[WikiEN-l] Names of places in unrecognized countries
Bogdan Giusca
liste at dapyx.com
Sun Sep 17 13:46:45 UTC 2006
The current naming policy for less-known placenames (those with no
name in English) is to use the spelling in the language of the country
where the place is located.
Now there's a problem with unrecognized countries: i.e. countries
which declared their independence, but which are not recognized internationally.
I have an example in Transnistria:
The town of Malaiesti (population ~5000) is officially in Moldova, but
practically, it is under Transnistrian control.
Which spelling should be used for its article name? The Romanian/Moldovan spelling
(Malaiesti) or the Russian speling (Malayeshty)?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malayeshty
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