Transliteration standards for the
Tajik alphabetThe Tajik language has been written in three writing systems over the course of its history: a version of the Arabic script, a version of the Latin alphabet, and a version of the Cyrillic alphabet...
in Cyrillic into the
Latin alphabetThe Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, and was initially developed by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.During the...
. The acronyms stand for the following:
- ISO 9 — The International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO , is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial...
ISO 9The international standard ISO 9 establishes a system for the transliteration into Latin characters of Cyrillic characters constituting the alphabets of many Slavic and some non-Slavic languages....
specification.
- KNAB — From the placenames database of the Institute of the Estonian Language
The Institute of the Estonian Language is the language regulator of the Estonian language. It was founded in 1993 as the Institute of Language and Literature was reorganized. It is based in Tallinn. Its director is currently Urmas Sutrop....
.
- WWS — From World’s Writing Systems, Bernard Comrie (ed.)
- ALA-LC — The standard of the Library of Congress
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and the American Library AssociationThe American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members....
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- Edward Allworth, ed.
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Transliteration standards for the
Tajik alphabetThe Tajik language has been written in three writing systems over the course of its history: a version of the Arabic script, a version of the Latin alphabet, and a version of the Cyrillic alphabet...
in Cyrillic into the
Latin alphabetThe Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. It evolved from the western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, and was initially developed by the ancient Romans to write the Latin language.During the...
. The acronyms stand for the following:
- ISO 9 — The International Organization for Standardization
The International Organization for Standardization , widely known as ISO , is an international-standard-setting body composed of representatives from various national standards organizations. Founded on 23 February 1947, the organization promulgates worldwide proprietary industrial and commercial...
ISO 9The international standard ISO 9 establishes a system for the transliteration into Latin characters of Cyrillic characters constituting the alphabets of many Slavic and some non-Slavic languages....
specification.
- KNAB — From the placenames database of the Institute of the Estonian Language
The Institute of the Estonian Language is the language regulator of the Estonian language. It was founded in 1993 as the Institute of Language and Literature was reorganized. It is based in Tallinn. Its director is currently Urmas Sutrop....
.
- WWS — From World’s Writing Systems, Bernard Comrie (ed.)
- ALA-LC — The standard of the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress and is the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books. The head...
and the American Library AssociationThe American Library Association is a non-profit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with more than 65,000 members....
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- Edward Allworth, ed. Nationalities of the Soviet East. Publications and Writing Systems (NY: Columbia University Press, 1971)
- BGN/PCGN — The standard of the United States Board on Geographic Names
The United States Board on Geographic Names is a United States federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government.-Overview:...
and the Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official UseThe Permanent Committee on Geographical Names is an independent inter-departmental body established in 1919. Its function is to establish standard names for places outside the UK, for the use of the British government....
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| Cyrillic |
ISO 9 The international standard ISO 9 establishes a system for the transliteration into Latin characters of Cyrillic characters constituting the alphabets of many Slavic and some non-Slavic languages....
(1995) |
KNAB (1981) |
WWS (1996) |
ALA-LC |
Allworth (1971) |
BGN/PCGN |
| А а |
a |
a |
a |
| a |
a |
| Б б |
b |
b |
b |
| b |
b |
| В в |
v |
v |
v |
| v |
v |
| Г г |
g |
g |
g |
| g |
g |
| Ғ ғ |
ġ |
gh |
gh |
| gh |
gh |
| Д д |
d |
d |
d |
| d |
d |
| Е е |
e |
e, ye |
e |
| ye‐, ‐e‐ |
e |
| Ё ё |
ë |
yo |
ë |
| yo |
yo |
| Ж ж |
ž |
zh |
zh |
| zh |
zh |
| З з |
z |
z |
z |
| z |
z |
| И и |
i |
i |
i |
| i |
i |
|
| ī |
ī |
ī |
| ī |
í |
| Й й |
j |
y |
ĭ |
| y |
y |
| К к |
k |
k |
k |
| k |
k |
| Қ қ |
ķ |
q |
q |
| q |
q |
| Л л |
l |
l |
l |
| l |
l |
| М м |
m |
m |
m |
| m |
m |
| Н н |
n |
n |
n |
| n |
n |
| О о |
o |
o |
o |
| o |
o |
| П п |
p |
p |
p |
| p |
p |
| Р р |
r |
r |
r |
| r |
r |
| С с |
s |
s |
s |
| s |
s |
| Т т |
t |
t |
t |
| t |
t |
| У у |
u |
u |
u |
| u |
u |
|
| ū |
ū |
ū |
| ū |
ŭ |
| Ф ф |
f |
f |
f |
| f |
f |
| Х х |
h |
kh |
kh |
| kh |
kh |
| Ҳ ҳ |
h, |
h |
|
| h |
h |
| Ч ч |
č |
ch |
ch |
| ch |
ch |
|
| c, |
j |
j |
| j |
j |
| Ш ш |
š |
sh |
sh |
| sh |
sh |
| Ъ ъ |
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|
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| " |
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| Э э |
è |
è, e |
ė |
| ë |
ė |
| Ю ю |
û |
yu |
|
| yu |
yu |
| Я я |
â |
ya |
|
| ya |
ya |