var itemLookup = (function() {

	var lookup;

	lookup = function( Cldr, locale, path, attributes, childLocale ) {
		var normalizedPath, parent, value;

		// 1: Finish recursion
		// 2: Avoid infinite loop
		if ( typeof locale === "undefined" /* 1 */ || locale === childLocale /* 2 */ ) {
			return;
		}

		// Resolve path
		normalizedPath = pathNormalize( path, attributes );

		// Check resolved (cached) data first
		// 1: Due to #16, never use the cached resolved non-leaf nodes. It may not
		//    represent its leafs in its entirety.
		value = resourceGet( Cldr._resolved, normalizedPath );
		if ( value !== undefined && typeof value !== "object" /* 1 */ ) {
			return value;
		}

		// Check raw data
		value = resourceGet( Cldr._raw, normalizedPath );

		if ( value === undefined ) {
			// Or, lookup at parent locale
			parent = bundleParentLookup( Cldr, locale );
			value = lookup( Cldr, parent, path, jsonMerge( attributes, { bundle: parent }), locale );
		}

		if ( value !== undefined ) {
			// Set resolved (cached)
			resourceSet( Cldr._resolved, normalizedPath, value );
		}

		return value;
	};

	return lookup;

}());