Language/Multiple-languages/Culture/Romanisations

When you read a transliteration of a foreign text, you may find that they differ from one to another. This is because of different romanisations.

Here is a list of current romanisations of writing systems other than Latin.

Note that “transliteration” is about the sound, while “transcription” is about the text.

In progress

writing system	romanisation	type	introduction
Arabic	ALA–LC romanization of Arabic	transcription	https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman.html
Arabic	BGN/PCGN romanization of Arabic	transcription	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/romanization-systems
Arabic	UNGEGN romanization of Arabic	transcription	https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/ungegn/wg5.html
Ancient Greek	ALA–LC romanization of Greek	transliteration	https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman
Hebrew	ALA–LC romanization of Hebrew	transliteration	https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman
Hebrew	BGN/PCGN romanization of Hebrew	transcription	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/romanization-systems
Hebrew	DIN 31636	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DIN_31636
Hebrew	ISO 259	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_259
Japanese	Hepburn romanization	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization
Japanese	Kunrei-shiki romanization	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kunrei-shiki_romanization
Japanese	Nihon-shiki romanization	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihon-shiki_romanization
Korean	Romanization of Korean	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Korean_(North)
Korean	Revised Romanization of Korean	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revised_Romanization_of_Korean
Korean	Yale romanization of Korean	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Korean
Lao	ALA–LC romanization of Lao	transcription	https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/roman
Lao	BGN/PCGN romanization of Lao	transcription	https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/romanization-systems
Mandarin Chinese	Hanyu Pinyin	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinyin
Min Bei Chinese	Kienning Colloquial Romanized	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kienning_Colloquial_Romanized
Min Dong Chinese	Foochow Romanized	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foochow_Romanized
Min Nan Chinese	Pe̍h-ōe-jī	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pe%CC%8Dh-%C5%8De-j%C4%AB
Min Nan Chinese	Tâi-uân Lô-má-jī Phing-im Hong-àn	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A2i-u%C3%A2n_L%C3%B4-m%C3%A1-j%C4%AB_Phing-im_Hong-%C3%A0n
Nuosu	Yi Pinyin	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuosu_language?lang=en#Phonology
Modern Greek	Type 1	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek#Modern_Greek
Modern Greek	Type 2	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanization_of_Greek#Modern_Greek
Thai	ISO 11940	transliteration	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_11940
Thai	Royal Thai General System of Transcription	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Thai_General_System_of_Transcription
Yue Chinese	Jyutping	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jyutping
Yue Chinese	Yale romanization	transcription	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_romanization_of_Cantonese