Ukrainian Latin alphabet
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The Ukrainian Latin alphabet (Ukrainian: Українська латиниця, romanized: Ukrainska latynytsia or Латинка, Latynka) is the form of the Latin script used for writing, transliteration and retransliteration of Ukrainian.
The Latin alphabet has been proposed or imposed several times in the history in Ukraine, but it has so far never toppled the dominance of the conventional Cyrillic Ukrainian alphabet.
Characteristics
The Ukrainian
While superficially similar to a Latin alphabet, transliteration of Ukrainian from Cyrillic into the Latin script (or romanization) is usually not intended for native speakers, and may be designed for certain academic requirements or technical constraints.
The Mozilla Add-ons website published the Ukrajinsjka Latynka extension to transliterate Ukrainian texts from Cyrillic to Latin script on web pages.[1]
History
19th century
In the nineteenth century, there were attempts to introduce the Latin script into Ukrainian writing, by
The use of the Latin script for Ukrainian was promoted by authorities in
As part of a
A Latin alphabet for Ukrainian publications was also imposed in Romanian
In Ukraine under the
20th century
In
21st century
Ukrainian National transliteration
This is the official transliteration system of Ukraine, also employed by the United Nations and many countries' foreign services. It is currently widely used to represent Ukrainian geographic names and for personal names in passports. It is based on English orthography, and requires only ASCII characters with no diacritics. It can be considered a variant of the "modified Library of Congress system" but does not simplify the -ий and -ій endings.
The first version of the system was codified in Decision No. 9 of the Ukrainian Committee on Issues of Legal Terminology on 19 April 1996,[3][4] stating that the system is binding for the transliteration of Ukrainian names in English in legislative and official acts.
The current 2010 version is used for transliterating all proper names was approved as Resolution 55 of the
This modified earlier laws and brought together a unified system for official documents, publication of cartographic works, signs and indicators of inhabited localities, streets, stops, subway stations, etc.It has been adopted internationally. The 27th session of the UN Group of Experts on Geographical Names (
Official geographic names are romanized directly from the original Ukrainian and not translated. For example, Kyivska oblast not Kyiv Oblast, Pivnichnokrymskyi kanal not North Crimean Canal.[10]
DSTU 9112:2021
On 1 April 2022, the "Cyrillic-Latin transliteration and Latin-Cyrillic retransliteration of Ukrainian texts. Writing rules" (
Variations
Abecadło
Some letters borrowed from
A a | B b | C c | Ć ć | Cz cz | Ch ch | D d | D́ d́ | E e |
А а | Б б | Ц ц | Ць ць | Ч ч | Х х | Д д | Дь дь | Е е |
F f | G g | H h | I i | J j | K k | L l | Ł ł | M m |
Ф ф | Ґ ґ | Г г | І і[13] | Й й | К к | Ль ль | Л л[14] | М м |
N n | Ń ń | O o | P p | R r | Ŕ ŕ | S s | Ś ś | Sz sz |
Н н | Нь нь | О о | П п | Р р | Рь рь | С с | Сь сь | Ш ш |
Szcz szcz | T t | T́ t́ | U u | W w | Y y | Z z | Ź ź | Ż ż |
Щ щ | Т т | Ть ть | У у | В в | И и | З з | Зь зь | Ж ж |
As example, the Introduction of Josyp Łozynśkyj's Ruskoje Wesile ('Ruthenian Wedding', 1834):
- Perédmowa
- W tym opysi skazuju, jaksia wesile po sełach meży prostym ruskim ludom widprawlaje. Ne mohu jednako utrymowaty, jakoby toj sposób wesile widprawlaty wsiude newidminni był zachowanym; bo hdenekodyj szczoś dodajut, hdeinde szczoś wypuskajut, a znowu hdeinde szczoś widminiajut. Syła w mojej syli było, starał-jemsia w rozmaitych misciach obradki i pisny ruskoho wesila póznaty i pérekonał-jemsia że prynajmni szczo do hołownych obradkiw i pisnéj wsiude tymże samym sposobom wesilesia widprawlaje. I toj sposób opysałjem w nynijszуj knyżoczci dodajuczy jednako hdenekodyj i miscowyi widminy. Moim najperszym i najbohatszym a nawet́ i nihdy newyczerpanym źridłom, z kotorohom tyi widomosty czerpał, było dopytowanie po sełach tych ludej, kotryi czasto na wesilach bywały i wesilnyi uŕady pistowały. Nykotorych obradkiw był jem sam okozritelnym świdkom.
Jireček's project
Josef Jireček proposed an alphabet based more closely on Czech orthography (except some letters like ć, ń, ś, ź).
A a | B b | C c | Ć ć | Č č | Ch ch | D d | Ď ď | Dz dz |
А а | Б б | Ц ц | Ць ць | Ч ч | Х х | Д д | Дь дь | Дз дз |
Dź dź | Dž dž | E e | Ě ě | F f | G g | H h | I i | J j |
Дзь дзь | Дж дж | Е е | Є є1 | Ф ф | Ґ ґ | Г г | І і | (Й) (й) |
K k | L l | Ľ ľ | Ł ł | M m | N n | Ń ń | O o | P p |
К к | Л л | Л(ь) л(ь) | Л л2 | М м | Н н | Нь нь | О о | П п |
R r | Ŕ ŕ | S s | Ś ś | Š š | Šč šč | T t | Ť ť | U u |
Р р | Рь рь | С с | Сь сь | Ш ш | Щ щ | Т т | Ть ть | У у |
Ü ü | V v | W w | X x | Y y | Z z | Ź ź | Ž ž | |
І і3 | В в | В в4 | Кс кс4 | И и | З з | Зь зь | Ж ж | |
- ^ For є which is used in place of Old Church Slavonic ѧ or Polish ę (e.g. sěhnuty, děkovaly, ščěstje, devěť).
- ^ For л in old Slavic ъl + cons. (e.g. vołk). Jireček mistakenly believed there are three types of L in Ukrainian – hard (hart) l, soft (erweicht) ľ and potentiated hard (potenziert hart) ł.
- ^ For і, which derives from Old Church Slavonic о (as Jireček distinguished і < о and і < е, ѣ; e.g. кість - küsť, гвіздь - hvüźď).
- ^ In foreign words only.
Modern versions
In modern Ukraine, use of Latin alphabets for the Ukrainian language is very rare. However, discussions of a united format of Latynka and its status still continue.
Comparison
Comparison of several romanization systems for Ukrainian and historical versions of Ukrainian Latin alphabet in example of the
Official Ukrainian romanization systems
Cyrillic[15] | Ukrainian National System (KMU Resolution 55)[16] BGN/PCGN 2019 Agreement[17] |
DSTU 9112:2021, System A | DSTU 9112:2021, System B |
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Ще не вмерла України і слава, і воля, Ще нам, браття молодії, усміхнеться доля. Згинуть наші воріженьки, як роса на сонці. Запануєм і ми, браття, у своїй сторонці. Приспів: Душу й тіло ми положим за нашу свободу, І покажем, що ми, браття, козацького роду. |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrainy i slava, i volia. Shche nam, brattia molodii, usmikhnetsia dolia. Zghynut nashi vorizhenky, yak rosa na sontsi, Zapanuiem i my, brattia, u svoii storontsi. Pryspiv: Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu, I pokazhem, shcho my, brattia, kozatskoho rodu. |
Ŝe ne vmerla Ukaïny i slava, i volja, Ŝe nam, brattja molodiï, usmixnetjsja dolja. Zǧynutj naši voriženjky, jak rosa na sonci. Zapanujem i my, brattja, u svoïj storonci. Pryspiv: Dušu j tilo my položym za našu svobodu, I pokažem, ŝo my, brattja, kozacjkoǧo rodu. |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrajiny i slava, i volja, Shche nam, brattja molodiji, usmikhnetjsja dolja. Zghynutj nashi vorizhenjku, jak rosa na sonci. Zapanujem i my, brattja, u svojij storonci. Pryspiv: Dushu j tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu, I pokazhem, shcho my, brattja, kozacjkogho rodu. |
Non-Ukrainian romanization systems
ISO 9:1995
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Library of Congress (ALA-LC)[18] | BGN/PCGN 1965 (Obsolete)[19] |
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Ŝe ne vmerla Ukraïni ì slava, ì volâ, Ŝe nam, brattâ molodìï, usmìhnet'sâ dolâ. Zginut' našì vorìžen'ki, âk rosa na soncì. Zapanuêm ì mi, brattâ, u svoïj storoncì. Prispìv: Dušu j tìlo mi položim za našu svobodu, Ì pokažem, ŝo mi, brattâ, kozac'kogo rodu. |
Shche ne vmerla Ukraïny i slava, i voli͡a. Shche nam, bratti͡a molodiï, usmikhnet'si͡a doli͡a. Zhynut' nashi vorizhen'ky, i͡ak rosa na sont͡si, Zapanui͡em i my, bratti͡a, u svoïĭ storont͡si. Pryspiv: Dushu ĭ tilo my poloz͡hym za nashu svobodu, I pokaz͡hem, shcho my, bratti͡a, kozat͡s'koho rodu. |
Shche ne vmerla Ukrayiny i slava, i volya. Shche nam, brattya molodiyi, usmikhnet'sya dolya. Z·hynut' nashi vorizhen'ky, yak rosa na sontsi, Zapanuyem i my, brattya, u svoyiy storontsi. Pryspiv: Dushu y tilo my polozhym za nashu svobodu, I pokazhem, shcho my, brattya, kozats'koho rodu. |
Historical Latin Alphabets
Łozynśkyj's[2] | Jireček's | Gajica based[20] |
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Szcze ne wmerła Ukrainy i sława, i wola. Szcze nam, brattia molodii, usmichneťsia dola. Zhynuť naszi woriżeńky, jak rosa na sonci, Zapanujem i my, brattia, u swoij storonci. Pryspiv: Duszu j tiło my położym za naszu swobodu, I pokażem, szczo my, brattia, kozaćkoho rodu. |
Šče ne vmerla Ukrajiny i slava, i voľa. Šče nam, bratťa molodiji, usmichnet sě doľa. Zhynut naši vorüžeńky, jak rosa na sonci, Zapanujem i my, bratťa, u svojij storonci. Pryspiv: Dušu j tilo my položym za našu svobodu, I pokažem, ščo my, bratťa, kozaćkoho rodu. |
Šče ne vmerla Ukrajiny i slava, i volja. Šče nam, brattja molodiji, usmixnetjsja dolja. Zhynutj naši voriženjky, jak rosa na sonci, Zapanujem i my, brattja, u svojij storonci. Pryspiv: Dušu j tilo my položym za našu svobodu, I pokažem, ščo my, brattja, kozacjkoho rodu. |
Gallery
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"Kobzar" by Taras Shevchenko, published in 1940 (abecadło)
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"Ruthenian Calendar" for those who did not understand Cyrillic, 1910 (abecadło)
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Authograph of a poem by Yuriy Fedkovych (gajica and abecadło)
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A prayer book for children published in Carpathian Ruthenia, 1904 (Hungarian alphabet)
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History of Poland, Lithuania and Ruthenia, 1879 (abecadło)
Notes
- ^ "Ukrajinsjka Latynka | Українська латинка – Add-ons for Firefox". Firefox Add-ons. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ^ a b J. Lozinskiy. Ruskoje wesile. W Peremyszły, w Typografii Władycznój gr. kat. 1835
- ^ "Official Ukrainian-English transliteration system adopted by the Ukrainian Legal Terminology Commission (in English)". Archived from the original on 2008-09-26. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ Рішення Української Комісії з питань правничої термінології (in Ukrainian)
- Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, January 27, 2010
- ^ Romanization system in Ukraine, paper presented on East Central and South-East Europe Division of the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names
- ^ The document prepared for the UNGEGN session by Ukrainian Experts.
- ^ "UNGEGN WGRS. Resolution X/9". www.eki.ee. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
- ^ "Guidance on the US Board on Geographic Names (BGN)/Permanent Committee on Geographical Names (PCGN) romanization systems". GOV.UK. 2020-04-24. Retrieved 2020-09-08.
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- ^ "Cyrillic-Latin transliteration and Latin-Cyrillic retransliteration of Ukrainian texts. Writing rules". State Scientific and Technical Library of Ukraine. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
- ^ "Latynska abetka"
- ^ Due to etymological considerations, É é and Ó ó are sometimes employed, for denoting the same sound.
- syllable coda, where it comes from the etymological л.
- ^ The Law of Ukraine About the State Anthem of Ukraine
- ^ The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution from January 27, 2010 N 55 About Arranging of transliteration of Ukrainian alphabet with Latin alphabet
- ^ Romanization Of Ukrainian, BGN/PCGN 2019 Agreement, "It is an adoption of the Ukrainian national system in use since 2010, and supersedes the BGN/PCGN 1965 System for Ukrainian."
- ^ ALA-LC Romanization Tables, Ukrainian (2011)
- ^ Romanization Of Ukrainian, BGN/PCGN 1965 System, Superseded by BGN/PCGN 2019 Agreement
- ^ Ярослав Михайлишин Транслітерація чи латинська абетка для української мови
See also
- Romanization of Ukrainian
- Belarusian Latin alphabet
- Russian Latin alphabet
- Latinisation (USSR)
References
- Chornovol, Ihor (2001), "Latynka v ukrayins’komu pravopysi: retrospektyva i perspektyva" (The Latin script in Ukrainian orthography: retrospective and perspective), in Ji, no 23. (in Ukrainian, PDF)
- Simovyč, V.; Rudnyckyj, J.B. (1982) [1963]. "The History of Ukrainian Orthography". In Kubijovyč, Volodymyr (ed.). Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopædia, Vol. 1. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. pp. 517–18. ISBN 0-8020-3105-6.
- Ruthenian Wedding Sample Text
Contemporary literature concerning the Alphabet Wars:
- Markijan Szaszkewicz. Azbuka i abecadło (1836). Przemyśl.
- Ivan Franko. Азбучна війна в Галичині 1859 – 'The Alphabet War in Galicia 1859'.
- J. Łewićki (1834). Review of the Introduction of the Polish Alphabet to Ruthenian Writing.
- Josyp Lozynskyj (1834). "On the Introduction of the Polish Alphabet to Ruthenian (Ukrainian) Writing", «О wprowadzeniu abecadła polskiego do pismiennictwa ruskiego».
- M. Šaškevyč. Азбука і abecadło.
External links
- Media related to Ukrainian Latin alphabet at Wikimedia Commons
- Latynka's Orthography
- Alphabet War in the Encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Latynka transcriber (scroll to bottom of page) which transcribes Ukrainian into Latynka
- Online romanizer of Ukrainian texts and websites
- Ukraïnśka Latynka Browser Extension — automatic transliteration of web pages, provides several romanization tables and a rule editor