diff --git a/spacy/language_data/__init__.py b/spacy/language_data/__init__.py
index f6aa4317c..43a4ef0be 100644
--- a/spacy/language_data/__init__.py
+++ b/spacy/language_data/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from .abbreviations import *
 from .emoticons import *
 from .punctuation import *
 from .tag_map import *
diff --git a/spacy/language_data/abbreviations.py b/spacy/language_data/abbreviations.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b49daa0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spacy/language_data/abbreviations.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# encoding: utf8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+
+ABBREVIATIONS = [
+    "'",
+    "\\\")",
+    "<space>",
+    "''",
+    "C++",
+    "a.",
+    "b.",
+    "c.",
+    "d.",
+    "e.",
+    "f.",
+    "g.",
+    "h.",
+    "i.",
+    "j.",
+    "k.",
+    "l.",
+    "m.",
+    "n.",
+    "o.",
+    "p.",
+    "q.",
+    "r.",
+    "s.",
+    "t.",
+    "u.",
+    "v.",
+    "w.",
+    "x.",
+    "y.",
+    "z.",
+    "ä.",
+    "ö.",
+    "ü."
+]
+
+
+__all__ = [ "ABBREVIATIONS" ]