# Serbian Transliteration

- [Serbian Transliteration](#serbian-transliteration)
  - [Cyrillic to latin](#cyrillic-to-latin)
  - [Latin to Cyrillic](#latin-to-cyrillic)

🇷🇸 This document contains the documentation for the rules used to transliterate Serbian Cyrillic 🇷🇸

## Cyrillic to latin

The conversion from cyrillic to latin follows the [GOST 7.79-2000](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GOST_7.79-2000) standard with some differences. The entire conversion table is illustrated here below:

| Serbian | Latin | Notes                                  |
|---------|-------|----------------------------------------|
| А       | A     |                                        |
| Б       | B     |                                        |
| В       | V     | Unless if followed by another 'В'      |
| ВВ      | W     |                                        |
| Г       | G     |                                        |
| Д       | D     |                                        |
| Ђ       | DJ    |                                        |
| Е       | E     |                                        |
| Ж, Ј    | J     |                                        |
| З       | Z     |                                        |
| И       | I     | Unless if followed by another 'И'      |
| ИИ      | Y     |                                        |
| Ћ       | C     |                                        |
| К       | K     | Unless if followed by 'С' or 'ИУ'      |
| КС      | X     |                                        |
| KИУ     | Q     |                                        |
| Л       | L     |                                        |
| Љ       | LJ    |                                        |
| М       | M     |                                        |
| Н       | N     |                                        |
| Њ       | NJ    |                                        |
| О       | O     |                                        |
| П       | P     |                                        |
| Р       | R     |                                        |
| С       | S     |                                        |
| Т       | T     |                                        |
| Ч       | CH    |                                        |
| У       | U     |                                        |
| Ф       | F     |                                        |
| Х       | H     |                                        |
| Ц       | TS    |                                        |
| Џ       | DZ    |                                        |
| Ш       | SH    |                                        |

## Latin to Cyrillic

| Latin | Serbian | Notes                                             |
|-------|---------|---------------------------------------------------|
| А     | A       |                                                   |
| B     | Б       |                                                   |
| C     | К       | Unless if followed by 'H'                         |
| CH    | Ч       |                                                   |
| D     | Д       | Unless if followed by 'J' or 'Z'                  |
| DJ    | Ђ       |                                                   |
| DZ    | Џ       |                                                   |
| E     | Е       |                                                   |
| F     | Ф       |                                                   |
| G     | Г       |                                                   |
| G     | ДЖ      | If g is followed by Y, E, I                       |
| H     | Х       |                                                   |
| I     | И       |                                                   |
| J     | Ј       |                                                   |
| K     | К       |                                                   |
| L     | Л       | Unless if followed by J                           |
| LJ    | Љ       |                                                   |
| M     | М       |                                                   |
| N     | Н       | Unless if followed by J                           |
| NJ    | Њ       |                                                   |
| O     | О       |                                                   |
| P     | П       |                                                   |
| Q     | КУ      |                                                   |
| R     | Р       |                                                   |
| S     | С       | Unless if followed by H                           |
| SH    | Ш       |                                                   |
| T     | Т       |                                                   |
| TS    | Ц       | Unless if followed by S                           |
| U     | У       |                                                   |
| V     | В       |                                                   |
| W     | В       |                                                   |
| X     | КС      |                                                   |
| Y     | И       |                                                   |
| Z     | З       |                                                   |