ALBANIAN (SHQIP)
Country code: aa (Albania)
Language code: alb
ISBN prefix: 99927-
Vendor: Botimpex
Albanian is an Indo-European language belonging to its own sub-family. Two dialects, Gheg and Tosk, are spoken in the north and south respectively.
Definite articles: 16 different forms, varying
with gender, number and case, are suffixed to the noun.
Indefinite articles: një in Tosk and nji
in Gheg. These do not vary.
Common bibliographical terms: botim, "publication";
vëllim (vllim), tom, or pjesë, "volume"; biblioteka
often appears in series titles.
BRETON (BREZHONEG)
Country code: fr (France)
Language code: bre
ISBN prefix: 2-
Vendor: Amateurs
Breton, spoken in the Brittany region of France, is an Indo-European language belonging to the Celtic sub-family. Its closest relatives are Cornish and Welsh.
Definite articles: an, ar, al (choice depends
on initial consonant of following word)
Indefinite articles: un, ur, ul (as above)
Common bibliographical terms: tamm or damm, "volume";
rummad, "series"; embannadenn, "publication."
FRENCH (FRANCAIS)
Country code: fr (France), sz (Switzerland), be (Belgium)
Language code: fre
ISBN prefix: 2-
Vendor: Amateurs, Touzot (France); European (Switzerland);
Erasmus (Belgium, France)
French is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance (Latin-derived) branch of the Italic sub-family.
Definite articles: le (masculine), la (feminine),
l' (before vowels), les (plural)
Indefinite articles: un (masculine), une (feminine)
Common bibliographical terms: tome, "volume";
serie, "series"; dernier(e), "last"; prochaine, "next."
GERMAN (DEUTSCH)
Country codes: sz (Switzerland), it (Italy), fr (France)
Language code: ger
ISBN prefix: 2- (France), 3- (Switzerland), or 88- (Italy)
Vendor: Amateurs (France); Casalini
(Italy)
German is an Indo-European language belonging to the Germanic sub-family. Its closest relatives are Dutch and English.
Definite articles: der (masculine), die (feminine
and plural), das (neuter). Articles in cases other than nominative, e.g. den
(accusative) and dem (dative), receive a "0" indicator in relevant
MARC fields. N.B. : Feminine genitive der is homonymous with the masculine nominative
article.
Indefinite articles: ein (masculine and neuter),
eine (feminine). Other forms of ein- have a
"0" indicator.
Common bibliographical terms: Band, "volume";
Teil(e), "part(s)"; Buch, "book"; Ausgabe or Auflage, "edition";
Sammlung, "collection"; Folge, "series"; Reihe can be "subseries."
HUNGARIAN (MAGYAR)
Country codes: ru (Romania), hu (Hungary)
Language code: hun
ISBN prefix: 973- (Romania), 963- (Hungary)
Vendor: Derex (Romania)
Hungarian is a Uralic language belonging to the Finno-Ugric branch. Its closest relatives are Vogul and Ostyak, spoken in Siberia. More distant relatives include Finnish and Estonian.
Definite articles: a, az (before a vowel)
Indefinite article: egy
Common bibliographical terms: k"otet, "volume";
resz, "part"; szam, "number"; f"uzet, "fascicle";
gy"ujtes, "collection."
ITALIAN (ITALIANO)
Country codes: it (Italy), sz (Switzerland)
Language code: ita
ISBN prefix: 88-
Vendor: Casalini, Nardecchia
(Italy); European (Switzerland)
Italian is an Indo-European language belonging to the Romance (Latin-derived) branch of the Italic sub-family.
Definite articles: il, la, lo, l', i, gli, gl',
le, li (archaic)
Indefinite articles: un, una, uno, un'
Common bibliographical terms: collana, "collection";
tomo, "volume"; fascicolo, "fascicle."
MALTESE (MALTI)
Country code: mm
Language code: mlt
ISBN prefix: 99909-
Vendor: Casalini
Maltese is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to the Semitic branch. Its closest relatives are Arabic and Hebrew. Maltese is written in Roman letters.
Definite article: l- (before vowels, h and gh),
il- (before consonants). N.B.: The l often assimilates to a following consonant;
sometimes the initial i- is dropped; sometimes an -i- is inserted after the
l.
Indefinite article: does not exist.
Common bibliographical terms: ktieb, "book";
kotba, "books"; parti, "part"; taqsima, "division,
chapter"; harga, "edition"; ghadd, "number"; gabra,
"collection."
ROMANIAN (ROMANA)
Country codes: ru (Romania), mv (Moldova)
Language code: rum
ISBN prefix: 973- (Romania), 9975- (Moldova)
Vendor: Derex
Romanian is an Indo-European language beloging to the Romance (Latin-derived)
branch of the Italic sub-family.
Definite articles: 8 forms, varying by gender,
number and case, are suffixed to the noun.
Indefinite articles: un (masculine), o (feminine).
Five other forms have "0" indicator in relevant MARC fields.
Common bibliographical terms: volum(ul), tom(ul),
"volume"; parte(a), "part"; biblioteca often appears in
series titles.