What is Romanization?
'''Romanization''', or '''Latinization''', is how words from [[languages]] that normally do not use the [[Latin alphabet]] are [[Converter|converted]] into Latin letters. That allows people who do not know the original [[writing system]] to read the sounds of the language. Romanization is one way to show the pronunciation of the language's words. There are often several ways to romanize a language. For the [[Russian language]], the [[Soviet Union]] invented several systems, and the [[United Nations]] and the [[International Organization for Standardization]] invented two of the others. There are also several methods for [[Arabic language|Arabic]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], and [[Chinese language|Chinese]]. Some romanization systems are based on the writing system of the original language, some are based on [[speech]] in the original language, and some are based on both. In other words, some romanization systems are based on [[transliteration]], and others are based on [[Transcription (linguistics)|transcription]]. == Related pages == * [[Romanization of Bulgarian]] * [[Romanization of Japanese]] == Other websites == * [http://www.eki.ee/wgrs/ UNGEGN Working Group on Romanization Systems] * [https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html U.S. Library of Congress Romanization Tables] in PDF format * [http://people.cornell.edu/pages/rc235/Transliteration/demo.html Java romanization app] * One of the few books with lists of romanizations is ''ALA-LC Romanization Tables'', Randall Barry (ed.), U.S. Library of Congress, 1997, {{ISBN|0-8444-0940-5}}. * [http://www.microsoft.com/globaldev/tools/translit.mspx Microsoft Transliteration Utility] – A free tool for making and using transliteration systems from any alphabet to any other alphabet. * G. Gerych. [https://ruor.uottawa.ca/bitstream/10393/22477/1/EC56137.PDF Transliteration of Cyrillic Alphabets.] Ottawa University, April 1965. 126&nbsp;pp. {{stub}} {{Latin script}} [[Category:Romanization| ]]