Module:urk-translit

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This module will transliterate Urak Lawoi' 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:urk-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 export = {}

local urk = require("Module:urk-common")
local match = mw.ustring.match

local initials = {
	 = "k",
	 = "g",
	 = "kh",
	 = "ng",
	 = "c",
	 = "ch",
	 = "s",
	 = "ch",  -- nonstandard spellling
	 = "ny",
	 = "d",
	 = "t",
	 = "th",
	 = "n",
	 = "b",
	 = "p",
	 = "ph",
	 = "f",
	 = "m",
	 = "y",
	 = "j",
	 = "r",
	 = "l",
	 = "w",
	 = "ʼ",
	 = "h"
}

local medials = {
	 = "r",
	 = "l"
}

local vowels = {
	 = "ö",
	 = "ë",
	 = "aw",
	 = "e",
	 = "e",
	 = "ia",
	 = "ä",
	 = "o",
	 = "a",
	 = "ua",
	 = "a",
	 = "i",
	 = "i",
	 = "e", -- nonstandard spelling
	 = "e",
	 = "u",
	 = "u"
}

local finals = {
	 = "k",
	 = "ng",
	 = "c", -- alterative spelling
	 = "t",
	 = "n",
	 = "p",
	 = "m",
	 = "y",
	 = "c",
	 = "s",
	 = "l", -- variable pronunciation
	 = "l", -- only in phuket
	 = "w",
	 = "h",
	 = "q",
	 = "h" -- alterative spelling
}

-- main function
function export.tr(text, lang, sc)
	local translit = ""
	local respelt = urk.syllabise(text, true)

	for _, segment in ipairs(respelt) do
		if match(segment, "") then
			local v_pref, i, m, v_suf, f_pref, f_suf = match(segment, urk.syllable_pattern)

			local v = v_pref .. v_suf
			-- special case for "เีย"
			if v_pref == "เ" and v_suf == "ี" and f_pref == "ย" then
				v = "เีย"
				f_pref = ""
			end
			local f = f_pref .. f_suf

			-- join components together
			translit = translit .. (initials or "") .. (medials or "") .. (vowels or "") .. (finals or "")
		else
			translit = translit .. segment
		end
	end

	return translit
end

return export
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