Towards standards in transliteration of Belarusian names and surnames in Poland Cover Image

O potrzebie ujednolicenia sposobów transliteracji imion i nazwisk białoruskich w Polsce
Towards standards in transliteration of Belarusian names and surnames in Poland

Author(s): Radosław Kaleta
Subject(s): Eastern Slavic Languages, Philology
Published by: Instytut Slawistyki Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Belarusian language; Polish language; transliteration; transcription; names;

Summary/Abstract: The article presents many transliteration variants of Belarusian names and surnames in Poland. It discusses the most common variants of the Belarusian alphabet transliteration, both international and Belarusian, as well as Polish transcription. The multiplicity of variants raises technical problems in the documents (passports, residence permits, acts of birth etc.). The article is a voice in the discussion on the development of a unified system of transliteration of Belarusian alphabet for the needs of the documents recognized in Poland

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 52
  • Page Range: 76-92
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish