Example Sentences

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They have transliterated the Hebrew word Jehovah; so they have taken sides in a controversy where scholars have room to differ.

From Study of the King James Bible by McAfee, Cleland Boyd

I have transliterated Syöjätär, the name of the dread Finnish witch, as Suyettar.

From Mighty Mikko A Book of Finnish Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Fillmore, Parker

This preserves readability and doesn't require funny encoding, but in a sense violates the author's "original intent"—the author could have transliterated the word in the first place but chose not to.

From People of Africa by How, Edith A.