var bundleParentLookup = function( Cldr, locale ) {
		var normalizedPath, parent;

		if ( locale === "root" ) {
			return;
		}

		// First, try to find parent on supplemental data.
		normalizedPath = pathNormalize( [ "supplemental/parentLocales/parentLocale", locale ] );
		parent = resourceGet( Cldr._resolved, normalizedPath ) || resourceGet( Cldr._raw, normalizedPath );
		if ( parent ) {
			return parent;
		}

		// Or truncate locale.
		parent = locale.substr( 0, locale.lastIndexOf( Cldr.localeSep ) );
		if ( !parent ) {
			return "root";
		}

		return parent;
	};