diff --git a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
index 50946c42..4d42de04 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var Globalize = require('globalize')
+var languages = require('languages')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , path = require('path')
   , express = require('express')
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ var localesPath = __dirname+"/../../locales";
 // Serve English strings directly with /locales.ini
 var localeIndex = fs.readFileSync(localesPath+'/en.ini')+'\r\n';
 
-exports.availableLangs = {en: 'English'};
+// add language base 'en' to availableLangs
+exports.availableLangs = {en: languages.getLanguageInfo('en')}
 
 fs.readdir(localesPath, function(er, files) {
   files.forEach(function(locale) {
@@ -18,9 +19,8 @@ fs.readdir(localesPath, function(er, files) {
     // build locale index
     localeIndex += '['+locale+']\r\n@import url(locales/'+locale+'.ini)\r\n'
     
-    require('globalize/lib/cultures/globalize.culture.'+locale+'.js')
-    var culture = Globalize.cultures[locale];
-    exports.availableLangs[culture.name] = culture.nativeName;
+    // add info language {name, nativeName, direction} to availableLangs
+    exports.availableLangs[locale]=languages.getLanguageInfo(locale);
   })
 })
 
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ exports.expressCreateServer = function(n, args) {
     res.send(localeIndex);
   })
   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index bbad0e7a..9fd180ab 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                       "tinycon"             : "0.0.1",
                       "underscore"          : "1.3.1",
                       "unorm"               : "1.0.0",
-                      "globalize"           : "0.1.1"
+                      "languages"           : "0.1.1"
                      },
   "bin":             { "etherpad-lite": "./node/server.js" },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/src/templates/pad.html b/src/templates/pad.html
index 82bd1070..3f3eee4f 100644
--- a/src/templates/pad.html
+++ b/src/templates/pad.html
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
                         <td>
                             <select id="languagemenu">
                                 <% for (lang in langs) { %>
-                                <option value="<%=lang%>"><%=langs[lang]%></option>
+                                <option value="<%=lang%>"><%=langs[lang].nativeName%></option>
                                 <% } %>
                             </select>
                         </td>