Romanization of Belarusian

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Romanization or Latinization of Belarusian is any system for transliterating written Belarusian from the Cyrillic alphabet to the Latin.

Some of the standard systems for romanizing Belarusian:

BGN/PCGN romanization of Belarusian, 1979 (United States Board on Geographic Names and Permanent Committee on Geographical Names for British Official Use)
Scientific transliteration, or the International Scholarly System for linguistics
ALA-LC romanization, 1997 (American Library Association and Library of Congress)
ISO 9:1995
Instruction on transliteration of Belarusian geographical names with letters of Latin script, 2000

See also: Belarusian Latin alphabet.

Comparative table of some standard romanisations of the Belarusian letters
Cyrillic ScholarlyParentheses ( ) denote older variants. ALA-LC BGN/PCGN ISO 9 Instruction on transliterationFor е, ё, ю, я, the digraphs je, jo, ju, ja are used word-initially, and after a vowel, apostrophe (’), separating ь, or ў.
А а a a a a a
Б б b b b b b
В в v v v v v
Г г h h h g h
Ґ ґThe letter Ge (Ґ ґ) has never been the part of the standard Belarusian alphabet. g g – g̀ –
Д д d d d d d
Дж дж dž dz͡h dzh dž dž
Дз дз dz dz dz dz dz
Е е e e ye e ie, je
Ё ё ë i͡o yo ë io, jo
Ж ж ž z͡h zh ž ž
З з z z z z z
І і i i i ì i
Й й j ĭ y j j
К к k k k k k
Л л l l l l l
М м m m m m m
Н н n n n n n
О о o o o o o
П п p p p p p
Р р r r r r r
С с s s s s s
Т т t t t t t
У у u u u u u
Ў ў ŭ (w) ŭ w ǔ ú
Ф ф f f f f f
Х х x (ch) kh kh h ch
Ц ц c ts ts c c
Ч ч č ch ch č č
Ш ш š sh sh š š
’ – - – ’ –
Ы ы y y y y y
Ь ь ′ ′ – ′ ’
Э э è ė e è e
Ю ю ju i͡u yu û iu, ju
Я я ja i͡a ya â ia, ja

Comparative table of some standard romanisations of the Belarusian letters
Cyrillic	ScholarlyParentheses ( ) denote older variants.	ALA-LC	BGN/PCGN	ISO 9	Instruction on transliterationFor е, ё, ю, я, the digraphs je, jo, ju, ja are used word-initially, and after a vowel, apostrophe (’), separating ь, or ў.
А а	a	a	a	a	a
Б б	b	b	b	b	b
В в	v	v	v	v	v
Г г	h	h	h	g	h
Ґ ґThe letter Ge (Ґ ґ) has never been the part of the standard Belarusian alphabet.	g	g	–	g̀	–
Д д	d	d	d	d	d
Дж дж	dž	dz͡h	dzh	dž	dž
Дз дз	dz	dz	dz	dz	dz
Е е	e	e	ye	e	ie, je
Ё ё	ë	i͡o	yo	ë	io, jo
Ж ж	ž	z͡h	zh	ž	ž
З з	z	z	z	z	z
І і	i	i	i	ì	i
Й й	j	ĭ	y	j	j
К к	k	k	k	k	k
Л л	l	l	l	l	l
М м	m	m	m	m	m
Н н	n	n	n	n	n
О о	o	o	o	o	o
П п	p	p	p	p	p
Р р	r	r	r	r	r
С с	s	s	s	s	s
Т т	t	t	t	t	t
У у	u	u	u	u	u
Ў ў	ŭ (w)	ŭ	w	ǔ	ú
Ф ф	f	f	f	f	f
Х х	x (ch)	kh	kh	h	ch
Ц ц	c	ts	ts	c	c
Ч ч	č	ch	ch	č	č
Ш ш	š	sh	sh	š	š
’	–	-	–	’	–
Ы ы	y	y	y	y	y
Ь ь	′	′	–	′	’
Э э	è	ė	e	è	e
Ю ю	ju	i͡u	yu	û	iu, ju
Я я	ja	i͡a	ya	â	ia, ja

Examples

Cyrillic	Беларусь	Лукашэнка	Магілёў	сямʼя
BGN/PCGN	Byelarus	Lukashenka	Mahilyow	syamya
Scholarly	Belarus′	Lukašènka	Mahilëŭ	sjamja
ALA-LC	Belarus′	Lukashėnka	Mahili͡oŭ	si͡ami͡a
ISO 9	Belarus′	Lukašènka	Magìlëǔ	sâm’â
Instruction on transliteration	Bielarus’	Lukašenka	Mahilioú	siamja