5. SPELLING (See also ‘‘Compounding Examples’’ and ‘‘Abbreviations and Letter Symbols’’) 5.1. The Government Printing Office uses Webster’s Third New International Dictionary as its guide for the spelling of words not appearing in the MANUAL. Colloquial and dialect spellings are not used unless required by the subject matter or specially requested. The tendency of some producers of computer-assisted publications to rely on the limited capability of some spell-checking programs adds importance to the MANUAL’s list. Preferred and difficult spellings 5.2. In addition to indicating the preferred forms of words with variant spellings, the list also contains other words frequently mis- spelled or causing uncertainty. (See also ‘‘Word Division,’’ a supple- ment to the STYLE MANUAL.) A afterward(s) appall, -ed, -ing battalion abattoir afterword appareled, -ing bazaar aberration aging aquatic behoove abetter aid (n., v.) aqueduct beneficent abettor (law) aide archeology benefited, -ing abridgment aide-de-camp arrester bettor (wagerer) absorb (take in) albumen (egg) artifact beveled, -ing adsorb albumin artisan biased, -ing (adhesion) (chemistry) ascendance, -ant blessed abysmal align ascent (rise) bloc (group) a cappella allottee assent (consent) block (grants) accede (yield) all ready assassinate blond (masc., fem.) exceed (surpass) (prepared) atheneum bluing accepter already attester born (birth) acceptor (law) (previous) autogiro borne (carried) accessory all right awhile (for bouillon (soup) accommodate altogether some time) bullion (metal) accordion (completely) a while (a short boulder accouter all together time) bourgeoisie accursed (collectively) ax breach (gap) acetic (acid) aluminum aye breech (lower ascetic (austere) ambidextrous part) acknowledgment ameba B brier acoustic ampoule backward briquet, -ted, -ting adapter analog baloney Britannia adjurer analogous (nonsense) broadax adjuster anemia bologna bronco ad nauseam anesthetic (sausage) brunet (masc., adviser aneurysm bandanna fem.) advisor (law) anomalous buccaneer bargainer buncombe adz anonymous bargainor (law) bunion aegis antediluvian baritone bur affect (influence, antibiotics (n.) bark (boat) burned v.) antibiotic (adj.) barreled, -ing bus, bused, buses, effect (result, anyway (adv.) bastille busing finish, n., v.) anywise (adv.) bathyscaph butadiene 63

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C cite (quote) deliverer electronics (n.) caffeine site (place) deliveror (law) electronic (adj.) calcareous clamor demagog eleemosynary calcimine climactic (climax) demarcation elicit (to draw) caldron climatic dependent illicit (illegal) calender (paper (climate) descendant (n., embarrass finish) cocaine adj.) embed caliber coconut desecrater embellish caliper cocoon desiccate emboweled, -ing calk (spike) coleslaw desuetude emboweler caulk (seal) colloquy detractor emigrant (go calligraphy colossal develop, -ment from) callus (n.) combated, -ing device immigrant (go callous (adj.) commenter (contrivance) into) calorie commentor (law) devise (convey) emigree canceled, -ing commingle dextrous eminent(famous) cancellation commiserate diagramed, -ing imminent candor complement diagrammatic (soon) canister (complete) dialed, -ing employee cannot compliment dialog enameled, -ing canoeing (praise) diaphragm encage cantaloup confectionery diarrhea encase canvas (cloth) confidant (masc., dickey encave canvass (solicit) fem.) dieresis enclasp capital (city, confident (sure) dieretic enclose money) confirmer dietitian enclosure capitol confirmor (law) diffuser encumber (building) conjurer dike encumbrance carabao (sing., pl.) encyclopedia connecter dilettante carat (gem weight) endorse, -ment dinghy (boat) caret (omission connector (road) endwise mark) connoisseur diphtheria enfeeble karat (gold consecrator discreet (prudent) enforce, -ment weight) consensus discrete engraft carbureted, -ing consignor (distinct) enroll, -ed, -ing, carburetor consulter disheveled, -ing -ment Caribbean consummate disk enshade caroled, -ing contradicter dispatch ensheathe carotene control, -lable, -ling dissension ensnare cartilage converter distention ensure (guarantee) caster (roller) conveyor distill, -ed, -ing, insure (protect) castor (oil) cookie -ment entrench casual coolie distributor entrepreneur (informal) cornetist diverter entrust causal (cause) corollary divorcee entwine catalog, -ed, -ing corvette doctoral envelop (v.) cataloger councilor (of doctrinaire envelope (n.) catsup council) doggerel enwrap caviar counselor dossier eon caviled, -er, -ing (adviser) doweled, -ing epaulet, -ed, -ing center counseled, -ing downward epiglottis centipede cozy dreadnought epilog cesarean crawfish dreamed equaled, -ing chairmaned creneled, -ing drought erysipelas chaise longue crystaled, -ing dueled, -ing escaloped, -ing chancellor crystalline duffelbag escapable channeled, -ing crystallize dullness esophagus chaperon cudgeled, -ing dumfound esthetic chautauqua cyclopedia dwelt etiology chauvinism czar dyeing (coloring) evacuee chiffonier dying (death) evanescent chile con carne D eviscerate chili (pepper) darndest E evocative chiseled, -ing debarkation eastward exhibitor chlorophyll decaffeinated ecstasy exhilarate cigarette decalog edema exonerate citable defense edgewise exorbitant

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expellent fuselage imperiled, -ing lath (wood) expose´ (n., fusillade impostor lathe (machine) exposure) impresario laureled expose (v., to G imprimatur leukemia lay open) gaiety inculcate leveled, -ing exsiccate gaily indict (to accuse) leveler extant (in galosh indite (to liaison existence) gamboled, -ing compose) libelant extent (range) garrote inequity libeled, -ing extoll, -ed, -ing gauge (unfairness) libelee eying gazetteer iniquity (sin) libeler eyrie gelatin inferable license genealogy infold licenser (issuer) F generalissimo ingenious licensor falderal germane (skillful) fantasy glamorous ingenuous (grantor) farther (distance) glamour (simple) licorice further (degree) glycerin innocuous likable favor gobbledygook innuendo lilliputian fecal goodbye inoculate linage (lines) feces graveled, -ing inquire, inquiry lineage fetal gray install, -ed, -ing, (descent) fetish grievous -ment liquefy fetus groveled, -ing installation liquor fiber gruesome instill, -ed, -ing liqueur fiche (microfiche) guarantee (n., v.) insure (protect) liter filigree guaranty (n., ensure livable finable law) (guarantee) loath (reluctant) finagle guerrilla intelligentsia loathe (detest) financier (warfare) interceptor lodestar fiord gorilla (ape) interment (burial) lodestone flammable (not guesstimate internment lodgment inflammable) guttural (jail) logistics (n.) flection gypsy intern logistic (adj.) fledgling intervener louver flexitime H intervenor (law) luster flier hallelujah intransigent (n., lyonaise flotage hara-kiri adj.) flotation harass iridescent M fluorescent harebrained italic madam focused, -ing healthful Mafia forbade (for health) J maim forbear (endurance) healthy (with jalopy maize (corn) forebear health) jalousie maze (ancestor) heinous jerry-(built) (labyrinth) foresee hemoglobin jury-(rigged) maneuver forgettable hemorrhage jeweled, -ing, -er manifold forgo (relinquish) heterogeneous jewelry forego (precede) hiccup judgeship manikin format, formatted, highfalutin judgment mantel (shelf) formatting hijack jujitsu mantle (cloak) forswear homeopath juxtaposition manywise (adv.) fortissimo homogeneity marbleize forward (ahead) homolog K marijuana foreword hors d’oeuvre kerneled, -ing marshaled, -ing (preface) hypocrisy kerosene marshaler fricassee hypotenuse kidnaped, -ing marveled, -ing fuchsia kidnaper marvelous fueler I kilogram material (goods) idiosyncrasy knapsack materiel fulfill, -ed, -ing, (military) -ment idyl kopek kumquat meager fulsome imminent (soon) medaled, -ing fungus (n., adj.) eminent L medalist funneled, -ing (famous) labeled, -ing medieval furor impaneled, -ing lacquer metaled, -ing fuse (all meanings) impasse landward metalize

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meteorology organdie porcelaneous responser (weather) overseas or oversea practice (n., v.) (electronics) metrology precedence reveled, -er, -ing (weights and P (priority) rhyme, rhythmic measures) pajamas precedents RIFing, RIFed, meter paleontology (usage) RIFs mil (1⁄1000 inch) paneled, -ing pretense rivaled, -ing mill (1⁄1000 paraffin preventive roweled, -ing dollar) paralleled, -ing principal (chief) ruble mileage parallelepiped principle miliary parceled, -ing (proposition) S (tuberculosis) partisan privilege saccharin (n.) milieu pastime proffer saccharine (adj.) milk cow patrol, -led, -ling programmed, sacrilegious millenary (1,000) peccadillo -mer,-ming salable millinery (hats) pedant (n.) programmatic millennium pedantic (adj.) prolog sandaled, -ing minable peddler promissory savable missilry penciled, -ing pronunciation savanna misspell pendant (n.) propel, -led, -ling savior miter pendent (u.m.) propellant (n.) Saviour (Christ) moccasin percent propellent (adj.) scalloped, -ing modeled, -ing peremptory prophecy (n.) schizophrenia modeler (decisive) prophesy (v.) scion (horticulture) mold preemptory ptomaine scurrilous mollusk (preference) pubic (anatomy) seismology molt perennial pulmotor selvage (edging) moneys periled, -ing pusillanimous salvage (save) monogramed, -ing permittee sentineled, -ing monolog perquisite Q separate (v., adj.) mortise (privilege) quarreled, -ing sepulcher movable prerequisite quartet seriatim mucilage (requirement) quaternary settler mucus (n.) personal questionnaire settlor (law) mucous (adj.) (individual) queue sewage (waste) Muslim personnel sewerage (drain mustache (staff) R system) perspective raccoon sextet N (view) racket (all Shakespearean naphtha prospective meanings) shellacking Navajo (expected) rapprochement petaled, -ing shoveled, -ing nazism rarefy shriveled, -ing neophyte Pharaoh rarity sideward niacin pharmacopeia ratable signaled, -ing nickel phenix rational (adj.) Nisei rationale (n.) siphon phlegm site (place) niter phony rattan nonplused raveled, -ing cite (quote) phosphorus (n.) sizable northward phosphorous reconnaissance Novocain reconnoiter skeptic (adj.) skillful numskull photostated recyclable referable skulduggery pickax sleight (deft) O picnicking refusenik obbligato pipet registrar slight (meager) obloquy plaque reinforce smolder ocher plastics (n.) relater sniveled, -ing octet plastic (adj.) relator (law) snorkel offal pledger remodeler soliloquy offense pledgor (law) renaissance sometime omelet plenitude reparable (formerly) ophthalmology pliers repellant (n.) some time opossum repellent (adj.) plow (some time orangutan requester ago) orbited, -ing poleax requestor (law) pollination sometimes (at ordinance (law) rescission times) ordnance pommeled, -ing responder southward (military) pontoon (electronics)

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spacious (space) T transferred vicissitude specious taboo transonic victualed, -ing (plausible) tactician transponder victualer specter tasseled, -ing (electronics) vilify spirituous (liquor) tattoo transshipment villain spirochete taxied, -ing traveled, -ing visa, -ed, -ing spoliation technique traveler vitamin staunch teetotaler travelog vitrify stationary (fixed) tercentenary triptych volcanism stationery theater trolley voluntarism (paper) therefor (for it) troop (soldiers) votable statue (sculpture) therefore (for troupe (actors) vying stature (height) that reason) troweled, -ing statute (law) thiamine tryptophan W stenciled, -ing thralldom tularemia wainscoting stenciler thrash (beat) tunneled, -ing warranter stifling thresh (grain) tunneler warrantor (law) stratagem threshold turquoise warranty stubbornness tie, tied, tying typify weeviled, -ing stultify timber (wood) tyrannical welder timbre (tone) tyro westward stupefy whimsey subpoena, -ed tinseled, -ing U whiskey, -s subtlety titer unctuous willful succor tonsillitis unwieldy withe sulfur (also tormenter upward woeful derivatives) totaled, -ing uremia woolen sulfanilamide toward usable woolly sulfureted, -ing toweled, -ing worshiped, -er, -ing supererogation toxemia V surfeit trafficking vacillate surreptitious trammeled, -ing valance (drape) surveillance tranquilize(r) valence swiveled, -ing tranquillity (chemistry) sylvan transcendent veld synonymous transferable veranda syrup transferor vermilion Anglicized and foreign words 5.3. Diacritical marks are not used with anglicized words. abaca comme ci eclair laissez faire protege (masc., aide memoire comme ca eclat litterateur fem.) a la carte communique ecru puree a la king confrere elan materiel a la mode consomme elite matinee rale angstrom cortege entree melange recherche aperitif coulee etude melee regime applique coup de grace menage risque (masc., apropos coup d’etat facade mesalliance fem.) auto(s)-da-fe coupe faience metier role creme faux pas moire rotisserie blase crepe fete naive roue boutonniere crepe de chine fiance (masc., naivete saute brassiere critique fem.) nee seance cabana critiquing frappe senor cafe garcon opera bouffe smorgasbord cafeteria debacle glace opera comique soiree caique debris grille papier mache souffle canape debut gruyere piece de suede cause celebre debutante resistance chateau decollete habitue pleiade table d’hote cliche dejeuner ingenue porte cochere tete-a-tete cloisonne denouement porte lumiere tragedienne comedienne depot jardiniere portiere vicuna dos-a-dos pousse cafe vis-a-vis premiere

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5.4. Foreign words carry the diacritical marks as an essential part of their spelling. a` l’ame´ricaine charge´ d’affaires entrepoˆt passe´ (masc., fem.) attache´ conge´ expose´ paˆte´ be´ton cre´dit foncier longe´ron pe`re blesse´ cre´dit mobilier man˜ ana pin˜ a cale`che cure´ mate´ pre´cis can˜ ada de´ja` vu me`re raisonne´ can˜ on de´tente nacre´ re´sume´ charge´ don˜ a outre´ touche´ Plural forms 5.5. Nouns ending in o immediately preceded by a vowel add s to form the plural; nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant add es to form the plural, except as indicated in the following list. albinos falsettos merinos sextos armadillos gauchos mestizos siroccos avocados ghettos octavos solos banjos halos octodecimos tangelos cantos indigos pianos tobaccos cascos infernos piccolos twos centos juntos pomelos tyros didos kimonos provisos virtuosos duodecimos lassos quartos zeros dynamos magnetos salvos escudos mementos sextodecimos 5.6. When a noun is hyphenated with an adverb or preposition, the plural is formed on the noun. comings-in hangers-on markers-up fillers-in listeners-in passers-by goings-on lookers-on swearers-in 5.7. When neither word is a noun, the plural is formed on the last word. also-rans go-betweens run-ins come-ons higher-ups tie-ins 5.8. In forming the plurals of compound terms, the significant word takes the plural form. Significant word first: men-of-war adjutants general ministers-designate aides-de-camp mothers-in-law ambassadors at large notaries public attorneys at law pilots-in-command attorneys general postmasters general billets-doux presidents-elect bills of fare prisoners of war brothers-in-law reductions in force charge´s d’affaires rights-of-way chiefs of staff secretaries general commanders in chief sergeants at arms comptrollers general sergeants major consuls general solicitors general courts-martial surgeons general crepes suzette daughters-in-law Significant word in middle: governors general assistant attorneys general grants-in-aid assistant chiefs of staff heirs at law assistant comptrollers general inspectors general assistant surgeons general

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Significant word last: Both words equally significant: assistant attorneys Bulletins Nos. 27 and 28 assistant commissioners not Bulletin Nos. 27 and 28 assistant corporation counsels but Bulletin No. 27 or 28 assistant directors coats of arms assistant general counsels masters at arms brigadier generals men buyers deputy judges men employees deputy sheriffs secretaries-treasurers general counsels women aviators judge advocates judge advocate generals No word significant in itself: lieutenant colonels forget-me-nots major generals hand-me-downs provost marshals jack-in-the-pulpits provost marshal generals man-of-the-earths quartermaster generals pick-me-ups trade unions will-o’-the-wisps under secretaries vice chairmen 5.9. Nouns ending with ful form the plural by adding s at the end; if it is necessary to express the idea that more than one con- tainer was filled, the two elements of the solid compound are print- ed as separate words and the plural is formed by adding s to the noun. five bucketfuls of the mixture (one bucket filled five times) five buckets full of earth (separate buckets) three cupfuls of flour (one cup filled three times) three cups full of coffee (separate cups) 5.10. The following list comprises other words the plurals of which may cause difficulty. addendum, addenda dilettante, dilettanti adieu, adieus dogma, dogmas agendum, agenda ellipsis, ellipses alga, algae equilibrium, equilibriums alumnus, alumni (masc.); alumna, (equilibria, scientific) alumnae (fem.) erratum, errata antenna, antennas (antennae, executrix, executrices zoology) flambeau, flambeaus appendix, appendixes focus, focuses aquarium, aquariums folium, folia automaton, automatons forum, forums axis, axes formula, formulas bandeau, bandeaux fungus, fungi basis, bases genius, geniuses bateau, bateaux genus, genera beau, beaus gladiolus (singular and plural) cactus, cactuses helix, helices calix, calices hypothesis, hypotheses cargo, cargoes index, indexes (indices, scientific) chassis (singular and plural) insigne, insignia cherub, cherubs italic, italic cicatrix, cicatrices Kansas Citys Co., Cos. lacuna, lacunae coccus, cocci larva, larvae consortium, consortia larynx, larynxes corrigendum, corrigenda lens, lenses crisis, crises lira, lire criterion, criteria locus, loci curriculum, curriculums madam, mesdames datum (singular), data (plural, Marys but singular in collective sense) matrix, matrices desideratum, desiderata maximum, maximums

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medium, mediums or media seraph, seraphs memorandum, memorandums seta, setae minimum, minimums ski, skis minutia, minutiae stadium, stadiums monsieur, messieurs stimulus, stimuli nucleus, nuclei stratum, strata oasis, oases stylus, styluses octopus, octopuses syllabus, syllabuses opus, opera symposium, symposia parenthesis, parentheses synopsis, synopses phenomenon, phenomena tableau, tableaus phylum, phyla taxi, taxis plateau, plateaus terminus, termini podium, podiums testatrix, testatrices proce`s-verbal, proce`s-verbaux thesaurus, thesauri radius, radii thesis, theses radix, radixes thorax, thoraxes referendum, referendums vertebra, vertebras sanatorium, sanatoriums (vertebrae, zoology) sanitarium, sanitariums virtuoso, virtuosos septum, septa vortex, vortexes sequela, sequelae Endings ‘‘ible’’ and ‘‘able’’ 5.11. The following words end in ible; other words in this class end in able. abhorrible corrigible eludible inadmissible accendible corrodible erodible inapprehensible accessible corrosible evasible inaudible addible corruptible eversible incircumscriptible adducible credible evincible incoercible admissible crucible exemptible incognoscrible appetible cullible exhaustible incombustible apprehensible decoctible exigible incommiscible audible deducible expansible incompatible avertible deductible explosible incomprehensible bipartible defeasible expressible incompressible circumscriptible defectible extensible inconcussible coctible defensible fallible incontrovertible coercible delible feasible inconvertible cognoscible deprehensible fencible inconvincible cohesible depressible flexible incorrigible collapsible descendible fluxible incorrodible collectible(s) destructible forcible incorruptible combustible diffrangible frangible incredible comestible diffusible fungible indefeasible commonsensible digestible fusible indefectible compactible dimensible gullible indefensible compatible discernible horrible indelible competible discerpible ignitible indeprehensible compossible discerptible illegible indestructible comprehensible discussible immersible indigestible compressible dispersible immiscible indiscernible conducible dissectible impartible indivertible conductible distensible impatible indivisible confluxible distractible impedible indocible congestible divertible imperceptible inducible contemptible divestible impermissible ineffervescible controvertible divisible imperscriptible ineligible conversible docible impersuasible ineludible (convertible) edible implausible inevasible conversable educible impossible inexhaustible (oral) effectible imprescriptible inexpansible convertible effervescible imputrescible inexpressible convincible eligible inaccessible infallible

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infeasible irrepressible putrescible subvertible inflexible irresistible receptible suggestible infractible irresponsible redemptible supersensible infrangible irreversible reducible suppressible infusible legible reflectible susceptible innascible mandible reflexible suspensible inscriptible marcescible refrangible tangible insensible misicible remissible tensible instructible negligible renascible terrible insubmergible nexible rendible thurible traducible insuppressible omissible reprehensible transmissible insusceptible ostensible repressible transvertible intactible partible reproducible tripartible intangible passible (feeling) resistible unadmissible intelligible passable (open) responsible uncorruptible interconvertible perceptible reversible unexhaustible interruptible perfectible revertible unexpressible intervisible permissible risible unintelligible invendible persuasible runcible unresponsible invertible pervertible sconcible unsusceptible invincible plausible seducible vendible invisible possible sensible vincible irascible prehensible sponsible visible irreducible prescriptible suasible vitrescible irrefrangible producible subdivisible irremissible productible submergible irreprehensible protrusible submersible Endings ‘‘ise,’’ ‘‘ize,’’ and ‘‘yze’’ 5.12. A large number of words have the termination ise, ize, or yze. The letter l is followed by yze if the word expresses an idea of loosening or separating, as analyze; all other words of this class, except those ending with the suffix wise and those in the following list, end in ize. advertise compromise excise prise (to force) advise demise exercise prize (to value) affranchise despise exorcise reprise apprise (to inform) devise franchise revise apprize (to disenfranchise improvise rise appraise) disfranchise incise supervise arise disguise merchandise surmise chastise emprise misadvise surprise circumcise enfranchise mortise televise comprise enterprise premise Endings ‘‘cede,’’ ‘‘ceed,’’ and ‘‘sede’’ 5.13. Only one word ends in sede (supersede); only three end in ceed (exceed, proceed, succeed); all other words of this class end in cede (precede, secede, etc.). Doubled consonants 5.14. A single consonant following a single vowel and ending a monosyllable or a final accented syllable is doubled before a suffix beginning with a vowel. bag, bagging corral, corralled but get, getting input, inputting total, totaled red, reddish format, formatting travel, traveled rob, robbing transfer, transferred

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5.15. If the accent in a derivative falls upon an earlier syllable than it does in the root word, the consonant is not doubled. refer, reference prefer, preference infer, inference Indefinite articles 5.16. The indefinite article a is used before a consonant and an aspirated h; an is used before a silent h and all vowels except u pronounced as in visual and o pronounced as in one. a historic occasion an honor a hotel an onion a human being an oyster a humble man a union but an herbseller an H-U-D directive an hour a HUD directive 5.17. When a group of initials begins with b, c, d, g, j, k, p, q, t, u, v, w, y, or z, each having a consonant sound, the indefinite ar- ticle a is used. a BLS compilation a GAO limitation a CIO finding a WWW search 5.18. When a group of initials begins with a, e, f, h, i, l, m, n, o, r, s, or x, each having a vowel sound, the indefinite article an is used. an AEC report an NSC (en) proclamation an FCC (ef) ruling an RFC (ahr) loan 5.19. Use of the indefinite article a or an before a numerical ex- pression is determined by the consonant or vowel sound of the be- ginning syllable. an 11-year-old a IV–F (four ef) category (military a onetime winner draft) a III (three) group a 4–H Club an VIII (eight) classification Geographic names 5.20. The spelling of geographic names must conform to the deci- sions of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN). In the ab- sence of such a decision, the U.S. Directory of Post Offices is to be used. 5.21. If the decisions or the rules of the BGN permit the use of either the local official form or the conventional English form, it is the prerogative of the originating office to select the form which is most suitable for the matter in hand; therefore, in marking copy or reading proof, it is required only to verify the spelling of the par- ticular form used. The Government Printing Office preference is for the conventional English form. Copy will be followed as to accents, but these should be consistent throughout the entire job.

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Nationalities, etc. 5.22. The table beginning on page 233 shows forms to be used for nouns and adjectives denoting nationality. 5.23. In designating the natives of the several States, the follow- ing forms will be used. Alabamian Louisianian Ohioan Alaskan Mainer Oklahoman Arizonan Marylander Oregonian Arkansan Massachusettsan Pennsylvanian Californian Michiganian Rhode Islander Coloradan Minnesotan South Carolinian Connecticuter Mississippian South Dakotan Delawarean Missourian Tennessean Floridian Montanan Texan Georgian Nebraskan Utahn Hawaiian Nevadan Vermonter Idahoan New Hampshirite Virginian Illinoisan New Jerseyan Washingtonian Indianian New Mexican West Virginian Iowan New Yorker Wisconsinite Kansan North Carolinian Wyomingite Kentuckian North Dakotan 5.24. Observe the following forms: African-American Alaska Native (Aleuts, Eskimos, Indians of Alaska) Amerindian Native American (American Indian) Puerto Rican Part-Hawaiian (legal status) but part-Japanese, etc. Native American words 5.25. Words, including tribal and other proper names of Indian, Aleut, Hawaiian, and other groups, are to be followed literally as to spelling and the use of spaces, hyphens, etc. Transliteration 5.26. In the spelling of nongeographic words transliterated from Chinese, Japanese, or any other language that does not have a Latin alphabet, copy is to be followed literally.

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