What is CyrTranslit?

A Python package for bi-directional transliteration of Cyrillic script to Latin script and vice versa.

By default, transliterates for the Serbian language. A language flag can be set in order to transliterate to and from Bulgarian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, and Ukrainian.

What is transliteration?

Transliteration is the conversion of a text from one script to another. For instance, a Latin alphabet transliteration of the Serbian phrase "Мој ховеркрафт је пун јегуља" is "Moj hoverkraft je pun jegulja".

How do I install this?

CyrTranslit is hosted in the Python Package Index (PyPI) so it can be installed using pip:

python -m pip install cyrtranslit       # latest version
python -m pip install cyrtranslit==1.0  # specific version
python -m pip install cyrtranslit>=1.0  # minimum version

What languages are supported?

CyrTranslit currently supports bi-directional transliteration of Bulgarian, Montenegrin, Macedonian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, and Ukrainian:

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.supported()
['bg', 'me', 'mk', 'mn', 'ru', 'sr', 'tj', 'ua']

How do I use this?

Bulgarian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Съединението прави силата!", "bg")
"Săedinenieto pravi silata!"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Săedinenieto pravi silata!", "bg")
"Съединението прави силата!"

Montenegrin

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Република", "me")
"Republika"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Republika", "me")
"Република"

Macedonian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Моето летачко возило е полно со јагули", "mk")
"Moeto letačko vozilo e polno so jaguli"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Moeto letačko vozilo e polno so jaguli", "mk")
"Моето летачко возило е полно со јагули"

Mongolian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Амрагаа Сүнжидмаагаа гэсээр ирлээ дээ хө-хө-хө", "mn")
"Amragaa Sünjidmaagaa geseer irlee dee khö-khö-khö"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Amragaa Sünjidmaagaa geseer irlee dee khö-khö-khö", "mn")
"Амрагаа Сүнжидмаагаа гэсээр ирлээ дээ хө-хө-хө"

Russian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей", "ru")
"Moyo sudno na vozdushnoj podushke polno ugrej"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Moyo sudno na vozdushnoj podushke polno ugrej", "ru")
"Моё судно на воздушной подушке полно угрей"

Serbian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Мој ховеркрафт је пун јегуља")
"Moj hoverkraft je pun jegulja"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Moj hoverkraft je pun jegulja")
"Мој ховеркрафт је пун јегуља"

Tajik

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Ман мактуб навишта истодам", "tj")
"Man maktub navišta istodam"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Man maktub navišta istodam", "tj")
"Ман мактуб навишта истодам"

Ukrainian

>>> import cyrtranslit
>>> cyrtranslit.to_latin("Під лежачий камінь вода не тече", "ua")
"Pid ležačyj kamin' voda ne teče"
>>> cyrtranslit.to_cyrillic("Pid ležačyj kamin' voda ne teče", "ua")
"Під лежачий камінь вода не тече"

How can I contribute?

You can include support for other Cyrillic script alphabets. Follow these steps in order to do so:

1. Create a new transliteration dictionary in the mapping.py file and reference to it in the TRANSLIT_DICT dictionary.
2. Watch out for cases where two consecutive Latin alphabet letters are meant to transliterate into a single Cyrillic script letter. These cases need to be explicitly checked for inside the to_cyrillic() function in __init__.py.
3. Add test cases inside of tests.py.
4. Update the documentation in the README.md and in the doc directory.

A big thank you to everyone who contributed:

• @Syndamia / Bulgarian 🇧🇬
• @ratijas / Russian 🇷🇺
• @diejani / Tajik 🇹🇯
• @AnonymousVoice1 / Ukrainian 🇺🇦
• @Serbipunk / Mongolian 🇲🇳

Citation

A citation would be much appreciated if you use CyrTranslit in a research publication:

Georges Labrèche. (2021, March 29). CyrTranslit (Version v1.0). Zenodo. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4643047

BibTex entry:

@software{georges_labreche_2021_4643047,
  author       = {Georges Labrèche},
  title        = {CyrTranslit},
  month        = mar,
  year         = 2021,
  note         = {{A Python package for bi-directional 
                   transliteration of Cyrillic script to Latin script
                   and vice versa. Supports Bulgarian, Montenegrin,
                   Macedonian, Mongolian, Russian, Serbian, Tajik, and
                   Ukrainian.}},
  publisher    = {Zenodo},
  version      = {v1.0},
  doi          = {10.5281/zenodo.4643047},
  url          = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4643047}
}