Wikipedia:Romanization of Ukrainian
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This page documents an English Wikipedia naming convention. It is a generally accepted standard that editors should follow, though it should be treated with common sense and the occasional exception. When editing this page, please ensure that your revision reflects consensus. When in doubt, discuss first on the talk page. |
The following system of transliteration of Ukrainian from the Cyrillic to the Latin alphabet is being proposed as a part to the proposed Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Cyrillic). Please discuss at the talk page.
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[edit] Conventional name
An object that has a conventional name in English should be named that way, instead of transliterating.
- For example: Chorne more→Black Sea, Ukraina→Ukraine.
[edit] National transliteration system
The following table describes a method to derive the most common informal transcriptions of Ukrainian names into the Latin alphabet, suitable for English-speakers.
The table matches the simplified National transliteration system. ([1],[2])
The system corresponds to BGN/PCGN romanization system of Ukrainian, with the following exceptions:
- г in the combination зг transliterates into gh;
- є, ю, я transliterate into ie, iu, ia, except at the beginning of words;
- ї, й both transliterate into i, except at the beginning of words;
- щ transliterates into sch;
- ь and apostrophe are omitted, except in ьо and ьї.
[edit] Transliteration table
| Ukrainian spelling |
English transliteration |
Special provisions | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| А (а) | А (a) | Алушта - Alushta | |
| Б (б) | B (b) | Борщагівка - Borschahivka | |
| В (в) | V (v) | Вишгород - Vyshhorod | |
| Г (г) | H (h) | in most cases | Гадяч – Hadiach |
| Gh (gh) | in combination "зг" | Згорани - Zghorany | |
| Ґ (ґ) | G (g) | Ґалаґан - Galagan | |
| Д (д) | D (d) | Дон - Don | |
| Е (е) | E (e) | Рівне - Rivne | |
| Є (є) | Ye (ye) | at the beginning of words | Єнакієве – Yenakiieve |
| Ie (ie) | in other positions | Наєнко - Naienko | |
| Ж (ж) | Zh (zh) | combination "жж" transliterates into "zh" | Житомир - Zhytomyr |
| З (з) | Z (z) | Закарпаття - Zakarpattia | |
| И (и) | Y (y) | Медвин - Medvyn | |
| I (і) | I (i) | Iршава - Irshava | |
| Ї (ї ) | Yi (yi) | at the beginning of words | Їжакевич – Yizhakevych |
| I (і) | in other positions | Кадіївка - Kadiivka | |
| Й (й) | Y (y) | at the beginning of words | Йосипівка – Yosypivka |
| I (i) | in other positions | Стрий - Stryi | |
| К (к) | K (k) | Київ - Kyiv | |
| Л (л) | L (l) | Лебедин - Lebedyn | |
| М (м) | M (m) | Миколаїв - Mykolaiv | |
| Н (н) | N (n) | Ніжин - Nizhyn | |
| О (о) | O (o) | Одеса - Odesa | |
| П (п) | P (p) | Полтава - Poltava | |
| Р (р) | R (r) | Ромни - Romny | |
| С (с) | S (s) | Суми - Sumy | |
| Т (т) | T (t) | Тетерів - Teteriv | |
| У (у) | U (u) | Ужгород - Uzhhorod | |
| Ф (ф) | F (f) | Фастів - Fastiv | |
| Х (х) | Kh (kh) | combination "хх" transliterates into "kh" | Харків - Kharkiv |
| Ц (ц) | Ts (ts) | combination "цц" transliterates into "ts" | Біла Церква - Bila Tserkva |
| Ч (ч) | Ch (ch) | combination "чч" transliterates into "ch" | Чернівці - Chernivtsi |
| Ш (ш) | Sh (sh) | combination "шш" transliterates into "sh" | Шостка - Shostka |
| Щ (щ) | Sch (sch) | Гоща -Hoscha | |
| ь | (omitted) | in most cases | Русь - Rus |
| ’ (apostrophe) | in combinations "ьо" and "ьї" | Ананьїв - Anan'iv | |
| Ю (ю) | Yu (yu) | at the beginning of words | Юрій – Yurii |
| Iu (iu) | in other positions | Крюківка - Kriukivka | |
| Я (я) | Ya (ya) | at the beginning of words | Яготин – Yahotyn |
| Ia (ia) | in other positions | Iчня - Ichnia | |
| ’ (apostrophe) | (omitted) | Знам’янка - Znamianka |
