There are several systems for transliteration of the Manchu alphabet which is used for the Manchu and Sibe languages. These include the Möllendorff transliteration system invented by Paul Georg von Möllendorff, BabelPad transliteration, the transliteration of the New Manchu-Chinese Dictionary, and Daicing transliteration (DAO).
Möllendorff | BabelPad | New Manchu-Chinese Dictionary | Daicing | Manchu & Unicode | Sibe & Unicode |
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a | a | a | a | ᠠ 1820 | ᠠ 1820 |
e | e | e | e | ᡝ 185D | ᡝ 185D |
i [1] | i | i [1] | i | ᡳ 1873 | ᡞ 185E |
y [2] | y | y | i' | ᠠ 185F | ᡟ 185F |
o | o | o | o | ᠣ 1823 | ᠣ 1823 |
u | u | u | u | ᡠ 1860 | ᡠ 1860 |
ū | uu | uu | v | ᡡ 1861 | ᡡ 1861 |
n | n | n | n | ᠨ 1828 | ᠨ 1828 |
ng | ng | ng | ng | ᠩ 1829 | ᡢ 1862 |
k | k | k | k | ᡴ 1874 | ᡣ 1863 |
g | g | g | g | ᡤ 1864 | ᡤ 1864 |
h | h | h | h | ᡥ 1865 | ᡥ 1865 |
b | b | b | b | ᠪ 182A | ᠪ 182A |
p | p | p | p | ᡦ 1866 | ᡦ 1866 |
s | s | s | s | ᠰ 1830 | ᠰ 1830 |
š | x | sh | x | ᡧ 1867 | ᡧ 1867 |
t | t | t | t | ᡨ 1868 | ᡨ 1868 |
d | d | d | d | ᡩ 1869 | ᡩ 1869 |
l | l | l | l | ᠯ 182F | ᠯ 182F |
m | m | m | m | ᠮ 182E | ᠮ 182E |
c | c | ch | c | ᠴ 1834 | ᠴ 1834 |
j | j | zh | j | ᠵ 1835 | ᡪ 186A |
y | y | y | y | ᠶ 1836 | ᠶ 1836 |
r | r | r | r | ᡵ 1875 | ᠷ 1837 |
f | f | f | f | ᡶ 1876 | ᡫ 186B |
w | w | w | w | ᠸ 1838 | ᠸ 1838 |
k' | kh | kk | k' | ᠺ 183A | ᠺ 183A |
g' | gh | gg | g' | ᡬ 186C | ᡬ 186C |
h' | hh | hh | h' | ᡭ 186D | ᡭ 186D |
ts' [2] | ts | c | q | ᡮ 186E | ᡮ 186E |
ts | tsy | cy | qi' | ᡮᡟ 186E 185F | ᡮᡟ 186E 185F |
dz | dz | z | z | ᡯ 186F | ᡯ 186F |
ž | z | rr | r' | ᡰ 1870 | ᡰ 1870 |
sy | sy | sy | si' | ᠰᡟ 1830 185F | ᠰᡟ 1830 185F |
c' | ch | ch | c' | ᡱ 1871 | ᡱ 1871 |
c'y | chi | chy | c'i | ᡱᡳ 1871 1873 | ᡱᡞ 1871 185E |
j | zh | zh | j' | ᡷ 1877 | ᡲ 1872 |
jy | zhi | zhy | j'i | ᡷᡳ 1877 1873 | ᡲᡞ 1872 185E |
In the transliteration of the New Manchu-Chinese Dictionary, separate s and h are written as s’h to avoid the confusion with sh.