diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 69e0c3d..f612bdf 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
                     hostname: "0.0.0.0",
                     middleware: function (connect) {
                         return [
+                            // jscs:disable requireDotNotation
                             connect["static"](__dirname)
                         ];
                     }
diff --git a/dist/angular-gettext.js b/dist/angular-gettext.js
index 5583459..dd986d8 100644
--- a/dist/angular-gettext.js
+++ b/dist/angular-gettext.js
@@ -41,6 +41,17 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', ["gettextPlurals", "$http",
         $rootScope.$broadcast('gettextLanguageChanged');
     }
 
+    function baseLanguage() {
+        if (catalog.currentLanguage) {
+            var parts = catalog.currentLanguage.split('_');
+            if (parts.length > 0) {
+                return parts[0];
+            }
+            return catalog.currentLanguage;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     catalog = {
         debug: false,
         debugPrefix: '[MISSING]: ',
@@ -93,7 +104,7 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', ["gettextPlurals", "$http",
         },
 
         getStringForm: function (string, n, context) {
-            var stringTable = this.strings[this.currentLanguage] || {};
+            var stringTable = this.strings[this.currentLanguage] || this.strings[baseLanguage()] || {};
             var contexts = stringTable[string] || {};
             var plurals = contexts[context || noContext] || [];
             return plurals[n];
@@ -106,7 +117,8 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', ["gettextPlurals", "$http",
         },
 
         getPlural: function (n, string, stringPlural, scope, context) {
-            var form = gettextPlurals(this.currentLanguage, n);
+            var baseLang = baseLanguage();
+            var form = gettextPlurals(this.currentLanguage !== 'pt_BR' ? baseLang : this.currentLanguage, n);
             string = this.getStringForm(string, form, context) || prefixDebug(n === 1 ? string : stringPlural);
             if (scope) {
                 scope.$count = n;
diff --git a/dist/angular-gettext.min.js b/dist/angular-gettext.min.js
index 3823944..6cc16a7 100644
--- a/dist/angular-gettext.min.js
+++ b/dist/angular-gettext.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-angular.module("gettext",[]),angular.module("gettext").constant("gettext",function(a){return a}),angular.module("gettext").factory("gettextCatalog",["gettextPlurals","$http","$cacheFactory","$interpolate","$rootScope",function(a,b,c,d,e){function f(){e.$broadcast("gettextLanguageChanged")}var g,h="$$noContext",i='<span id="test" title="test" class="tested">test</span>',j=angular.element("<span>"+i+"</span>").html()!==i,k=function(a){return g.debug&&g.currentLanguage!==g.baseLanguage?g.debugPrefix+a:a},l=function(a){return g.showTranslatedMarkers?g.translatedMarkerPrefix+a+g.translatedMarkerSuffix:a};return g={debug:!1,debugPrefix:"[MISSING]: ",showTranslatedMarkers:!1,translatedMarkerPrefix:"[",translatedMarkerSuffix:"]",strings:{},baseLanguage:"en",currentLanguage:"en",cache:c("strings"),setCurrentLanguage:function(a){this.currentLanguage=a,f()},getCurrentLanguage:function(){return this.currentLanguage},setStrings:function(a,b){this.strings[a]||(this.strings[a]={});for(var c in b){var d=b[c];if(j&&(c=angular.element("<span>"+c+"</span>").html()),angular.isString(d)||angular.isArray(d)){var e={};e[h]=d,d=e}for(var g in d){var i=d[g];d[g]=angular.isArray(i)?i:[i]}this.strings[a][c]=d}f()},getStringForm:function(a,b,c){var d=this.strings[this.currentLanguage]||{},e=d[a]||{},f=e[c||h]||[];return f[b]},getString:function(a,b,c){return a=this.getStringForm(a,0,c)||k(a),a=b?d(a)(b):a,l(a)},getPlural:function(b,c,e,f,g){var h=a(this.currentLanguage,b);return c=this.getStringForm(c,h,g)||k(1===b?c:e),f&&(f.$count=b,c=d(c)(f)),l(c)},loadRemote:function(a){return b({method:"GET",url:a,cache:g.cache}).then(function(a){var b=a.data;for(var c in b)g.setStrings(c,b[c]);return a})}}}]),angular.module("gettext").directive("translate",["gettextCatalog","$parse","$animate","$compile","$window",function(a,b,c,d,e){function f(a,b,c){if(!a)throw new Error("You should add a "+b+" attribute whenever you add a "+c+" attribute.")}var g=function(){return String.prototype.trim?function(a){return"string"==typeof a?a.trim():a}:function(a){return"string"==typeof a?a.replace(/^\s*/,"").replace(/\s*$/,""):a}}(),h=parseInt((/msie (\d+)/.exec(angular.lowercase(e.navigator.userAgent))||[])[1],10);return{restrict:"AE",terminal:!0,compile:function(e,i){f(!i.translatePlural||i.translateN,"translate-n","translate-plural"),f(!i.translateN||i.translatePlural,"translate-plural","translate-n");var j=g(e.html()),k=i.translatePlural,l=i.translateContext;return 8>=h&&"<!--IE fix-->"===j.slice(-13)&&(j=j.slice(0,-13)),{post:function(e,f,h){function i(){var b;k?(e=n||(n=e.$new()),e.$count=m(e),b=a.getPlural(e.$count,j,k,null,l)):b=a.getString(j,null,l);var h=f.contents();if(0!==h.length){if(b===g(h.html()))return void(o&&d(h)(e));var i=angular.element("<span>"+b+"</span>");d(i.contents())(e);var p=i.contents();c.enter(p,f),c.leave(h)}}var m=b(h.translateN),n=null,o=!0;h.translateN&&e.$watch(h.translateN,i),e.$on("gettextLanguageChanged",i),i(),o=!1}}}}}]),angular.module("gettext").filter("translate",["gettextCatalog",function(a){function b(b,c){return a.getString(b,null,c)}return b.$stateful=!0,b}]),angular.module("gettext").factory("gettextPlurals",function(){return function(a,b){switch(a){case"ay":case"bo":case"cgg":case"dz":case"fa":case"id":case"ja":case"jbo":case"ka":case"kk":case"km":case"ko":case"ky":case"lo":case"ms":case"my":case"sah":case"su":case"th":case"tt":case"ug":case"vi":case"wo":case"zh":return 0;case"is":return b%10!=1||b%100==11?1:0;case"jv":return 0!=b?1:0;case"mk":return 1==b||b%10==1?0:1;case"ach":case"ak":case"am":case"arn":case"br":case"fil":case"fr":case"gun":case"ln":case"mfe":case"mg":case"mi":case"oc":case"pt_BR":case"tg":case"ti":case"tr":case"uz":case"wa":case"zh":return b>1?1:0;case"lv":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:0!=b?1:2;case"lt":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:b%10>=2&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"be":case"bs":case"hr":case"ru":case"sr":case"uk":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:b%10>=2&&4>=b%10&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"mnk":return 0==b?0:1==b?1:2;case"ro":return 1==b?0:0==b||b%100>0&&20>b%100?1:2;case"pl":return 1==b?0:b%10>=2&&4>=b%10&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"cs":case"sk":return 1==b?0:b>=2&&4>=b?1:2;case"sl":return b%100==1?1:b%100==2?2:b%100==3||b%100==4?3:0;case"mt":return 1==b?0:0==b||b%100>1&&11>b%100?1:b%100>10&&20>b%100?2:3;case"gd":return 1==b||11==b?0:2==b||12==b?1:b>2&&20>b?2:3;case"cy":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:8!=b&&11!=b?2:3;case"kw":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:3==b?2:3;case"ga":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:7>b?2:11>b?3:4;case"ar":return 0==b?0:1==b?1:2==b?2:b%100>=3&&10>=b%100?3:b%100>=11?4:5;default:return 1!=b?1:0}}});
\ No newline at end of file
+angular.module("gettext",[]),angular.module("gettext").constant("gettext",function(a){return a}),angular.module("gettext").factory("gettextCatalog",["gettextPlurals","$http","$cacheFactory","$interpolate","$rootScope",function(a,b,c,d,e){function f(){e.$broadcast("gettextLanguageChanged")}function g(){if(h.currentLanguage){var a=h.currentLanguage.split("_");return a.length>0?a[0]:h.currentLanguage}return null}var h,i="$$noContext",j='<span id="test" title="test" class="tested">test</span>',k=angular.element("<span>"+j+"</span>").html()!==j,l=function(a){return h.debug&&h.currentLanguage!==h.baseLanguage?h.debugPrefix+a:a},m=function(a){return h.showTranslatedMarkers?h.translatedMarkerPrefix+a+h.translatedMarkerSuffix:a};return h={debug:!1,debugPrefix:"[MISSING]: ",showTranslatedMarkers:!1,translatedMarkerPrefix:"[",translatedMarkerSuffix:"]",strings:{},baseLanguage:"en",currentLanguage:"en",cache:c("strings"),setCurrentLanguage:function(a){this.currentLanguage=a,f()},getCurrentLanguage:function(){return this.currentLanguage},setStrings:function(a,b){this.strings[a]||(this.strings[a]={});for(var c in b){var d=b[c];if(k&&(c=angular.element("<span>"+c+"</span>").html()),angular.isString(d)||angular.isArray(d)){var e={};e[i]=d,d=e}for(var g in d){var h=d[g];d[g]=angular.isArray(h)?h:[h]}this.strings[a][c]=d}f()},getStringForm:function(a,b,c){var d=this.strings[this.currentLanguage]||this.strings[g()]||{},e=d[a]||{},f=e[c||i]||[];return f[b]},getString:function(a,b,c){return a=this.getStringForm(a,0,c)||l(a),a=b?d(a)(b):a,m(a)},getPlural:function(b,c,e,f,h){var i=g(),j=a("pt_BR"!==this.currentLanguage?i:this.currentLanguage,b);return c=this.getStringForm(c,j,h)||l(1===b?c:e),f&&(f.$count=b,c=d(c)(f)),m(c)},loadRemote:function(a){return b({method:"GET",url:a,cache:h.cache}).then(function(a){var b=a.data;for(var c in b)h.setStrings(c,b[c]);return a})}}}]),angular.module("gettext").directive("translate",["gettextCatalog","$parse","$animate","$compile","$window",function(a,b,c,d,e){function f(a,b,c){if(!a)throw new Error("You should add a "+b+" attribute whenever you add a "+c+" attribute.")}var g=function(){return String.prototype.trim?function(a){return"string"==typeof a?a.trim():a}:function(a){return"string"==typeof a?a.replace(/^\s*/,"").replace(/\s*$/,""):a}}(),h=parseInt((/msie (\d+)/.exec(angular.lowercase(e.navigator.userAgent))||[])[1],10);return{restrict:"AE",terminal:!0,compile:function(e,i){f(!i.translatePlural||i.translateN,"translate-n","translate-plural"),f(!i.translateN||i.translatePlural,"translate-plural","translate-n");var j=g(e.html()),k=i.translatePlural,l=i.translateContext;return 8>=h&&"<!--IE fix-->"===j.slice(-13)&&(j=j.slice(0,-13)),{post:function(e,f,h){function i(){var b;k?(e=n||(n=e.$new()),e.$count=m(e),b=a.getPlural(e.$count,j,k,null,l)):b=a.getString(j,null,l);var h=f.contents();if(0!==h.length){if(b===g(h.html()))return void(o&&d(h)(e));var i=angular.element("<span>"+b+"</span>");d(i.contents())(e);var p=i.contents();c.enter(p,f),c.leave(h)}}var m=b(h.translateN),n=null,o=!0;h.translateN&&e.$watch(h.translateN,i),e.$on("gettextLanguageChanged",i),i(),o=!1}}}}}]),angular.module("gettext").filter("translate",["gettextCatalog",function(a){function b(b,c){return a.getString(b,null,c)}return b.$stateful=!0,b}]),angular.module("gettext").factory("gettextPlurals",function(){return function(a,b){switch(a){case"ay":case"bo":case"cgg":case"dz":case"fa":case"id":case"ja":case"jbo":case"ka":case"kk":case"km":case"ko":case"ky":case"lo":case"ms":case"my":case"sah":case"su":case"th":case"tt":case"ug":case"vi":case"wo":case"zh":return 0;case"is":return b%10!=1||b%100==11?1:0;case"jv":return 0!=b?1:0;case"mk":return 1==b||b%10==1?0:1;case"ach":case"ak":case"am":case"arn":case"br":case"fil":case"fr":case"gun":case"ln":case"mfe":case"mg":case"mi":case"oc":case"pt_BR":case"tg":case"ti":case"tr":case"uz":case"wa":case"zh":return b>1?1:0;case"lv":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:0!=b?1:2;case"lt":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:b%10>=2&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"be":case"bs":case"hr":case"ru":case"sr":case"uk":return b%10==1&&b%100!=11?0:b%10>=2&&4>=b%10&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"mnk":return 0==b?0:1==b?1:2;case"ro":return 1==b?0:0==b||b%100>0&&20>b%100?1:2;case"pl":return 1==b?0:b%10>=2&&4>=b%10&&(10>b%100||b%100>=20)?1:2;case"cs":case"sk":return 1==b?0:b>=2&&4>=b?1:2;case"sl":return b%100==1?1:b%100==2?2:b%100==3||b%100==4?3:0;case"mt":return 1==b?0:0==b||b%100>1&&11>b%100?1:b%100>10&&20>b%100?2:3;case"gd":return 1==b||11==b?0:2==b||12==b?1:b>2&&20>b?2:3;case"cy":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:8!=b&&11!=b?2:3;case"kw":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:3==b?2:3;case"ga":return 1==b?0:2==b?1:7>b?2:11>b?3:4;case"ar":return 0==b?0:1==b?1:2==b?2:b%100>=3&&10>=b%100?3:b%100>=11?4:5;default:return 1!=b?1:0}}});
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diff --git a/src/catalog.js b/src/catalog.js
index d4cf8b2..adee5fd 100644
--- a/src/catalog.js
+++ b/src/catalog.js
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', function (gettextPlurals, $h
         $rootScope.$broadcast('gettextLanguageChanged');
     }
 
+    function baseLanguage() {
+        if (catalog.currentLanguage) {
+            var parts = catalog.currentLanguage.split('_');
+            if (parts.length > 0) {
+                return parts[0];
+            }
+            return catalog.currentLanguage;
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     catalog = {
         debug: false,
         debugPrefix: '[MISSING]: ',
@@ -81,7 +92,7 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', function (gettextPlurals, $h
         },
 
         getStringForm: function (string, n, context) {
-            var stringTable = this.strings[this.currentLanguage] || {};
+            var stringTable = this.strings[this.currentLanguage] || this.strings[baseLanguage()] || {};
             var contexts = stringTable[string] || {};
             var plurals = contexts[context || noContext] || [];
             return plurals[n];
@@ -94,7 +105,8 @@ angular.module('gettext').factory('gettextCatalog', function (gettextPlurals, $h
         },
 
         getPlural: function (n, string, stringPlural, scope, context) {
-            var form = gettextPlurals(this.currentLanguage, n);
+            var baseLang = baseLanguage();
+            var form = gettextPlurals(this.currentLanguage !== 'pt_BR' ? baseLang : this.currentLanguage, n);
             string = this.getStringForm(string, form, context) || prefixDebug(n === 1 ? string : stringPlural);
             if (scope) {
                 scope.$count = n;
diff --git a/test/unit/catalog.js b/test/unit/catalog.js
index a9c355f..b636cd0 100644
--- a/test/unit/catalog.js
+++ b/test/unit/catalog.js
@@ -145,4 +145,13 @@ describe("Catalog", function () {
         assert.equal(catalog.getString("Archive", {}, "verb"), "Archiveren");
         assert.equal(catalog.getString("Archive", {}, "noun"), "Archief");
     });
+
+    it("Should return string from fallback language", function () {
+        var strings = { Hello: "Hallo" };
+        catalog.setStrings("nl", strings);
+        catalog.setCurrentLanguage("nl_NL");
+        // It should check strings for nl_NL, then strings for nl
+        assert.equal(catalog.getString("Bye"), "Bye");
+        assert.equal(catalog.getString("Hello"), "Hallo");
+    });
 });