Romanization Tables
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Earlier versions are provided for reference only and are not to be used in current cataloging.
A - B - C-F - G-I - J-K - L - M - N-Q - R-S - T - U-Z
A
- ADLaM Script Fula Language (2023)
- No earlier versions.
- Amharic (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Arabic (2012)
- Armenian (2023)
- Assamese (2012)
- Azerbaijani (2017)
B
- Balinese (2012)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Batak (2012)
- Earlier versions: 2002
- Belarusian (2013)
- Bengali (2017)
- Bulgarian (2013)
- Burmese (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
C-F
-
Cham (2015)
- No earlier versions.
-
Cherokee (2012)
- No earlier versions.
- Chinese (2012)
- Church Slavic (2022)
- Coptic (2014)
- No earlier versions.
- Deseret (2016)
- No earlier versions.
- Divehi (2012)
- No earlier versions.
G-I
-
Georgian (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Greek (2010)
- No earlier versions.
- Gujarati (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Hebrew
and Yiddish (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Hindi (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Inuktitut (2011)
- Earlier versions: 2007
J-K
- Japanese (2022)
- Javanese,
Sundanese, and Madurese (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Jawi-Pegon (2012)
- Earler versions: see Malay (in Jawi-Arabic script)
- Judeo-Arabic (2011)
- No earlier versions.
- Kannada (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Kashmiri (2012)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Kazakh (in Arabic script) (2012)
- No earlier versions.
- Khmer (2013)
- Earlier versions: October 2012, February 2012, 1997
- Korean (2009)
- No earlier versions.
- Kurdish (2012)
L
- Ladino (2011)
- Earlier versions: 2005
- Lao (2012)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Lepcha (2012 September)
- Limbu (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
M
- Macedonian (2021)
- Malay (in Jawi-Arabic script) (2011) Table renamed Jawi-Pegon in 2012
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Malayalam (2014)
- Manchu (2012)
- No earlier versions.
- Mande languages (in N'ko script) (2015)
- No earlier versions.
- Manipuri, Modern (Meitei script) (2022)
- No earlier versions.
- Marathi (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Mongolian (1997)
- No earlier versions.
- Moplah (2012)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Moroccan Tamazight (2012)
- No earlier versions.
N-Q
- Non-Slavic Languages (in Cyrillic Script) (2017)
- Odia (Oriya) (2024)
- Ottoman Turkish (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Pali (2012)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Panjabi (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Persian (2012)
- Pushto (2013)
R-S
- Romanian (in Cyrillic script) (2014)
- No earlier versions.
- Russian (2012)
- Rusyn, Carpatho-Rusyn (2013)
- No earlier versions.
- Sanskrit and Prakrit (2012)
- Santali (in Ol script) (2017)
- Serbian (2013)
- Shan (2012)
- No earlier versions.
- Sindhi (2024)
- Sinhalese (2012)
- Syriac (2012)
- No earlier versions.
T
- Tamashek (2013)
- No earlier versions.
- Tamil (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Telugu (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Thai (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Tibetan (2015)
- Tigrinya (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Tod-Oirat-Old Kalmyk (2012)
- No earlier versions.
U-Z
- Uighur (2015)
- Ukrainian (2011)
- Earlier versions: 1997
- Urdu (2013)
- Uzbek (2017)
- No earlier versions.
- Vai (2011-09 September)
- Earlier versions: 2011-01 January
The ALA-LC Romanization Tables: Transliteration Schemes for Non-Roman Scripts, is approved by the Library of Congress and the American Library Association. Links from tables followed by dates indicate when they were approved, revised, or newly produced from Word files. Tables that lack dates are scanned from the 1997 printed edition.
Romanization Landscape and Guidelines
Romanization Landscape statement is now available.
Procedural Guidelines for Proposed New or Revised Romanization Tables have been approved and are now available.
- Character Sets Used in Romanization
- Index to Languages (Revised February 2012)
The 1997 edition of the tables is also available for purchase in book form from the Cataloging Distribution Service while supplies last.