diff --git a/common/dtd/ldml.dtd b/common/dtd/ldml.dtd
index 32bbd81e30d..2b506607c48 100644
--- a/common/dtd/ldml.dtd
+++ b/common/dtd/ldml.dtd
@@ -2042,7 +2042,7 @@ CLDR data files are interpreted according to the LDML specification (http://unic
 
 <!ELEMENT decimal ( #PCDATA ) >
 <!ATTLIST decimal alt NMTOKENS #IMPLIED >
-    <!--@MATCH:literal/variant-->
+    <!--@MATCH:literal/variant, us, official-->
 <!ATTLIST decimal draft (approved | contributed | provisional | unconfirmed | true | false) #IMPLIED >
     <!--@METADATA-->
     <!--@DEPRECATED:true, false-->
@@ -2053,7 +2053,7 @@ CLDR data files are interpreted according to the LDML specification (http://unic
 
 <!ELEMENT group ( #PCDATA ) >
 <!ATTLIST group alt NMTOKENS #IMPLIED >
-    <!--@MATCH:literal/variant-->
+    <!--@MATCH:literal/variant, us, official-->
 <!ATTLIST group draft (approved | contributed | provisional | unconfirmed | true | false) #IMPLIED >
     <!--@METADATA-->
     <!--@DEPRECATED:true, false-->
diff --git a/common/main/en_ZA.xml b/common/main/en_ZA.xml
index f21d9ecdf64..db9b00e6880 100644
--- a/common/main/en_ZA.xml
+++ b/common/main/en_ZA.xml
@@ -238,9 +238,20 @@ CLDR data files are interpreted according to the LDML specification (http://unic
 	</dates>
 	<numbers>
 		<symbols numberSystem="latn">
-			<decimal>↑↑↑</decimal>
-			<group>↑↑↑</group>
+			<decimal>,</decimal> 
+			<decimal alt="official">,</decimal>
+			<decimal alt="us">.</decimal>
+			<group> </group>
+			<group alt="official"> </group>
+			<group alt="us">,</group>
 		</symbols>
+		<currencyFormats numberSystem="latn">
+			<currencyFormatLength>
+				<currencyFormat type="standard">
+					<pattern alt="alphaNextToNumber">¤#,##0.00</pattern>
+				</currencyFormat>
+			</currencyFormatLength>
+		</currencyFormats>
 		<currencies>
 			<currency type="ZAR">
 				<symbol>R</symbol>
diff --git a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/ShowInconsistentAvailable.java b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/ShowInconsistentAvailable.java
index 4d15c043c8f..0ab5db231c1 100644
--- a/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/ShowInconsistentAvailable.java
+++ b/tools/cldr-code/src/main/java/org/unicode/cldr/tool/ShowInconsistentAvailable.java
@@ -42,9 +42,6 @@
 import org.unicode.cldr.util.XPathParts;
 
 public class ShowInconsistentAvailable {
-    private static final boolean SHOW_ORDERING = true;
-    private static final boolean SHOW_ROOT = false;
-
     private static final CLDRConfig CONFIG = CLDRConfig.getInstance();
     static boolean INCLUDE_ERA = true;
     static boolean SHOW_PROGRESS_RAW = false;
@@ -377,8 +374,22 @@ static void showInconsistenciesInLocale(String locale) {
                 final SimplePattern skeletonSP = entry.getKey();
                 // if the multimap has multiple keys, then we have a problem
                 // that means that similar skeletons map to dissimilar values
-                boolean inconsistentValues = entry.getValue().keySet().size() > 1;
+                final Set<SimplePattern> valueSet = entry.getValue().keySet();
+                boolean inconsistentValues = valueSet.size() > 1;
+
+                // allow Ms to match Mn, if all else equal
+                // common with Slavics
+                if (inconsistentValues) {
+                    Set<String> neuteredMonths = new TreeSet<>();
+                    for (SimplePattern p : valueSet) {
+                        neuteredMonths.add(p.toString().replace("Mⁿ", "Mˢ"));
+                    }
+                    if (neuteredMonths.size() == 1) {
+                        inconsistentValues = false;
+                    }
+                }
 
+                // show the errors
                 for (Entry<SimplePattern, Collection<PatternData2>> entry2 :
                         entry.getValue().asMap().entrySet()) {
                     final SimplePattern valueSP = entry2.getKey();