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Language detection in javascript
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chrome_39.js
window.navigator.language // -> "fr"
window.navigator.languages // -> ["fr-FR", "fr", "en-US", "en", "es", "de"]
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> undefined
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firefox_35.js
window.navigator.language // -> "fr"
window.navigator.languages // -> [ "fr", "fr-FR", "en-US", "en" ]
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> undefined
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ie09.js
window.navigator.language // -> undefined
window.navigator.languages // -> undefined
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> 'en-us'
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> 'en-us'
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> 'en-us'
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ie10.js
window.navigator.language // -> undefined
window.navigator.languages // -> undefined
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> 'en-US'
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> 'en-US'
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> 'en-US'
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ie11.js
window.navigator.language // -> 'en-US'
window.navigator.languages // -> undefined
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> 'en-US'
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> 'en-US'
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> 'en-US'
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safari_8.js
window.navigator.language // -> "fr-fr"
window.navigator.languages // -> undefined
window.navigator.userLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.browserLanguage // -> undefined
window.navigator.systemLanguage // -> undefined
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error TS2339: Property 'systemLanguage' does not exist on type 'Navigator'

To avoid errors this Typescript error you have to change the last 3 lines of code:

 let language = {
      a: window.navigator.language,
      b: window.navigator.languages,
      c: window.navigator['userLanguage'],
      d: window.navigator['browserLanguage'],
      e: window.navigator['systemLanguage'],
}

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