German Genealogical Word List: Difference between revisions

→‎Spelling: transcription, transliteration
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*Waldpurga for Waldburga
*Waldpurga for Waldburga
*undt for und
*undt for und
== Transcription ==
In transcriptions of German handwriting some errors are prevalent:
*n transcribed u or w
*r transcribed s
*Z transcribed F, G, J, or L
*z transcribed g or y
== Transliteration ==
Within a given language transliteration is seen especially in personal names, a result of migration and geographically near other languages.  The German letters s and z are notably affected.
* German s = Hungarian sz
* German sh = Hungarian s
* German z = Hungarian cz = Dutch s
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