@@LANGUAGE (T-SQL)

Returns the name of the language currently in use.

Syntax

@@LANGUAGE

Return Types

nvarchar

Remarks

To view information about language settings (including valid official language names), run sp_helplanguage with no parameter specified.

Examples

This example returns the language for the current session.

SELECT @@LANGUAGE AS 'Language Name'

Here is the result set:

Language Name

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us_english

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