%h%t%b%N%s%t%N%T%t%z%N%S%N%c"
-country_name    "<U0C2D><U0C3E><U0C30><U0C24><U0C26><U0C47><U0C36><U0C02>"
+country_name    "భారతదేశం"
 country_ab2     "IN"
 country_ab3     "IND"
 country_num     356
 country_car     "IND"
-lang_name       "<U0C24><U0C46><U0C32><U0C41><U0C17><U0C41>"
+lang_name       "తెలుగు"
 lang_ab      "te"
 lang_term    "tel"
 lang_lib    "tel"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tg_TJ b/localedata/locales/tg_TJ
index 57ec25b5b1..56105d48a8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tg_TJ
+++ b/localedata/locales/tg_TJ
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ escape_char /
 % TODO: check LC_COLLATE
 % TODO: fix LC_TIME
 %
-% needed extra chars: <U0493>, <U04E3>, <U049B>, <U04EF>, <U04B3>, <U04B7>
+% needed extra chars: ғ, ӣ, қ, ӯ, ҳ, ҷ
 
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title "Tajik language locale for Tajikistan"
@@ -122,17 +122,17 @@ reorder-end
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U04B2><U04B3><U0425><U0445><U0414><U0434>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U041D><U043D>]"
-yesstr  "<U04B3><U0430>"
-nostr   "<U043D><U0435>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYҲҳХхДд]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNНн]"
+yesstr  "ҳа"
+nostr   "не"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "TJS "
-currency_symbol           "<U0440><U0443><U0431>"
+currency_symbol           "руб"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -153,44 +153,44 @@ grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "<U0412><U043E><U0441><U043A><U0440><U0435><U0441><U0435><U043D><U044C><U0435>";/
-        "<U041F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0435><U043B><U044C><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-        "<U0412><U0442><U043E><U0440><U043D><U0438><U043A>";/
-        "<U0421><U0440><U0435><U0434><U0430>";/
-        "<U0427><U0435><U0442><U0432><U0435><U0440><U0433>";/
-        "<U041F><U044F><U0442><U043D><U0438><U0446><U0430>";/
-        "<U0421><U0443><U0431><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"
-abday   "<U0412><U0441><U043A>";/
-        "<U041F><U043D><U0434>";/
-        "<U0412><U0442><U0440>";/
-        "<U0421><U0440><U0434>";/
-        "<U0427><U0442><U0432>";/
-        "<U041F><U0442><U043D>";/
-        "<U0421><U0431><U0442>"
-mon     "<U042F><U043D><U0432><U0430><U0440><U044F>";/
-        "<U0424><U0435><U0432><U0440><U0430><U043B><U044F>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U0440><U0442><U0430>";/
-        "<U0410><U043F><U0440><U0435><U043B><U044F>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U044F>";/
-        "<U0418><U044E><U043D><U044F>";/
-        "<U0418><U044E><U043B><U044F>";/
-        "<U0410><U0432><U0433><U0443><U0441><U0442><U0430>";/
-        "<U0421><U0435><U043D><U0442><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044F>";/
-        "<U041E><U043A><U0442><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044F>";/
-        "<U041D><U043E><U044F><U0431><U0440><U044F>";/
-        "<U0414><U0435><U043A><U0430><U0431><U0440><U044F>"
-abmon   "<U042F><U043D><U0432>";/
-        "<U0424><U0435><U0432>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U0440>";/
-        "<U0410><U043F><U0440>";/
-        "<U041C><U0430><U0439>";/
-        "<U0418><U044E><U043D>";/
-        "<U0418><U044E><U043B>";/
-        "<U0410><U0432><U0433>";/
-        "<U0421><U0435><U043D>";/
-        "<U041E><U043A><U0442>";/
-        "<U041D><U043E><U044F>";/
-        "<U0414><U0435><U043A>"
+day     "Воскресенье";/
+        "Понедельник";/
+        "Вторник";/
+        "Среда";/
+        "Четверг";/
+        "Пятница";/
+        "Суббота"
+abday   "Вск";/
+        "Пнд";/
+        "Втр";/
+        "Срд";/
+        "Чтв";/
+        "Птн";/
+        "Сбт"
+mon     "Января";/
+        "Февраля";/
+        "Марта";/
+        "Апреля";/
+        "Мая";/
+        "Июня";/
+        "Июля";/
+        "Августа";/
+        "Сентября";/
+        "Октября";/
+        "Ноября";/
+        "Декабря"
+abmon   "Янв";/
+        "Фев";/
+        "Мар";/
+        "Апр";/
+        "Май";/
+        "Июн";/
+        "Июл";/
+        "Авг";/
+        "Сен";/
+        "Окт";/
+        "Ноя";/
+        "Дек"
 d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
@@ -218,13 +218,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
 % https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%BE%D2%B7%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BD : Тоҷикистон
-country_name "<U0422><U043E><U04B7><U0438><U043A><U0438><U0441><U0442><U043E><U043D>"
+country_name "Тоҷикистон"
 country_ab2 "TJ"
 country_ab3 "TJK"
 country_num 762
 country_car    "TJ"
 % тоҷикӣ
-lang_name    "<U0442><U043E><U04B7><U0438><U043A><U04E3>"
+lang_name    "тоҷикӣ"
 lang_ab      "tg"
 lang_term    "tgk"
 lang_lib    "tgk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/th_TH b/localedata/locales/th_TH
index f97b6bdcb4..d08bcb23bb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/th_TH
+++ b/localedata/locales/th_TH
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 LC_MONETARY
 
 int_curr_symbol         "THB "
-currency_symbol         "<U0E3F>"
+currency_symbol         "฿"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
 mon_grouping            3
@@ -185,40 +185,40 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U0E2D><U0E32>.";"<U0E08>.";"<U0E2D>.";/
-        "<U0E1E>.";"<U0E1E><U0E24>.";"<U0E28>.";/
-        "<U0E2A>."
-day     "<U0E2D><U0E32><U0E17><U0E34><U0E15><U0E22><U0E4C>";/
-        "<U0E08><U0E31><U0E19><U0E17><U0E23><U0E4C>";/
-        "<U0E2D><U0E31><U0E07><U0E04><U0E32><U0E23>";/
-        "<U0E1E><U0E38><U0E18>";/
-        "<U0E1E><U0E24><U0E2B><U0E31><U0E2A><U0E1A><U0E14><U0E35>";/
-        "<U0E28><U0E38><U0E01><U0E23><U0E4C>";/
-        "<U0E40><U0E2A><U0E32><U0E23><U0E4C>"
-abmon   "<U0E21>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E01>.<U0E1E>.";/
-        "<U0E21><U0E35>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E40><U0E21>.<U0E22>.";/
-        "<U0E1E>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E21><U0E34>.<U0E22>.";/
-        "<U0E01>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E2A>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E01>.<U0E22>.";/
-        "<U0E15>.<U0E04>.";/
-        "<U0E1E>.<U0E22>.";/
-        "<U0E18>.<U0E04>."
-mon     "<U0E21><U0E01><U0E23><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E01><U0E38><U0E21><U0E20><U0E32><U0E1E><U0E31><U0E19><U0E18><U0E4C>";/
-        "<U0E21><U0E35><U0E19><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E40><U0E21><U0E29><U0E32><U0E22><U0E19>";/
-        "<U0E1E><U0E24><U0E29><U0E20><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E21><U0E34><U0E16><U0E38><U0E19><U0E32><U0E22><U0E19>";/
-        "<U0E01><U0E23><U0E01><U0E0E><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E2A><U0E34><U0E07><U0E2B><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E01><U0E31><U0E19><U0E22><U0E32><U0E22><U0E19>";/
-        "<U0E15><U0E38><U0E25><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>";/
-        "<U0E1E><U0E24><U0E28><U0E08><U0E34><U0E01><U0E32><U0E22><U0E19>";/
-        "<U0E18><U0E31><U0E19><U0E27><U0E32><U0E04><U0E21>"
+abday   "อา.";"จ.";"อ.";/
+        "พ.";"พฤ.";"ศ.";/
+        "ส."
+day     "อาทิตย์";/
+        "จันทร์";/
+        "อังคาร";/
+        "พุธ";/
+        "พฤหัสบดี";/
+        "ศุกร์";/
+        "เสาร์"
+abmon   "ม.ค.";/
+        "ก.พ.";/
+        "มี.ค.";/
+        "เม.ย.";/
+        "พ.ค.";/
+        "มิ.ย.";/
+        "ก.ค.";/
+        "ส.ค.";/
+        "ก.ย.";/
+        "ต.ค.";/
+        "พ.ย.";/
+        "ธ.ค."
+mon     "มกราคม";/
+        "กุมภาพันธ์";/
+        "มีนาคม";/
+        "เมษายน";/
+        "พฤษภาคม";/
+        "มิถุนายน";/
+        "กรกฎาคม";/
+        "สิงหาคม";/
+        "กันยายน";/
+        "ตุลาคม";/
+        "พฤศจิกายน";/
+        "ธันวาคม"
 % Appropriate date & time representation
 d_t_fmt "%a %e %b %Ey, %H:%M:%S"
 % Appropriate date representation
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ am_pm   "AM";"PM"
 % Appropriate 12-hour clock representation
 t_fmt_ampm  "%I:%M:%S %p"
 % Era : Buddhist Era
-era     "+:1:-543//01//01:+*:<U0E1E>.<U0E28>.:%EC %Ey"
+era     "+:1:-543//01//01:+*:พ.ศ.:%EC %Ey"
 era_d_fmt       "%e %b %Ey"
-era_t_fmt       "%H.%M.%S <U0E19>."
-era_d_t_fmt     "<U0E27><U0E31><U0E19>%A<U0E17><U0E35><U0E48> %e %B %EC %Ey, %H.%M.%S <U0E19>."
+era_t_fmt       "%H.%M.%S น."
+era_d_t_fmt     "วัน%Aที่ %e %B %EC %Ey, %H.%M.%S น."
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 date_fmt       "%a %e %b %Ey %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
@@ -246,10 +246,10 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % yesstr = "Chai2" = MAIMUAN + CHO CHANG + MAI EK
 % nostr = "Mai2Chai2" = MAIMALAI + MO MA + MAI EK + MAIMUAN + CHO CHANG + MAI EK
 
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0E0A>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0E21>]"
-yesstr  "<U0E43><U0E0A><U0E48>"
-nostr   "<U0E44><U0E21><U0E48><U0E43><U0E0A><U0E48>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYช]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNม]"
+yesstr  "ใช่"
+nostr   "ไม่ใช่"
 
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -270,15 +270,15 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_gen    "<U0E04><U0E38><U0E13>"
-name_miss   "<U0E19><U0E32><U0E07><U0E2A><U0E32><U0E27>"
-name_mr     "<U0E19><U0E32><U0E22>"
-name_mrs    "<U0E19><U0E32><U0E07>"
+name_gen    "คุณ"
+name_miss   "นางสาว"
+name_mr     "นาย"
+name_mrs    "นาง"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%r%t%e%t%b%N%h%t%s%N%T%N%S%N%z%c%N"
-country_name  "<U0E44><U0E17><U0E22>"
+country_name  "ไทย"
 %FIXME
 %country_post  ""
 country_ab2   "TH"
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ country_ab3   "THA"
 country_car    "T"
 %FIXME
 %country_isbn  ""
-lang_name     "<U0E44><U0E17><U0E22>"
+lang_name     "ไทย"
 lang_ab       "th"
 lang_term     "tha"
 lang_lib      "tha"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/the_NP b/localedata/locales/the_NP
index 703a97aa35..0ed7965e08 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/the_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/the_NP
@@ -66,52 +66,52 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0906><U0907><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0939><U093F>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F>"
+abday       "आइत";/
+            "सोम";/
+            "मंगल";/
+            "बुध";/
+            "बिहि";/
+            "शुक्र";/
+            "शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U0906><U0907><U0924><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0938><U094B><U092E><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092E><U0902><U0917><U0932><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U0941><U0927><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U092C><U093F><U0939><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0941><U0915><U094D><U0930><U092C><U093E><U0930>";/
-            "<U0936><U0928><U093F><U092C><U093E><U0930>"
+day         "आइतबार";/
+            "सोमबार";/
+            "मंगलबार";/
+            "बुधबार";/
+            "बिहिबार";/
+            "शुक्रबार";/
+            "शनिबार"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+abmon       "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U091C><U0928><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092B><U093C><U0930><U0935><U0930><U0940>";/
-            "<U092E><U093E><U0930><U094D><U091A>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U094D><U0930><U0947><U0932>";/
-            "<U092E><U0908>";"<U091C><U0942><U0928>";/
-            "<U091C><U0941><U0932><U093E><U0908>";/
-            "<U0905><U0917><U0938><U094D><U0924>";/
-            "<U0938><U093F><U0924><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0905><U0915><U094D><U091F><U0942><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0928><U0935><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>";/
-            "<U0926><U093F><U0938><U092E><U094D><U092C><U0930>"
+mon         "जनवरी";/
+            "फ़रवरी";/
+            "मार्च";/
+            "अप्रेल";/
+            "मई";"जून";/
+            "जुलाई";/
+            "अगस्त";/
+            "सितम्बर";/
+            "अक्टूबर";/
+            "नवम्बर";/
+            "दिसम्बर"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U092A><U0942><U0930><U094D><U0935><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>";/
-            "<U0905><U092A><U0930><U093E><U0939><U094D><U0928>"
+am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
+            "अपराह्न"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 d_t_fmt     "%A %d %b %Y %I:%M:%S %p"
@@ -165,13 +165,13 @@ postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 lang_term    "the"
 lang_lib     "the"
 % नेपाल
-country_name "<U0928><U0947><U092A><U093E><U0932>"
+country_name "नेपाल"
 country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 country_car "NEP"
 % थारु
-lang_name   "<U0925><U093E><U0930><U0941>"
+lang_name   "थारु"
 END LC_ADDRESS
 
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ti_ER b/localedata/locales/ti_ER
index 1b3934a862..2eab1e12d7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ti_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/ti_ER
@@ -132,14 +132,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A4><U122D><U1275><U122B>"
+country_name  "ኤርትራ"
 country_post  "ERI"
 country_ab2   "ER"
 country_ab3   "ERI"
 country_num   232
 country_car  "ER"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U1275><U130D><U122D><U129B>"
+lang_name     "ትግርኛ"
 lang_ab       "ti"
 lang_term     "tir"
 lang_lib      "tir"
@@ -148,12 +148,12 @@ END LC_ADDRESS
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U12A5>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U1290>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYእ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNነ]"
 % እወ
-yesstr  "<U12A5><U12C8>"
+yesstr  "እወ"
 % ነኖእ
-nostr   "<U1290><U1296><U12A5>"
+nostr   "ነኖእ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U12A3><U1276>"             % "<U12A0><U12ED><U1270>" is informal
-name_mrs    "<U12C8>//<U122E>"
-name_miss   "<U12C8>//<U122A><U1275>"
-name_ms     "<U12C8>//<U122A><U1275>"
+name_mr     "ኣቶ"             % "አይተ" is informal
+name_mrs    "ወ//ሮ"
+name_miss   "ወ//ሪት"
+name_ms     "ወ//ሪት"
 %
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -175,58 +175,58 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday    "<U1230><U1295><U1260>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1230><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U1228><U1261><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1213><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1262>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121D>"
+abday    "ሰንበ";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሰሉስ";/
+         "ረቡዕ";/
+         "ሓሙስ";/
+         "ዓርቢ";/
+         "ቀዳም"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-day      "<U1230><U1295><U1260><U1275>";/
-         "<U1230><U1291><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1230><U1209><U1235>";/
-         "<U1228><U1261><U12D5>";/
-         "<U1213><U1219><U1235>";/
-         "<U12D3><U122D><U1262>";/
-         "<U1240><U12F3><U121D>"
+day      "ሰንበት";/
+         "ሰኑይ";/
+         "ሰሉስ";/
+         "ረቡዕ";/
+         "ሓሙስ";/
+         "ዓርቢ";/
+         "ቀዳም"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U1325><U122A> ";/
-         "<U1208><U12AB><U1272>";/
-         "<U1218><U130B><U1262>";/
-         "<U121A><U12EB><U12DD>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1266>";/
-         "<U1230><U1290> ";/
-         "<U1213><U121D><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1213><U1230>";/
-         "<U1218><U1235><U12A8>";/
-         "<U1325><U1245><U121D>";/
-         "<U1215><U12F3><U122D>";/
-         "<U1273><U1215><U1233>"
+abmon    "ጥሪ ";/
+         "ለካቲ";/
+         "መጋቢ";/
+         "ሚያዝ";/
+         "ግንቦ";/
+         "ሰነ ";/
+         "ሓምለ";/
+         "ነሓሰ";/
+         "መስከ";/
+         "ጥቅም";/
+         "ሕዳር";/
+         "ታሕሳ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U1325><U122A>";/
-         "<U1208><U12AB><U1272><U1275>";/
-         "<U1218><U130B><U1262><U1275>";/
-         "<U121A><U12EB><U12DD><U12EB>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1266><U1275>";/
-         "<U1230><U1290>";/
-         "<U1213><U121D><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1213><U1230>";/
-         "<U1218><U1235><U12A8><U1228><U121D>";/
-         "<U1325><U1245><U121D><U1272>";/
-         "<U1215><U12F3><U122D>";/
-         "<U1273><U1215><U1233><U1235>"
+mon      "ጥሪ";/
+         "ለካቲት";/
+         "መጋቢት";/
+         "ሚያዝያ";/
+         "ግንቦት";/
+         "ሰነ";/
+         "ሓምለ";/
+         "ነሓሰ";/
+         "መስከረም";/
+         "ጥቅምቲ";/
+         "ሕዳር";/
+         "ታሕሳስ"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-am_pm    "<U1295><U1309><U1206> <U1230><U12D3><U1270>";/
-         "<U12F5><U1215><U122D> <U1230><U12D3><U1275>"
+am_pm    "ንጉሆ ሰዓተ";/
+         "ድሕር ሰዓት"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -243,12 +243,12 @@ t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፡ %B %e መዓልቲ %Y %r %Z
 %
-d_t_fmt  "%A<U1361> %B %e <U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1272> %Y %r %Z"
+d_t_fmt  "%A፡ %B %e መዓልቲ %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፡ %B %e መዓልቲ %r %Z %Y ዓ/ም
 %
-date_fmt "%A<U1361> %B %e <U1218><U12D3><U120D><U1272> %r %Z %Y <U12D3>//<U121D>"
+date_fmt "%A፡ %B %e መዓልቲ %r %Z %Y ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tig_ER b/localedata/locales/tig_ER
index 403a919580..a8df386a16 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tig_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/tig_ER
@@ -117,14 +117,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A4><U122D><U1275><U122B>"
+country_name  "ኤርትራ"
 country_post  "ERI"
 country_ab2   "ER"
 country_ab3   "ERI"
 country_num   232
 country_car  "ER"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U1275><U130D><U1228>"
+lang_name     "ትግረ"
 lang_ab       ""
 lang_term     "tig"
 lang_lib      "tig"
@@ -136,59 +136,59 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday    "<U1230>//<U12D3>";/
-         "<U1230><U1296> ";/
-         "<U1273><U120B><U1238>";/
-         "<U12A3><U1228><U122D>";/
-         "<U12A8><U121A><U123D>";/
-         "<U1305><U121D><U12D3>";/
-         "<U1230>//<U1295>"
+abday    "ሰ//ዓ";/
+         "ሰኖ ";/
+         "ታላሸ";/
+         "ኣረር";/
+         "ከሚሽ";/
+         "ጅምዓ";/
+         "ሰ//ን"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-day      "<U1230><U1295><U1260><U1275> <U12D3><U1263><U12ED>";/
-         "<U1230><U1296>";/
-         "<U1273><U120B><U1238><U1296>";/
-         "<U12A3><U1228><U122D><U1263><U12D3>";/
-         "<U12A8><U121A><U123D>";/
-         "<U1305><U121D><U12D3><U1275>";/
-         "<U1230><U1295><U1260><U1275> <U1295><U12A2><U123D>"
+day      "ሰንበት ዓባይ";/
+         "ሰኖ";/
+         "ታላሸኖ";/
+         "ኣረርባዓ";/
+         "ከሚሽ";/
+         "ጅምዓት";/
+         "ሰንበት ንኢሽ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U1325><U122A> ";/
-         "<U1208><U12AB><U1272>";/
-         "<U1218><U130B><U1262>";/
-         "<U121A><U12EB><U12DD>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1266>";/
-         "<U1230><U1290> ";/
-         "<U1213><U121D><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1213><U1230>";/
-         "<U1218><U1235><U12A8>";/
-         "<U1325><U1245><U121D>";/
-         "<U1215><U12F3><U122D>";/
-         "<U1273><U1215><U1233>"
+abmon    "ጥሪ ";/
+         "ለካቲ";/
+         "መጋቢ";/
+         "ሚያዝ";/
+         "ግንቦ";/
+         "ሰነ ";/
+         "ሓምለ";/
+         "ነሓሰ";/
+         "መስከ";/
+         "ጥቅም";/
+         "ሕዳር";/
+         "ታሕሳ"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U1325><U122A>";/
-         "<U1208><U12AB><U1272><U1275>";/
-         "<U1218><U130B><U1262><U1275>";/
-         "<U121A><U12EB><U12DD><U12EB>";/
-         "<U130D><U1295><U1266><U1275>";/
-         "<U1230><U1290>";/
-         "<U1213><U121D><U1208>";/
-         "<U1290><U1213><U1230>";/
-         "<U1218><U1235><U12A8><U1228><U121D>";/
-         "<U1325><U1245><U121D><U1272>";/
-         "<U1215><U12F3><U122D>";/
-         "<U1273><U1215><U1233><U1235>"
+mon      "ጥሪ";/
+         "ለካቲት";/
+         "መጋቢት";/
+         "ሚያዝያ";/
+         "ግንቦት";/
+         "ሰነ";/
+         "ሓምለ";/
+         "ነሓሰ";/
+         "መስከረም";/
+         "ጥቅምቲ";/
+         "ሕዳር";/
+         "ታሕሳስ"
 %
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-am_pm    "<U1240><U12F0><U121D> <U1230><U122D> <U121D><U12D5><U120D>";/
-         "<U1213><U1246> <U1230><U122D> <U121D><U12D5><U120D>"
+am_pm    "ቀደም ሰር ምዕል";/
+         "ሓቆ ሰር ምዕል"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -205,12 +205,12 @@ t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %Y %r %Z
 %
-d_t_fmt    "%A<U1361> %B %e <U12EE><U121D> %Y %r %Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ዮም %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %r %Z %Y ዓ/ም
 %
-date_fmt    "%A<U1361> %B %e <U12EE><U121D> %r %Z %Y <U12D3>//<U121D>"
+date_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ዮም %r %Z %Y ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tk_TM b/localedata/locales/tk_TM
index 033b2d4f04..62fa51fe27 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tk_TM
+++ b/localedata/locales/tk_TM
@@ -271,18 +271,18 @@ LC_TIME
 % Saturday  => Şenbe
 % Sunday    => Ýekşenbe
 
-day     "Du<U015F>enbe";/
-        "Si<U015F>enbe";/
-        "<U00C7>ar<U015F>enbe";/
-        "Pen<U015F>enbe";/
+day     "Duşenbe";/
+        "Sişenbe";/
+        "Çarşenbe";/
+        "Penşenbe";/
         "Anna";/
-        "<U015E>enbe";/
-        "<U00DD>ek<U015F>enbe"
+        "Şenbe";/
+        "Ýekşenbe"
 
-abday   "Du<U015F>";"Si<U015F>";/
-        "<U00C7>ar";"Pen";/
-        "Ann";"<U015E>en";/
-        "<U00DD>ek"
+abday   "Duş";"Siş";/
+        "Çar";"Pen";/
+        "Ann";"Şen";/
+        "Ýek"
 
 % Turkmen monthes are
 % January   => Ýanwar
@@ -298,25 +298,25 @@ abday   "Du<U015F>";"Si<U015F>";/
 % November  => Noýabr
 % December  => Dekabr
 
-mon     "<U00DD>anwar";/
+mon     "Ýanwar";/
         "Fewral";/
         "Mart";/
         "Aprel";/
-        "Ma<U00FD>";/
-        "I<U00FD>un";/
-        "I<U00FD>ul";/
+        "Maý";/
+        "Iýun";/
+        "Iýul";/
         "Awgust";/
-        "Sent<U00FD>abr";/
-        "Okt<U00FD>abr";/
-        "No<U00FD>abr";/
+        "Sentýabr";/
+        "Oktýabr";/
+        "Noýabr";/
         "Dekabr"
 
-abmon   "<U00DD>an";"Few";/
+abmon   "Ýan";"Few";/
         "Mar";"Apr";/
-        "Ma<U00FD>";"I<U00FD>n";/
-        "I<U00FD>l";"Awg";/
+        "Maý";"Iýn";/
+        "Iýl";"Awg";/
         "Sen";"Okt";/
-        "No<U00FD>";"Dek"
+        "Noý";"Dek"
 
 %
 % Turkmen date and time format
@@ -369,9 +369,9 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 %  ý actually)
 %%%%%%%%
 yesexpr "^[+1hH]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U00FD><U00DD>]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNýÝ]"
 yesstr  "hawa"
-nostr   "<U00FD>ok"
+nostr   "ýok"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 % Türkmenistan
-country_name "T<U00FC>rkmenistan"
+country_name "Türkmenistan"
 country_post "TM"
 country_car  "TM"
 country_num  795
 country_ab2 "TM"
 country_ab3 "TKM"
 % Türkmençe
-lang_name   "t<U00FC>rkmen dili"
+lang_name   "türkmen dili"
 lang_term   "tuk"
 lang_lib    "tuk"
 lang_ab     "tk"
@@ -411,5 +411,5 @@ LC_TELEPHONE
 tel_int_fmt "+%c %a %l"
 int_prefix "993"
 % dial "8 pause 10" (after dialing 8 pause for a new dial tone,then dial 10
-int_select "8<U00A0>10"
+int_select "8 10"
 END LC_TELEPHONE
diff --git a/localedata/locales/to_TO b/localedata/locales/to_TO
index 70d7213e77..2076dac448 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/to_TO
+++ b/localedata/locales/to_TO
@@ -46,47 +46,47 @@ LC_TIME
 % http://www.weltec.ac.nz/Portals/0/pasifika/A4card_tonga_2014%20(3).pdf
 % http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=entry_detail&uid=ux3sxwufev
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon  "S<U0101>nuali";/
-     "F<U0113>pueli";/
-     "Ma<U02BB>asi";/
-     "<U02BB>Epeleli";/
-     "M<U0113>";/
+mon  "Sānuali";/
+     "Fēpueli";/
+     "Maʻasi";/
+     "ʻEpeleli";/
+     "Mē";/
      "Sune";/
      "Siulai";/
-     "<U02BB>Aokosi";/
+     "ʻAokosi";/
      "Sepitema";/
-     "<U02BB>Okatopa";/
-     "N<U014D>vema";/
-     "T<U012B>sema"
+     "ʻOkatopa";/
+     "Nōvema";/
+     "Tīsema"
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon  "S<U0101>n";/
-       "F<U0113>p";/
-       "Ma<U02BB>a";/
-       "<U02BB>Epe";/
-       "M<U0113>";/
+abmon  "Sān";/
+       "Fēp";/
+       "Maʻa";/
+       "ʻEpe";/
+       "Mē";/
        "Sun";/
        "Siu";/
-       "<U02BB>Aok";/
+       "ʻAok";/
        "Sep";/
-       "<U02BB>Oka";/
-       "N<U014D>v";/
-       "T<U012B>s"
+       "ʻOka";/
+       "Nōv";/
+       "Tīs"
 % http://www.weltec.ac.nz/Portals/0/pasifika/A4card_tonga_2014%20(3).pdf
 % http://scriptsource.org/cms/scripts/page.php?item_id=entry_detail&uid=ux3sxwufev
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day  "S<U0101>pate";/
-     "M<U014D>nite";/
-     "T<U016B>site";/
+day  "Sāpate";/
+     "Mōnite";/
+     "Tūsite";/
      "Pulelulu";/
-     "Tu<U02BB>apulelulu";/
+     "Tuʻapulelulu";/
      "Falaite";/
      "Tokonaki"
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday  "S<U0101>p";/
-       "M<U014D>n";/
-       "T<U016B>s";/
+abday  "Sāp";/
+       "Mōn";/
+       "Tūs";/
        "Pul";/
-       "Tu<U02BB>a";/
+       "Tuʻa";/
        "Fal";/
        "Tok"
 % Equivalent of AM PM
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % https://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g294141-s604/Tonga:Important.Phrases.html
 yesexpr "^[+1yY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "<U02BB>Io"
-nostr   "<U02BB>Ikai"
+yesstr  "ʻIo"
+nostr   "ʻIkai"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tr_CY b/localedata/locales/tr_CY
index 072270bc4d..d88f08e427 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tr_CY
+++ b/localedata/locales/tr_CY
@@ -86,14 +86,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "K<U0131>br<U0131>s"
+country_name "Kıbrıs"
 country_post	"TR"
 country_car "CY"
 country_isbn	975
 country_num 196
 country_ab2 "CY"
 country_ab3 "CYP"
-lang_name	"T<U00FC>rk<U00E7>e"
+lang_name	"Türkçe"
 lang_term	"tur"
 lang_lib	"tur"
 lang_ab		"tr"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tr_TR b/localedata/locales/tr_TR
index 47f5d7015c..493a6216dc 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tr_TR
+++ b/localedata/locales/tr_TR
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ escape_char /
 %   2004-05-29T15:13
 %   Deniz Akkus Kanca <deniz@arayan.com>
 %   2004-10-30T10:28:35
-%   Nilg<U00FC>n Belma Bug<U00FC>ner <nilgun@belgeler.org>
+%   Nilgün Belma Bugüner <nilgun@belgeler.org>
 
 LC_IDENTIFICATION
 title      "Turkish locale for Turkey"
 source     "RAP"
-address    "Sankt J<U00F8>rgens Alle 8, DK-1615 K<U00F8>benhavn V, Danmark"
+address    "Sankt Jørgens Alle 8, DK-1615 København V, Danmark"
 contact    ""
 email      "bug-glibc-locales@gnu.org"
 tel        ""
@@ -2732,14 +2732,14 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYeE]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNhH]"
 yesstr  "evet"
-nostr   "hay<U0131>r"
+nostr   "hayır"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 % ISO-4217 (2004-10-25): TRY 949 2
 int_curr_symbol           "TRY "
 % TL
-currency_symbol           "<U20BA>"
+currency_symbol           "₺"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
 mon_thousands_sep         "."
 mon_grouping              3;3
@@ -2763,37 +2763,37 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "Paz";"Pzt";"Sal";/
-        "<U00C7>r<U015F>";"Pr<U015F>";"Cum";"Cts"
+        "Çrş";"Prş";"Cum";"Cts"
 day     "Pazar";/
 	"Pazartesi";/
-	"Sal<U0131>";/
-	"<U00C7>ar<U015F>amba";/
-	"Per<U015F>embe";/
+	"Salı";/
+	"Çarşamba";/
+	"Perşembe";/
 	"Cuma";/
 	"Cumartesi"
-abmon   "Oca";"<U015E>ub";/
+abmon   "Oca";"Şub";/
 	"Mar";"Nis";/
         "May";"Haz";/
-        "Tem";"A<U011F>u";/
+        "Tem";"Ağu";/
         "Eyl";"Eki";/
 	"Kas";"Ara"
 mon     "Ocak";/
-	"<U015E>ubat";/
+	"Şubat";/
 	"Mart";/
 	"Nisan";/
-	"May<U0131>s";/
+	"Mayıs";/
         "Haziran";/
         "Temmuz";/
-	"A<U011F>ustos";/
-        "Eyl<U00FC>l";/
+	"Ağustos";/
+        "Eylül";/
         "Ekim";/
-	"Kas<U0131>m";/
-	"Aral<U0131>k"
+	"Kasım";/
+	"Aralık"
 d_t_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt   "%d-%m-%Y"
 t_fmt   "%T"
-am_pm   "<U00D6><U00D6>";"<U00D6>S"
+am_pm   "ÖÖ";"ÖS"
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
@@ -2815,7 +2815,7 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
-name_gen    "Say<U0131>n"
+name_gen    "Sayın"
 name_mr     "Bay"
 name_mrs    "Bayan"
 name_miss   "Bayan"
@@ -2824,14 +2824,14 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "T<U00FC>rkiye"
+country_name "Türkiye"
 country_post	"TR"
 country_car	"TR"
 country_isbn	975
 country_num	792
 country_ab2	"TR"
 country_ab3	"TUR"
-lang_name	"T<U00FC>rk<U00E7>e"
+lang_name	"Türkçe"
 lang_term	"tur"
 lang_lib	"tur"
 lang_ab		"tr"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tt_RU@iqtelif b/localedata/locales/tt_RU@iqtelif
index 45d49ff31d..6d1d4a91c7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tt_RU@iqtelif
+++ b/localedata/locales/tt_RU@iqtelif
@@ -68,15 +68,15 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % TODO: No is "yuq"; is it OK that it corresponds with English "yes"?
 yesexpr "^[+1Ee]"
 noexpr  "^[-0YyNn]"
-yesstr  "ey<U00ED>"
+yesstr  "eyí"
 nostr   "yuq"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "RUB "
-currency_symbol           "<U20BD>"
+currency_symbol           "₽"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
@@ -97,50 +97,50 @@ grouping                  3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-day     "Yek<U015F>emb<U00ED>";/
-        "D<U00FC><U015F>emb<U00ED>";/
-        "Si<U015F>emb<U00ED>";/
-        "<U00C7>er<U015F>emb<U00ED>";/
-        "Penc<U00ED><U015F>emb<U00ED>";/
-        "Com<U011F>a";/
-        "<U015E>imbe"
+day     "Yekşembí";/
+        "Düşembí";/
+        "Sişembí";/
+        "Çerşembí";/
+        "Pencíşembí";/
+        "Comğa";/
+        "Şimbe"
 abday   "Yek";/
-        "D<U00FC><U015F>";/
-        "Si<U015F>";/
-        "<U00C7>er";/
+        "Düş";/
+        "Siş";/
+        "Çer";/
         "Pen";/
         "Com";/
-        "<U015E>im"
+        "Şim"
 % RFERL-based month t12n:
-mon     "<U011E><U0131>nwar";/
+mon     "Ğınwar";/
         "Fiwral'";/
         "Mart";/
         "April";/
         "May";/
-        "Y<U00FC>n";/
-        "Y<U00FC>l";/
+        "Yün";/
+        "Yül";/
         "Awgust";/
-        "Sinteb<U00ED>r";/
-        "<U00DC>kteb<U00ED>r";/
-        "Noyeb<U00ED>r";/
-        "Dikeb<U00ED>r"
-abmon   "<U011E><U0131>n";/
+        "Sintebír";/
+        "Üktebír";/
+        "Noyebír";/
+        "Dikebír"
+abmon   "Ğın";/
         "Fiw";/
         "Mar";/
         "Apr";/
         "May";/
-        "Y<U00FC>n";/
-        "Y<U00FC>l";/
+        "Yün";/
+        "Yül";/
         "Awg";/
         "Sin";/
-        "<U00DC>kt";/
+        "Ükt";/
         "Noy";/
         "Dik"
 d_t_fmt   "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt  "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt     "%d.%m.%Y"
 t_fmt     "%T"
-am_pm     "<U00D6>A";"<U00D6>S"
+am_pm     "ÖA";"ÖS"
 t_fmt_ampm "%I:%M:%S %p"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name  "Ur<U0131>s Pat<U015F>ahl<U0131>q"
+country_name  "Urıs Patşahlıq"
 country_ab2 "RU"
 country_ab3 "RUS"
 country_num 643
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ug_CN b/localedata/locales/ug_CN
index d7f11d3c52..458de1d88b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ug_CN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ug_CN
@@ -111,50 +111,50 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_TIME
 
-abday "<U064A>";/
-      "<U062F>";/
-      "<U0633>";/
-      "<U0686>";/
-      "<U067E>";/
-      "<U062C>";/
-      "<U0634>"
-day   "<U064A><U06D5><U0643><U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>";/
-      "<U062F><U06C8><U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>";/
-      "<U0633><U06D5><U064A><U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>";/
-      "<U0686><U0627><U0631><U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>";/
-      "<U067E><U06D5><U064A><U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>";/
-      "<U062C><U06C8><U0645><U06D5>";/
-      "<U0634><U06D5><U0646><U0628><U06D5>"
-abmon "<U064A><U0627><U0646><U06CB><U0627><U0631>";/
-      "<U0641><U06D0><U06CB><U0631><U0627><U0644>";/
-      "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U062A>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U067E><U0631><U06D0><U0644>";/
-      "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-      "<U0626><U0649><U064A><U06C7><U0646>";/
-      "<U0626><U0649><U064A><U06C7><U0644>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U06CB><U063A><U06C7><U0633><U062A>";/
-      "<U0633><U06D0><U0646><U062A><U06D5><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U0626><U06C6><U0643><U062A><U06D5><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U0646><U0648><U064A><U0627><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U062F><U06D0><U0643><U0627><U0628><U0649><U0631>"
-mon   "<U064A><U0627><U0646><U06CB><U0627><U0631>";/
-      "<U0641><U06D0><U06CB><U0631><U0627><U0644>";/
-      "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U062A>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U067E><U0631><U06D0><U0644>";/
-      "<U0645><U0627><U064A>";/
-      "<U0626><U0649><U064A><U06C7><U0646>";/
-      "<U0626><U0649><U064A><U06C7><U0644>";/
-      "<U0626><U0627><U06CB><U063A><U06C7><U0633><U062A>";/
-      "<U0633><U06D0><U0646><U062A><U06D5><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U0626><U06C6><U0643><U062A><U06D5><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U0646><U0648><U064A><U0627><U0628><U0649><U0631>";/
-      "<U062F><U06D0><U0643><U0627><U0628><U0649><U0631>"
+abday "ي";/
+      "د";/
+      "س";/
+      "چ";/
+      "پ";/
+      "ج";/
+      "ش"
+day   "يەكشەنبە";/
+      "دۈشەنبە";/
+      "سەيشەنبە";/
+      "چارشەنبە";/
+      "پەيشەنبە";/
+      "جۈمە";/
+      "شەنبە"
+abmon "يانۋار";/
+      "فېۋرال";/
+      "مارت";/
+      "ئاپرېل";/
+      "ماي";/
+      "ئىيۇن";/
+      "ئىيۇل";/
+      "ئاۋغۇست";/
+      "سېنتەبىر";/
+      "ئۆكتەبىر";/
+      "نويابىر";/
+      "دېكابىر"
+mon   "يانۋار";/
+      "فېۋرال";/
+      "مارت";/
+      "ئاپرېل";/
+      "ماي";/
+      "ئىيۇن";/
+      "ئىيۇل";/
+      "ئاۋغۇست";/
+      "سېنتەبىر";/
+      "ئۆكتەبىر";/
+      "نويابىر";/
+      "دېكابىر"
 
 % %a، %d-%m-%Y، %T (w، dd-mm-YYYY، HH:MM:SS) (قىسقا ھەپتە، 31-12-2012، 23:08:59)
-d_t_fmt  "%a<U060C> %d-%m-%Y<U060C> %T"
+d_t_fmt  "%a، %d-%m-%Y، %T"
 
 % %a، %d-%m-%Y (w، dd-mm-YYYY) (قىسقا ھەپتە، 31-12-2012)
-d_fmt    "%a<U060C> %d-%m-%Y"
+d_fmt    "%a، %d-%m-%Y"
 
 % %T (HH:MM:SS)
 t_fmt    "%T"
@@ -162,17 +162,17 @@ t_fmt    "%T"
 am_pm    "";""
 
 % %a، %d-%m-%Y، %T (w، dd-mm-YYYY، HH:MM:SS) (قىسقا ھەپتە، 31-12-2012، 23:08:59)
-date_fmt "%a<U060C> %d-%m-%Y<U060C> %T"
+date_fmt "%a، %d-%m-%Y، %T"
 
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U06BE>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U064A>]"
-yesstr  "<U06BE><U06D5><U0626><U06D5>"
-nostr   "<U064A><U0627><U0642>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYھ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNي]"
+yesstr  "ھەئە"
+nostr   "ياق"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt	"%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-country_name "<U062C><U06C7><U06AD><U06AF><U0648>"
+country_name "جۇڭگو"
 %country_post	"FIXME"
 country_ab2	"CN"
 country_ab3	"CHN"
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ country_num	156
 country_car "CHN"
 country_isbn	7
 % ئۇيغۇرچە
-lang_name    "<U0626><U06C7><U064A><U063A><U06C7><U0631><U0686><U06D5>"
+lang_name    "ئۇيغۇرچە"
 lang_ab      "ug"
 lang_term    "uig"
 lang_lib    "uig"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/uk_UA b/localedata/locales/uk_UA
index b8818bf9c4..bf8874ddce 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/uk_UA
+++ b/localedata/locales/uk_UA
@@ -536,7 +536,7 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 
 % A regular expression that describes possible yes-responses
 % "y", "Y", "+", "ta" or "tak" in Cyrillic
-yesexpr "^([+1Yy]|[<U0422><U0442>][<U0410><U0430>][<U041A><U043A>]?)$"
+yesexpr "^([+1Yy]|[Тт][Аа][Кк]?)$"
 
 % WARNING: symbols "N" and "Cyrillic_T" are placed at one key in Ukrainian
 % keyboard layout although the meaning is semantically opposite ("N" stands for
@@ -547,13 +547,13 @@ yesexpr "^([+1Yy]|[<U0422><U0442>][<U0410><U0430>][<U041A><U043A>]?)$"
 
 % A regular expression that describes possible no-responses.
 % "n", "N", "-" or word "ni" in Cyrillic
-noexpr  "^([-0Nn]|[<U041D><U043D>][<U0406><U0456>])$"
+noexpr  "^([-0Nn]|[Нн][Іі])$"
 
 % Output string for ``yes'' ("tak").
-yesstr "<U0442><U0430><U043A>"
+yesstr "так"
 
 % Output string for ``no'' ("ni").
-nostr "<U043D><U0456>"
+nostr "ні"
 
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 % 200 hrv. - 200 hryven (money)
 
 % the local currency symbol
-currency_symbol           "<U0433><U0440><U043D>." % hr (hryvnya)
+currency_symbol           "грн." % hr (hryvnya)
 
 % This must be a 4-character string containing the international currency
 % symbol as defined by the ISO 4217 standard (three characters) followed
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ currency_symbol           "<U0433><U0440><U043D>." % hr (hryvnya)
 %
 % DSTU ISO 3166
 % Code   Name    Name in English language
-% UAH    <U0433><U0440><U0438><U0432><U043D><U044F>  hryvnya
+% UAH    гривня  hryvnya
 int_curr_symbol           "UAH "
 
 % This string is used as the decimal delimiter when formatting monetary
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ mon_decimal_point         ","
 % This string is used as a thousands separator when formatting monetary
 % quantities.
 % see LC_NUMERIC:thousands separator
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>" % <NNBSP> (0X202F)
+mon_thousands_sep         " " % <NNBSP> (0X202F)
 
 % Define  the  size of each group of digits in formatted monetary
 % quantities.  The operand is a sequence of integers separated by
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ decimal_point             "," % see LC_MONETARY:mon_decimal_pint
 % The string that will be used as a group separator when formatting
 % numeric quantities.
 % see LC_MONETARY:mon_thousands_sep
-thousands_sep             "<U202F>" % <NNBSP> (0X202F)
+thousands_sep             " " % <NNBSP> (0X202F)
 
 % A string that describes the formatting of numeric quantities.
 %
@@ -794,68 +794,68 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 % SEReda (day name) and
 % SERpen` (month name).
 abday /
-        "<U043D><U0434>"; %nd  /
-        "<U043F><U043D>"; %pn  /
-        "<U0432><U0442>"; %vt  /
-        "<U0441><U0440>"; %sr  /
-        "<U0447><U0442>"; %cht /
-        "<U043F><U0442>"; %pt  /
-        "<U0441><U0431>"  %sb
+        "нд"; %nd  /
+        "пн"; %pn  /
+        "вт"; %vt  /
+        "ср"; %sr  /
+        "чт"; %cht /
+        "пт"; %pt  /
+        "сб"  %sb
 
 % A list of weekday names starting with first day of week as defined by <week> keyword. (%A)
 day /
-        "<U043D><U0435><U0434><U0456><U043B><U044F>";    %nedilya   /
-	"<U043F><U043E><U043D><U0435><U0434><U0456><U043B><U043E><U043A>"; %ponedilok /
-        "<U0432><U0456><U0432><U0442><U043E><U0440><U043E><U043A>";  %vivtorok  /
-	"<U0441><U0435><U0440><U0435><U0434><U0430>";    %sereda    /
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0442><U0432><U0435><U0440>";    %chetver   /
-        "<U043F>'<U044F><U0442><U043D><U0438><U0446><U044F>";  %pjatnycya /
-        "<U0441><U0443><U0431><U043E><U0442><U0430>"     %subota
+        "неділя";    %nedilya   /
+	"понеділок"; %ponedilok /
+        "вівторок";  %vivtorok  /
+	"середа";    %sereda    /
+        "четвер";    %chetver   /
+        "п'ятниця";  %pjatnycya /
+        "субота"     %subota
 
 % A list of abbreviated month names. (%b)
 abmon /
-        "<U0441><U0456><U0447>"; %sich /
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442>"; %lyut /
-        "<U0431><U0435><U0440>"; %ber  /
-        "<U043A><U0432><U0456>"; %kvi  /
-        "<U0442><U0440><U0430>"; %tra  /
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0440>"; %cher /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U043F>"; %lyp  /
-        "<U0441><U0435><U0440>"; %ser  /
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440>"; %ver  /
-        "<U0436><U043E><U0432>"; %zhov /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U0441>"; %lys  /
-        "<U0433><U0440><U0443>"  %hru
+        "січ"; %sich /
+        "лют"; %lyut /
+        "бер"; %ber  /
+        "кві"; %kvi  /
+        "тра"; %tra  /
+        "чер"; %cher /
+        "лип"; %lyp  /
+        "сер"; %ser  /
+        "вер"; %ver  /
+        "жов"; %zhov /
+        "лис"; %lys  /
+        "гру"  %hru
 
 % A list of month names in proper form for calendar (%OB).  See also mon.
 alt_mon /
-        "<U0441><U0456><U0447><U0435><U043D><U044C>";   %sichen`  /
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442><U0438><U0439>";    %lyutyj   /
-        "<U0431><U0435><U0440><U0435><U0437><U0435><U043D><U044C>"; %berezen` /
-        "<U043A><U0432><U0456><U0442><U0435><U043D><U044C>";  %kviten`  /
-        "<U0442><U0440><U0430><U0432><U0435><U043D><U044C>";  %traven`  /
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0440><U0432><U0435><U043D><U044C>";  %cherven` /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U043F><U0435><U043D><U044C>";   %lypen`   /
-        "<U0441><U0435><U0440><U043F><U0435><U043D><U044C>";  %serpen`  /
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440><U0435><U0441><U0435><U043D><U044C>"; %veresen` /
-        "<U0436><U043E><U0432><U0442><U0435><U043D><U044C>";  %zhovten` /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U0441><U0442><U043E><U043F><U0430><U0434>"; %lystopad /
-        "<U0433><U0440><U0443><U0434><U0435><U043D><U044C>"   %hruden`
+        "січень";   %sichen`  /
+        "лютий";    %lyutyj   /
+        "березень"; %berezen` /
+        "квітень";  %kviten`  /
+        "травень";  %traven`  /
+        "червень";  %cherven` /
+        "липень";   %lypen`   /
+        "серпень";  %serpen`  /
+        "вересень"; %veresen` /
+        "жовтень";  %zhovten` /
+        "листопад"; %lystopad /
+        "грудень"   %hruden`
 
 % A list of month names in genitive form, for full date format, with day (%B).
 mon /
-        "<U0441><U0456><U0447><U043D><U044F>";     % sichnya   /
-        "<U043B><U044E><U0442><U043E><U0433><U043E>";    % lyutoho   /
-        "<U0431><U0435><U0440><U0435><U0437><U043D><U044F>";   % bereznya  /
-        "<U043A><U0432><U0456><U0442><U043D><U044F>";    % kvitnya   /
-        "<U0442><U0440><U0430><U0432><U043D><U044F>";    % travnya   /
-        "<U0447><U0435><U0440><U0432><U043D><U044F>";    % chervnya  /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U043F><U043D><U044F>";     % lypnya    /
-        "<U0441><U0435><U0440><U043F><U043D><U044F>";    % serpnya   /
-        "<U0432><U0435><U0440><U0435><U0441><U043D><U044F>";   % veresnya  /
-        "<U0436><U043E><U0432><U0442><U043D><U044F>";    % zhovtnya  /
-        "<U043B><U0438><U0441><U0442><U043E><U043F><U0430><U0434><U0430>"; % lystopada /
-        "<U0433><U0440><U0443><U0434><U043D><U044F>"     % hrudnya
+        "січня";     % sichnya   /
+        "лютого";    % lyutoho   /
+        "березня";   % bereznya  /
+        "квітня";    % kvitnya   /
+        "травня";    % travnya   /
+        "червня";    % chervnya  /
+        "липня";     % lypnya    /
+        "серпня";    % serpnya   /
+        "вересня";   % veresnya  /
+        "жовтня";    % zhovtnya  /
+        "листопада"; % lystopada /
+        "грудня"     % hrudnya
 
 % Appropriate date representation for date(1).
 date_fmt       "%A, %-d %B %Y %X %z"
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ t_fmt     "%T"
 t_fmt_ampm ""
 
 %The appropriate representation of the am and pm strings. (%p)
-%am_pm     "<U0434><U043E>";"<U043F><U043E>"   % "do" ; "po" - do obidu/po obidi
+%am_pm     "до";"по"   % "do" ; "po" - do obidu/po obidi
 % Empty strings are used to force 24h time format.
 am_pm     "";""
 
@@ -1008,19 +1008,19 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f" % pan Volodymyr Mykolayovych Lisivka
 
 % A salutation valid for all persons
-name_gen    "<U0448><U0430><U043D><U043E><U0432><U043D><U0438><U0439>(-<U043D><U0430>)" % shanovnyj(-na)
+name_gen    "шановний(-на)" % shanovnyj(-na)
 
 % A salutation valid for males
-name_mr     "<U043F><U0430><U043D>" % pane
+name_mr     "пан" % pane
 
 % A salutation valid for all females
-name_ms     "<U043F><U0430><U043D><U0456>" % pani
+name_ms     "пані" % pani
 
 % A salutation valid for married females
-name_mrs    "<U043F><U0430><U043D><U0456>" % pani
+name_mrs    "пані" % pani
 
 % A salutation valid for unmarried females
-name_miss   "<U043F><U0430><U043D><U043D><U0430>" % panna
+name_miss   "панна" % panna
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -1115,10 +1115,10 @@ postal_fmt "%a%t%f%t%d%N%s%t%h%t, %b%t%e%t%r%N%T%t%S%N%z%N%c"
 % Country
 
 % Country name in the language of the current document.
-country_name  "<U0423><U043A><U0440><U0430><U0457><U043D><U0430>" % Ukrayina
+country_name  "Україна" % Ukrayina
 
 % Language name in the language of the current document.
-lang_name     "<U0443><U043A><U0440><U0430><U0457><U043D><U0441><U044C><U043A><U0430>" % ukrayins`ka [mova]
+lang_name     "українська" % ukrayins`ka [mova]
 
 % Abbreviation of the country, see CERT-MAILCODES. (%c)
 country_post  "UA"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/unm_US b/localedata/locales/unm_US
index 68a2fe72d2..ed67b404b3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/unm_US
+++ b/localedata/locales/unm_US
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           "."
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                2;2;2;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "USD "
 currency_symbol         "$"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
-mon_thousands_sep       "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep       " "
 mon_grouping            3
 positive_sign           ""
 negative_sign           "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ur_IN b/localedata/locales/ur_IN
index 47e890f3f1..8f8bf7b2f0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ur_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ur_IN
@@ -72,48 +72,48 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U067E><U06CC><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0628><U062f><U06be>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U06C1>";"<U0633><U0646><U06CC><U0686><U0631>"
+abday       "اتوار";/
+	    "پیر";/
+            "منگل";/
+	    "بدھ";/
+            "جمعرات";/
+            "جمعہ";"سنیچر"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day       "<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	    "<U067E><U06CC><U0631>";/
-            "<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0628><U062f><U06be>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-            "<U062C><U0645><U0639><U06C1>";"<U0633><U0646><U06CC><U0686><U0631>"
+day       "اتوار";/
+	    "پیر";/
+            "منگل";/
+	    "بدھ";/
+            "جمعرات";/
+            "جمعہ";"سنیچر"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon     "<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	    "<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abmon     "جنوری";/
+	    "فروری";/
+	    "مارچ";/
+	    "اپریل";/
+	    "مئی";/
+	    "جون";/
+	    "جولائی";/
+	    "اگست";/
+	    "ستمبر";/
+	    "اکتوبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "دسمبر"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon     "<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	    "<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	    "<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	    "<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	    "<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	    "<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+mon     "جنوری";/
+	    "فروری";/
+	    "مارچ";/
+	    "اپریل";/
+	    "مئی";/
+	    "جون";/
+	    "جولائی";/
+	    "اگست";/
+	    "ستمبر";/
+	    "اکتوبر";/
+	    "نومبر";/
+	    "دسمبر"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 am_pm	"AM";"PM"
@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U06C1>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0646>]"
-yesstr  "<U06C1><U0627><U06BA>"
-nostr   "<U0646><U06C1><U06CC><U06BA>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYہ]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNن]"
+yesstr  "ہاں"
+nostr   "نہیں"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -156,22 +156,22 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U062C><U0646><U0627><U0628>"
-name_mrs    "<U0645><U062D><U062A><U0631><U0645><U06C1>"
-name_miss   "<U06AA><U0645><U0627><U0631><U064A>"
-name_ms     "<U06AA><U0645><U0627><U0631>"
+name_mr     "جناب"
+name_mrs    "محترمہ"
+name_miss   "ڪماري"
+name_ms     "ڪمار"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "<U0628><U06BE><U0627><U0631><U062A>"
+country_name "بھارت"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-lang_name   "<U0627><U0631><U062F><U0648>"
+lang_name   "اردو"
 lang_ab      "ur"
 lang_term    "urd"
 lang_lib    "urd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ur_PK b/localedata/locales/ur_PK
index 2653b12802..a68fcef3c1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ur_PK
+++ b/localedata/locales/ur_PK
@@ -93,53 +93,53 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 % full names of the days
 % Using only the first letters of the day would have caused a conflict here
 % as both "Jumairat(Thurs)" and "Juma(Friday)" have the same starting letter
-% Jeem <U062C>
+% Jeem ج
 LC_TIME
 
-abday   "<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	"<U067E><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	"<U0628><U062F><U06BE>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-	"<U0647><U0641><U062A><U0647>"
-day	"<U0627><U062A><U0648><U0627><U0631>";/
-	"<U067E><U064A><U0631>";/
-	"<U0645><U0646><U06AF><U0644>";/
-	"<U0628><U062F><U06BE>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0631><U0627><U062A>";/
-	"<U062C><U0645><U0639><U0647>";/
-	"<U0647><U0641><U062A><U0647>"
-abmon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
-mon	"<U062C><U0646><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0641><U0631><U0648><U0631><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0645><U0627><U0631><U0686>";/
-	"<U0627><U067E><U0631><U06CC><U0644>";/
-	"<U0645><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0646>";/
-	"<U062C><U0648><U0644><U0627><U0626><U06CC>";/
-	"<U0627><U06AF><U0633><U062A>";/
-	"<U0633><U062A><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0627><U06A9><U062A><U0648><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U0646><U0648><U0645><U0628><U0631>";/
-	"<U062F><U0633><U0645><U0628><U0631>"
+abday   "اتوار";/
+	"پير";/
+	"منگل";/
+	"بدھ";/
+	"جمعرات";/
+	"جمعه";/
+	"هفته"
+day	"اتوار";/
+	"پير";/
+	"منگل";/
+	"بدھ";/
+	"جمعرات";/
+	"جمعه";/
+	"هفته"
+abmon	"جنوری";/
+	"فروری";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپریل";/
+	"مئی";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولائی";/
+	"اگست";/
+	"ستمبر";/
+	"اکتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
+mon	"جنوری";/
+	"فروری";/
+	"مارچ";/
+	"اپریل";/
+	"مئی";/
+	"جون";/
+	"جولائی";/
+	"اگست";/
+	"ستمبر";/
+	"اکتوبر";/
+	"نومبر";/
+	"دسمبر"
 
 % Date Time Format
-d_t_fmt "<U0648> %H:%M:%S <U062A> %d %B %Y"
+d_t_fmt "و %H:%M:%S ت %d %B %Y"
 
 % Date Time Format for date(1)
-date_fmt "<U0648> %H:%M:%S %Z <U062A> %d %B %Y"
+date_fmt "و %H:%M:%S %Z ت %d %B %Y"
 
 % date Format. I have put this in reverse order to try to get the date
 % in R->L order
@@ -148,9 +148,9 @@ d_fmt "%d//%m//%Y"
 % time format
 t_fmt "%H:%M:%S"
 
-%<U0635> stands for <U0635><U0628><U062D>
-%<U0634> stands for <U0634><U0627><U0645>
-am_pm "<U0635>";"<U0634>"
+%ص stands for صبح
+%ش stands for شام
+am_pm "ص";"ش"
 
 %time format in 12 hour clock
 t_fmt_ampm "%P %I:%M:%S"
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 % locale based messages
 % Can we put in the values for a cancel exression here?? I found a term that
 % would define cancel appropriately
-% <U0647> = <U0647><U0627><U06BA> , the last tag is for noon-ghunna!
-% <U0628> = <U0628><U0644><U0643><U0644>
+% ه = هاں , the last tag is for noon-ghunna!
+% ب = بلكل
 % again "f" and "o" are place holders
-% <U0646> = <U0646><U0647><U064A><U06BA>
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U0647><U0628>f]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U0646>o]"
-yesstr  "<U06C1><U0627><U06BA>"
-nostr   "<U0646><U06C1><U06CC><U06BA>"
+% ن = نهيں
+yesexpr "^[+1yYهبf]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNنo]"
+yesstr  "ہاں"
+nostr   "نہیں"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 %Draft Finished: 17:00 09/07/2000
@@ -193,12 +193,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 LC_ADDRESS
 % FIXME
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U067E><U0627><U06A9><U0633><U062A><U0627><U0646>"
+country_name "پاکستان"
 country_ab2 "PK"
 country_ab3 "PAK"
 country_num 586
 country_car "PK"
-lang_name   "<U0627><U0631><U062F><U0648>"
+lang_name   "اردو"
 lang_ab      "ur"
 lang_term    "urd"
 lang_lib    "urd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/uz_UZ b/localedata/locales/uz_UZ
index 5efc999191..20fc7d10ad 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/uz_UZ
+++ b/localedata/locales/uz_UZ
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           ","
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/uz_UZ@cyrillic b/localedata/locales/uz_UZ@cyrillic
index a55c7af122..dbc8d405c2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/uz_UZ@cyrillic
+++ b/localedata/locales/uz_UZ@cyrillic
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ END LC_MONETARY
 
 LC_NUMERIC
 decimal_point           ","
-thousands_sep           "<U202F>"
+thousands_sep           " "
 grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ve_ZA b/localedata/locales/ve_ZA
index 4ca18ee240..fbd2236b6a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ve_ZA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ve_ZA
@@ -90,18 +90,18 @@ abday       "Swo";/
             "Mus";/
             "Vhi";/
             "Rar";/
-            "<U1E4B>a";/
-            "<U1E70>an";/
+            "ṋa";/
+            "Ṱan";/
             "Mug"
 
 % day - The full names of the week days:
 % - Swondaha, Musumbuluwo, L^avhuvhili, L^avhuraru, L^avhun^a, L^avhut^anu, Mugivhela
 day         "Swondaha";/
             "Musumbuluwo";/
-            "<U1E3C>avhuvhili";/
-            "<U1E3C>avhuraru";/
-            "<U1E3C>avhu<U1E4B>a";/
-            "<U1E3C>avhu<U1E71>anu";/
+            "Ḽavhuvhili";/
+            "Ḽavhuraru";/
+            "Ḽavhuṋa";/
+            "Ḽavhuṱanu";/
             "Mugivhela"
 
 % abmon - The abbreviations for the months
@@ -111,22 +111,22 @@ abmon       "Pha";"Luh";/
             "Shu";"Lwi";/
             "Lwa";"Ngu";/
             "Khu";"Tsh";/
-            "<U1E3C>ar";"Nye"
+            "Ḽar";"Nye"
 
 % mon - The full names of the months -
 % - Phando, Luhuhi, T^hafamuhwe, Lambamai, Shundunthule, Fulwi
 %   Fulwana, T^hangule, Khubvumedzi, Tshimedzi, L^ara, Nyendavhusiku
 mon         "Phando";/
             "Luhuhi";/
-            "<U1E70>hafamuhwe";/
+            "Ṱhafamuhwe";/
             "Lambamai";/
             "Shundunthule";/
             "Fulwi";/
             "Fulwana";/
-            "<U1E70>hangule";/
+            "Ṱhangule";/
             "Khubvumedzi";/
             "Tshimedzi";/
-            "<U1E3C>ara";/
+            "Ḽara";/
             "Nyendavhusiku"
 
 % Abbreviated date and time representation to be referenced by the "%c" field descriptor -
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ country_car   "ZA"
 % country_isbn ""
 
 % Language name in Venda - "Tshivend^a"
-lang_name "Tshiven<U1E13>a"
+lang_name "Tshivenḓa"
 
 % ISO 639 two and three letter language names
 % see http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/englangn.html
diff --git a/localedata/locales/vi_VN b/localedata/locales/vi_VN
index 7fac1fbbcc..50cb9b2fd5 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/vi_VN
+++ b/localedata/locales/vi_VN
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol       "VND "
-currency_symbol       "<U20AB>"
+currency_symbol       "₫"
 mon_decimal_point     ","
 mon_thousands_sep     "."
 mon_grouping          3;3
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 abday    "CN";"T2";"T3";"T4";"T5";"T6";"T7"
-day      "Ch<U1EE7> nh<U1EAD>t";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> hai";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> ba";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> t<U01B0>";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> n<U0103>m";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> s<U00E1>u";/
-         "Th<U1EE9> b<U1EA3>y"
+day      "Chủ nhật";/
+         "Thứ hai";/
+         "Thứ ba";/
+         "Thứ tư";/
+         "Thứ năm";/
+         "Thứ sáu";/
+         "Thứ bảy"
 abmon    "Thg 1";/
          "Thg 2";/
          "Thg 3";/
@@ -196,24 +196,24 @@ abmon    "Thg 1";/
          "Thg 10";/
          "Thg 11";/
          "Thg 12"
-mon      "Th<U00E1>ng 1";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 2";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 3";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 4";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 5";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 6";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 7";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 8";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 9";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 10";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 11";/
-         "Th<U00E1>ng 12"
-d_t_fmt  "%A, %d %B N<U0103>m %Y %T %Z"
+mon      "Tháng 1";/
+         "Tháng 2";/
+         "Tháng 3";/
+         "Tháng 4";/
+         "Tháng 5";/
+         "Tháng 6";/
+         "Tháng 7";/
+         "Tháng 8";/
+         "Tháng 9";/
+         "Tháng 10";/
+         "Tháng 11";/
+         "Tháng 12"
+d_t_fmt  "%A, %d %B Năm %Y %T %Z"
 d_fmt    "%d//%m//%Y"
 t_fmt    "%T"
 am_pm    "AM";"PM"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%I:%M %p"
-date_fmt  "%A, %d %B n<U0103>m %Y %T %Z"
+date_fmt  "%A, %d %B năm %Y %T %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
@@ -221,8 +221,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYcC]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNkK]"
-yesstr  "C<U00F3>"
-nostr   "Kh<U00F4>ng"
+yesstr  "Có"
+nostr   "Không"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%m%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U00D4>."
+name_mr     "Ô."
 name_mrs    "B."
 name_miss   "C."
 name_ms     ""
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name "Vi<U1EC7>t Nam"
-lang_name "Ti<U1EBF>ng Vi<U1EC7>t"
+country_name "Việt Nam"
+lang_name "Tiếng Việt"
 
 country_ab2 "VN"
 country_ab3 "VNM"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wa_BE b/localedata/locales/wa_BE
index 9f59287d37..887ee5f2bf 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wa_BE
+++ b/localedata/locales/wa_BE
@@ -105,33 +105,33 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_TIME
 abday   "dim";"lon";/
-        "m<U00E5>r";"mie";/
-        "dju";"v<U00E9>n";/
+        "mår";"mie";/
+        "dju";"vén";/
         "sem"
 day     "dimegne";/
         "londi";/
-        "m<U00E5>rdi";/
+        "mårdi";/
         "mierkidi";/
         "djudi";/
-        "v<U00E9>nrdi";/
+        "vénrdi";/
         "semdi"
 abmon   "dja";"fev";/
-        "m<U00E5>s";"avr";/
+        "mås";"avr";/
         "may";"djn";/
         "djl";"awo";/
         "set";"oct";/
-        "n<U00F4>v";"dec"
-alt_mon "djanv<U00EE>";/
-        "fevr<U00EE>";/
-        "m<U00E5>ss";/
+        "nôv";"dec"
+alt_mon "djanvî";/
+        "fevrî";/
+        "måss";/
         "avri";/
         "may";/
         "djun";/
         "djulete";/
         "awousse";/
         "setimbe";/
-        "oct<U00F4>be";/
-        "n<U00F4>vimbe";/
+        "octôbe";/
+        "nôvimbe";/
         "decimbe"
 % Pol cogne des dates (li longue cogne), c' est on pô målåjhey, ca i fåt
 % stitchî on "di" ou on "d'" pa dvant li no do moes. Donk:
@@ -147,17 +147,17 @@ alt_mon "djanv<U00EE>";/
 % d' octôbe
 % di nôvimbe
 % di decimbe
-mon     "di djanv<U00EE>";/
-        "di fevr<U00EE>";/
-        "di m<U00E5>ss";/
-        "d<U2019><U00A0>avri";/
+mon     "di djanvî";/
+        "di fevrî";/
+        "di måss";/
+        "d’ avri";/
         "di may";/
         "di djun";/
         "di djulete";/
-        "d<U2019><U00A0>awousse";/
+        "d’ awousse";/
         "di setimbe";/
-        "d<U2019><U00A0>oct<U00F4>be";/
-        "di n<U00F4>vimbe";/
+        "d’ octôbe";/
+        "di nôvimbe";/
         "di decimbe"
 
 d_t_fmt  "Li %A %d %B %Y %T"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wae_CH b/localedata/locales/wae_CH
index adef365c28..c9eeeafecb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wae_CH
+++ b/localedata/locales/wae_CH
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LC_TIME
 % abday - The abbreviations for the week days:
 % - Sun, Män, Zis, Mit, Fro, Fri, Sam
 abday	"Sun";/
-	"M<U00E4>n";/
+	"Män";/
 	"Zis";/
 	"Mit";/
 	"Fro";/
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ abday	"Sun";/
 % day - The full names of the week days:
 % - Suntag, Mäntag, Zischtag, Mittwuch, Frontag, Fritag, Samschtag
 day         "Suntag";/
-            "M<U00E4>ntag";/
+            "Mäntag";/
             "Zischtag";/
             "Mittwuch";/
             "Frontag";/
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ day         "Suntag";/
 % - Jen, Hor, Mär, Abr, Mei, Brá, Hei, Öig, Her, Wím, Win, Chr
 abmon       	"Jen";/
 		"Hor";/
-		"M<U00E4>r";/
+		"Mär";/
 		"Abr";/
 		"Mei";/
-		"Br<U00E1>";/
+		"Brá";/
 		"Hei";/
-		"<U00D6>ig";/
+		"Öig";/
 		"Her";/
-		"W<U00ED>m";/
+		"Wím";/
 		"Win";/
 		"Chr"
 
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@ abmon       	"Jen";/
 %    Öigšte, Herbštmánet, Wímánet, Wintermánet, Chrištmánet
 mon         	"Jenner";/
 		"Hornig";/
-		"M<U00E4>rze";/
+		"Märze";/
 		"Abrille";/
 		"Meije";/
-		"Br<U00E1><U010D>et";/
+		"Bráčet";/
 		"Heiwet";/
-		"<U00D6>ig<U0161>te";/
-		"Herb<U0161>tm<U00E1>net";/
-		"W<U00ED>m<U00E1>net";/
-		"Winterm<U00E1>net";/
-		"Chri<U0161>tm<U00E1>net"
+		"Öigšte";/
+		"Herbštmánet";/
+		"Wímánet";/
+		"Wintermánet";/
+		"Chrištmánet"
 
 % Abreviated date and time representation to be referenced by the "%c" field descriptor -
 d_t_fmt "%a %d. %b %Y %T %Z"
@@ -184,16 +184,16 @@ name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 % "Empty string, or <Space>",
 % "Clan names"
 %
-name_miss   "Fr<U00F6>lein"
+name_miss   "Frölein"
 % Salutation for unmarried females - "Frölein"
 %
 name_mr     "Herr"
 % Salutation for males - "Herr"
 %
-name_mrs    "Fr<U00F6>iw"
+name_mrs    "Fröiw"
 % Salutation for married females - "Fröiw"
 %
-name_ms     "Fr<U00F6>iw"
+name_ms     "Fröiw"
 % Salutation valid for all females - "Fröiw"
 END LC_NAME
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wal_ET b/localedata/locales/wal_ET
index 523cec0af9..99498a40d4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wal_ET
+++ b/localedata/locales/wal_ET
@@ -99,14 +99,14 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category.
 %
 postal_fmt    "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-country_name  "<U12A2><U1275><U12EE><U1335><U12EB>"
+country_name  "ኢትዮጵያ"
 country_post  "ETH"
 country_ab2   "ET"
 country_ab3   "ETH"
 country_num   231   % 210 found in at least one ISO 3166 doc
 country_car    "ETH"
 % country_isbn  unknown, Need ISO 2108
-lang_name     "<U12C8><U120B><U12ED><U1273><U1271>"
+lang_name     "ወላይታቱ"
 lang_term     "wal"
 lang_lib      "wal"
 END LC_ADDRESS
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen    ""
-name_mr     "<U121A><U1232><U12EB>"
-name_mrs    "<U12AC><U1273><U12CB>"
-name_miss   "<U12AC><U1273><U12E9>"
-name_ms     "<U12AC><U1273><U12E9>"
+name_mr     "ሚሲያ"
+name_mrs    "ኬታዋ"
+name_miss   "ኬታዩ"
+name_ms     "ኬታዩ"
 %
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -135,65 +135,65 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
 %
-abday   "<U12C8><U130B> ";/
-	"<U1233><U12ED><U1296>";/
-	"<U121B><U1246><U1233>";/
-	"<U12A0><U1229><U12CB>";/
-	"<U1203><U1219><U1233>";/
-	"<U12A0><U122D><U1263>";/
-	"<U1244><U122B> "
+abday   "ወጋ ";/
+	"ሳይኖ";/
+	"ማቆሳ";/
+	"አሩዋ";/
+	"ሃሙሳ";/
+	"አርባ";/
+	"ቄራ "
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
 %
-% mon  also <U1230><U129E>
-% tues also <U121B><U1230><U12A8><U129E>
-% wed  also <U122E><U12CB>
-% thru also <U1210><U1219><U1233>
+% mon  also ሰኞ
+% tues also ማሰከኞ
+% wed  also ሮዋ
+% thru also ሐሙሳ
 %
-day     "<U12C8><U130B>";/
-	"<U1233><U12ED><U1296>";/
-	"<U121B><U1246><U1233><U129B>";/
-	"<U12A0><U1229><U12CB>";/
-	"<U1203><U1219><U1233>";/
-	"<U12A0><U122D><U1263>";/
-	"<U1244><U122B>"
+day     "ወጋ";/
+	"ሳይኖ";/
+	"ማቆሳኛ";/
+	"አሩዋ";/
+	"ሃሙሳ";/
+	"አርባ";/
+	"ቄራ"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
 %
-abmon    "<U1303><U1295><U12E9>";/
-	 "<U134C><U1265><U1229>";/
-	 "<U121B><U122D><U127D>";/
-	 "<U12A4><U1355><U1228>";/
-	 "<U121C><U12ED> ";/
-	 "<U1301><U1295> ";/
-	 "<U1301><U120B><U12ED>";/
-	 "<U12A6><U1308><U1235>";/
-	 "<U1234><U1355><U1274>";/
-	 "<U12A6><U12AD><U1270>";/
-	 "<U1296><U126C><U121D>";/
-	 "<U12F2><U1234><U121D>"
+abmon    "ጃንዩ";/
+	 "ፌብሩ";/
+	 "ማርች";/
+	 "ኤፕረ";/
+	 "ሜይ ";/
+	 "ጁን ";/
+	 "ጁላይ";/
+	 "ኦገስ";/
+	 "ሴፕቴ";/
+	 "ኦክተ";/
+	 "ኖቬም";/
+	 "ዲሴም"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
 %
-mon      "<U1303><U1295><U12E9><U12C8><U122A>";/
-	 "<U134C><U1265><U1229><U12C8><U122A>";/
-	 "<U121B><U122D><U127D>";/
-	 "<U12A4><U1355><U1228><U120D>";/
-	 "<U121C><U12ED>";/
-	 "<U1301><U1295>";/
-	 "<U1301><U120B><U12ED>";/
-	 "<U12A6><U1308><U1235><U1275>";/
-	 "<U1234><U1355><U1274><U121D><U1260><U122D>";/
-	 "<U12A6><U12AD><U1270><U12CD><U1260><U122D>";/
-	 "<U1296><U126C><U121D><U1260><U122D>";/
-	 "<U12F2><U1234><U121D><U1260><U122D>"
+mon      "ጃንዩወሪ";/
+	 "ፌብሩወሪ";/
+	 "ማርች";/
+	 "ኤፕረል";/
+	 "ሜይ";/
+	 "ጁን";/
+	 "ጁላይ";/
+	 "ኦገስት";/
+	 "ሴፕቴምበር";/
+	 "ኦክተውበር";/
+	 "ኖቬምበር";/
+	 "ዲሴምበር"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 %
-% also <U130B><U120B><U1233>
-% also <U12A1><U1218><U122D><U1232>
+% also ጋላሳ
+% also ኡመርሲ
 %
-am_pm    "<U121B><U1208><U12F6>";"<U1243><U121B>"
+am_pm    "ማለዶ";"ቃማ"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (%x)
 %
@@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
 %	"%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ  %Y %r %Z
 %
-d_t_fmt    "%A<U1363> %B %e <U130B><U120B><U1233> %Y %r %Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 %	"%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %r %Z %Y ግ/ላ
 %
-date_fmt    "%A<U1363> %B %e <U130B><U120B><U1233> %r %Z %Y <U130D>//<U120B>"
+date_fmt    "%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %r %Z %Y ግ//ላ"
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wo_SN b/localedata/locales/wo_SN
index a0157145da..2527efdae6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wo_SN
+++ b/localedata/locales/wo_SN
@@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1wWyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0dDnN]"
 yesstr  "waaw"
-nostr   "d<U00E9>edet"
+nostr   "déedet"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "XOF "
 currency_symbol           "CFA"
 mon_decimal_point         ","
-mon_thousands_sep         "<U202F>"
+mon_thousands_sep         " "
 mon_grouping              3;3
 positive_sign             ""
 negative_sign             "-"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/yi_US b/localedata/locales/yi_US
index 2184905646..0ae5fc26cf 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/yi_US
+++ b/localedata/locales/yi_US
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
-country_name "<U05E4><U05BF><U05D0><U05B7><U05E8><U05D0><U05D9><U05D9><U05E0><U05D9><U05D2><U05D8><U05E2> <U05E9><U05D8><U05D0><U05B7><U05D8><U05DF>"
+country_name "פֿאַראייניגטע שטאַטן"
 country_post "USA"
 country_ab2 "US"
 country_ab3 "USA"
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ country_num 840
 country_car   "USA"
 % FIXME Check which isbn for Yiddish in USA
 country_isbn "0"
-lang_name "<U05D9><U05D9><U05B4><U05D3><U05D9><U05E9>"
+lang_name "ייִדיש"
 lang_ab      "yi"
 lang_term    "yid"
 lang_lib     "yid"
@@ -200,34 +200,34 @@ copy "en_US"
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday   "<U05D6><U05D5><U05E0>'";"<U05DE><U05D0><U05B8><U05E0>'";"<U05D3><U05D9><U05E0>'";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D9><U05D8>'";"<U05D3><U05D0><U05B8><U05E0>'";"<U05E4><U05BF><U05E8><U05F2><U05B7>'";/
-	"<U05E9><U05D1><U05EA>"
-day     "<U05D6><U05D5><U05E0><U05D8><U05D9><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D0><U05B8><U05E0><U05D8><U05D9><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05D3><U05D9><U05E0><U05E1><U05D8><U05D9><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D9><U05D8><U05F0><U05D0><U05B8><U05DA>";/
-        "<U05D3><U05D0><U05B8><U05E0><U05E2><U05E8><U05E9><U05D8><U05D9><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05E4><U05BF><U05E8><U05F2><U05B7><U05D8><U05D9><U05E7>";/
-        "<U05E9><U05D1><U05EA>"
-mon     "<U05D9><U05D0><U05B7><U05E0><U05D5><U05D0><U05B7><U05E8>";/
-	"<U05E4><U05BF><U05E2><U05D1><U05E8><U05D5><U05D0><U05B7><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05E2><U05E8><U05E5>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05B7><U05E4><U05BC><U05E8><U05D9><U05DC>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D9><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05E0><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05DC><U05D9>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05D5><U05D9><U05D2><U05D5><U05E1><U05D8>";/
-        "<U05E1><U05E2><U05E4><U05BC><U05D8><U05E2><U05DE><U05D1><U05E2><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05D0><U05E7><U05D8><U05D0><U05D1><U05E2><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05E0><U05D0><U05D5><U05D5><U05E2><U05DE><U05D1><U05E2><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05D3><U05E2><U05E6><U05E2><U05DE><U05D1><U05E2><U05E8>"
-abmon   "<U05D9><U05D0><U05B7><U05E0>";"<U05E4><U05BF><U05E2><U05D1>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05D0><U05B7><U05E8>";"<U05D0><U05B7><U05E4><U05BC><U05E8>";/
-        "<U05DE><U05F2><U05B7> ";"<U05D9><U05D5><U05E0>";/
-        "<U05D9><U05D5><U05DC>";"<U05D0><U05F1><U05D2>";/
-        "<U05E1><U05E2><U05E4><U05BC>";"<U05D0><U05B8><U05E7><U05D8>";/
-        "<U05E0><U05D0><U05B8><U05F0>";"<U05D3><U05E2><U05E6>"
+abday   "זונ'";"מאָנ'";"דינ'";/
+        "מיט'";"דאָנ'";"פֿרײַ'";/
+	"שבת"
+day     "זונטיק";/
+        "מאָנטיק";/
+        "דינסטיק";/
+        "מיטװאָך";/
+        "דאָנערשטיק";/
+        "פֿרײַטיק";/
+        "שבת"
+mon     "יאַנואַר";/
+	"פֿעברואַר";/
+        "מערץ";/
+        "אַפּריל";/
+        "מיי";/
+        "יוני";/
+        "יולי";/
+        "אויגוסט";/
+        "סעפּטעמבער";/
+        "אקטאבער";/
+        "נאוועמבער";/
+        "דעצעמבער"
+abmon   "יאַנ";"פֿעב";/
+        "מאַר";"אַפּר";/
+        "מײַ ";"יונ";/
+        "יול";"אױג";/
+        "סעפּ";"אָקט";/
+        "נאָװ";"דעצ"
 d_t_fmt  "%H:%M:%S %Y %b %d %a"
 date_fmt "%Z %H:%M:%S %Y %b %d %a"
 d_fmt   "%d//%m//%y"
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U05D9>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<U05E0><U05E7>]"
-yesstr  "<U05D9><U05D0><U05B8>"
-nostr   "<U05E7><U05F2><U05DF>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYי]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNנק]"
+yesstr  "יאָ"
+nostr   "קײן"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
diff --git a/localedata/locales/yue_HK b/localedata/locales/yue_HK
index 47133dc65d..4c2f8a2fc5 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/yue_HK
+++ b/localedata/locales/yue_HK
@@ -66,56 +66,56 @@ LC_TIME
 % This is the POSIX Locale definition for the LC_TIME category.
 % These are generated based on XML base Locale difintion file
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
-abday       "<U65E5>";"<U4E00>";/
-            "<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";/
-            "<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";/
-            "<U516D>"
+abday       "日";"一";/
+            "二";"三";/
+            "四";"五";/
+            "六"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U661F><U671F><U65E5>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E00>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U4E8C>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E09>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U56DB>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E94>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U516D>"
+day         "星期日";"星期一";/
+            "星期二";"星期三";/
+            "星期四";"星期五";/
+            "星期六"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "1<U6708>";"2<U6708>";/
-            "3<U6708>";"4<U6708>";/
-            "5<U6708>";"6<U6708>";/
-            "7<U6708>";"8<U6708>";/
-            "9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-            "11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+abmon       "1月";"2月";/
+            "3月";"4月";/
+            "5月";"6月";/
+            "7月";"8月";/
+            "9月";"10月";/
+            "11月";"12月"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "1<U6708>";"2<U6708>";/
-            "3<U6708>";"4<U6708>";/
-            "5<U6708>";"6<U6708>";/
-            "7<U6708>";"8<U6708>";/
-            "9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-            "11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+mon         "1月";"2月";/
+            "3月";"4月";/
+            "5月";"6月";/
+            "7月";"8月";/
+            "9月";"10月";/
+            "11月";"12月"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
 % 上午;下午
-am_pm       "<U4E0A><U5348>";"<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm       "上午";"下午"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 % %Y年%m月%d日 %A %H點%M分%S秒
-d_t_fmt     "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A %H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
 % %Y年%m月%d日 %A
-d_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A"
+d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 %A"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
 % %H點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt       "%H<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt       "%H點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation
 % %p%I點%M分%S秒
-t_fmt_ampm  "%p%I<U9EDE>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm  "%p%I點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
 % %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
-date_fmt       "%Y<U5E74> %b %e<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt       "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 %  FIXME: found in CLDR
 week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ END LC_TIME
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-yesstr  "<U4FC2>"
-nostr   "<U5514><U4FC2>"
+yesstr  "係"
+nostr   "唔係"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -144,13 +144,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % LC_ADDRESS
 % postal_fmt: "%c%T%s%h%N%b%e%r%N%f%N%d%N%a"
 postal_fmt  "%c%T%s%h%N%b%e%r%N%f%N%d%N%a"
-country_name "<U4E2D><U83EF><U4EBA><U6C11><U5171><U548C><U570B><U9999><U6E2F><U7279><U5225><U884C><U653F><U5340>"
+country_name "中華人民共和國香港特別行政區"
 country_ab2 "HK"
 country_ab3 "HKG"
 country_num 344
 country_car "HK"
 country_isbn 962
-lang_name "<U7CB5><U8A9E>"
+lang_name "粵語"
 lang_term    "yue"
 lang_lib    "yue"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/yuw_PG b/localedata/locales/yuw_PG
index 93289a75dc..561f1b09f6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/yuw_PG
+++ b/localedata/locales/yuw_PG
@@ -73,23 +73,23 @@ grouping                3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday       "s<U00F6>n";"m<U00F6>n";/
+abday       "sön";"mön";/
             "sin";"mit";/
             "soi";"nen";/
             "sab"
-day         "s<U00F6>nda";/
-            "m<U00F6>nda";/
+day         "sönda";/
+            "mönda";/
             "sinda";/
-            "mitiw<U00F6>";/
+            "mitiwö";/
             "sogipbono";/
             "nenggo";/
-            "s<U00F6>ndanggie"
+            "söndanggie"
 abmon       "jen";"feb";/
             "mas";"epr";/
             "mei";"jun";/
-            "jul";"<U00F6>gu";/
-            "sep";"<U00F6>kt";/
-            "n<U00F6>w";"dis"
+            "jul";"ögu";/
+            "sep";"ökt";/
+            "nöw";"dis"
 mon         "jenuari";/
             "febuari";/
             "mas";/
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ mon         "jenuari";/
             "mei";/
             "jun";/
             "julai";/
-            "<U00F6>gus";/
+            "ögus";/
             "septemba";/
-            "<U00F6>ktoba";/
-            "n<U00F6>wemba";/
+            "öktoba";/
+            "nöwemba";/
             "diksemba"
 d_t_fmt     "%a %d %b %Y %T"
 date_fmt    "%a %d %b %Y %T %Z"
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ week 7;19971130;1
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<U00F6><U00D6>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYöÖ]"
 noexpr "^[-0nNmM]"
-yesstr "<U00F6><U00F6>"
+yesstr "öö"
 nostr "muuno"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_CN b/localedata/locales/zh_CN
index cd4b33602a..1545b441d1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_CN
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_CN
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "CNY "
-currency_symbol           "<UFFE5>"
+currency_symbol           "￥"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
 mon_thousands_sep         ","
 mon_grouping              3
@@ -105,48 +105,48 @@ grouping                  3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-abday 	"<U65E5>";"<U4E00>";"<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";"<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";"<U516D>"
+abday 	"日";"一";"二";"三";"四";"五";"六"
 
-day 	"<U661F><U671F><U65E5>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U4E00>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U4E8C>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U4E09>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U56DB>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U4E94>";/
-	"<U661F><U671F><U516D>"
+day 	"星期日";/
+	"星期一";/
+	"星期二";/
+	"星期三";/
+	"星期四";/
+	"星期五";/
+	"星期六"
 
-abmon	"1<U6708>";"2<U6708>";/
-	"3<U6708>";"4<U6708>";/
-	"5<U6708>";"6<U6708>";/
-	"7<U6708>";"8<U6708>";/
-	"9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-	"11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+abmon	"1月";"2月";/
+	"3月";"4月";/
+	"5月";"6月";/
+	"7月";"8月";/
+	"9月";"10月";/
+	"11月";"12月"
 
-mon	"<U4E00><U6708>";"<U4E8C><U6708>";"<U4E09><U6708>";/
-	"<U56DB><U6708>";"<U4E94><U6708>";"<U516D><U6708>";/
-	"<U4E03><U6708>";"<U516B><U6708>";"<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-	"<U5341><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon	"一月";"二月";"三月";/
+	"四月";"五月";"六月";/
+	"七月";"八月";"九月";/
+	"十月";"十一月";"十二月"
 
-d_t_fmt "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A %H<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H时%M分%S秒"
 
-d_fmt   "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt   "%Y年%m月%d日"
 
-t_fmt   "%H<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt   "%H时%M分%S秒"
 
-am_pm   "<U4E0A><U5348>";"<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm   "上午";"下午"
 
-t_fmt_ampm "%p %I<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm "%p %I时%M分%S秒"
 
-date_fmt       "%Y<U5E74> %m<U6708> %d<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt       "%Y年 %m月 %d日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U4E0D><U5426>]"
-yesstr  "<U662F>"
-nostr   "<U4E0D><U662F>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ不否]"
+yesstr  "是"
+nostr   "不是"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -163,22 +163,22 @@ END LC_TELEPHONE
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt	"%f%t%g%t%d"
 name_gen	""
-name_miss	"<U5C0F><U59D0>"
-name_mr		"<U5148><U751F>"
-name_mrs	"<U592A><U592A>"
-name_ms		"<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_miss	"小姐"
+name_mr		"先生"
+name_mrs	"太太"
+name_ms		"女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt	"%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-country_name	"<U4E2D><U534E><U4EBA><U6C11><U5171><U548C><U56FD>"
+country_name	"中华人民共和国"
 %country_post	"FIXME"
 country_ab2	"CN"
 country_ab3	"CHN"
 country_num	156
 country_car "CHN"
 country_isbn	7
-lang_name	"<U4E2D><U6587>"
+lang_name	"中文"
 lang_ab		"zh"
 lang_term	"zho"
 lang_lib	"chi"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_HK b/localedata/locales/zh_HK
index 073f727b7f..11f0ba52de 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_HK
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_HK
@@ -89,53 +89,53 @@ LC_TIME
 %
 % Removed trailing space, by Anthony Fok <anthony@thizlinux.com>, Feb 2002
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday       "<U65E5>";"<U4E00>";/
-            "<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";/
-            "<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";/
-            "<U516D>"
+abday       "日";"一";/
+            "二";"三";/
+            "四";"五";/
+            "六"
 %
 % Removed trailing space, by Anthony Fok <anthony@thizlinux.com>, Feb 2002
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U661F><U671F><U65E5>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E00>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U4E8C>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E09>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U56DB>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E94>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U516D>"
+day         "星期日";"星期一";/
+            "星期二";"星期三";/
+            "星期四";"星期五";/
+            "星期六"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "1<U6708>";"2<U6708>";/
-            "3<U6708>";"4<U6708>";/
-            "5<U6708>";"6<U6708>";/
-            "7<U6708>";"8<U6708>";/
-            "9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-            "11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
+abmon       "1月";"2月";/
+            "3月";"4月";/
+            "5月";"6月";/
+            "7月";"8月";/
+            "9月";"10月";/
+            "11月";"12月"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U4E00><U6708>";"<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E09><U6708>";"<U56DB><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E94><U6708>";"<U516D><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E03><U6708>";"<U516B><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E5D><U6708>";"<U5341><U6708>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon         "一月";"二月";/
+            "三月";"四月";/
+            "五月";"六月";/
+            "七月";"八月";/
+            "九月";"十月";/
+            "十一月";"十二月"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U4E0A><U5348>";"<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm       "上午";"下午"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 % Update by Roger So <roger.so@sw-linux.com>
 % Changed %b to %m, by Anthony Fok <anthony@thizlinux.com>, Feb 2002
-d_t_fmt     "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S"
+d_t_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H:%M:%S"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation for date(1)
-date_fmt    "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
+date_fmt    "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
 % Changed %b to %m, by Anthony Fok <anthony@thizlinux.com>, Feb 2002
 % %Y年%m月%d日 %A
-d_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %A"
+d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 %A"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
 % %p %I時%M分%S秒 %Z
-t_fmt       "%p %I<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2> %Z"
+t_fmt       "%p %I時%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation (%r)
 % Update by Roger So <roger.so@sw-linux.com>
@@ -145,10 +145,10 @@ END LC_TIME
 
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U4E0D><U5426>]"
-yesstr  "<U662F>"
-nostr   "<U5426>"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ不否]"
+yesstr  "是"
+nostr   "否"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 
@@ -162,11 +162,11 @@ LC_NAME
 % LC_NAME category.
 %
 name_fmt    "%f%t%d1"
-name_gen    "<U541B>"
-name_mr     "<U5148><U751F>"
-name_mrs    "<U592B><U4EBA>."
-name_miss   "<U5C0F><U59D0>"
-name_ms     "<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_gen    "君"
+name_mr     "先生"
+name_mrs    "夫人."
+name_miss   "小姐"
+name_ms     "女士"
 
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ country_ab2 "HK"
 country_ab3 "HKG"
 country_num 344
 country_car "HK"
-lang_name       "<U7E41><U9AD4><U4E2D><U6587>"
+lang_name       "繁體中文"
 lang_ab		"zh"
 lang_term	"zho"
 lang_lib	"chi"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_SG b/localedata/locales/zh_SG
index d3bc6fb2b7..09cedc6d9c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_SG
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_SG
@@ -91,47 +91,47 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode.
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-abday "<U65E5>";"<U4E00>";"<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";"<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";"<U516D>"
+abday "日";"一";"二";"三";"四";"五";"六"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-day         "<U661F><U671F><U65E5>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E00>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U4E8C>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E09>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U56DB>";"<U661F><U671F><U4E94>";/
-            "<U661F><U671F><U516D>"
+day         "星期日";"星期一";/
+            "星期二";"星期三";/
+            "星期四";"星期五";/
+            "星期六"
 %
 % Abbreviated month names (%b)
-abmon       "<U4E00><U6708>";"<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E09><U6708>";"<U56DB><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E94><U6708>";"<U516D><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E03><U6708>";"<U516B><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E5D><U6708>";"<U5341><U6708>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+abmon       "一月";"二月";/
+            "三月";"四月";/
+            "五月";"六月";/
+            "七月";"八月";/
+            "九月";"十月";/
+            "十一月";"十二月"
 %
 % Full month names (%B)
-mon         "<U4E00><U6708>";"<U4E8C><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E09><U6708>";"<U56DB><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E94><U6708>";"<U516D><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E03><U6708>";"<U516B><U6708>";/
-            "<U4E5D><U6708>";"<U5341><U6708>";/
-            "<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+mon         "一月";"二月";/
+            "三月";"四月";/
+            "五月";"六月";/
+            "七月";"八月";/
+            "九月";"十月";/
+            "十一月";"十二月"
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-am_pm       "<U4E0A><U5348>";"<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm       "上午";"下午"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
 % %Y\u5e74%m\u6708%d\u65e5 %H\u65f6%M\u5206%S\u79d2
-d_t_fmt     "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %H<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %H时%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation for date(1)
-date_fmt     "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> %H<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2> %Z"
+date_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %H时%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
 % %Y\u5e74%m\u6708%d\u65e5
-d_fmt       "%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
 % %H\u65f6%M\u5206%S\u79d2 %Z
-t_fmt       "%H<U65F6>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2> %Z"
+t_fmt       "%H时%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation (%r)
 t_fmt_ampm  ""
@@ -170,13 +170,13 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 % https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E5%8A%A0%E5%9D%A1 : 新加坡
-country_name "<U65B0><U52A0><U5761>"
+country_name "新加坡"
 country_ab2 "SG"
 country_ab3 "SGP"
 country_num 702
 % SGP
 country_car    "SGP"
-lang_name       "<U7B80><U4F53><U4E2D><U6587>"
+lang_name       "简体中文"
 lang_ab		"zh"
 lang_term	"zho"
 lang_lib	"chi"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_TW b/localedata/locales/zh_TW
index 595d22623f..a816368235 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_TW
@@ -89,59 +89,59 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
 % day: Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thr, Fri, Sat
-abday	"<U65E5>";"<U4E00>";"<U4E8C>";"<U4E09>";/
-	"<U56DB>";"<U4E94>";"<U516D>"
+abday	"日";"一";"二";"三";/
+	"四";"五";"六"
 
-day	"<U9031><U65E5>";/
-	"<U9031><U4E00>";/
-	"<U9031><U4E8C>";/
-	"<U9031><U4E09>";/
-	"<U9031><U56DB>";/
-	"<U9031><U4E94>";/
-	"<U9031><U516D>"
+day	"週日";/
+	"週一";/
+	"週二";/
+	"週三";/
+	"週四";/
+	"週五";/
+	"週六"
 
 % month: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec.
-abmon	" 1<U6708>";" 2<U6708>";/
-	" 3<U6708>";" 4<U6708>";/
-	" 5<U6708>";" 6<U6708>";/
-	" 7<U6708>";" 8<U6708>";/
-	" 9<U6708>";"10<U6708>";/
-	"11<U6708>";"12<U6708>"
-
-mon	"<U4E00><U6708>";"<U4E8C><U6708>";"<U4E09><U6708>";/
-	"<U56DB><U6708>";"<U4E94><U6708>";"<U516D><U6708>";/
-	"<U4E03><U6708>";"<U516B><U6708>";"<U4E5D><U6708>";/
-	"<U5341><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E00><U6708>";"<U5341><U4E8C><U6708>"
+abmon	" 1月";" 2月";/
+	" 3月";" 4月";/
+	" 5月";" 6月";/
+	" 7月";" 8月";/
+	" 9月";"10月";/
+	"11月";"12月"
+
+mon	"一月";"二月";"三月";/
+	"四月";"五月";"六月";/
+	"七月";"八月";"九月";/
+	"十月";"十一月";"十二月"
 
 % d_t_fmt: "%Y<y>%m<m>%d<d> (%A) %H<hr>%M<m>%S<s>"
-d_t_fmt "<U897F><U5143>%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> (%A) %H<U6642>/
-%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+d_t_fmt "西元%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H時/
+%M分%S秒"
 
-date_fmt "<U897F><U5143>%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5> (%A) %H<U6642>/
-%M<U5206>%S<U79D2> %Z"
+date_fmt "西元%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H時/
+%M分%S秒 %Z"
 
-d_fmt	"<U897F><U5143>%Y<U5E74>%m<U6708>%d<U65E5>"
+d_fmt	"西元%Y年%m月%d日"
 
-t_fmt	"%H<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt	"%H時%M分%S秒"
 
-am_pm	"<U4E0A><U5348>";"<U4E0B><U5348>"
+am_pm	"上午";"下午"
 
 % t_fmt_ampm: "%p %I<h>%M<m>%S<s>"
-t_fmt_ampm  "%p %I<U6642>%M<U5206>%S<U79D2>"
+t_fmt_ampm  "%p %I時%M分%S秒"
 week 7;19971130;1
 
-era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:<U6C11><U570B>:%EC<U5143><U5E74>";/
-    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:<U6C11><U524D>:%EC%Ey<U5E74>"
+era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
+    "+:1:1912//01//01:1912//12//31:民國:%EC元年";/
+    "+:1:1911//12//31:-*:民前:%EC%Ey年"
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-yesexpr "^[+1yY<UFF59><UFF39><U662F>]"
-noexpr  "^[-0nN<UFF4E><UFF2E><U4E0D><U5426>]"
+yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
+noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ不否]"
 % 是
-yesstr  "<U662F>"
+yesstr  "是"
 % 不是
-nostr   "<U4E0D><U662F>"
+nostr   "不是"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_PAPER
@@ -159,10 +159,10 @@ LC_NAME
 name_fmt	"%f%t%g%t%d"
 
 name_gen	""
-name_miss	"<U5C0F><U59D0>"
-name_mr		"<U5148><U751F>"
-name_mrs	"<U592A><U592A>"
-name_ms		"<U5973><U58EB>"
+name_miss	"小姐"
+name_mr		"先生"
+name_mrs	"太太"
+name_ms		"女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ postal_fmt	"%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
 
 % Reference:	http://www.un.org/Depts/unsd/methods/m49alpha.htm
 %		http://www.isbn.spk-berlin.de/html/prefix.htm
-country_name	"<U4E2D><U83EF><U6C11><U570B>"
+country_name	"中華民國"
 country_post	"TW"
 country_ab2	"TW"
 country_ab3	"TWN"
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ country_car "RC"
 country_isbn	957
 
 % Reference:	http://lcweb.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/langhome.html
-lang_name	"<U4E2D><U6587>"
+lang_name	"中文"
 lang_ab		"zh"
 lang_term	"zho"
 lang_lib	"chi"
