Re: Burmese names

Dear Friends,

I am new to the group and have been enjoying the exchanges. Thank you.

Burmese names are a unit so there isn't a surname per se. However, the "last" name or family connect is placed first. "Aung Shwezan" makes more sense as (I think) "Aung" is more likely the surname. "Shwezan" would be one unit so I don't think I'd use Shwe as an index.

Metta,
Lynette

----- Original Message -----
From: Piya Tan
To: Pali Yahoo Group
Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 12:10 AM
Subject: [Pali] Burmese names


Friends,

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

SHWE ZAN AUNG

(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.

I notice most biblios index the name under AUNG, though I have a
feeling it should be SHWE.

Piya Tan






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