diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/Makefile.in b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/Makefile.in
index 7b47e4cc10..051b511392 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/Makefile.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #******************************************************************************
 #
-#   Copyright (C) 1998-2004, International Business Machines
+#   Copyright (C) 1998-2005, International Business Machines
 #   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 #
 #******************************************************************************
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ TEST_UCM_SOURCE= test1.ucm test3.ucm test4.ucm test4x.ucm ibm9027.ucm
 TEST_UCM_FILES=$(TEST_UCM_SOURCE:%=$(TESTSRCDATADIR)/data/%)
 TEST_CNV_FILES=$(TEST_UCM_SOURCE:%.ucm=$(TESTBUILDDIR)/$(TESTDT)%.cnv)
 
-TEST_RES = casing.txt mc.txt root.txt te.txt te_IN.txt testtypes.txt testaliases.txt testempty.txt structLocale.txt DataDrivenCollationTest.txt idna_rules.txt conversion.txt icuio.txt testtable32.txt
+TEST_RES = casing.txt mc.txt root.txt sh.txt sh_YU.txt te.txt te_IN.txt te_IN_REVISED testtypes.txt testaliases.txt testempty.txt structLocale.txt DataDrivenCollationTest.txt idna_rules.txt conversion.txt icuio.txt testtable32.txt
 TEST_RES_FILES=$(TEST_RES:%.txt=$(TESTBUILDDIR)/$(TESTDT)%.res) $(TESTBUILDDIR)/$(TESTDT)iscii.res $(TESTSRCDATADIR)/$(TESTDT)icu26_testtypes.res $(TESTSRCDATADIR)/$(TESTDT)icu26e_testtypes.res
 
 ALL_TEST_FILES = $(TEST_DAT_FILES) $(TEST_BRK_FILES) $(TEST_CNV_FILES) $(TEST_RES_FILES) $(TESTOUTDIR)/$(TESTDT)nam.typ
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/root.txt b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/root.txt
index c8c6c5adf1..75673de697 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/root.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/root.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 //*******************************************************************************
 //*
-//*   Copyright (C) 1998-2000, International Business Machines
+//*   Copyright (C) 1998-2005, International Business Machines
 //*   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 //*
 //*******************************************************************************
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ root
     rootAliasTable {
         destination { "correct" }
     }
+    a {
+	a1{"ar1"}
+	a2{"ar2"}
+        a3{"ar3"}
+	a4{"ar4"}
+    }    
 }
 
 //eof
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh.txt b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0519dadac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+//*******************************************************************************
+//*
+//*   Copyright (C) 2005, International Business Machines
+//*   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
+//*
+//*******************************************************************************
+
+sh{
+    a{
+	a1{"a01"}
+	a2{"a02"}
+        a3{"a03"}
+    }
+ }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh_YU.txt b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh_YU.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdd009d8b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/sh_YU.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+//*******************************************************************************
+//*
+//*   Copyright (C) 2005, International Business Machines
+//*   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
+//*
+//*******************************************************************************
+
+sh_YU{
+    a{
+	a2{"a12"}
+    }
+ }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te.txt b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te.txt
index 745b0c8d9a..e665ae48a9 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te.txt
@@ -101,7 +101,12 @@ te
     aliasClient:alias {"/LOCALE/aliasDestination"}
     aliasDestination {"tedest"}
     rootAliasDestination {"correct"}
-
+    a {
+	a1{"a21"}
+	a2{"a22"}
+        a3{"a23"}
+	a4{"a24"}
+    }    
 }
 
 //eof
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te_IN.txt b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te_IN.txt
index 48ae2a540f..6d2aa73b05 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te_IN.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/te_IN.txt
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ te_IN
         tag7 { TE_IN7 } 
     }
     aliasDestination {"correct" }
+
+    a:alias{ "sh_YU"}
 }
 
 //eof
diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak
index dbe0f079ef..1e53ede98c 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/testdata/testdata.mak
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #**********************************************************************
-#* Copyright (C) 1999-2004, International Business Machines Corporation
+#* Copyright (C) 1999-2005, International Business Machines Corporation
 #* and others.  All Rights Reserved.
 #**********************************************************************
 #
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ALL : "$(TESTDATAOUT)\testdata.dat"
 # icu26e_testtypes.res is the same, but icuswapped to big-endian EBCDIC
 # markus 2003nov21
 
-"$(TESTDATAOUT)\testdata.dat" : "$(TESTDATABLD)\casing.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\conversion.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\icuio.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\mc.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\structLocale.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\root.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\te.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\te_IN.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testaliases.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testtypes.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testempty.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)iscii.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)idna_rules.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\DataDrivenCollationTest.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test.icu" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)testtable32.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test1.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test3.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test4.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test4x.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)ibm9027.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscsi.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscss.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscis.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfsmxs.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfsmxp.spp"
+"$(TESTDATAOUT)\testdata.dat" : "$(TESTDATABLD)\casing.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\conversion.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\icuio.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\mc.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\structLocale.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\root.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\sh.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\sh_YU.res"  "$(TESTDATABLD)\te.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\te_IN.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\te_IN_REVISED.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testaliases.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testtypes.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\testempty.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)iscii.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)idna_rules.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\DataDrivenCollationTest.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test.icu" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)testtable32.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test1.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test3.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test4.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)test4x.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)ibm9027.cnv" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscsi.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscss.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfscis.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfsmxs.spp" "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)nfsmxp.spp"
 	@echo Building test data
 	@copy "$(TESTDATABLD)\$(TESTDT)te.res" "$(TESTDATAOUT)\$(TESTDT)nam.typ"
 	@copy "$(TESTDATA)\$(TESTDT)icu26_testtypes.res" "$(TESTDATABLD)"
@@ -34,8 +34,11 @@ $(TESTDT)conversion.res
 $(TESTDT)mc.res
 $(TESTDT)root.res
 $(TESTDT)testtable32.res
+$(TESTDT)sh.res
+$(TESTDT)sh_YU.res
 $(TESTDT)te.res
 $(TESTDT)te_IN.res
+$(TESTDT)te_IN_REVISED.res
 $(TESTDT)testtypes.res
 $(TESTDT)icu26_testtypes.res
 $(TESTDT)icu26e_testtypes.res