Piyatan

myanmar name has U for Mr, Daw for Mrs.
but there is no first, middle, last
their name is unique.

Do I enter the name as it is, as it is a unique name?
yes, it is a unique name.

On 10/18/06, Piya Tan <dharmafarer@...> wrote:
> Friends,
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> I hope some Myanmarese (Burmese) viewer could help me here about
> Burmese names. As I do not have the Library of Congress guide to
> book classification rules and guidelines, I am trying to figure out
> how to index Burmese name like
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> SHWE ZAN AUNG
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> (1) Do I enter the name as it is, as it is a unique name?
> (2) Or, is the surname AUNG, so that I should index it so.
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> I notice most biblios index the name under AUNG, though I have a
> feeling it should be SHWE.
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