diff --git a/code/model/Translatable.php b/code/model/Translatable.php
index b6bc768..c9293e1 100755
--- a/code/model/Translatable.php
+++ b/code/model/Translatable.php
@@ -1107,6 +1107,17 @@ class Translatable extends DataExtension implements PermissionProvider {
 	function extendWithSuffix($table) { 
 		return $table; 
 	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Provide templates with an easy way to display the languate of the content being viewed, in both native language
+	 * and english.
+	 * 
+	 * @param boolean $native [true] Outputs the language name in its own language if true, english string if false.
+	 * @return string The name of the content language.
+	 */
+	public function getContentLanguage($native = true) {
+		return i18n::get_language_name(i18n::get_lang_from_locale(i18n::convert_rfc1766($this->owner->Locale)),$native);
+	}
 		
 	/**
 	 * Gets all related translations for the current object,