Module:niv-translit

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This module will transliterate Nivkh language text. The module should preferably not be called directly from templates or other modules. To use it from a template, use {{xlit}}. Within a module, use Module:languages#Language:transliterate.

For testcases, see Module:niv-translit/testcases.

Functions

tr(text, lang, sc)
Transliterates a given piece of text written in the script specified by the code sc, and language specified by the code lang.
When the transliteration fails, returns nil.

local UTF8_char = "*"

local export = {}

local tab = {
	='A', ='a', ='V', ='v', ='E', ='e',
	='Jo', ='jo',	='G', ='g', ='Ğ', ='ğ',
	='Γ', ='γ', ='Ġ', ='ġ', ='D', ='d',
	='I', ='i', ='J', ='j',
	='K', ='k', ='Q', ='q', ='Q', ='q',
	='L', ='l', ='M', ='m', ='N', ='n',
	='Ŋ', ='ŋ', ='Ŋ', ='ŋ',
	='O', ='o', ='P', ='p', ='R', ='r',
	='Ř', ='ř', ='S', ='s', ='T', ='t',
	='U', ='u', ='W', ='w', ='F', ='f',
	='X', ='x', ='Ẋ', ='ẋ', ='Ẋ', ='ẋ', 
	='H', ='h', ='Ț’', ='ț’',
	='Ə', ='ə', ='E', ='e', ='Ju', ='ju',
	='Ja', ='ja', ='ʼ', ='ʼ',
	-- non-native letters
	='B', ='b', ='ž', ='ž',	='Z', ='z',
	='C', ='c', ='Š', ='š', ='Šč', ='šč',
	='ʺ', ='ʺ', ="’", ="’"
}

local palatal = {
	{ 'Дj', 'D̦' },
	{ 'дj', 'd̦' },
	{ 'Нj', 'Ņ' },
	{ 'нj', 'ņ' },
	{ 'Тj', 'Ț' },
	{ 'тj', 'ț' },
}

function export.tr(text, lang, sc)
	--[=[
	Unfortunately the Cyrillic alphabet doesn't distinguish between ţi and ti
	or ţe and te and so on.
	
	Represent iotation with j to allow the palatal consonant replacements.
	]=]
	text = string.gsub(text, UTF8_char,
		{
			 = 'Ja',  = 'ja',
			 = 'Jo',  = 'jo',
			 = 'Ju',  = 'ju',
			 = 'j'
		}
	)

	for _, item in ipairs(palatal) do
		text = string.gsub(text, unpack(item))
	end
	
	local vowels = {}
	for char in string.gmatch("АОУЫЕИЪЬаӣиоуыэеъьaeiou", UTF8_char) do
		vowels = true
	end
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text,
 		"(.?)()",
 		function (preceding, e)
 			-- modifier letter apostrophe or right single quotation mark
 			local capital = e == "Е"
 			if preceding == "ʼ" or preceding == "’" then
 				e = capital and "E" or "e"
 			elseif preceding == "" or vowels or mw.ustring.find(preceding, "") then
 				e = capital and "Je" or "je"
 			else
 				mw.log("Module:niv-translit could not decide how to transliterate " .. e ..
 					" after " .. preceding .. ".")
 			end
 			return preceding .. e
 		end)
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "ни", "ņi")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "Ни", "Ņi")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "НИ", "ŅI")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "ди", "d̦i")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "Ди", "D̦i")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "ДИ", "D̦I")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "ти", "ți")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "Ти", "Ți")
 	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "ТИ", "ȚI")
    
    return string.gsub(text, UTF8_char, tab)
end

return export
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