diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5e86c880826a8..5debe9419734e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
         "joomla/filesystem": "~3.0.x-dev",
         "joomla/http": "~3.0.x-dev",
         "joomla/input": "~3.0.x-dev",
+        "joomla/language": "~3.0.x-dev",
         "joomla/oauth1": "~3.0.x-dev",
         "joomla/oauth2": "~3.0.x-dev",
         "joomla/registry": "~3.0.x-dev",
diff --git a/composer.lock b/composer.lock
index 45d2c8eab81d2..967cdb180d9b3 100644
--- a/composer.lock
+++ b/composer.lock
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         "Read more about it at https://getcomposer.org/doc/01-basic-usage.md#installing-dependencies",
         "This file is @generated automatically"
     ],
-    "content-hash": "37c1e684fbbfd1311e0fa7d37a3d7460",
+    "content-hash": "56e69f88a12f4a9b79df0331e7f56270",
     "packages": [
         {
             "name": "algo26-matthias/idna-convert",
@@ -1857,6 +1857,77 @@
             ],
             "time": "2023-04-19T11:50:38+00:00"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "joomla/language",
+            "version": "dev-3.x-dev",
+            "source": {
+                "type": "git",
+                "url": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/language.git",
+                "reference": "aadf23374f38fd3157b66a6de2f71ae19e405798"
+            },
+            "dist": {
+                "type": "zip",
+                "url": "https://api.github.com/repos/joomla-framework/language/zipball/aadf23374f38fd3157b66a6de2f71ae19e405798",
+                "reference": "aadf23374f38fd3157b66a6de2f71ae19e405798",
+                "shasum": ""
+            },
+            "require": {
+                "ext-xml": "*",
+                "joomla/string": "3.0.x-dev",
+                "php": "^8.1.0",
+                "symfony/deprecation-contracts": "^2|^3"
+            },
+            "require-dev": {
+                "joomla/di": "3.0.x-dev",
+                "joomla/registry": "3.0.x-dev",
+                "joomla/test": "3.0.x-dev",
+                "phan/phan": "^5.4.2",
+                "phpstan/phpstan": "^1.10.7",
+                "phpunit/phpunit": "^9.5.28",
+                "squizlabs/php_codesniffer": "^3.7.2"
+            },
+            "suggest": {
+                "joomla/di": "To use the Language ServiceProviderInterface objects, install joomla/di."
+            },
+            "type": "joomla-package",
+            "extra": {
+                "branch-alias": {
+                    "dev-2.0-dev": "2.0-dev",
+                    "dev-3.x-dev": "3.0-dev"
+                }
+            },
+            "autoload": {
+                "psr-4": {
+                    "Joomla\\Language\\": "src/"
+                }
+            },
+            "notification-url": "https://packagist.org/downloads/",
+            "license": [
+                "GPL-2.0-or-later"
+            ],
+            "description": "Joomla Language Package",
+            "homepage": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/language",
+            "keywords": [
+                "framework",
+                "joomla",
+                "language"
+            ],
+            "support": {
+                "issues": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/language/issues",
+                "source": "https://github.com/joomla-framework/language/tree/3.x-dev"
+            },
+            "funding": [
+                {
+                    "url": "https://community.joomla.org/sponsorship-campaigns.html",
+                    "type": "custom"
+                },
+                {
+                    "url": "https://github.com/joomla",
+                    "type": "github"
+                }
+            ],
+            "time": "2023-04-19T11:42:22+00:00"
+        },
         {
             "name": "joomla/oauth1",
             "version": "dev-3.x-dev",
@@ -10036,6 +10107,7 @@
         "joomla/filesystem": 20,
         "joomla/http": 20,
         "joomla/input": 20,
+        "joomla/language": 20,
         "joomla/oauth1": 20,
         "joomla/oauth2": 20,
         "joomla/registry": 20,
diff --git a/libraries/src/Language/Language.php b/libraries/src/Language/Language.php
index 7c5e6d05e9c68..fff1c1d7cf7df 100644
--- a/libraries/src/Language/Language.php
+++ b/libraries/src/Language/Language.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 namespace Joomla\CMS\Language;
 
 use Joomla\CMS\Factory;
+use Joomla\Language\Language as BaseLanguage;
 use Joomla\String\StringHelper;
 
 // phpcs:disable PSR1.Files.SideEffects
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@
  *
  * @since  1.7.0
  */
-class Language
+class Language extends BaseLanguage
 {
     /**
      * Array of Language objects
@@ -31,70 +32,6 @@ class Language
      */
     protected static $languages = [];
 
-    /**
-     * Debug language, If true, highlights if string isn't found.
-     *
-     * @var    boolean
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $debug = false;
-
-    /**
-     * The default language, used when a language file in the requested language does not exist.
-     *
-     * @var    string
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $default = 'en-GB';
-
-    /**
-     * An array of orphaned text.
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $orphans = [];
-
-    /**
-     * Array holding the language metadata.
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $metadata = null;
-
-    /**
-     * Array holding the language locale or boolean null if none.
-     *
-     * @var    array|boolean
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $locale = null;
-
-    /**
-     * The language to load.
-     *
-     * @var    string
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $lang = null;
-
-    /**
-     * A nested array of language files that have been loaded
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $paths = [];
-
-    /**
-     * List of language files that are in error state
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $errorfiles = [];
-
     /**
      * Translations
      *
@@ -103,30 +40,6 @@ class Language
      */
     protected $strings = [];
 
-    /**
-     * An array of used text, used during debugging.
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $used = [];
-
-    /**
-     * Counter for number of loads.
-     *
-     * @var    integer
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $counter = 0;
-
-    /**
-     * An array used to store overrides.
-     *
-     * @var    array
-     * @since  1.7.0
-     */
-    protected $override = [];
-
     /**
      * Name of the transliterator function for this language.
      *
@@ -782,7 +695,7 @@ protected function parse($fileName)
      * @since   3.6.3
      * @throws  \InvalidArgumentException
      */
-    public function debugFile($filename)
+    public function debugFile(string $filename): int
     {
         // Make sure our file actually exists
         if (!is_file($filename)) {
@@ -857,25 +770,6 @@ public function debugFile($filename)
         return \count($errors);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get a metadata language property.
-     *
-     * @param   string  $property  The name of the property.
-     * @param   mixed   $default   The default value.
-     *
-     * @return  mixed  The value of the property.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function get($property, $default = null)
-    {
-        if (isset($this->metadata[$property])) {
-            return $this->metadata[$property];
-        }
-
-        return $default;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get a back trace.
      *
@@ -888,59 +782,6 @@ protected function getTrace()
         return \function_exists('debug_backtrace') ? debug_backtrace() : [];
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Determine who called Language or Text.
-     *
-     * @return  array  Caller information.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    protected function getCallerInfo()
-    {
-        // Try to determine the source if none was provided
-        if (!\function_exists('debug_backtrace')) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        $backtrace = debug_backtrace();
-        $info      = [];
-
-        // Search through the backtrace to our caller
-        $continue = true;
-
-        while ($continue && next($backtrace)) {
-            $step  = current($backtrace);
-            $class = @$step['class'];
-
-            // We're looking for something outside of language.php
-            if ($class != self::class && $class != Text::class) {
-                $info['function'] = @$step['function'];
-                $info['class']    = $class;
-                $info['step']     = prev($backtrace);
-
-                // Determine the file and name of the file
-                $info['file'] = @$step['file'];
-                $info['line'] = @$step['line'];
-
-                $continue = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return $info;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Getter for Name.
-     *
-     * @return  string  Official name element of the language.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getName()
-    {
-        return $this->metadata['name'];
-    }
-
     /**
      * Get a list of language files that have been loaded.
      *
@@ -963,30 +804,6 @@ public function getPaths($extension = null)
         return $this->paths;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get a list of language files that are in error state.
-     *
-     * @return  array
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getErrorFiles()
-    {
-        return $this->errorfiles;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Getter for the language tag (as defined in RFC 3066)
-     *
-     * @return  string  The language tag.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getTag()
-    {
-        return $this->metadata['tag'];
-    }
-
     /**
      * Getter for the calendar type
      *
@@ -1003,102 +820,6 @@ public function getCalendar()
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Get the RTL property.
-     *
-     * @return  boolean  True is it an RTL language.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function isRtl()
-    {
-        return (bool) $this->metadata['rtl'];
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the Debug property.
-     *
-     * @param   boolean  $debug  The debug setting.
-     *
-     * @return  boolean  Previous value.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function setDebug($debug)
-    {
-        $previous    = $this->debug;
-        $this->debug = (bool) $debug;
-
-        return $previous;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the Debug property.
-     *
-     * @return  boolean  True is in debug mode.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getDebug()
-    {
-        return $this->debug;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the default language code.
-     *
-     * @return  string  Language code.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getDefault()
-    {
-        return $this->default;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Set the default language code.
-     *
-     * @param   string  $lang  The language code.
-     *
-     * @return  string  Previous value.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function setDefault($lang)
-    {
-        $previous      = $this->default;
-        $this->default = $lang;
-
-        return $previous;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the list of orphaned strings if being tracked.
-     *
-     * @return  array  Orphaned text.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getOrphans()
-    {
-        return $this->orphans;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the list of used strings.
-     *
-     * Used strings are those strings requested and found either as a string or a constant.
-     *
-     * @return  array  Used strings.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getUsed()
-    {
-        return $this->used;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Determines is a key exists.
      *
@@ -1116,50 +837,4 @@ public function hasKey($string)
 
         return isset($this->strings[strtoupper($string)]);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the language locale based on current language.
-     *
-     * @return  array  The locale according to the language.
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getLocale()
-    {
-        if (!isset($this->locale)) {
-            $locale = str_replace(' ', '', $this->metadata['locale'] ?? '');
-
-            if ($locale) {
-                $this->locale = explode(',', $locale);
-            } else {
-                $this->locale = false;
-            }
-        }
-
-        return $this->locale;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the first day of the week for this language.
-     *
-     * @return  integer  The first day of the week according to the language
-     *
-     * @since   1.7.0
-     */
-    public function getFirstDay()
-    {
-        return (int) ($this->metadata['firstDay'] ?? 0);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Get the weekends days for this language.
-     *
-     * @return  string  The weekend days of the week separated by a comma according to the language
-     *
-     * @since   3.2
-     */
-    public function getWeekEnd()
-    {
-        return $this->metadata['weekEnd'] ?? '0,6';
-    }
 }