Module:smi-pro-common

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local export = {}

-- Split the word into syllables of C(C)V(V) shape
function export.split_syllables(word)
	local syllables = {}
	local remainder = word
	
	while remainder ~= "" do
		local syll = ""
		
		if mw.ustring.find(remainder, "^([^aeiouāēōë%-]+)") then
			syll = syll .. mw.ustring.match(remainder, "^([^aeiouāēōë%-]+)")
			remainder = mw.ustring.gsub(remainder, "^([^aeiouāēōë%-]+)", "")
		end
		
		if mw.ustring.find(remainder, "^([aeiouāēōë%-]+)") then
			syll = syll .. mw.ustring.match(remainder, "^([aeiouāēōë%-]+)")
			remainder = mw.ustring.gsub(remainder, "^([aeiouāēōë%-]+)", "")
		end
		
		table.insert(syllables, syll)
	end
	
	-- Assume that suffixes are attached to words of at least two syllables.
	if mw.ustring.find(word, "^%-") then
		table.insert(syllables, 1, "")
	end
	
	return syllables
end

-- Apply gradation to a word
function export.apply_gradation(word)
	local syllables = export.split_syllables(word)
	
	for i, syll in ipairs(syllables) do
		-- The first and last consonant do not gradate
		if i > 1 then
			-- Does the next syllable begin with more than one consonant, or does it contain no vowels (final consonant)?
			if i < #syllables and (mw.ustring.find(syllables[i+1], "^[^aeiouāēōë][^aeiouāēōë]") or not mw.ustring.find(syllables[i+1], "[aeiouāēōë]")) then
				syll = mw.ustring.gsub(syll, "([^aeiouāēōë])", "%1" .. mw.ustring.char(0x032F))
			end
		end
		
		syllables[i] = syll
	end
	
	return table.concat(syllables, "")
end

return export