diff --git a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
index f6f0f8c8..147ef533 100644
--- a/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
+++ b/src/node/hooks/i18n.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var languages = require('languages4translatewiki')
+var Globalize = require('globalize')
   , fs = require('fs')
   , path = require('path')
   , express = require('express')
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ var localesPath = __dirname+"/../../locales";
 var localeIndex = fs.readFileSync(localesPath+'/en.ini')+'\r\n';
 
 // add language base 'en' to availableLangs
-exports.availableLangs = {en: {name:'English',nativeName:'English',direction:'ltr'}};
+exports.availableLangs = {};
+exports.availableLangs['en'] = Globalize.cultures['en'];
 
 fs.readdir(localesPath, function(er, files) {
   files.forEach(function(locale) {
@@ -19,11 +20,13 @@ fs.readdir(localesPath, function(er, files) {
     // build locale index
     localeIndex += '['+locale+']\r\n@import url(locales/'+locale+'.ini)\r\n'
     
-    // add info language {name, nativeName, direction} to availableLangs
-    exports.availableLangs[locale]=languages.getLanguageInfo(locale);
+    require('globalize/lib/cultures/globalize.culture.'+locale+'.js')
+    exports.availableLangs[locale]=Globalize.cultures[locale];
   })
 })
 
+console.log(exports.availableLangs);
+
 exports.expressCreateServer = function(n, args) {
 
   args.app.use('/locales', express.static(localesPath));
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index 24bcdd84..2bc5ac22 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",
-                      "languages4translatewiki" : "0.1.2"
+                      "globalize"               : "0.1.1"
                      },
   "bin":             { "etherpad-lite": "./node/server.js" },
   "devDependencies": {