diff --git a/src/monero_wallet_utils.cpp b/src/monero_wallet_utils.cpp
index 2ba5655..1b6e744 100644
--- a/src/monero_wallet_utils.cpp
+++ b/src/monero_wallet_utils.cpp
@@ -92,10 +92,24 @@ bool monero_wallet_utils::bytes_to_words(
 	);
 }
 //
+bool monero_wallet_utils::convenience__new_wallet_with_language_code(
+	const string &locale_language_code,
+	WalletDescriptionRetVals &retVals,
+	network_type nettype
+) {
+	auto mnemonic_language = mnemonic_language_from_code(locale_language_code);
+	if (mnemonic_language == none) {
+		retVals.did_error = true;
+		retVals.err_string = "Unrecognized locale language code";
+		return false;
+	}
+	return new_wallet(*mnemonic_language, retVals, nettype);
+}
+//
 bool monero_wallet_utils::new_wallet(
     const string &mnemonic_language,
 	WalletDescriptionRetVals &retVals,
-	cryptonote::network_type nettype
+	network_type nettype
 ) {
 	retVals = {};
 	//
diff --git a/src/monero_wallet_utils.hpp b/src/monero_wallet_utils.hpp
index 5be5248..48a0d47 100644
--- a/src/monero_wallet_utils.hpp
+++ b/src/monero_wallet_utils.hpp
@@ -114,12 +114,47 @@ namespace monero_wallet_utils
 		public_key pub_viewKey;
 		//
 		string mnemonic_string;
-		string mnemonic_language; // this might be redundant if the function returning this WalletDescription itself required the language, such as new_wallet
+		string mnemonic_language;
 	};
 	struct WalletDescriptionRetVals: RetVals_base
 	{
 		optional<WalletDescription> optl__desc = boost::none;
 	};
+	inline optional<string> mnemonic_language_from_code(const string &language_code)
+	{
+		if (language_code == "en") {
+			return string("English");
+		} else if (language_code == "nl") { // Dutch language
+			return string("Nederlands");
+		} else if (language_code == "fr") {
+			return string("Français");
+		} else if (language_code == "es") {
+			return string("Español");
+		} else if (language_code == "pt") {
+			return string("Português");
+		} else if (language_code == "ja") {
+			return string("日本語");
+		} else if (language_code == "it") {
+			return string("Italiano");
+		} else if (language_code == "de") {
+			return string("Deutsch");
+		} else if (language_code == "ru") {
+			return string("русский язык");
+		} else if (language_code == "zh") { // Chinese language, simplified
+			return string("简体中文 (中国)");
+		} else if (language_code == "eo" || language_code == "epo") {
+			return string("Esperanto");
+		} else if (language_code == "jbo") {
+			return string("Lojban");
+		} else {
+			return none; // error .. possibly throw?
+		}
+	};
+	bool convenience__new_wallet_with_language_code(
+		const string &locale_language_code,
+		WalletDescriptionRetVals &retVals,
+		network_type nettype
+	);
 	bool new_wallet(
 		const string &mnemonic_language,
 		WalletDescriptionRetVals &retVals,
diff --git a/src/serial_bridge_index.cpp b/src/serial_bridge_index.cpp
index ebdefd5..9f84d65 100644
--- a/src/serial_bridge_index.cpp
+++ b/src/serial_bridge_index.cpp
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ string serial_bridge::newly_created_wallet(const string &args_string)
 		return error_ret_json_from_message("Invalid JSON");
 	}
 	monero_wallet_utils::WalletDescriptionRetVals retVals;
-	bool r = monero_wallet_utils::new_wallet(
-		json_root.get<string>("wordset_name"),
+	bool r = monero_wallet_utils::convenience__new_wallet_with_language_code(
+		json_root.get<string>("locale_language_code"),
 		retVals,
 		nettype_from_string(json_root.get<string>("nettype_string"))
 	);
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ string serial_bridge::newly_created_wallet(const string &args_string)
 	//
 	boost::property_tree::ptree root;
 	root.put(ret_json_key__mnemonic_string(), (*(retVals.optl__desc)).mnemonic_string);
+	root.put(ret_json_key__mnemonic_language(), (*(retVals.optl__desc)).mnemonic_language);
 	root.put(ret_json_key__sec_seed_string(), (*(retVals.optl__desc)).sec_seed_string);
 	root.put(ret_json_key__address_string(), (*(retVals.optl__desc)).address_string);
 	root.put(ret_json_key__pub_viewKey_string(), epee::string_tools::pod_to_hex((*(retVals.optl__desc)).pub_viewKey));
diff --git a/src/serial_bridge_index.hpp b/src/serial_bridge_index.hpp
index ce30ff0..78ad215 100644
--- a/src/serial_bridge_index.hpp
+++ b/src/serial_bridge_index.hpp
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ namespace serial_bridge
 	using namespace cryptonote;
 	//
 	// Bridging Functions - these take and return JSON strings
-	string create_transaction(const string &args_string); // TODO: maybe expose tx key as arg
+	string create_transaction(const string &args_string);
 	//
 	string decode_address(const string &args_string);
 	string is_subaddress(const string &args_string);
 	string is_integrated_address(const string &args_string);
 	//
 	string new_integrated_address(const string &args_string);
-	string new_fake_address_for_rct_tx(const string &args_string); // TODO: maybe expose random scalar as arg
+	string new_fake_address_for_rct_tx(const string &args_string);
 	string new_payment_id(const string &args_string);
 	//
-	string newly_created_wallet(const string &args_string); // TODO: maybe expose random scalar as arg
+	string newly_created_wallet(const string &args_string);
 	string are_equal_mnemonics(const string &args_string);
 	string mnemonic_from_seed(const string &args_string);
 	string seed_and_keys_from_mnemonic(const string &args_string);
diff --git a/test/test_all.cpp b/test/test_all.cpp
index c73019a..45ee048 100644
--- a/test/test_all.cpp
+++ b/test/test_all.cpp
@@ -619,7 +619,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bridged__new_wallet)
 	//
 	boost::property_tree::ptree root;
 	root.put("nettype_string", string_from_nettype(MAINNET));
-	root.put("wordset_name", "English");
+	root.put("locale_language_code", "en");
 	//
 	auto ret_string = serial_bridge::newly_created_wallet(args_string_from_root(root));
 	stringstream ret_stream;
@@ -634,6 +634,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(bridged__new_wallet)
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(mnemonic_string != none);
 	BOOST_REQUIRE((*mnemonic_string).size() > 0);
 	cout << "bridged__new_wallet: mnemonic: " << *mnemonic_string << endl;
+	optional<string> mnemonic_language = ret_tree.get_optional<string>(ret_json_key__mnemonic_language());
+	BOOST_REQUIRE(mnemonic_language != none);
+	BOOST_REQUIRE((*mnemonic_language).size() > 0);
+	cout << "bridged__new_wallet: mnemonic_language: " << *mnemonic_language << endl;
 	optional<string> sec_seed_string = ret_tree.get_optional<string>(ret_json_key__sec_seed_string());
 	BOOST_REQUIRE(sec_seed_string != none);
 	BOOST_REQUIRE((*sec_seed_string).size() > 0);