Transliteration
<h3 class="heading-h6"><a name="THDLToolboxhomegtPlacesampGeographygtTHDLGazetteergtGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummiesgtTransliterationElement" class="anchorpoint"></a><a href="/tools/wiki/home.html">THDL Toolbox</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Places%20%26%20Geography.html">Places & Geography</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/THDL%20Gazetteer.html">THDL Gazetteer</a> > <a href="/tools/wiki/Gazetteer%20DTD%20Decoded%20For%20Dummies.html">Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</a> > Transliteration Element</h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h1"><a name="DetailsfortheelementtransliterationfromtheTHDLGazetteerDTDDecodedForDummies" class="anchorpoint"></a>Details for the element "transliteration " <em class="italic">from the THDL Gazetteer DTD Decoded For Dummies</em></h3><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DefinitionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Definition of the Element</h3><div class="code"><pre><!ELEMENT transliteration (geogname, time*, authority?, etymology?,
(translation|transliteration|mixed)*, ref*)>
<!ATTLIST transliteration %a.common;
certainty CDATA #IMPLIED
entrydate CDATA #IMPLIED
isCurrent (yes|no) <span class="java-quote">"yes"</span>
scheme CDATA #IMPLIED
priority CDATA #IMPLIED
resp CDATA #IMPLIED></pre></div><p class="paragraph">
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="DescriptionoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Description of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">transliteration = When used, indicates the relationship of the particular fname to the primary fname of the feature.
</p><h3 class="heading-h2"><a name="AttributesoftheElement" class="anchorpoint"></a>Attributes of the Element</h3><p class="paragraph">The "certainty" attribute indicates the degree of precision to be attributed to the name - choices are 'high' and 'low'.</p><p class="paragraph">The "entrydate" attribute here indicates the date the fname was added to the gazetteer. See <a href="/tools/wiki/%25ISODATE.html">%ISODATE</a> for the format.</p><p class="paragraph">The "isCurrent" attribute records whether the name is in current use.</p><p class="paragraph">The "scheme" attribute indicates the type of transliteration system used.</p><p class="paragraph">The "priority" attribute enforces the priority of the names, when multiple fnames are present.</p><p class="paragraph">The "resp" attribute is used to record the name of the person responsible for entering the name.
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