Zen locale "nb" (Bokmal) does not match Firefox locale "nb-NO"

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
64/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Quiet
Domain
localization

Research direction

Start by inspecting the locales/nb/ directory and searching the repository for references to the nb locale. Compare the expected Firefox locale name, nb-NO, with the repository's naming and update the relevant references consistently. Done means the Bokmal localization uses the matching locale name and no stale nb references remain.

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Description

component: localization
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  • I am not filing an enhancement request.
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What happened?

I am working on some alternate build tooling for the Zen browser, and came across this:

This repository contains a locales/nb/ subdirectory for the Bokmal localization, but the Firefox source does not have an nb locale; it has nb-NO. Some other Zen locales use a country code, and this is the only instance where a locale name in the Zen repo does not match one in Firefox, so this appears to be an oversight.

I am not conversant in Bokmal, but it seems likely that this particular localization is broken/absent at the moment.

Expected behavior

Consistent naming between Zen and Firefox locales

Actual behavior

nb vs. nb-NO

Steps to reproduce

See above

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Version

Git commit c406e79c

What platform are you seeing the problem on?

Other

What component is this issue related to?

Localization

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