diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/views/LanguageDropdown.vue b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/views/LanguageDropdown.vue
index c2af3b154e..02a1075f18 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/views/LanguageDropdown.vue
+++ b/contentcuration/contentcuration/frontend/shared/views/LanguageDropdown.vue
@@ -106,7 +106,8 @@
     },
     methods: {
       languageText(item) {
-        return this.$tr('languageItemText', { language: item.native_name, code: item.id });
+        const firstNativeName = item.native_name.split(',')[0].trim();
+        return this.$tr('languageItemText', { language: firstNativeName, code: item.id });
       },
     },
     $trs: {