--- a/software/eXist/mpdl-modules/src/de/mpg/mpiwg/berlin/mpdl/lt/general/Language.java	Tue Feb 08 14:36:38 2011 +0100
+++ b/software/eXist/mpdl-modules/src/de/mpg/mpiwg/berlin/mpdl/lt/general/Language.java	Tue Feb 08 14:54:09 2011 +0100
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
     languageIds.put("lat", "la");
     languageIds.put("nl", "nl");
     languageIds.put("zh", "zh");
+    languageIds.put("zho", "zh");
+    languageIds.put("zho-Hant", "zh");
   }
   
   public String getLanguageId(String language) {
@@ -35,4 +37,25 @@
     retLanguageId = languageIds.get(language);
     return retLanguageId;
   }
+  
+  public boolean isLatin(String language) {
+    if (getLanguageId(language).equals("la"))
+      return true;
+    else 
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isItalian(String language) {
+    if (getLanguageId(language).equals("it"))
+      return true;
+    else 
+      return false;
+  }
+
+  public boolean isChinese(String language) {
+    if (getLanguageId(language).equals("zh"))
+      return true;
+    else 
+      return false;
+  }
 }
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