# File lib/text/hyphen.rb, line 111
  def language=(lang)
    require 'text/hyphen/language' unless defined?(Text::Hyphen::Language)
    if lang.kind_of? Text::Hyphen::Language
      @iso_language = lang.to_s.split(%r{::}o)[-1].downcase
      @language     = lang
    else
      @iso_language = lang.downcase
      load_language
    end
    @iso_language
  end