Index: Strings.pm
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--- Strings.pm	(revision 11653)
+++ Strings.pm	(working copy)
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@
 	if (defined $curString->{$currentLang}) {
 		$strings->{$currentLang}->{$name} = $curString->{$currentLang};
 
+	# see whether we have a super language like eg. EN in EN_US
+	} elsif ($currentLang =~ /^(.+)_/ && defined $curString->{$1}) {
+		$strings->{$currentLang}->{$name} = $curString->{$1};
+		$log->debug("Language $currentLang using $1 for $name in $file");
+
 	} elsif (defined $curString->{$failsafeLang}) {
 		$strings->{$currentLang}->{$name} = $curString->{$failsafeLang};
 		$log->debug("Language $currentLang using $failsafeLang for $name in $file");