diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48d7f564..1be38257 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,13 +83,19 @@ There are multiple customizations and properties able to be instantiated within
 
 ## Options
 
-| JS Property | HTML Attribute | Description                                                                     | Value   | Default      |
-| ----------- | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ------------ |
-| list        | data-list      | Where to find the list of suggestions.                                          | Array of strings, HTML element, CSS selector (no groups, i.e. no commas), String containing a comma-separated list of items | N/A |
-| minChars    | data-minchars  | Minimum characters the user has to type before the autocomplete popup shows up. | Number  | 2            |
-| maxItems    | data-maxitems  | Maximum number of suggestions to display.                                       | Number  | 10           |
-| autoFirst   | data-autofirst | Should the first element be automatically                                       | Boolean | false        |
-| listLabel   | data-listlabel | Denotes a label to be used as aria-label on the generated autocomplete list.    | String  | Results List |
+| JS Property          | HTML Attribute            | Description                                                                     | Value                                                                                                                       | Default                                          |
+|----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| list                 | data-list                 | Where to find the list of suggestions.                                          | Array of strings, HTML element, CSS selector (no groups, i.e. no commas), String containing a comma-separated list of items | N/A                                              |
+| minChars             | data-minchars             | Minimum characters the user has to type before the autocomplete popup shows up. | Number                                                                                                                      | 2                                                |
+| maxItems             | data-maxitems             | Maximum number of suggestions to display.                                       | Number                                                                                                                      | 10                                               |
+| autoFirst            | data-autofirst            | Should the first element be automatically                                       | Boolean                                                                                                                     | false                                            |
+| listLabel            | data-listlabel            | Denotes a label to be used as aria-label on the generated autocomplete list.    | String                                                                                                                      | Results List                                     |
+| tStatusResult        | data-tstatusresult        | Allows for translations of the result list status.                              | String                                                                                                                      | ${length} results found                          |
+| tNoResults           | data-tnoresults           | Allows for translations of the notification that no result has been found.      | String                                                                                                                      | No results found                                 |
+| tStatusQueryTooShort | data-tstatusquerytooshort | Text output when not enough chars have been entered                             | String                                                                                                                      | Type ${minChars} or more characters for results. |
+| tStatusStartTyping   | data-tstatusstarttyping   | Text output when no chars have been entered                                     | String                                                                                                                      | Begin typing for results.                        |
+| tListItemText        | data-tstatusquerytooshort | Text output for found list items                                                | String                                                                                                                      | list item ${index} of ${length}                  |
+
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/awesomplete.js b/awesomplete.js
index 95188f21..8061e2bb 100644
--- a/awesomplete.js
+++ b/awesomplete.js
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ var _ = function (input, o) {
 		item: _.ITEM,
 		replace: _.REPLACE,
 		tabSelect: false,
-		listLabel: "Results List"
+		language: "en",
+	 
+
+		tListItemText: "list item ${index} of ${length}"
 	}, o);
 
+
 	this.index = -1;
 
 	// Create necessary elements
@@ -53,7 +57,7 @@ var _ = function (input, o) {
         role: "listbox",
         id: "awesomplete_list_" + this.count,
 		inside: this.container,
-		"aria-label": this.listLabel
+		"aria-label":phrase(this, 'list-label')
 	});
 
 	this.status = $.create("span", {
@@ -62,7 +66,7 @@ var _ = function (input, o) {
 		"aria-live": "assertive",
         "aria-atomic": true,
         inside: this.container,
-        textContent: this.minChars != 0 ? ("Type " + this.minChars + " or more characters for results.") : "Begin typing for results."
+        textContent: this.minChars != 0 ? phrase(this, 'status-query-too-short', {"${minChars}": this.minChars}) : phrase(this, 'status-start-typing')
 	});
 
 	// Bind events
@@ -259,7 +263,7 @@ _.prototype = {
 		if (i > -1 && lis.length > 0) {
 			lis[i].setAttribute("aria-selected", "true");
 
-			this.status.textContent = lis[i].textContent + ", list item " + (i + 1) + " of " + lis.length;
+			this.status.textContent = lis[i].textContent + ", "+ phrase(this, "list-item-text", {"${index}" :  (i + 1), "${length}":  lis.length});
 
             this.input.setAttribute("aria-activedescendant", this.ul.id + "_item_" + this.index);
 
@@ -328,20 +332,20 @@ _.prototype = {
 
 			if (this.ul.children.length === 0) {
 
-                this.status.textContent = "No results found";
+                this.status.textContent = phrase(this, 'no-results');
 
 				this.close({ reason: "nomatches" });
 
 			} else {
 				this.open();
 
-                this.status.textContent = this.ul.children.length + " results found";
+                this.status.textContent = phrase(this, 'status-result', {"${length}": this.ul.children.length});
 			}
 		}
 		else {
 			this.close({ reason: "nomatches" });
 
-                this.status.textContent = "No results found";
+            this.status.textContent = phrase(this, 'no-results');
 		}
 	}
 };
@@ -350,6 +354,41 @@ _.prototype = {
 
 _.all = [];
 
+_.languages = {
+	"en": {
+		"list-label": "Results List",
+		"status-result": "${length} results found",
+		"no-results": "No results found",
+		"status-query-too-short": "Type ${minChars} or more characters for results.",
+		"status-start-typing": "Begin typing for results.",
+		"list-item-text": "list item ${index} of ${length}"
+	},
+	"de": {
+		"list-label": "Ergebnisliste",
+		"status-result": "${length} Ergebnisse gefunden",
+		"no-results": "Keine Ergebnisse gefunden",
+		"status-query-too-short": "Geben Sie ${minChars} oder mehr Zeichen für die Suche ein",
+		"status-start-typing": "Beginnen Sie mit der Eingabe",
+		"list-item-text": "Listenelement ${index} von ${length}"
+	},
+	"fr": {
+		"list-label": "Liste des résultats",
+		"status-result": "${length} résultats trouvés",
+		"no-results": "Aucun résultat trouvé",
+		"status-query-too-short": "Tapez ${minChars} ou plusieurs caractères pour les résultats.",
+		"status-start-typing": "Commencer à écrire",
+		"list-item-text": "élément de liste ${index} de ${length}"
+	},
+	"it": {
+		"list-label": "Elenco dei risultati",
+		"status-result": "${length} risultati trovati",
+		"no-results": "Nessun risultato trovato",
+		"status-query-too-short": "Digita ${minChars} o più caratteri per i risultati.",
+		"status-start-typing": "Inizia a digitare per i risultati.",
+		"list-item-text": "elemento dell'elenco ${index} di ${length}"
+	},
+};
+
 _.FILTER_CONTAINS = function (text, input) {
 	return RegExp($.regExpEscape(input.trim()), "i").test(text);
 };
@@ -429,6 +468,19 @@ function configure(instance, properties, o) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+function phrase(instance, key, replacements) {
+	const translations = _.languages[instance.language];
+	var result = translations[key];
+	if(result === undefined) {
+		console.warn(instance.language + "no result found " +  key)
+	}
+	for (var i in replacements) {
+		while(result.indexOf(i) >= 0) {
+			result = result.replace(i, replacements[i])
+		}
+	}
+	return result;
+}
 
 // Helpers
 
diff --git a/test/api/evaluateSpec.js b/test/api/evaluateSpec.js
index b8107bb3..45f674b8 100644
--- a/test/api/evaluateSpec.js
+++ b/test/api/evaluateSpec.js
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ describe("awesomplete.evaluate", function () {
 			expect(this.subject.close).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
 				reason: "nomatches"
 			});
+			expect(this.subject.status.textContent).toBe("No results found")
 		});
 	});
 
@@ -93,4 +94,21 @@ describe("awesomplete.evaluate", function () {
 			expect(this.subject.index).toBe(-1);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe("with no results and German text", function () {
+		beforeEach(function () {
+			this.subject.language = "de"
+			$.type(this.subject.input, "nosuchitem");
+		});
+
+		it("closes completer", function () {
+			spyOn(this.subject, "close");
+			this.subject.evaluate();
+
+			expect(this.subject.close).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+				reason: "nomatches"
+			});
+			expect(this.subject.status.textContent).toBe("Keine Ergebnisse gefunden")
+		});	
+	});
 });
diff --git a/test/api/gotoSpec.js b/test/api/gotoSpec.js
index 8a31dde5..cd44b333 100644
--- a/test/api/gotoSpec.js
+++ b/test/api/gotoSpec.js
@@ -54,6 +54,19 @@ describe("awesomplete.goto", function () {
 		});
 	});
 
+
+	describe("with German text and item index > -1", function () {
+		beforeEach(function () {
+			this.subject.language = "de"
+			this.subject.goto(0);
+		});
+
+		it("updates status", function () {
+			expect(this.subject.status.textContent).toBe("item1, Listenelement 1 von 3");
+		});
+	});
+
+
 	describe("with item index = -1", function () {
 		beforeEach(function () {
 			this.subject.goto(0);
diff --git a/test/init/optionsSpec.js b/test/init/optionsSpec.js
index fc60997c..635109d3 100644
--- a/test/init/optionsSpec.js
+++ b/test/init/optionsSpec.js
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@ describe("Constructor options", function () {
 		it("replaces input value with REPLACE", function () {
 			expect(this.subject.replace).toEqual(Awesomplete.REPLACE);
 		});
+
+		it("uses en as default language", function () {
+			expect(this.subject.language).toEqual("en");
+		});
 	});
 
 	describe("with custom options in constructor", function () {
@@ -50,7 +54,8 @@ describe("Constructor options", function () {
 				filter: $.noop,
 				sort: $.noop,
 				item: $.noop,
-				replace: $.noop
+				replace: $.noop,
+			 	language: 'de'
 			};
 		});
 
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ describe("Constructor options", function () {
 			expect(this.subject.minChars).toBe(3);
 			expect(this.subject.maxItems).toBe(9);
 			expect(this.subject.autoFirst).toBe(true);
+			expect(this.subject.language).toBe("de");
 		});
 
 		it("overrides default functions", function () {