covered stored data from []byte to string

appending to a []byte is faster using a string rather than another []byte...who knew

1 files changed, 82 insertions, 108 deletions

diff --git a/kab/kab.go b/kab/kab.go
index 33f4f72a..4cae11c6 100644
--- a/kab/kab.go
+++ b/kab/kab.go
@@ -14,29 +14,29 @@ type kab struct {
 	pluralsCardinal    []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsOrdinal     []locales.PluralRule
 	pluralsRange       []locales.PluralRule
-	decimal            []byte
-	group              []byte
-	minus              []byte
-	percent            []byte
-	perMille           []byte
-	timeSeparator      []byte
-	inifinity          []byte
-	currencies         [][]byte // idx = enum of currency code
-	monthsAbbreviated  [][]byte
-	monthsNarrow       [][]byte
-	monthsWide         [][]byte
-	daysAbbreviated    [][]byte
-	daysNarrow         [][]byte
-	daysShort          [][]byte
-	daysWide           [][]byte
-	periodsAbbreviated [][]byte
-	periodsNarrow      [][]byte
-	periodsShort       [][]byte
-	periodsWide        [][]byte
-	erasAbbreviated    [][]byte
-	erasNarrow         [][]byte
-	erasWide           [][]byte
-	timezones          map[string][]byte
+	decimal            string
+	group              string
+	minus              string
+	percent            string
+	perMille           string
+	timeSeparator      string
+	inifinity          string
+	currencies         []string // idx = enum of currency code
+	monthsAbbreviated  []string
+	monthsNarrow       []string
+	monthsWide         []string
+	daysAbbreviated    []string
+	daysNarrow         []string
+	daysShort          []string
+	daysWide           []string
+	periodsAbbreviated []string
+	periodsNarrow      []string
+	periodsShort       []string
+	periodsWide        []string
+	erasAbbreviated    []string
+	erasNarrow         []string
+	erasWide           []string
+	timezones          map[string]string
 }
 
 // New returns a new instance of translator for the 'kab' locale
@@ -46,25 +46,22 @@ func New() locales.Translator {
 		pluralsCardinal:    []locales.PluralRule{2, 6},
 		pluralsOrdinal:     nil,
 		pluralsRange:       nil,
-		decimal:            []byte{0x2c},
-		group:              []byte{0xc2, 0xa0},
-		minus:              []byte{},
-		percent:            []byte{},
-		perMille:           []byte{},
-		timeSeparator:      []byte{0x3a},
-		currencies:         [][]uint8{{0x41, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x46, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4e, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x4f, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x57, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x41, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x41, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x44, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x47, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x49, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x4f, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x54, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x55, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x42, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x44, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x48, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4e, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x4f, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x52, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x55, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x56, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x43, 0x5a, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x44, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x45, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4a, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x44, 0x41}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x43, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x47, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x54, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x45, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x49, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x4b, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x46, 0x52, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x45, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x48, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x49, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x4e, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x51, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x54, 0x51, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x57, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x47, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x4e, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x52, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x54, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x48, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x45, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x4e, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x51, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x52, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4a, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x53, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x49, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4d, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x4f, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4a, 0x50, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x48, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x4d, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x50, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x52, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4b, 0x5a, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x42, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x53, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x54, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x55, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4c, 0x59, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x43, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x44, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x47, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4b, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4c, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4e, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x52, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x54, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x56, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x57, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x58, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x59, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x4d, 0x5a, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x41, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x47, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x49, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4c, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x4f, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x50, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x4f, 0x4d, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x41, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x45, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x47, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4b, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x4c, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x54, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x50, 0x59, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x51, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x48, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x4f, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x52, 0x57, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x43, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x44, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x45, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x47, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x48, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x49, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4b, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4c, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x52, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x53, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x56, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x53, 0x5a, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x48, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x4f, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x50, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x52, 0x59, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x54, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x54, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x48, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x41, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x47, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x53, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x49, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x50, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x59, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x55, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x45, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x4e, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x56, 0x55, 0x56, 0x20}, {0x57, 0x53, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x47, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x41, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x42, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x43, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x42, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x43, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x44, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x45, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x4f, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x46, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x4f, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x46, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x50, 0x54, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x52, 0x45, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x53, 0x55, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x54, 0x53, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x55, 0x41, 0x20}, {0x58, 0x58, 0x58, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x44, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x45, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4d, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x59, 0x55, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x41, 0x52, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x4b, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x4d, 0x57, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x4e, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x52, 0x5a, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x44, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x4c, 0x20}, {0x5a, 0x57, 0x52, 0x20}},
-		monthsAbbreviated:  [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x59, 0x65, 0x6e}, {0x46, 0x75, 0x72}, {0x4d, 0x65, 0xc9, 0xa3}, {0x59, 0x65, 0x62}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x79}, {0x59, 0x75, 0x6e}, {0x59, 0x75, 0x6c}, {0xc6, 0x94, 0x75, 0x63}, {0x43, 0x74, 0x65}, {0x54, 0x75, 0x62}, {0x4e, 0x75, 0x6e}, {0x44, 0x75, 0xc7, 0xa7}},
-		monthsNarrow:       [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x59}, {0x46}, {0x4d}, {0x59}, {0x4d}, {0x59}, {0x59}, {0xc6, 0x94}, {0x43}, {0x54}, {0x4e}, {0x44}},
-		monthsWide:         [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), {0x59, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x79, 0x65, 0x72}, {0x46, 0x75, 0xe1, 0xb9, 0x9b, 0x61, 0x72}, {0x4d, 0x65, 0xc9, 0xa3, 0x72, 0x65, 0x73}, {0x59, 0x65, 0x62, 0x72, 0x69, 0x72}, {0x4d, 0x61, 0x79, 0x79, 0x75}, {0x59, 0x75, 0x6e, 0x79, 0x75}, {0x59, 0x75, 0x6c, 0x79, 0x75}, {0xc6, 0x94, 0x75, 0x63, 0x74}, {0x43, 0x74, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0xe1, 0xb9, 0x9b}, {0x54, 0x75, 0x62, 0x65, 0xe1, 0xb9, 0x9b}, {0x4e, 0x75, 0x6e, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0xe1, 0xb9, 0x9b}, {0x44, 0x75, 0xc7, 0xa7, 0x65, 0x6d, 0x62, 0x65, 0xe1, 0xb9, 0x9b}},
-		daysAbbreviated:    [][]uint8{{0x59, 0x61, 0x6e}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x6e}, {0x4b, 0x72, 0x61, 0xe1, 0xb8, 0x8d}, {0x4b, 0x75, 0xe1, 0xba, 0x93}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x6d}, {0x53, 0xe1, 0xb8, 0x8d, 0x69, 0x73}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x79}},
-		daysNarrow:         [][]uint8{{0x59}, {0x53}, {0x4b}, {0x4b}, {0x53}, {0x53}, {0x53}},
-		daysWide:           [][]uint8{{0x59, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x6e, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x4b, 0x72, 0x61, 0xe1, 0xb8, 0x8d, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x4b, 0x75, 0xe1, 0xba, 0x93, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x6d, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x53, 0xe1, 0xb8, 0x8d, 0x69, 0x73, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}, {0x53, 0x61, 0x79, 0x61, 0x73, 0x73}},
-		periodsAbbreviated: [][]uint8{{0x6e, 0x20, 0x74, 0x75, 0x66, 0x61, 0x74}, {0x6e, 0x20, 0x74, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x64, 0x64, 0x69, 0x74}},
-		periodsWide:        [][]uint8{{0x6e, 0x20, 0x74, 0x75, 0x66, 0x61, 0x74}, {0x6e, 0x20, 0x74, 0x6d, 0x65, 0x64, 0x64, 0x69, 0x74}},
-		erasAbbreviated:    [][]uint8{{0x73, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x2e, 0x20, 0x54, 0x2e, 0xc6, 0x90}, {0x73, 0x6c, 0x64, 0x2e, 0x20, 0x54, 0x2e, 0xc6, 0x90}},
-		erasNarrow:         [][]uint8{[]uint8(nil), []uint8(nil)},
-		erasWide:           [][]uint8{{0x73, 0x65, 0x6e, 0x64, 0x20, 0x74, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x74, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x20, 0xc6, 0x90, 0x69, 0x73, 0x61}, {0x73, 0x65, 0x6c, 0x64, 0x20, 0x74, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x61, 0x6c, 0x69, 0x74, 0x20, 0x6e, 0x20, 0xc6, 0x90, 0x69, 0x73, 0x61}},
-		timezones:          map[string][]uint8{"SRT": {0x53, 0x52, 0x54}, "ACDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "IST": {0x49, 0x53, 0x54}, "HADT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "OESZ": {0x4f, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "ART": {0x41, 0x52, 0x54}, "AKST": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "WIT": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54}, "CDT": {0x43, 0x44, 0x54}, "AKDT": {0x41, 0x4b, 0x44, 0x54}, "NZST": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x53, 0x54}, "WAST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "HAST": {0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "AST": {0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "AWDT": {0x41, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "EAT": {0x45, 0x41, 0x54}, "MEZ": {0x4d, 0x45, 0x5a}, "PDT": {0x50, 0x44, 0x54}, "ARST": {0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "JDT": {0x4a, 0x44, 0x54}, "ACWST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "ECT": {0x45, 0x43, 0x54}, "AEDT": {0x41, 0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "COT": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x54}, "MST": {0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "TMT": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x54}, "UYST": {0x55, 0x59, 0x53, 0x54}, "EST": {0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "CST": {0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "PST": {0x50, 0x53, 0x54}, "WEZ": {0x57, 0x45, 0x5a}, "WARST": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x53, 0x54}, "WAT": {0x57, 0x41, 0x54}, "AWST": {0x41, 0x57, 0x53, 0x54}, "∅∅∅": {0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85, 0xe2, 0x88, 0x85}, "BT": {0x42, 0x54}, "OEZ": {0x4f, 0x45, 0x5a}, "BOT": {0x42, 0x4f, 0x54}, "GFT": {0x47, 0x46, 0x54}, "WART": {0x57, 0x41, 0x52, 0x54}, "WIB": {0x57, 0x49, 0x42}, "WITA": {0x57, 0x49, 0x54, 0x41}, "JST": {0x4a, 0x53, 0x54}, "AEST": {0x41, 0x45, 0x53, 0x54}, "COST": {0x43, 0x4f, 0x53, 0x54}, "HNT": {0x48, 0x4e, 0x54}, "GYT": {0x47, 0x59, 0x54}, "CHAST": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "MESZ": {0x4d, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "TMST": {0x54, 0x4d, 0x53, 0x54}, "GMT": {0x47, 0x4d, 0x54}, "LHST": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x53, 0x54}, "CAT": {0x43, 0x41, 0x54}, "CHADT": {0x43, 0x48, 0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "MDT": {0x4d, 0x44, 0x54}, "UYT": {0x55, 0x59, 0x54}, "ChST": {0x43, 0x68, 0x53, 0x54}, "HKST": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x53, 0x54}, "ADT": {0x41, 0x44, 0x54}, "SGT": {0x53, 0x47, 0x54}, "CLT": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x54}, "ACWDT": {0x41, 0x43, 0x57, 0x44, 0x54}, "LHDT": {0x4c, 0x48, 0x44, 0x54}, "MYT": {0x4d, 0x59, 0x54}, "VET": {0x56, 0x45, 0x54}, "NZDT": {0x4e, 0x5a, 0x44, 0x54}, "HAT": {0x48, 0x41, 0x54}, "HKT": {0x48, 0x4b, 0x54}, "ACST": {0x41, 0x43, 0x53, 0x54}, "EDT": {0x45, 0x44, 0x54}, "WESZ": {0x57, 0x45, 0x53, 0x5a}, "SAST": {0x53, 0x41, 0x53, 0x54}, "CLST": {0x43, 0x4c, 0x53, 0x54}},
+		decimal:            ",",
+		group:              " ",
+		timeSeparator:      ":",
+		currencies:         []string{"ADP ", "AED ", "AFA ", "AFN ", "ALK ", "ALL ", "AMD ", "ANG ", "AOA ", "AOK ", "AON ", "AOR ", "ARA ", "ARL ", "ARM ", "ARP ", "ARS ", "ATS ", "AUD ", "AWG ", "AZM ", "AZN ", "BAD ", "BAM ", "BAN ", "BBD ", "BDT ", "BEC ", "BEF ", "BEL ", "BGL ", "BGM ", "BGN ", "BGO ", "BHD ", "BIF ", "BMD ", "BND ", "BOB ", "BOL ", "BOP ", "BOV ", "BRB ", "BRC ", "BRE ", "BRL ", "BRN ", "BRR ", "BRZ ", "BSD ", "BTN ", "BUK ", "BWP ", "BYB ", "BYR ", "BZD ", "CAD ", "CDF ", "CHE ", "CHF ", "CHW ", "CLE ", "CLF ", "CLP ", "CNX ", "CNY ", "COP ", "COU ", "CRC ", "CSD ", "CSK ", "CUC ", "CUP ", "CVE ", "CYP ", "CZK ", "DDM ", "DEM ", "DJF ", "DKK ", "DOP ", "DA", "ECS ", "ECV ", "EEK ", "EGP ", "ERN ", "ESA ", "ESB ", "ESP ", "ETB ", "EUR ", "FIM ", "FJD ", "FKP ", "FRF ", "GBP ", "GEK ", "GEL ", "GHC ", "GHS ", "GIP ", "GMD ", "GNF ", "GNS ", "GQE ", "GRD ", "GTQ ", "GWE ", "GWP ", "GYD ", "HKD ", "HNL ", "HRD ", "HRK ", "HTG ", "HUF ", "IDR ", "IEP ", "ILP ", "ILR ", "ILS ", "INR ", "IQD ", "IRR ", "ISJ ", "ISK ", "ITL ", "JMD ", "JOD ", "JPY ", "KES ", "KGS ", "KHR ", "KMF ", "KPW ", "KRH ", "KRO ", "KRW ", "KWD ", "KYD ", "KZT ", "LAK ", "LBP ", "LKR ", "LRD ", "LSL ", "LTL ", "LTT ", "LUC ", "LUF ", "LUL ", "LVL ", "LVR ", "LYD ", "MAD ", "MAF ", "MCF ", "MDC ", "MDL ", "MGA ", "MGF ", "MKD ", "MKN ", "MLF ", "MMK ", "MNT ", "MOP ", "MRO ", "MTL ", "MTP ", "MUR ", "MVP ", "MVR ", "MWK ", "MXN ", "MXP ", "MXV ", "MYR ", "MZE ", "MZM ", "MZN ", "NAD ", "NGN ", "NIC ", "NIO ", "NLG ", "NOK ", "NPR ", "NZD ", "OMR ", "PAB ", "PEI ", "PEN ", "PES ", "PGK ", "PHP ", "PKR ", "PLN ", "PLZ ", "PTE ", "PYG ", "QAR ", "RHD ", "ROL ", "RON ", "RSD ", "RUB ", "RUR ", "RWF ", "SAR ", "SBD ", "SCR ", "SDD ", "SDG ", "SDP ", "SEK ", "SGD ", "SHP ", "SIT ", "SKK ", "SLL ", "SOS ", "SRD ", "SRG ", "SSP ", "STD ", "SUR ", "SVC ", "SYP ", "SZL ", "THB ", "TJR ", "TJS ", "TMM ", "TMT ", "TND ", "TOP ", "TPE ", "TRL ", "TRY ", "TTD ", "TWD ", "TZS ", "UAH ", "UAK ", "UGS ", "UGX ", "USD ", "USN ", "USS ", "UYI ", "UYP ", "UYU ", "UZS ", "VEB ", "VEF ", "VND ", "VNN ", "VUV ", "WST ", "XAF ", "XAG ", "XAU ", "XBA ", "XBB ", "XBC ", "XBD ", "XCD ", "XDR ", "XEU ", "XFO ", "XFU ", "XOF ", "XPD ", "XPF ", "XPT ", "XRE ", "XSU ", "XTS ", "XUA ", "XXX ", "YDD ", "YER ", "YUD ", "YUM ", "YUN ", "YUR ", "ZAL ", "ZAR ", "ZMK ", "ZMW ", "ZRN ", "ZRZ ", "ZWD ", "ZWL ", "ZWR "},
+		monthsAbbreviated:  []string{"", "Yen", "Fur", "Meɣ", "Yeb", "May", "Yun", "Yul", "Ɣuc", "Cte", "Tub", "Nun", "Duǧ"},
+		monthsNarrow:       []string{"", "Y", "F", "M", "Y", "M", "Y", "Y", "Ɣ", "C", "T", "N", "D"},
+		monthsWide:         []string{"", "Yennayer", "Fuṛar", "Meɣres", "Yebrir", "Mayyu", "Yunyu", "Yulyu", "Ɣuct", "Ctembeṛ", "Tubeṛ", "Nunembeṛ", "Duǧembeṛ"},
+		daysAbbreviated:    []string{"Yan", "San", "Kraḍ", "Kuẓ", "Sam", "Sḍis", "Say"},
+		daysNarrow:         []string{"Y", "S", "K", "K", "S", "S", "S"},
+		daysWide:           []string{"Yanass", "Sanass", "Kraḍass", "Kuẓass", "Samass", "Sḍisass", "Sayass"},
+		periodsAbbreviated: []string{"n tufat", "n tmeddit"},
+		periodsWide:        []string{"n tufat", "n tmeddit"},
+		erasAbbreviated:    []string{"snd. T.Ɛ", "sld. T.Ɛ"},
+		erasNarrow:         []string{"", ""},
+		erasWide:           []string{"send talalit n Ɛisa", "seld talalit n Ɛisa"},
+		timezones:          map[string]string{"AKST": "AKST", "HADT": "HADT", "WESZ": "WESZ", "AWST": "AWST", "GMT": "GMT", "COT": "COT", "AST": "AST", "LHDT": "LHDT", "AKDT": "AKDT", "HKST": "HKST", "UYT": "UYT", "WIB": "WIB", "ADT": "ADT", "CDT": "CDT", "UYST": "UYST", "AEDT": "AEDT", "CHADT": "CHADT", "SGT": "SGT", "EDT": "EDT", "WITA": "WITA", "TMST": "TMST", "JDT": "JDT", "IST": "IST", "BT": "BT", "SRT": "SRT", "ChST": "ChST", "WIT": "WIT", "EST": "EST", "CAT": "CAT", "VET": "VET", "ECT": "ECT", "ART": "ART", "CST": "CST", "OEZ": "OEZ", "CHAST": "CHAST", "ACWST": "ACWST", "JST": "JST", "MDT": "MDT", "WEZ": "WEZ", "PDT": "PDT", "GYT": "GYT", "GFT": "GFT", "∅∅∅": "∅∅∅", "LHST": "LHST", "MYT": "MYT", "HAST": "HAST", "NZST": "NZST", "WAT": "WAT", "MEZ": "MEZ", "ACWDT": "ACWDT", "HNT": "HNT", "MST": "MST", "OESZ": "OESZ", "NZDT": "NZDT", "WARST": "WARST", "BOT": "BOT", "COST": "COST", "WART": "WART", "HAT": "HAT", "HKT": "HKT", "EAT": "EAT", "CLST": "CLST", "PST": "PST", "MESZ": "MESZ", "TMT": "TMT", "ACST": "ACST", "ACDT": "ACDT", "SAST": "SAST", "AWDT": "AWDT", "CLT": "CLT", "AEST": "AEST", "ARST": "ARST", "WAST": "WAST"},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -112,98 +109,90 @@ func (kab *kab) RangePluralRule(num1 float64, v1 uint64, num2 float64, v2 uint64
 }
 
 // MonthAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated month given the 'month' provided
-func (kab *kab) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthAbbreviated(month time.Month) string {
 	return kab.monthsAbbreviated[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated months
-func (kab *kab) MonthsAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthsAbbreviated() []string {
 	return kab.monthsAbbreviated[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthNarrow returns the locales narrow month given the 'month' provided
-func (kab *kab) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthNarrow(month time.Month) string {
 	return kab.monthsNarrow[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsNarrow returns the locales narrow months
-func (kab *kab) MonthsNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthsNarrow() []string {
 	return kab.monthsNarrow[1:]
 }
 
 // MonthWide returns the locales wide month given the 'month' provided
-func (kab *kab) MonthWide(month time.Month) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthWide(month time.Month) string {
 	return kab.monthsWide[month]
 }
 
 // MonthsWide returns the locales wide months
-func (kab *kab) MonthsWide() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) MonthsWide() []string {
 	return kab.monthsWide[1:]
 }
 
 // WeekdayAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (kab *kab) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdayAbbreviated(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return kab.daysAbbreviated[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysAbbreviated returns the locales abbreviated weekdays
-func (kab *kab) WeekdaysAbbreviated() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdaysAbbreviated() []string {
 	return kab.daysAbbreviated
 }
 
 // WeekdayNarrow returns the locales narrow weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (kab *kab) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdayNarrow(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return kab.daysNarrow[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysNarrow returns the locales narrow weekdays
-func (kab *kab) WeekdaysNarrow() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdaysNarrow() []string {
 	return kab.daysNarrow
 }
 
 // WeekdayShort returns the locales short weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (kab *kab) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdayShort(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return kab.daysShort[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysShort returns the locales short weekdays
-func (kab *kab) WeekdaysShort() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdaysShort() []string {
 	return kab.daysShort
 }
 
 // WeekdayWide returns the locales wide weekday given the 'weekday' provided
-func (kab *kab) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdayWide(weekday time.Weekday) string {
 	return kab.daysWide[weekday]
 }
 
 // WeekdaysWide returns the locales wide weekdays
-func (kab *kab) WeekdaysWide() [][]byte {
+func (kab *kab) WeekdaysWide() []string {
 	return kab.daysWide
 }
 
 // FmtNumber returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'kab' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
-	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
-	return []byte(s)
+func (kab *kab) FmtNumber(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
+	results = strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtPercent returns 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'kab' and handles both Whole and Real numbers based on 'v'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
 // NOTE: 'num' passed into FmtPercent is assumed to be in percent already
-func (kab *kab) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) []byte {
-
-	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
-	return []byte(s)
+func (kab *kab) FmtPercent(num float64, v uint64) (results string) {
+	results = strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtCurrency returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := kab.currencies[currency]
@@ -259,13 +248,13 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtCurrency(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byt
 
 	b = append(b, symbol...)
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtAccounting returns the currency representation of 'num' with digits/precision of 'v' for 'kab'
-// in accounting notation. returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []byte {
+// in accounting notation.
+func (kab *kab) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) (results string) {
 
 	s := strconv.FormatFloat(math.Abs(num), 'f', int(v), 64)
 	symbol := kab.currencies[currency]
@@ -328,13 +317,12 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtAccounting(num float64, v uint64, currency currency.Type) []b
 		b = append(b, symbol...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	results = string(b)
+	return
 }
 
 // FmtDateShort returns the short date representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -344,13 +332,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtDateShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2f}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateMedium returns the medium date representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -360,13 +346,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtDateMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x2c, 0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateLong returns the long date representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -376,13 +360,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtDateLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtDateFull returns the full date representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -394,13 +376,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtDateFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 	b = append(b, []byte{0x20}...)
 	b = strconv.AppendInt(b, int64(t.Year()), 10)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeShort returns the short time representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -426,13 +406,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtTimeShort(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, kab.periodsAbbreviated[1]...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeMedium returns the medium time representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -465,13 +443,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtTimeMedium(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, kab.periodsAbbreviated[1]...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeLong returns the long time representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -509,13 +485,11 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtTimeLong(t time.Time) []byte {
 	tz, _ := t.Zone()
 	b = append(b, tz...)
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }
 
 // FmtTimeFull returns the full time representation of 't' for 'kab'
-// returned as a []byte just in case the caller wishes to add more and can help
-// avoid allocations; otherwise just cast as string.
-func (kab *kab) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
+func (kab *kab) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) string {
 
 	b := make([]byte, 0, 32)
 
@@ -558,5 +532,5 @@ func (kab *kab) FmtTimeFull(t time.Time) []byte {
 		b = append(b, tz...)
 	}
 
-	return b
+	return string(b)
 }