diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/DictionaryItem.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/DictionaryItem.cs
index 0ff3d0df35..169ac2505b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/DictionaryItem.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/DictionaryItem.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
     /// </summary>
     [Serializable]
     [DataContract(IsReference = true)]
-    public class DictionaryItem : Entity
+    public class DictionaryItem : Entity, IAggregateRoot
     {
         private Guid _parentId;
         private string _itemKey;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Language.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Language.cs
index 6587711557..65246bcf63 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Language.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Language.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
     /// </summary>
     [Serializable]
     [DataContract(IsReference = true)]
-    public class Language : Entity
+    public class Language : Entity, IAggregateRoot
     {
         private string _isoCode;
         private string _cultureName;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Rdbms/DictionaryDto.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Rdbms/DictionaryDto.cs
index 21acfb5f16..8bf635df82 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Rdbms/DictionaryDto.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/Rdbms/DictionaryDto.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Umbraco.Core.Persistence;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms
@@ -19,5 +20,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms
 
         [Column("key")]
         public string Key { get; set; }
+
+        [ResultColumn]
+        public List<LanguageTextDto> LanguageTextDtos { get; set; }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryItemFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryItemFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b44a5ac514
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryItemFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
+{
+    internal class DictionaryItemFactory : IEntityFactory<DictionaryItem, DictionaryDto>
+    {
+        #region Implementation of IEntityFactory<DictionaryItem,DictionaryDto>
+
+        public DictionaryItem BuildEntity(DictionaryDto dto)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public DictionaryDto BuildDto(DictionaryItem entity)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryTranslationFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryTranslationFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3cf4921634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/DictionaryTranslationFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
+{
+    internal class DictionaryTranslationFactory : IEntityFactory<DictionaryTranslation, LanguageTextDto>
+    {
+        #region Implementation of IEntityFactory<DictionaryTranslation,LanguageTextDto>
+
+        public DictionaryTranslation BuildEntity(LanguageTextDto dto)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public LanguageTextDto BuildDto(DictionaryTranslation entity)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/LanguageFactory.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/LanguageFactory.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71a3d6ebc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Factories/LanguageFactory.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Factories
+{
+    internal class LanguageFactory : IEntityFactory<Language, LanguageDto>
+    {
+        #region Implementation of IEntityFactory<Language,LanguageDto>
+
+        public Language BuildEntity(LanguageDto dto)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public LanguageDto BuildDto(Language entity)
+        {
+            throw new System.NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..badcda7f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Caching;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
+{
+    internal class DictionaryRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, DictionaryItem>, IDictionaryRepository
+    {
+        public DictionaryRepository(IUnitOfWork work) : base(work)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public DictionaryRepository(IUnitOfWork work, IRepositoryCacheProvider cache) : base(work, cache)
+        {
+        }
+
+        #region Overrides of RepositoryBase<int,DictionaryItem>
+
+        protected override DictionaryItem PerformGet(int id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<DictionaryItem> PerformGetAll(params int[] ids)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<DictionaryItem> PerformGetByQuery(IQuery<DictionaryItem> query)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Overrides of PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int,DictionaryItem>
+
+        protected override Sql GetBaseQuery(bool isCount)
+        {
+            var sql = new Sql();
+            sql.Select(isCount ? "COUNT(*)" : "*");
+            sql.From("cmsDictionary");
+            sql.InnerJoin("cmsLanguageText ON ([cmsDictionary].[id] = [cmsLanguageText].[UniqueId])");
+            return sql;
+        }
+
+        protected override Sql GetBaseWhereClause(object id)
+        {
+            var sql = new Sql();
+            sql.Where("[cmsDictionary].[id] = @Id", new { Id = id });
+            return sql;
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<string> GetDeleteClauses()
+        {
+            return new List<string>();
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Returns the Top Level Parent Guid Id
+        /// </summary>
+        protected override Guid NodeObjectTypeId
+        {
+            get { return new Guid("41c7638d-f529-4bff-853e-59a0c2fb1bde"); }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Unit of Work Implementation
+
+        protected override void PersistNewItem(DictionaryItem entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override void PersistUpdatedItem(DictionaryItem entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override void PersistDeletedItem(DictionaryItem entity)
+        {
+            RecursiveDelete(entity.Key);
+
+            Database.Delete<LanguageTextDto>("WHERE UniqueId = @Id", new { Id = entity.Key});
+
+            Database.Delete<DictionaryDto>("WHERE id = @Id", new { Id = entity.Key });
+        }
+
+        private void RecursiveDelete(Guid parentId)
+        {
+            var list = Database.Fetch<DictionaryDto>("WHERE parent = @ParentId", new {ParentId = parentId});
+            foreach (var dto in list)
+            {
+                RecursiveDelete(dto.Id);
+
+                Database.Delete<LanguageTextDto>("WHERE UniqueId = @Id", new { Id = dto.Id });
+                Database.Delete<DictionaryDto>("WHERE id = @Id", new { Id = dto.Id });
+            }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDictionaryRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDictionaryRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2db4046efc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDictionaryRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
+{
+    internal interface IDictionaryRepository : IRepository<int, DictionaryItem>
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ILanguageRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ILanguageRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3273df2d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ILanguageRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
+{
+    public interface ILanguageRepository : IRepository<int, Language>
+    {
+         
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b32385931a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/LanguageRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Caching;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Querying;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
+{
+    internal class LanguageRepository : PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int, Language>, ILanguageRepository
+    {
+        public LanguageRepository(IUnitOfWork work) : base(work)
+        {
+        }
+
+        public LanguageRepository(IUnitOfWork work, IRepositoryCacheProvider cache) : base(work, cache)
+        {
+        }
+
+        #region Overrides of RepositoryBase<int,Language>
+
+        protected override Language PerformGet(int id)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<Language> PerformGetAll(params int[] ids)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<Language> PerformGetByQuery(IQuery<Language> query)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Overrides of PetaPocoRepositoryBase<int,Language>
+
+        protected override Sql GetBaseQuery(bool isCount)
+        {
+            var sql = new Sql();
+            sql.Select(isCount ? "COUNT(*)" : "*");
+            sql.From("cmsLanguageText");
+            return sql;
+        }
+
+        protected override Sql GetBaseWhereClause(object id)
+        {
+            var sql = new Sql();
+            sql.Where("[cmsLanguageText].[id] = @Id", new { Id = id });
+            return sql;
+        }
+
+        protected override IEnumerable<string> GetDeleteClauses()
+        {
+            //NOTE: There is no constraint between the Language and cmsDictionary/cmsLanguageText tables (?)
+            var list = new List<string>
+                           {
+                               string.Format("DELETE FROM umbracoLanguage WHERE id = @Id")
+                           };
+            return list;
+        }
+
+        protected override Guid NodeObjectTypeId
+        {
+            get { throw new NotImplementedException(); }
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
+        #region Unit of Work Implementation
+
+        protected override void PersistNewItem(Language entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        protected override void PersistUpdatedItem(Language entity)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index cc90a29413..e9ee43167c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\ContentFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\ContentTypeFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\DataTypeDefinitionFactory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\DictionaryItemFactory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\DictionaryTranslationFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\IEntityFactory.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\LanguageFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\PropertyFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Factories\PropertyGroupFactory.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Mappers\ModelDtoMapper.cs" />
@@ -112,12 +115,16 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\ContentRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\ContentTypeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\DictionaryRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IContentRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IContentTypeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDictionaryRepository.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\ILanguageRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMacroRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Relators\TabPropertyTypeRelator.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\LanguageRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\MacroRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\RepositoryBase.cs" />