localedata: Remove redundant comments

87 files changed, 14 insertions, 260 deletions

diff --git a/localedata/locales/ab_GE b/localedata/locales/ab_GE
index 3a16014a8f..0aec826aa7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ab_GE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ab_GE
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ copy "ka_GE"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% Ажьырныҳəа, Жəабран, Хəажəкыра, Мшаԥы, Лаҵара, Рашəара, Ԥхынгəы, Нанҳəа, Цəыббра, Жьҭаара, Абҵара, Ԥхынҷкәын
 mon          "Ажьырныҳәа";/
 "Жәабран";/
 "Хәажәкыра";/
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ mon          "Ажьырныҳәа";/
 "Жьҭаара";/
 "Абҵара";/
 "Ԥхынҷкәын"
-% Ажь, Жəаб, Хəажә, Мш, Лаҵ, Рашә, Ԥхынгә, Нанҳә, Цəыб, Жьҭ, Абҵ, Ԥхынҷ
 abmon         "Ажь";/
 "Жәаб";/
 "Хәажә";/
@@ -76,7 +74,6 @@ abmon         "Ажь";/
 "Жьҭ";/
 "Абҵ";/
 "Ԥхынҷ"
-% Амҽыша, Ашәахьа, Аҩаша, Ахаша, Аԥшьаша, Ахәаша, Асабша
 day          "Амҽыша";/
 "Ашәахьа";/
 "Аҩаша";/
@@ -84,7 +81,6 @@ day          "Амҽыша";/
 "Аԥшьаша";/
 "Ахәаша";/
 "Асабша"
-% Ам, Ашә, Аҩ, Ах, Аԥ, Ахә, Ас
 abday         "Ам";/
 "Ашә";/
 "Аҩ";/
@@ -94,13 +90,11 @@ abday         "Ам";/
 "Ас"
 week          7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
-% %Y ашықәс %d %B, %T
 d_t_fmt       "%Y ашықәс %d %B, %T"
 d_fmt         "%m//%d//%Y"
 t_fmt         "%T"
 am_pm         "";""
 t_fmt_ampm    ""
-% %Y ашықәс %d %B, %T %Z
 date_fmt      "%Y ашықәс %d %B, %T %Z"
 END LC_TIME
 
@@ -121,13 +115,9 @@ copy "ka_GE"
 END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-% ^[+1yYаА]
 yesexpr "^[+1yYаА]"
-% ^[-0nNмМ]
 noexpr  "^[-0nNмМ]"
-% ааи
 yesstr  "ааи"
-% мап
 nostr   "мап"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -137,14 +127,12 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%d%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%s %h 5e %r%N%C%z %T%N%c%N"
-% Кырҭтәыла
 country_name "Кырҭтәыла"
 country_ab2  "GE"
 country_ab3  "GEO"
 country_num  268
 country_car  "GE"
 country_isbn 99928
-% Аԥсшәа
 lang_name    "Аԥсшәа"
 lang_ab      "ab"
 lang_term    "abk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/agr_PE b/localedata/locales/agr_PE
index 924f62ddc1..48080eb8c7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/agr_PE
+++ b/localedata/locales/agr_PE
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2   "PE"
 country_ab3   "PER"
 country_num   604
 country_car   "PE"
-% Awajún
 lang_name     "Awajún"
 % ISO-639-1
 lang_ab      ""
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ak_GH b/localedata/locales/ak_GH
index 0bf436cc78..47c5e9c20b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ak_GH
+++ b/localedata/locales/ak_GH
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn, Kwakwar-Ɔgyefuo, Ebɔw-Ɔbenem, Ebɔbira-Oforisuo, Esusow Aketseaba-Kɔtɔnimba, Obirade-Ayɛwohomumu, Ayɛwoho-Kitawonsa, Difuu-Ɔsandaa, Fankwa-Ɛbɔ, Ɔbɛsɛ-Ahinime, Ɔberɛfɛw-Obubuo, Mumu-Ɔpɛnimba
 mon  "Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn";/
      "Kwakwar-Ɔgyefuo";/
      "Ebɔw-Ɔbenem";/
@@ -68,7 +67,6 @@ mon  "Sanda-Ɔpɛpɔn";/
      "Ɔbɛsɛ-Ahinime";/
      "Ɔberɛfɛw-Obubuo";/
      "Mumu-Ɔpɛnimba"
-% S-Ɔ, K-Ɔ, E-Ɔ, E-O, E-K, O-A, A-K, D-Ɔ, F-Ɛ, Ɔ-A, Ɔ-O, M-Ɔ
 abmon  "S-Ɔ";/
        "K-Ɔ";/
        "E-Ɔ";/
@@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol           "GHS "
-% GH₵
 currency_symbol           "GH₵"
 mon_decimal_point         "."
 mon_thousands_sep         ","
diff --git a/localedata/locales/an_ES b/localedata/locales/an_ES
index 20a3317b47..d146721079 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/an_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/an_ES
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ END LC_CTYPE
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1sSyY]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nN]"
-% sí
 yesstr  "sí"
 nostr   "no"
 END LC_MESSAGES
@@ -127,6 +126,5 @@ lang_ab       "an"
 lang_term     "arg"
 lang_lib      "arg"
 country_car   "E"
-% aragonés
 lang_name    "aragonés"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/anp_IN b/localedata/locales/anp_IN
index 9528851490..9f8804f701 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/anp_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/anp_IN
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ LC_TIME
 % for IBM Class for Unicode/Java
 %
 % Abbreviated weekday names (%a)
-% रवि; सोम; मंगल; बुध; बृहस्पति; शुक्र; शनि
 abday       "रवि";/
             "सोम";/
             "मंगल";/
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ abday       "रवि";/
             "शनि"
 %
 % Full weekday names (%A)
-% रविवार; सोमवार; मंगलवार; बुधवार; बृहस्पतिवार; शुक्रवार; शनिवार
 day         "रविवार";/
             "सोमवार";/
             "मंगलवार";/
@@ -115,7 +113,6 @@ mon           "जनवरी";/
      "दिसंबर"%
 %
 % Equivalent of AM PM
-% पूर्वाह्न; अपराह्न
 am_pm       "पूर्वाह्न";/
             "अपराह्न"
 %
@@ -156,13 +153,9 @@ LC_NAME
 %
 name_fmt    "%p%t%f%t%g"
 name_gen    ""
-% श्री
 name_mr     "श्री"
-% श्रीमती
 name_mrs    "श्रीमती"
-% कुमारी
 name_miss   "कुमारी"
-% कुमार
 name_ms     "कुमार"
 END LC_NAME
 
@@ -174,7 +167,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% अंगिका
 lang_name    "अंगिका"
 lang_term    "anp"
 lang_lib    "anp"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/as_IN b/localedata/locales/as_IN
index 08ec902cb7..0ff36ba3b0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/as_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/as_IN
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 country_name "ভাৰত"
 country_car  "IND"
 country_num 356
-% অসমীয়া
 lang_name    "অসমীয়া"
 lang_ab      "as"
 lang_term    "asm"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ayc_PE b/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
index 6e81b5328f..a5ba7d8329 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ayc_PE
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 % LC_TIME: Use Aymara transliteration of Spanish day and month names
 
 LC_TIME
-% inïru, phiwriru, marsu, awrila, mayu, junyu, julyu, awustu, sitimri, uktuwri, nuwimri, risimri
 mon  "inïru";/
      "phiwriru";/
      "marsu";/
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ mon  "inïru";/
      "uktuwri";/
      "nuwimri";/
      "risimri"
-% ini, phi, mar, awr ,may, jun, jul, awu, sit, ukt, nuw, ris
 abmon  "ini";/
        "phi";/
        "mar";/
@@ -84,7 +82,6 @@ abmon  "ini";/
        "ukt";/
        "nuw";/
        "ris"
-% tuminku, lunisa, martisa, mirkulisa, juywisa, wirnisa, sawäru
 day    "tuminku";/
        "lunisa";/
        "martisa";/
@@ -92,7 +89,6 @@ day    "tuminku";/
        "juywisa";/
        "wirnisa";/
        "sawäru"
-% tum, lun, mar, mir, juy, wir, saw
 abday  "tum";/
        "lun";/
        "mar";/
diff --git a/localedata/locales/be_BY b/localedata/locales/be_BY
index f18d677033..5bde40d5fa 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/be_BY
+++ b/localedata/locales/be_BY
@@ -223,7 +223,6 @@ country_ab2 "BY"
 country_ab3 "BLR"
 country_num 112
 country_car    "BY"
-% беларуская мова
 lang_name    "беларуская"
 lang_ab      "be"
 lang_term    "bel"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ber_MA b/localedata/locales/ber_MA
index 33d58b96dc..7063b6c4c9 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ber_MA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ber_MA
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ country_ab3 "MAR"
 country_num 504
 %country_isbn ""
 country_car  "MA"
-% ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ
 lang_name "ⵜⴰⵎⴰⵣⵉⵖⵜ"
 % lang_ab
 lang_term "ber"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bg_BG b/localedata/locales/bg_BG
index 45ff57a3f1..b8d74ab7a4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bg_BG
+++ b/localedata/locales/bg_BG
@@ -350,7 +350,6 @@ country_ab3  "BGR"
 country_num   100
 country_car  "BG"
 country_isbn  954
-% български език
 lang_name    "български"
 lang_ab      "bg"
 lang_term    "bul"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bho_IN b/localedata/locales/bho_IN
index f93cc0d1de..bd26d1c326 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bho_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bho_IN
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 % IND
 country_car    "IND"
-% भोजपुरी
 lang_name    "भोजपुरी"
 lang_term    "bho"
 lang_lib    "bho"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bn_BD b/localedata/locales/bn_BD
index d7542c8456..ac5492390a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bn_BD
+++ b/localedata/locales/bn_BD
@@ -188,7 +188,6 @@ lang_ab      "bn"
 lang_term    "ben"
 lang_lib       "ben"
 %lang_ab3_term   "ben"
-% বাংলা
 lang_name    "বাংলা"
 % todo
 %country_post   ""
diff --git a/localedata/locales/bn_IN b/localedata/locales/bn_IN
index 290777c654..87afcf8ede 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/bn_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/bn_IN
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% বাংলা
 lang_name    "বাংলা"
 lang_ab      "bn"
 lang_term    "ben"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_AD b/localedata/locales/ca_AD
index 3313f8e95d..67922262ee 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_AD
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_AD
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ country_ab2 "AD"
 country_ab3 "AND"
 country_num 020
 country_car  "AND"
-% català
 lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_ES b/localedata/locales/ca_ES
index 4ac664376b..3b8b92c5a3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_ES
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_ES
@@ -184,7 +184,6 @@ country_ab2  "ES"
 country_ab3  "ESP"
 country_num  724
 country_car  "E"
-% català
 lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ca_IT b/localedata/locales/ca_IT
index f379387c59..e1701c4e9e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ca_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/ca_IT
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ country_ab3 "ITA"
 country_num 380
 country_car    "I"
 country_isbn "978-88,979-12"
-% català
 lang_name    "català"
 lang_ab      "ca"
 lang_term    "cat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/cmn_TW b/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
index ed84089a6b..2afafbddba 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/cmn_TW
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ copy "cns11643_stroke"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
 mon           "一月";/
      "二月";/
      "三月";/
@@ -75,7 +74,6 @@ mon           "一月";/
      "十月";/
      "十一月";/
      "十二月"
-%  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
 abmon         " 1月";/
        " 2月";/
        " 3月";/
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ abmon         " 1月";/
        "10月";/
        "11月";/
        "12月"
-% 星期日, 星期一, 星期二, 星期三, 星期四, 星期五, 星期六
 day           "星期日";/
      "星期一";/
      "星期二";/
@@ -96,7 +93,6 @@ day           "星期日";/
      "星期四";/
      "星期五";/
      "星期六"
-% 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
 abday         "日";/
        "一";/
        "二";/
@@ -104,18 +100,12 @@ abday         "日";/
        "四";/
        "五";/
        "六"
-% %Y年%m月%d號 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
 d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d號 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年%m月%d號
 d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d號"
-% %H點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
-% 上午, 下午
 am_pm         "上午";/
        "下午"
-% %p %I點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年 %b %-d號 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
 date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %-d號 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
 era "+:2:1913//01//01:+*:民國:%EC%Ey年";/
@@ -166,29 +156,21 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYｙＹ是]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNｎＮ不否]"
-% 是
 yesstr  "是"
-% 不是
 nostr   "不是"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
-% 君
 name_gen  "君"
-% 小姐
 name_miss "小姐"
-% 先生
 name_mr   "先生"
-% 夫人
 name_mrs  "夫人"
-% 女士
 name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-% 中華民國
 country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
@@ -196,7 +178,6 @@ country_ab3  "TWN"
 country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
-% 漢語官話
 lang_name    "漢語官話"
 lang_term    "cmn"
 lang_lib     "cmn"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/crh_UA b/localedata/locales/crh_UA
index a97ad4d648..0b5beb4c6e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/crh_UA
+++ b/localedata/locales/crh_UA
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ country_ab2 "UA"
 country_ab3 "UKR"
 country_num 804
 country_car  "UA"
-% qırımtatar tili
 lang_name    "qırımtatar tili"
 lang_term    "crh"
 lang_lib    "crh"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/csb_PL b/localedata/locales/csb_PL
index 9affc7b661..bdb3633ec8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/csb_PL
+++ b/localedata/locales/csb_PL
@@ -216,7 +216,6 @@ country_ab2 "PL"
 country_ab3 "POL"
 country_num 616
 country_car    "PL"
-% kaszëbsczi jãzëk
 lang_name    "kaszëbsczi jãzëk"
 lang_term    "csb"
 lang_lib    "csb"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/doi_IN b/localedata/locales/doi_IN
index 01809f07a3..1235a3b43c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/doi_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/doi_IN
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% डोगरी
 lang_name    "डोगरी"
 lang_term    "doi"
 lang_lib    "doi"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/dv_MV b/localedata/locales/dv_MV
index d7307ebfa2..f223f8c1ab 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/dv_MV
+++ b/localedata/locales/dv_MV
@@ -185,7 +185,6 @@ country_ab2 "MV"
 country_ab3 "MDV"
 country_num 462
 country_car "MV"
-% ދިވެހި
 lang_name    "ދިވެހި"
 lang_ab      "dv"
 lang_term    "div"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/en_NG b/localedata/locales/en_NG
index c4535c6f08..09c4238161 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/en_NG
+++ b/localedata/locales/en_NG
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 % FIXME
 LC_MONETARY
 int_curr_symbol         "NGN "
-% "₦"
 currency_symbol         "₦"
 mon_decimal_point       "."
 mon_thousands_sep       ","
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gd_GB b/localedata/locales/gd_GB
index 4d71b822a8..e63e909ac6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gd_GB
+++ b/localedata/locales/gd_GB
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% Am Faoilleach, An Gearran, Am Màrt, An Giblean, An Cèitean, An t-Ògmhios, An t-Iuchar, An Lùnastal, An t-Sultain, An Dàmhair, An t-Samhain, An Dùbhlachd
 alt_mon       "Am Faoilleach";/
      "An Gearran";/
      "Am Màrt";/
@@ -66,9 +65,6 @@ alt_mon       "Am Faoilleach";/
      "An Dàmhair";/
      "An t-Samhain";/
      "An Dùbhlachd"
-% dhen Fhaoilleach, dhen Ghearran, dhen Mhàrt, dhen Ghiblean, dhen Chèitean,
-% dhen Ògmhios, dhen Iuchar, dhen Lùnastal, dhen t-Sultain, dhen Dàmhair,
-% dhen t-Samhain, dhen Dùbhlachd
 mon  "dhen Fhaoilleach";/
      "dhen Ghearran";/
      "dhen Mhàrt";/
@@ -81,7 +77,6 @@ mon  "dhen Fhaoilleach";/
      "dhen Dàmhair";/
      "dhen t-Samhain";/
      "dhen Dùbhlachd"
-% Faoi, Gearr, Màrt, Gibl, Cèit, Ògmh, Iuch, Lùna, Sult, Dàmh, Samh, Dùbh
 abmon         "Faoi";/
        "Gearr";/
        "Màrt";/
@@ -94,7 +89,6 @@ abmon         "Faoi";/
        "Dàmh";/
        "Samh";/
        "Dùbh"
-% DiDòmhnaich, DiLuain, DiMàirt, DiCiadain, DiarDaoin, DihAoine, DiSathairne
 day           "DiDòmhnaich";/
      "DiLuain";/
      "DiMàirt";/
@@ -148,7 +142,6 @@ country_ab3  "GBR"
 country_num  826
 country_car  "GB"
 country_isbn 0
-% Gàidhlig
 lang_name    "Gàidhlig"
 lang_ab      "gd"
 lang_term    "gla"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gez_ER b/localedata/locales/gez_ER
index cfc2e785e8..823c59f043 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gez_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/gez_ER
@@ -194,16 +194,10 @@ t_fmt "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S፡%p"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
-%	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
-%
-d_t_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት/
-፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
+d_t_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%Y፡%r፡%Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
-%	"%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ/ም
-%
-date_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት/
-፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ//ም"
+date_fmt    "%A፥%B፡%e፡መዓልት፡%r፡%Z፡%Y፡ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
 first_weekday 2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/gu_IN b/localedata/locales/gu_IN
index 19b2bd2e88..deca6fd0ba 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/gu_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/gu_IN
@@ -197,7 +197,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% ગુજરાતી
 lang_name    "ગુજરાતી"
 lang_ab      "gu"
 lang_term    "guj"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hak_TW b/localedata/locales/hak_TW
index 83301a8dff..e3b95e7e76 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hak_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/hak_TW
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
 mon           "一月";/
      "二月";/
      "三月";/
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ mon           "一月";/
      "十月";/
      "十一月";/
      "十二月"
-%  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
 abmon         " 1月";/
        " 2月";/
        " 3月";/
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ abmon         " 1月";/
        "10月";/
        "11月";/
        "12月"
-% 禮拜日, 禮拜一, 禮拜二, 禮拜三, 禮拜四, 禮拜五, 禮拜六
 day           "禮拜日";/
      "禮拜一";/
      "禮拜二";/
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ day           "禮拜日";/
      "禮拜四";/
      "禮拜五";/
      "禮拜六"
-% 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
 abday         "日";/
        "一";/
        "二";/
@@ -101,17 +97,11 @@ abday         "日";/
        "四";/
        "五";/
        "六"
-% %Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
 d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年%m月%d日
 d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d日"
-% %H點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
-% 上晝, 下晝
 am_pm         "上晝";"下晝"
-% %p %I點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
 date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 
@@ -167,21 +157,15 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
-% 君
 name_gen  "君"
-% 小姐
 name_miss "小姐"
-% 先生
 name_mr   "先生"
-% 夫人
 name_mrs  "夫人"
-% 女士
 name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-% 中華民國
 country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
@@ -189,7 +173,6 @@ country_ab3  "TWN"
 country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
-% 客家語
 lang_name    "客家話"
 lang_term    "hak"
 lang_lib     "hak"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hi_IN b/localedata/locales/hi_IN
index 70ce85c310..3ab8565a47 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hi_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/hi_IN
@@ -212,7 +212,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% हिन्दी
 lang_name    "हिन्दी"
 lang_ab      "hi"
 lang_term    "hin"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/hne_IN b/localedata/locales/hne_IN
index e74a6397f9..5c2a7dfdbb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/hne_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/hne_IN
@@ -160,7 +160,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% छत्तीसगढ़ी
 lang_name    "छत्तीसगढ़ी"
 lang_term    "hne"
 END LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ht_HT b/localedata/locales/ht_HT
index be21f99a97..de5eb11d15 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ht_HT
+++ b/localedata/locales/ht_HT
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% janvye, fevriye, mas, avril, me, jen, jiyè, out, septanm, oktòb, novanm, desanm
 mon           "janvye";/
      "fevriye";/
      "mas";/
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ mon           "janvye";/
      "oktòb";/
      "novanm";/
      "desanm"
-% jan, fev, mas, avr, me, jen, jiy, out, sep, okt, nov, des
 abmon         "jan";/
        "fev";/
        "mas";/
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ abmon         "jan";/
        "okt";/
        "nov";/
        "des"
-% dimanch, lendi, madi, mèkredi, jedi, vandredi, samdi
 day           "dimanch";/
      "lendi";/
      "madi";/
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ day           "dimanch";/
      "jedi";/
      "vandredi";/
      "samdi"
-% dim, len, mad, mèk, jed, van, sam
 abday         "dim";/
        "len";/
        "mad";/
@@ -161,8 +157,6 @@ country_ab3  "HTI"
 country_num  332
 country_isbn 99935
 country_car  "RH"
-%
-% Kreyòl ayisyen
 lang_name    "Kreyòl ayisyen"
 lang_ab      "ht"
 lang_term    "hat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ig_NG b/localedata/locales/ig_NG
index 7cfe7a50a4..89bdc68cbb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ig_NG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ig_NG
@@ -228,12 +228,10 @@ copy "en_NG"
 END LC_TELEPHONE
 
 LC_TIME
-% sọn, mọn, tuz, wen, tọs, fra, sat
 abday       "sọn";"mọn";/
             "tuz";"wen";/
             "tọs";"fra";/
             "sat"
-% sọnde, mọnde, tuzde, wenzde, tọsde, fraịde, satọde
 day         "sọnde";/
             "mọnde";/
             "tuzde";/
@@ -241,15 +239,12 @@ day         "sọnde";/
             "tọsde";/
             "fraịde";/
             "satọde"
-% Jen, Feb, Maa, Epr, Mee, Juu, Jul, Ọgọ, Sep, Ọkt, Nov, Dis
 abmon       "Jen";"Feb";/
             "Maa";"Epr";/
             "Mee";"Juu";/
             "Jul";"Ọgọ";/
             "Sep";"Ọkt";/
             "Nov";"Dis"
-% Jenụwarị, Febrụwarị, Maachị, Eprel, Mee, Juun,
-% Julaị, Ọgọọst, Septemba, Ọktoba, Novemba, Disemba
 mon         "Jenụwarị";/
             "Febrụwarị";/
             "Maachị";/
@@ -322,10 +317,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % "end of line
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
 
-% Country name in Igbo - "Naịjịrịa"
 country_name  "Naịjịrịa"
-
-% Language name in Igbo - "Asụsụ Igbo"
 lang_name     "Asụsụ Igbo"
 
 % CEPT MAILCODES are suggested
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ik_CA b/localedata/locales/ik_CA
index 1259b2c155..f8290a777c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ik_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/ik_CA
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ country_ab2 "CA"
 country_ab3 "CAN"
 country_num 124
 country_car    "CDN"
-% Iñupiatun
 lang_name    "Iñupiatun"
 lang_ab      "ik"
 lang_term    "ipk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/is_IS b/localedata/locales/is_IS
index e20e8152bf..8d9218eca1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/is_IS
+++ b/localedata/locales/is_IS
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ country_ab2 "IS"
 country_ab3 "ISL"
 country_num 352
 country_car    "IS"
-% íslenska
 lang_name    "íslenska"
 lang_ab      "is"
 lang_term    "isl"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/iu_CA b/localedata/locales/iu_CA
index 32b2b892b2..a36b3068ea 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/iu_CA
+++ b/localedata/locales/iu_CA
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ END LC_IDENTIFICATION
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%a%N%f%N%d%N%b%N%h %s %e %r%N%T %z%N%c%N"
-% "Canada" in Inuktitut: ᑲᓇᑕ (https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%91%B2%E1%93%87%E1%91%95)
+% "Canada" in Inuktitut: (https://iu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%91%B2%E1%93%87%E1%91%95)
 country_name "ᑲᓇᑕ"
 country_post "CA"
 country_ab2 "CA"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ja_JP b/localedata/locales/ja_JP
index 9d7dc5d0aa..1c7b21f3c5 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ja_JP
+++ b/localedata/locales/ja_JP
@@ -14980,7 +14980,6 @@ era_d_fmt	"%EY%m月%d日"
 
 era_d_t_fmt	"%EY%m月%d日 %H時%M分%S秒"
 
-% "%Y<NEN> %b %e<NICHI> %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 date_fmt	"%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 
 alt_digits	"〇";"一";"二";"三";"四";"五";/
@@ -15060,7 +15059,6 @@ country_ab2 "JP"
 country_ab3 "JPN"
 country_num 392
 country_car "J"
-% 日本語
 lang_name    "日本語"
 lang_ab      "ja"
 lang_term    "jpn"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ka_GE b/localedata/locales/ka_GE
index a8c40485b8..ce23443f60 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ka_GE
+++ b/localedata/locales/ka_GE
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ country_ab3 "GEO"
 country_num 268
 country_car "GE"
 country_isbn "99928"
-% ქართული
 lang_name    "ქართული"
 lang_ab      "ka"
 lang_term    "kat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kn_IN b/localedata/locales/kn_IN
index ab9006a90b..b2322069d6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kn_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/kn_IN
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% ಕನ್ನಡ
 lang_name    "ಕನ್ನಡ"
 lang_ab      "kn"
 lang_term    "kan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ko_KR b/localedata/locales/ko_KR
index 470bb8362b..b8c328bb83 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ko_KR
+++ b/localedata/locales/ko_KR
@@ -6231,7 +6231,6 @@ country_ab3 "KOR"
 country_num 410
 country_isbn "979-11,978-89"
 country_car    "ROK"
-% 한국말
 lang_name    "한국어"
 lang_ab      "ko"
 lang_term    "kor"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/kok_IN b/localedata/locales/kok_IN
index 119c633059..5c9834dbae 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/kok_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/kok_IN
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% कोंकणी
 lang_name    "कोंकणी"
 lang_term    "kok"
 lang_lib    "kok"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ks_IN b/localedata/locales/ks_IN
index b94ba30866..2347cebd1d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ks_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ks_IN
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% kạ̄šur
 lang_name    "کٲشُر"
 lang_ab      "ks"
 lang_term    "kas"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari b/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
index aa6347d0b9..f0b6dc750c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
+++ b/localedata/locales/ks_IN@devanagari
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% कॉशुर
 lang_name    "कॉशुर"
 lang_ab      "ks"
 lang_term    "kas"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ku_TR b/localedata/locales/ku_TR
index bc21d4d4c8..fdd1c1d624 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ku_TR
+++ b/localedata/locales/ku_TR
@@ -170,12 +170,10 @@ END LC_MEASUREMENT
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 % TODO
-% Sayın
 name_gen    "Sayın"
 name_mr     "M."
 name_mrs    "Jne"
 name_ms     "Jne"
-% "Kc,k"
 name_miss   "Kçk"
 END LC_NAME
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ky_KG b/localedata/locales/ky_KG
index 6e19dc3349..771a612306 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ky_KG
+++ b/localedata/locales/ky_KG
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ country_ab2 "KG"
 country_ab3 "KGZ"
 country_num 417
 country_car    "KS"
-% Кыргызча
 lang_name    "кыргызча"
 lang_ab      "ky"
 lang_term    "kir"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/li_BE b/localedata/locales/li_BE
index fcc794fcf4..b12088f5d6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/li_BE
+++ b/localedata/locales/li_BE
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ country_ab3   "BEL"
 country_car   "B"
 country_num 056
 %FIXME country_isbn "2"
-% Lèmbörgs
 lang_name    "Lèmbörgs"
 lang_ab "li"
 lang_term "lim"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/li_NL b/localedata/locales/li_NL
index b252b74f62..d06a6010c0 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/li_NL
+++ b/localedata/locales/li_NL
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ country_ab3   "NLD"
 country_car   "NL"
 country_num 528
 %FIXME country_isbn "2"
-% Lèmbörgs
 lang_name    "Lèmbörgs"
 lang_ab "li"
 lang_term "lim"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lt_LT b/localedata/locales/lt_LT
index 57cbc824c2..035682097a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lt_LT
+++ b/localedata/locales/lt_LT
@@ -273,7 +273,6 @@ country_ab2 "LT"
 country_ab3 "LTU"
 country_num 440
 country_car    "LT"
-% lietuvių kalba
 lang_name    "lietuvių"
 lang_ab      "lt"
 lang_term    "lit"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/lzh_TW b/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
index e6aba2538e..d0555420a2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/lzh_TW
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
 mon           "一月";/
      "二月";/
      "三月";/
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ mon           "一月";/
      "十月";/
      "十一月";/
      "十二月"
-%  一 ,  二 ,  三 ,  四 ,  五 ,  六 ,  七 ,  八 ,  九 ,  十 , 十一, 十二
 abmon         " 一 ";/
        " 二 ";/
        " 三 ";/
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ abmon         " 一 ";/
        " 十 ";/
        "十一";/
        "十二"
-% 週日, 週一, 週二, 週三, 週四, 週五, 週六
 day           "週日";/
      "週一";/
      "週二";/
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ day           "週日";/
      "週四";/
      "週五";/
      "週六"
-% 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
 abday         "日";/
        "一";/
        "二";/
@@ -101,19 +97,12 @@ abday         "日";/
        "四";/
        "五";/
        "六"
-% %OC%Oy年%B%Od日 (%A) %OH時%OM分%OS秒
 d_t_fmt       "%OC%Oy年%B%Od日 (%A) %OH時%OM分%OS秒"
-% %OC%Oy年%B%Od日
 d_fmt         "%OC%Oy年%B%Od日"
-% %OH時%OM分%OS秒
 t_fmt         "%OH時%OM分%OS秒"
-% 朝, 暮
 am_pm         "朝";"暮"
-% %p %OI時%OM分%OS秒
 t_fmt_ampm    "%p %OI時%OM分%OS秒"
-% 公曆 %C%Oy年 %B %Oe日 %A %OH時%OM分%OS秒
 date_fmt      "公曆 %C%Oy年 %B %Oe日 %A %OH時%OM分%OS秒"
-% 〇, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 十一, 十二, 十三, 十四, 十五, 十六, 十七, 十八, 十九, 廿, 廿一, 廿二, 廿三, 廿四, 廿五, 廿六, 廿七, 廿八, 廿九, 卅, 卅一
 alt_digits    "〇";/
             "一";/
             "二";/
@@ -201,21 +190,15 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%d%t%g"
-% 君
 name_gen  "君"
-% 女
 name_miss "女"
-% 子
 name_mr   "子"
-% 氏
 name_mrs  "氏"
-% 娘
 name_ms   "娘"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-% 中華民國
 country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
@@ -223,7 +206,6 @@ country_ab3  "TWN"
 country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
-% 漢語文言
 lang_name    "漢語文言"
 lang_term    "lzh"
 lang_lib     "lzh"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mag_IN b/localedata/locales/mag_IN
index d7d97f94a4..b5f8f53e34 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mag_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mag_IN
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% मगही
 lang_name    "मगही"
 lang_term    "mag"
 lang_lib    "mag"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mai_IN b/localedata/locales/mai_IN
index b12109ffd4..982f73bb78 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mai_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mai_IN
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% मैथिली
 lang_name    "मैथिली"
 lang_term    "mai"
 lang_lib    "mai"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mk_MK b/localedata/locales/mk_MK
index c84f378869..f7bc9d3349 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mk_MK
+++ b/localedata/locales/mk_MK
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ country_ab3 "MKD"
 country_car "MK"
 country_num 807
 country_isbn "9989"
-% македонски јазик
 lang_name    "македонски"
 lang_ab "mk"
 lang_term "mkd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ml_IN b/localedata/locales/ml_IN
index ff4bd3299f..8d4e808981 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ml_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ml_IN
@@ -339,7 +339,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% മലയാളം
 lang_name    "മലയാളം"
 lang_ab      "ml"
 lang_term    "mal"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mn_MN b/localedata/locales/mn_MN
index e7dc47a442..cfe0473f68 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mn_MN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mn_MN
@@ -243,7 +243,6 @@ country_ab3   "MNG"
 country_num   496
 country_car   "MGL"
 country_isbn  99929
-% Монгол хэл
 lang_name    "монгол"
 lang_ab       "mn"
 lang_term     "mon"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mni_IN b/localedata/locales/mni_IN
index 67d78ad4fe..ce930cfda3 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mni_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mni_IN
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% মৈতৈলোন্
 lang_name    "মৈতৈলোন্"
 lang_term    "mni"
 lang_lib    "mni"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mnw_MM b/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
index 940a27448a..0a8ab081cd 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/mnw_MM
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% ဂျာန်နျူအာရဳ, ဝှေဝ်ဗြူအာရဳ, မာတ်ချ်, အေပြေယ်လ်, မေ, ဂျုန်, ဂျူလာၚ်, အဝ်ဂါတ်, သိပ်တီဗာ, အံက်တဝ်ဗာ, နဝ်ဝါမ်ဗာ, ဒဳသီဗာ
 mon           "ဂျာန်နျူအာရဳ";/
      "ဝှေဝ်ဗြူအာရဳ";/
      "မာတ်ချ်";/
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@ mon           "ဂျာန်နျူအာရဳ";/
      "အံက်တဝ်ဗာ";/
      "နဝ်ဝါမ်ဗာ";/
      "ဒဳသီဗာ"
-% ဂျာန်, ဝှေဝ်, မာတ်, အေ, မေ, ဂျုန်, ဂျူ, အဝ်, သိပ်, အံက်, နဝ်, ဒဳ
 abmon  "ဂျာန်";/
        "ဝှေဝ်";/
        "မာတ်";/
@@ -83,7 +81,6 @@ abmon  "ဂျာန်";/
        "အံက်";/
        "နဝ်";/
        "ဒဳ"
-% အဒိုတ်, စန်, အၚာ, ဗုဒ္ဓဝါ, ဗြဴဗ္တိ, သိုက်, သ္ၚိသဝ်
 day  "အဒိုတ်";/
      "စန်";/
      "အၚာ";/
@@ -91,7 +88,6 @@ day  "အဒိုတ်";/
      "ဗြဴဗ္တိ";/
      "သိုက်";/
      "သ္ၚိသဝ်"
-% ဒိုတ်, စန်, ၚာ, ဝါ, တိ, သိုက်, သဝ်
 abday  "ဒိုတ်";/
        "စန်";/
        "ၚာ";/
@@ -104,10 +100,8 @@ d_t_fmt       "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p"
 date_fmt      "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %p %Z"
 d_fmt         "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A"
 t_fmt         "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
-% ဂယး, တ္ၚဲစေၚ်
 am_pm         "ဂယး";"တ္ၚဲစေၚ်"
 t_fmt_ampm    "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
-% ၀၀, ၀၁, ၀၂, ၀၃, ၀၄, ၀၅, ၀၆, ၀၇, ၀၈, ၀၉, ၁၀, ၁၁, ၁၂, ၁၃, ၁၄, ၁၅, ၁၆, ၁၇, ၁၈, ၁၉, ၂၀, ၂၁, ၂၂, ၂၃, ၂၄, ၂၅, ၂၆, ၂၇, ၂၈, ၂၉, ၃၀, ၃၁, ၃၂, ၃၃, ၃၄, ၃၅, ၃၆, ၃၇, ၃၈, ၃၉, ၄၀, ၄၁, ၄၂, ၄၃, ၄၄, ၄၅, ၄၆, ၄၇, ၄၈, ၄၉, ၅၀, ၅၁, ၅၂, ၅၃, ၅၄, ၅၅, ၅၆, ၅၇, ၅၈, ၅၉, ၆၀, ၆၁, ၆၂, ၆၃, ၆၄, ၆၅, ၆၆, ၆၇, ၆၈, ၆၉, ၇၀, ၇၁, ၇၂, ၇၃, ၇၄, ၇၅, ၇၆, ၇၇, ၇၈, ၇၉, ၈၀, ၈၁, ၈၂, ၈၃, ၈၄, ၈၅, ၈၆, ၈၇, ၈၈, ၈၉, ၉၀, ၉၁, ၉၂, ၉၃, ၉၄, ၉၅, ၉၆, ၉၇, ၉၈, ၉၉
 alt_digits  "၀၀";/
             "၀၁";/
             "၀၂";/
@@ -243,32 +237,23 @@ copy "i18n"
 END LC_MEASUREMENT
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-% ^[+1yYယ]
 yesexpr "^[+1yYယ]"
-% ^[-0nNဟ]
 noexpr  "^[-0nNဟ]"
-% ယွံ
 yesstr  "ယွံ"
-% ဟွံ
 nostr   "ဟွံ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen  ""
-% မိ
 name_miss "မိ"
-% နာဲ
 name_mr   "နာဲ"
-% မိ
 name_mrs  "မိ"
-% မိ
 name_ms   "မိ"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%a%N%d%N%f%N%b%N%h%t%r%t%e%t%s%N%T%t%z%N%c%N"
-% ဗၟာ
 country_name "ဗၟာ"
 country_post "Myanmar"
 country_ab2  "MM"
@@ -276,7 +261,6 @@ country_ab3  "MMR"
 country_num  104
 country_car  "MYA"
 country_isbn  99971
-% မန်
 lang_name    "မန်"
 lang_ab      ""
 lang_term    "mnw"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/mr_IN b/localedata/locales/mr_IN
index d01fbca1d7..01cc1e641f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/mr_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/mr_IN
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% मराठी
 lang_name    "मराठी"
 lang_ab      "mr"
 lang_term    "mar"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/my_MM b/localedata/locales/my_MM
index 80ceded25b..733e6c98c1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/my_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/my_MM
@@ -294,9 +294,7 @@ LC_NAME
 %			[profession] Given_Name [middle_name] Family_Name
 name_fmt    "%p%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 name_gen	""
-% name_gen	"ဦး"
 name_mr	"ဦး"
-% name_mr     "ကို"
 name_mrs    "ဒေါ်"
 name_ms     "ဒေါ်"
 name_miss   "မ"
@@ -310,7 +308,6 @@ country_ab2     "MM"
 country_num 104
 country_car "MYA"
 lang_ab         "my"
-% မြန်မာ
 lang_name       "မြန်မာ"
 lang_term   "mya"
 lang_lib    "bur"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nan_TW b/localedata/locales/nan_TW
index 819ea1ac92..43433a6ba2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nan_TW
+++ b/localedata/locales/nan_TW
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@ copy "iso14651_t1"
 END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
-% 一月, 二月, 三月, 四月, 五月, 六月, 七月, 八月, 九月, 十月, 十一月, 十二月
 mon           "一月";/
      "二月";/
      "三月";/
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ mon           "一月";/
      "十月";/
      "十一月";/
      "十二月"
-%  1月,  2月,  3月,  4月,  5月,  6月,  7月,  8月,  9月, 10月, 11月, 12月
 abmon         " 1月";/
        " 2月";/
        " 3月";/
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ abmon         " 1月";/
        "10月";/
        "11月";/
        "12月"
-% 禮拜日, 禮拜一, 禮拜二, 禮拜三, 禮拜四, 禮拜五, 禮拜六
 day           "禮拜日";/
      "禮拜一";/
      "禮拜二";/
@@ -93,7 +90,6 @@ day           "禮拜日";/
      "禮拜四";/
      "禮拜五";/
      "禮拜六"
-% 日, 一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六
 abday         "日";/
        "一";/
        "二";/
@@ -101,18 +97,12 @@ abday         "日";/
        "四";/
        "五";/
        "六"
-% %Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒
 d_t_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 (%A) %H點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年%m月%d日
 d_fmt         "%Y年%m月%d日"
-% %H點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt         "%H點%M分%S秒"
-% 頂晡, 下晡
 am_pm         "頂晡";/
        "下晡"
-% %p %I點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt_ampm    "%p %I點%M分%S秒"
-% %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
 date_fmt      "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 week 7;19971130;1
 
@@ -168,21 +158,15 @@ END LC_MESSAGES
 
 LC_NAME
 name_fmt  "%f%t%g%t%d"
-% 君
 name_gen  "君"
-% 小姐
 name_miss "小姐"
-% 先生
 name_mr   "先生"
-% 夫人
 name_mrs  "夫人"
-% 女士
 name_ms   "女士"
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%c%N%T%N%s %h %e %r%N%b%N%d%N%f%N%a%N"
-% 中華民國
 country_name "中華民國"
 country_post "TW"
 country_ab2  "TW"
@@ -190,7 +174,6 @@ country_ab3  "TWN"
 country_num  158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn 957
-% 閩南語
 lang_name    "閩南語"
 lang_term    "nan"
 lang_lib     "nan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin b/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
index 36b71490ef..ccbe807510 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
+++ b/localedata/locales/nan_TW@latin
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ country_ab3	"TWN"
 country_num	158
 country_car "RC"
 country_isbn	957
-%lang_name "Bân-lâm-gú"
 lang_name "Bân-lâm-gú"
 lang_term "nan"
 lang_lib "nan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/nb_NO b/localedata/locales/nb_NO
index 79268df5db..f2976fe36f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/nb_NO
+++ b/localedata/locales/nb_NO
@@ -265,7 +265,6 @@ country_ab2 "NO"
 country_ab3 "NOR"
 country_num 578
 country_car  "N"
-% Bokmål
 lang_name    "norsk bokmål"
 lang_ab      "nb"
 lang_term    "nob"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ne_NP b/localedata/locales/ne_NP
index eedb94397f..4537cdab7d 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ne_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/ne_NP
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 country_car    "NEP"
-% नेपाली
 lang_name    "नेपाली"
 lang_ab      "ne"
 lang_term    "nep"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/or_IN b/localedata/locales/or_IN
index 76b396cd91..fccbf9f857 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/or_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/or_IN
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% ଓଡ଼ିଆ
 lang_name    "ଓଡ଼ିଆ"
 lang_ab      "or"
 lang_term    "ori"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pa_IN b/localedata/locales/pa_IN
index bd30557193..350c096341 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pa_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/pa_IN
@@ -193,7 +193,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% ਪੰਜਾਬੀ
 lang_name    "ਪੰਜਾਬੀ"
 lang_ab      "pa"
 lang_term    "pan"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pt_BR b/localedata/locales/pt_BR
index a18b51b03e..c338c7a794 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pt_BR
+++ b/localedata/locales/pt_BR
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ country_ab2 "BR"
 country_ab3 "BRA"
 country_num 076
 country_car    "BR"
-% português
 lang_name    "português"
 lang_ab      "pt"
 lang_term    "por"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/pt_PT b/localedata/locales/pt_PT
index 9ae9d32d43..e1b72ba06a 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/pt_PT
+++ b/localedata/locales/pt_PT
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@ country_ab2 "PT"
 country_ab3 "PRT"
 country_num 620
 country_car "P"
-% português
 lang_name    "português"
 lang_ab      "pt"
 lang_term    "por"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/raj_IN b/localedata/locales/raj_IN
index bca3f7daf8..896327d94f 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/raj_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/raj_IN
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car "IND"
-% राजस्थानी
 lang_name    "राजस्थानी"
 lang_term    "raj"
 lang_lib    "raj"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ro_RO b/localedata/locales/ro_RO
index 4dd1a50eb7..2b6705ccf4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ro_RO
+++ b/localedata/locales/ro_RO
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % implemented form:
 % %f%N%a%d%N%s%t%h%N%b%t%e%t%r%N%z%t%T%N%S%t%c%N
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%d%N%s%t%h%N%b%t%e%t%r%N%z%t%T%N%S%t%c%N"
-% Country names are capitalized: Roma>nia
+% Country names are capitalized:
 country_name "România"
 country_ab2 "RO"
 country_ab3 "ROU"
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ country_car "RO"
 country_isbn 973
 % FIXME: is it really RO?
 country_post "RO"
-% language names are not capitalized in Romanian ( roma>na( )
+% language names are not capitalized in Romanian
 lang_name "română"
 lang_ab "ro"
 % set the terminology code to "ron" as defined in iso639-2
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sa_IN b/localedata/locales/sa_IN
index fed6660c39..9a250708f4 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sa_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sa_IN
@@ -204,13 +204,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-% https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D : "भारतम्"
+% https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D
 country_name "भारतम्"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% संस्कृतम्
 lang_name    "संस्कृतम्"
 lang_ab      "sa"
 lang_term    "san"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sat_IN b/localedata/locales/sat_IN
index ae67539251..681e786608 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sat_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sat_IN
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ
 lang_name    "ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ"
 lang_term    "sat"
 lang_lib    "sat"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sc_IT b/localedata/locales/sc_IT
index df42d323e0..ff586301d1 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sc_IT
+++ b/localedata/locales/sc_IT
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt    "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-% https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%C3%A0lia : Itàlia
+% https://sc.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%C3%A0lia
 country_name "Itàlia"
 country_ab2 "IT"
 country_ab3 "ITA"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sd_IN b/localedata/locales/sd_IN
index 23d2493a52..50616514a8 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sd_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/sd_IN
@@ -165,13 +165,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_ADDRESS category
 % generated by IBM Basic CountryPack Transformer.
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-% From cldr: انڊيا
+% From cldr:
 country_name "انڊيا"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% سنڌي
 lang_name    "سنڌي"
 lang_ab      "sd"
 lang_term    "snd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari b/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
index 23aeb23932..36b10f2994 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
+++ b/localedata/locales/sd_IN@devanagari
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
 country_num 356
 country_car    "IND"
-% सिन्धी
 lang_name    "सिन्धी"
 lang_ab      "sd"
 lang_term    "snd"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/se_NO b/localedata/locales/se_NO
index 29ae0caff3..6587d7603b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/se_NO
+++ b/localedata/locales/se_NO
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ country_ab2 "NO"
 country_ab3 "NOR"
 country_num 578
 country_car "N"
-% davvisámegiella
 lang_name    "davvisámegiella"
 lang_ab      "se"
 lang_term    "sme"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/shn_MM b/localedata/locales/shn_MM
index 56aa3a2905..164c970f10 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/shn_MM
+++ b/localedata/locales/shn_MM
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ grouping               3;3
 END LC_NUMERIC
 
 LC_TIME
-% လိူၼ်ၵမ်, လိူၼ်သၢမ်, လိူၼ်သီႇ, လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ, လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း, လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း, လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ, လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ, လိူၼ်သိပ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်, လိူၼ်ၸဵင်
 mon           "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
      "လိူၼ်သၢမ်";/
      "လိူၼ်သီႇ";/
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ mon           "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
      "လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း";/
      "လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်";/
      "လိူၼ်ၸဵင်"
-% လိူၼ်ၵမ်, လိူၼ်သၢမ်, လိူၼ်သီႇ, လိူၼ်ႁႃႈ, လိူၼ်ႁူၵ်း, လိူၼ်ၸဵတ်း, လိူၼ်ပႅတ်ႇ, လိူၼ်ၵဝ်ႈ, လိူၼ်သိပ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း, လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်, လိူၼ်ၸဵင်
 abmon         "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
        "လိူၼ်သၢမ်";/
        "လိူၼ်သီႇ";/
@@ -118,7 +116,6 @@ abmon         "လိူၼ်ၵမ်";/
        "လိူၼ်သိပ်းဢဵတ်း";/
        "လိူၼ်သိပ်းသွင်";/
        "လိူၼ်ၸဵင်"
-% ဝၼ်းဢႃးတိတ်ႉ, ဝၼ်းၸၼ်, ဝၼ်း​ဢၢင်း​ၵၢၼ်း, ဝၼ်းပုတ်ႉ, ဝၼ်းၽတ်း, ဝၼ်းသုၵ်း, ဝၼ်းသဝ်
 day           "ဝၼ်းဢႃးတိတ်ႉ";/
      "ဝၼ်းၸၼ်";/
      "ဝၼ်းဢၢင်းၵၢၼ်း";/
@@ -126,7 +123,6 @@ day           "ဝၼ်းဢႃးတိတ်ႉ";/
      "ဝၼ်းၽတ်း";/
      "ဝၼ်းသုၵ်း";/
      "ဝၼ်းသဝ်"
-% တိတ့်, ၸၼ်, ၵၢၼ်း, ပုတ်ႉ, ၽတ်း, သုၵ်း, သဝ်
 abday         "တိတ်ႉ";/
        "ၸၼ်";/
        "ၵၢၼ်း";/
@@ -137,11 +133,9 @@ abday         "တိတ်ႉ";/
 d_t_fmt     "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A %OI:%OM:%OS %Op %Z"
 d_fmt       "%OC%Oy %b %Od %A"
 t_fmt       "%OH:%OM:%OS %p"
-% ပွတ်းၼႂ်, ဝၢႆးဝၼ်း
 am_pm         "ပွတ်းၼႂ်";/
        "ဝၢႆးဝၼ်း"
 t_fmt_ampm  "%OI:%OM:%OS %p"
-% ႐႐, ႐႑, ႐႒, ႐႓, ႐႔, ႐႕, ႐႖, ႐႗, ႐႘, ႐႙, ႑႐, ႑႑, ႑႒, ႑႓, ႑႔, ႑႕, ႑႖, ႑႗, ႑႘, ႑႙, ႒႐, ႒႑, ႒႒, ႒႓, ႒႔, ႒႕, ႒႖, ႒႗, ႒႘, ႒႙, ႓႐, ႓႑, ႓႒, ႓႓, ႓႔, ႓႕, ႓႖, ႓႗, ႓႘, ႓႙, ႔႐, ႔႑, ႔႒, ႔႓, ႔႔, ႔႕, ႔႖, ႔႗, ႔႘, ႔႙, ႕႐, ႕႑, ႕႒, ႕႓, ႕႔, ႕႕, ႕႖, ႕႗, ႕႘, ႕႙, ႖႐, ႖႑, ႖႒, ႖႓, ႖႔, ႖႕, ႖႖, ႖႗, ႖႘, ႖႙, ႗႐, ႗႑, ႗႒, ႗႓, ႗႔, ႗႕, ႗႖, ႗႗, ႗႘, ႗႙, ႘႐, ႘႑, ႘႒, ႘႓, ႘႔, ႘႕, ႘႖, ႘႗, ႘႘, ႘႙, ႙႐, ႙႑, ႙႒, ႙႓, ႙႔, ႙႕, ႙႖, ႙႗, ႙႘, ႙႙
 alt_digits  "႐႐";/
 		"႐႑";/
 		"႐႒";/
@@ -245,13 +239,9 @@ alt_digits  "႐႐";/
 END LC_TIME
 
 LC_MESSAGES
-% ^[+1yYမ]
 yesexpr "^[+1yYမ]"
-% ^[-0nNဢ]
 noexpr  "^[-0nNဢ]"
-% မႅၼ်ႈ
 yesstr  "မႅၼ်ႈ"
-% ဢမ်ႇမႅၼ်ႈ
 nostr   "ဢမ်ႇမႅၼ်ႈ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
@@ -274,13 +264,11 @@ END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt   "%a%N%d%N%f%N%b%N%h%t%r%t%e%t%s%N%T%t%z%N%c%N"
-% မၢၼ်ႈ
 country_name "မၢၼ်ႈ"
 country_post "Myanmar"
 country_ab2  "MM"
 country_num  104
 country_car  "MYA"
-% လိၵ်ႈတႆး
 lang_name    "လိၵ်ႈတႆး"
 lang_term    "shn"
 lang_lib     "shn"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/si_LK b/localedata/locales/si_LK
index ea2c50064a..17f4d97c02 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/si_LK
+++ b/localedata/locales/si_LK
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ country_ab2 "LK"
 country_ab3 "LKA"
 country_num 144
 country_car  "CL"
-% සිංහල
 lang_name    "සිංහල"
 lang_ab      "si"
 lang_term    "sin"
@@ -241,8 +240,7 @@ END LC_ADDRESS
 LC_TELEPHONE
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the LC_TELEPHONE
 %
-tel_int_fmt    "+%c (%a)/
- %l"
+tel_int_fmt    "+%c (%a) %l"
 tel_dom_fmt    "(%a) %l"
 int_select     "00"
 int_prefix     "94"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sl_SI b/localedata/locales/sl_SI
index 2f8de8841f..ae44b38b11 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sl_SI
+++ b/localedata/locales/sl_SI
@@ -2219,7 +2219,6 @@ country_ab2 "SI"
 country_ab3 "SVN"
 country_num 705
 country_car "SLO"
-% slovenščina
 lang_name    "slovenščina"
 lang_ab      "sl"
 lang_term    "slv"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/sm_WS b/localedata/locales/sm_WS
index 2675f8c6cb..b665407063 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/sm_WS
+++ b/localedata/locales/sm_WS
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ country_ab3  "WSM"
 % locale/iso-3166.def
 country_num 882
 % http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/international-calling-codes.htm
-% Gagana faʻa Sāmoa
 lang_name    "Gagana faʻa Sāmoa"
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoan_language
 % ISO 639-1 sm, ISO 639-2 smo, ISO 639-3 smo
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tcy_IN b/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
index a18feb412e..5812bea4d6 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
+++ b/localedata/locales/tcy_IN
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % This is the ISO_IEC TR14652 Locale definition for the
 % LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
-% https://tcy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4 : "ಭಾರತ"
+% https://tcy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B0%E0%B2%A4 :
 country_name "ಭಾರತ"
 country_ab2 "IN"
 country_ab3 "IND"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/the_NP b/localedata/locales/the_NP
index 0ed7965e08..efc90b39f7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/the_NP
+++ b/localedata/locales/the_NP
@@ -164,13 +164,11 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 postal_fmt  "%z%c%T%s%b%e%r"
 lang_term    "the"
 lang_lib     "the"
-% नेपाल
 country_name "नेपाल"
 country_ab2 "NP"
 country_ab3 "NPL"
 country_num 524
 country_car "NEP"
-% थारु
 lang_name   "थारु"
 END LC_ADDRESS
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ti_ER b/localedata/locales/ti_ER
index 2eab1e12d7..833dd4586b 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ti_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/ti_ER
@@ -150,9 +150,7 @@ END LC_ADDRESS
 LC_MESSAGES
 yesexpr "^[+1yYእ]"
 noexpr  "^[-0nNነ]"
-% እወ
 yesstr  "እወ"
-% ነኖእ
 nostr   "ነኖእ"
 END LC_MESSAGES
 
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tig_ER b/localedata/locales/tig_ER
index a8df386a16..6d3811eba2 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tig_ER
+++ b/localedata/locales/tig_ER
@@ -203,13 +203,9 @@ t_fmt "%l:%M:%S %p"
 t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
-%	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %Y %r %Z
-%
 d_t_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ዮም %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
-%	"%A፡ %B %e ዮም %r %Z %Y ዓ/ም
-%
 date_fmt    "%A፡ %B %e ዮም %r %Z %Y ዓ//ም"
 %
 week 7;19971130;1
diff --git a/localedata/locales/tk_TM b/localedata/locales/tk_TM
index 62fa51fe27..0b24123575 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/tk_TM
+++ b/localedata/locales/tk_TM
@@ -392,14 +392,12 @@ LC_ADDRESS
 % TODO: fix me
 
 postal_fmt   "%f%N%a%N%d%N%b%N%s %h %e %r%N%z %T%N%c%N"
-% Türkmenistan
 country_name "Türkmenistan"
 country_post "TM"
 country_car  "TM"
 country_num  795
 country_ab2 "TM"
 country_ab3 "TKM"
-% Türkmençe
 lang_name   "türkmen dili"
 lang_term   "tuk"
 lang_lib    "tuk"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/to_TO b/localedata/locales/to_TO
index 2076dac448..6026e1cc18 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/to_TO
+++ b/localedata/locales/to_TO
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ country_ab2  "TO"
 country_ab3  "TON"
 country_car  "TON"
 country_num 776
-% Tongan
 lang_name    "lea fakatonga"
 % https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongan_language
 lang_ab      "to"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/ug_CN b/localedata/locales/ug_CN
index 458de1d88b..1dc050247e 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/ug_CN
+++ b/localedata/locales/ug_CN
@@ -196,7 +196,6 @@ country_ab3	"CHN"
 country_num	156
 country_car "CHN"
 country_isbn	7
-% ئۇيغۇرچە
 lang_name    "ئۇيغۇرچە"
 lang_ab      "ug"
 lang_term    "uig"
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wae_CH b/localedata/locales/wae_CH
index c9eeeafecb..646798a26c 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wae_CH
+++ b/localedata/locales/wae_CH
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ END LC_COLLATE
 
 LC_TIME
 % abday - The abbreviations for the week days:
-% - Sun, Män, Zis, Mit, Fro, Fri, Sam
 abday	"Sun";/
 	"Män";/
 	"Zis";/
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ abday	"Sun";/
 	"Sam"
 
 % day - The full names of the week days:
-% - Suntag, Mäntag, Zischtag, Mittwuch, Frontag, Fritag, Samschtag
 day         "Suntag";/
             "Mäntag";/
             "Zischtag";/
@@ -73,7 +71,6 @@ day         "Suntag";/
             "Samschtag"
 
 % abmon - The abbreviations for the months
-% - Jen, Hor, Mär, Abr, Mei, Brá, Hei, Öig, Her, Wím, Win, Chr
 abmon       	"Jen";/
 		"Hor";/
 		"Mär";/
@@ -88,8 +85,6 @@ abmon       	"Jen";/
 		"Chr"
 
 % mon - The full names of the months -
-% - Jenner, Hornig, Märze, Abrille, Meije, Bráčet, Heiwet,
-%    Öigšte, Herbštmánet, Wímánet, Wintermánet, Chrištmánet
 mon         	"Jenner";/
 		"Hornig";/
 		"Märze";/
@@ -185,16 +180,16 @@ name_fmt    "%d%t%g%t%m%t%f"
 % "Clan names"
 %
 name_miss   "Frölein"
-% Salutation for unmarried females - "Frölein"
+% Salutation for unmarried females
 %
 name_mr     "Herr"
-% Salutation for males - "Herr"
+% Salutation for males
 %
 name_mrs    "Fröiw"
-% Salutation for married females - "Fröiw"
+% Salutation for married females
 %
 name_ms     "Fröiw"
-% Salutation valid for all females - "Fröiw"
+% Salutation valid for all females
 END LC_NAME
 
 LC_ADDRESS
diff --git a/localedata/locales/wal_ET b/localedata/locales/wal_ET
index 99498a40d4..fea212d7cb 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/wal_ET
+++ b/localedata/locales/wal_ET
@@ -208,12 +208,10 @@ t_fmt "%l:%M:%S %p"
 t_fmt_ampm "%l:%M:%S %p"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation (%c)
-%	"%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ  %Y %r %Z
 %
 d_t_fmt    "%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %Y %r %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
-%	"%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %r %Z %Y ግ/ላ
 %
 date_fmt    "%A፣ %B %e ጋላሳ %r %Z %Y ግ//ላ"
 week 7;19971130;1
diff --git a/localedata/locales/yue_HK b/localedata/locales/yue_HK
index 4c2f8a2fc5..cc8d23b551 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/yue_HK
+++ b/localedata/locales/yue_HK
@@ -98,23 +98,18 @@ mon         "1月";"2月";/
 am_pm       "上午";"下午"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
-% %Y年%m月%d日 %A %H點%M分%S秒
 d_t_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
-% %Y年%m月%d日 %A
 d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 %A"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
-% %H點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt       "%H點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation
-% %p%I點%M分%S秒
 t_fmt_ampm  "%p%I點%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation (date(1))
-% %Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z
 date_fmt       "%Y年 %b %e日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 %  FIXME: found in CLDR
 week 7;19971130;1
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_HK b/localedata/locales/zh_HK
index 11f0ba52de..69561ec6f7 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_HK
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_HK
@@ -130,11 +130,9 @@ date_fmt    "%Y年%m月%d日 %A %H:%M:%S %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
 % Changed %b to %m, by Anthony Fok <anthony@thizlinux.com>, Feb 2002
-% %Y年%m月%d日 %A
 d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日 %A"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
-% %p %I時%M分%S秒 %Z
 t_fmt       "%p %I時%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation (%r)
diff --git a/localedata/locales/zh_SG b/localedata/locales/zh_SG
index 09cedc6d9c..432a0be1fc 100644
--- a/localedata/locales/zh_SG
+++ b/localedata/locales/zh_SG
@@ -119,18 +119,15 @@ mon         "一月";"二月";/
 am_pm       "上午";"下午"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation
-% %Y\u5e74%m\u6708%d\u65e5 %H\u65f6%M\u5206%S\u79d2
 d_t_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %H时%M分%S秒"
 %
 % Appropriate date and time representation for date(1)
 date_fmt     "%Y年%m月%d日 %H时%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate date representation
-% %Y\u5e74%m\u6708%d\u65e5
 d_fmt       "%Y年%m月%d日"
 %
 % Appropriate time representation
-% %H\u65f6%M\u5206%S\u79d2 %Z
 t_fmt       "%H时%M分%S秒 %Z"
 %
 % Appropriate 12 h time representation (%r)