Index: components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DescriptionImpl.java
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--- components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DescriptionImpl.java	(revision 377972)
+++ components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DescriptionImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -103,7 +103,25 @@
 
     public void setLanguage(String lang)
     {
-        this.locale = new Locale(lang);
+        String[] localeArray = lang.split("[-|_]");
+        String country = "";
+        String variant = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < localeArray.length; i++)
+        {
+            if (i == 0)
+            {
+                lang = localeArray[i];
+            }
+            else if (i == 1)
+            {
+                country = localeArray[i];
+            }
+            else if (i == 2)
+            {
+                variant = localeArray[i];
+            }
+        }
+        this.locale = new Locale(lang, country, variant);
     }
 
 }
Index: components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DisplayNameImpl.java
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--- components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DisplayNameImpl.java	(revision 377972)
+++ components/registry/src/java/org/apache/jetspeed/om/impl/DisplayNameImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -94,7 +94,25 @@
 
     public void setLanguage(String lang)
     {
-        this.locale = new Locale(lang);
+        String[] localeArray = lang.split("[-|_]");
+        String country = "";
+        String variant = "";
+        for (int i = 0; i < localeArray.length; i++)
+        {
+            if (i == 0)
+            {
+                lang = localeArray[i];
+            }
+            else if (i == 1)
+            {
+                country = localeArray[i];
+            }
+            else if (i == 2)
+            {
+                variant = localeArray[i];
+            }
+        }
+        this.locale = new Locale(lang, country, variant);
     }
 
 }