Module:slr-translit

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This module will transliterate Salar 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:slr-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 data = {}

data["slr-Arab"] = {
	-- consonants
	["م"] = "m",  ["ن"] = "n",  ["د"] = "d",  ["ت"] = "t",
	["ب"] = "b",  ["پ"] = "p",  ["ف"] = "f",  ["ق"] = "q",
	["ك"] = "k",  ["ڭ"] = "ñ", ["گ"] = "g",  ["غ"] = "ġ",
	["ع"] = "ğ",  ["ھ"] = "h",  ["خ"] = "x",  ["چ"] = "č",
	["ج"] = "ǧ", ["ژ"] = "ž", ["ز"] = "z",  ["س"] = "s",
	["ش"] = "š", ["ر"] = "r",  ["ل"] = "l",  ["وْ"] = "u",
	["ي"] = "y",  ["ۋ"] = "w",
	-- vowels
	["ا"] = "a", ["ە"] = "e", ["ې"] = "ë", ["ى"] = "i",
	["و"] = "o", ["ۆ"] = "ö", ["ۇ"] = "u", ["ۈ"] = "ü",
	-- punctuation
	["؟"]="?",
	["،"]=",",
	["؛"]=";"
}


function export.tr(text, lang, sc)
	if not data[sc] then
		return nil
	end
	
	-- remove initial hamza
	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "^\216\166(.)", "%1")
	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, "%s\216\166(.)", " %1")
	
	-- transliterate letters one to one
	text = mw.ustring.gsub(text, ".", data[sc])
	
	return text
end

return export