The decision, which was approved by a "majority vote" of the VVC's experts, comes after a large number of literary and cultural figures pointed out the inappropriateness of using spellings such as 'Kijeva' for the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, as previously reported by LSM.
Latviešu valodas ekspertu komisija 2022. gada 9. marta sēdē (prot. Nr. 3 2. §) ar balsu vairākumu nolēma atbalstīt šādu Ukrainas pilsētu nosaukumu atveidi latviešu valodā: Київ – Kijiva (Kijeva); Харків – Harkiva (Harkova); Львів – Ļviva (Ļvova). Vairāk: https://t.co/pAdyCbuI8n pic.twitter.com/5wgqjNEkx9
— Valodas centrs (@_vvc) March 10, 2022
In all the VVC published a list of 30 different Ukrainian placenames, including their original versions, plus transliterations into English and Latvian.
However it also said it would remain possible to use what it called "traditional forms" such as Kijeva, Harkova and Ļvova "when it is necessary for historical context".
|
Nr. |
Name in Ukrainian |
English version |
Latvian version |
|
1. |
Київ |
Kyiv |
Kijiva |
|
2. |
Харків |
Kharkiv |
Harkiva |
|
3. |
Одеса |
Odessa |
Odesa |
|
4. |
Дніпро |
Dnipro |
Dnipro |
|
5. |
Донецьк |
Donetsk |
Donecka |
|
6. |
Запоріжжя |
Zaporizhzhia |
Zaporižja |
|
7. |
Львів |
Lviv |
Ļviva |
|
8. |
Кривий Ріг |
Kryvyi Rih |
Krivijriha |
|
9. |
Миколаїв |
Mykolaiv |
Mikolajiva |
|
10. |
Маріуполь |
Mariupol |
Mariupole |
|
11. |
Луганськ |
Luhansk |
Luhanska |
|
12. |
Вінниця |
Vinnytsia |
Vinnica |
|
13. |
Макіївка |
Makiivka |
Makijivka |
|
14. |
Севастополь |
Sevastopol |
Sevastopole |
|
15. |
Сімферополь |
Simferopol |
Simferopole |
|
16. |
Херсон |
Kherson |
Hersona |
|
17. |
Чернігів |
Chernihiv |
Černihiva |
|
18. |
Полтава |
Poltava |
Poltava |
|
19. |
Черкаси |
Cherkasy |
Čerkasi* |
|
20. |
Хмельницький |
Khmelnytskyi |
Hmeļnicka |
|
21. |
Суми |
Sumy |
Sumi* |
|
22. |
Житомир |
Zhytomyr |
Žitomira |
|
23. |
Чернівці |
Chernivtsi |
Černivci* |
|
24. |
Горлівка |
Horlivka |
Horlivka |
|
25. |
Рівне |
Rivne |
Rivne |
|
26. |
Кам'янське |
Kamianske |
Kamjanska |
|
27. |
Кропивницький |
Kropyvnytsky |
Kropivnicka |
|
28. |
Івано-Франківськ |
Ivano-Frankivsk |
Ivanofrankivska |
|
29. |
Кременчук |
Kremenchuk |
Kremenčuka |
|
30. |
Тернопіль |
Ternopil |
Ternopiļa |
