ALA-LC romanization for Russian
Encyclopedia
The ALA-LC Romanization tables for Slavic alphabets is a set of standards for romanization
of texts in various writing systems used in North American libraries and publications. The latest version was published by the American Library Association & Library of Congress in 1997. This article is about the ALA-LC method of transliteration
of Russian-language text from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet
.
The formal, unambiguous version of the system requires some diacritics and two-letter tie characters which are often omitted in practice.
ALA-LC also publishes tables for the transliteration of many other languages.
Romanization
In linguistics, romanization or latinization is the representation of a written word or spoken speech with the Roman script, or a system for doing so, where the original word or language uses a different writing system . Methods of romanization include transliteration, for representing written...
of texts in various writing systems used in North American libraries and publications. The latest version was published by the American Library Association & Library of Congress in 1997. This article is about the ALA-LC method of transliteration
Transliteration
Transliteration is a subset of the science of hermeneutics. It is a form of translation, and is the practice of converting a text from one script into another...
of Russian-language text from Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
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The formal, unambiguous version of the system requires some diacritics and two-letter tie characters which are often omitted in practice.
ALA-LC also publishes tables for the transliteration of many other languages.
| Russian letter |
Romanization |
Special provision | Examples |
|---|---|---|---|
| А (а) | A (a) | None | Азов = Azov Тамбов = Tambov |
| Б (б) | B (b) | None | Барнаул = Barnaul Кубань = Kubanʹ |
| В (в) | V (v) | None | Владимир = Vladimir Ульяновск = Ulʹi͡anovsk |
| Г (г) | G (g) | None | Грозный = Groznyǐ Волгодонск = Volgodonsk |
| Д (д) | D (d) | None | Дзержинский = Dzerzhinskiǐ Нелидово = Nelidovo |
| Е (е) | E (e) | None | Елизово = Elizovo Чебоксары = Cheboksary |
| Ё (ё) | Ë (ë) | None | Ёлкин = Ëlkin Озёрный = Ozërnyǐ |
| Ж (ж) | Zh (zh) | None | Жуков = Zhukov Лужники = Luzhniki |
| З (з) | Z (z) | None | Звенигород = Zvenigorod Вязьма = Vi͡azʹma |
| И (и) | I (i) | None | Иркутск = Irkutsk Апатиты = Apatity |
| Й (й) | Ĭ (ĭ) | None | Йошкар-Ола = Ǐoshkar-Ola Бийск = Biǐsk |
| К (к) | K (k) | None | Киров = Kirov Енисейск = Eniseǐsk |
| Л (л) | L (l) | None | Ломоносов = Lomonosov Нелидово = Nelidovo |
| М (м) | M (m) | None | Менделеев = Mendeleev Каменка = Kamenka |
| Н (н) | N (n) | None | Новосибирск = Novosibirsk Кандалакша = Kandalaksha |
| О (о) | O (o) | None | Омск = Omsk Красноярск = Krasnoi͡arsk |
| П (п) | P (p) | None | Петрозаводск = Petrozavodsk Серпухов = Serpukhov |
| Р (р) | R (r) | None | Ростов = Rostov Северобайкальск = Severobaǐkalʹsk |
| С (с) | S (s) | None | Сковородино = Skovorodino Чайковский = Chaǐkovskiǐ |
| Т (т) | T (t) | None | Тамбов = Tambov Мытищи = Mytishchi |
| У (у) | U (u) | None | Углич = Uglich Дудинка = Dudinka |
| Ф (ф) | F (f) | None | Фурманов = Furmanov Уфа = Ufa |
| Х (х) | Kh (kh) | None | Хабаровск = Khabarovsk Прохладный = Prokhladnyǐ |
| Ц (ц) | None | Цимлянск = Ельцин = |
|
| Ч (ч) | Ch (ch) | None | Чебоксары = Cheboksary Печора = Pechora |
| Ш (ш) | Sh (sh) | None | Шахтёрск = Shakhtërsk Мышкин = Myshkin |
| Щ (щ) | Shch (shch) | None | Щёлково = Shchëlkovo Ртищево = Rtishchevo |
| Ъ (ъ) | ʺ | This letter does not occur in the beginning of a word. | Подъездной = Podʺezdnoǐ |
| Ы (ы) | Y (y) | This letter does not occur in the beginning of words of Russian origin. | Ыттык-Кёль = Yttyk-Këlʹ Тында = Tynda |
| Ь (ь) | ʹ | This letter does not occur in the beginning of a word. | Тюмень = Ti͡umenʹ |
| Э (э) | Ė (ė) | None | Электрогорск = Ėlektrogorsk Радиоэлектроника = Radioėlektronika |
| Ю (ю) | I͡U (i͡u) | None | Юбилейный = I͡Ubileǐnyǐ Ключевская = Kli͡uchevskai͡a |
| Я (я) | I͡A (i͡a) | None | Якутск = I͡Akutsk Брянск = Bri͡ansk |
External links
- ALA-LC Romanization Tables at the U.S. Library of Congress
- CyrAcademisator Bi-directional online transliteration of Russian according to ALA-LC (diacritics). Supports Old Slavonic characters