Modern Greek Accentuation

A JavaScript library for Modern Greek language with utilities such as removing and putting accents, transcription from Greek script into Latin script (both Erasmian and phonetic), dividing words into syllables. It is basically rewritten into js python library modern-greek-accentuation without augmentation module, which is not needed here.

Installation

npm install --save modern-greek-accentuation

Usage

Node.js

const mga = require('modern-greek-accentuation');

import mga from "modern-greek-accentuation"

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Flag true_syllabification

On most of the methods there is a true_syllabification flag, that is on default true. It modifies the treatment of the sound "i" after vowels, as there is inconsistence in Modern Greek, or rather this "i" behaves differently in words that follow Ancient Greek rules (katharevousa). If set to "true", unaccented "i" after consonant is treated as a consonant, if set to "false", it is treated as vowel.

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convertToMonotonic(text)

Converts polytonic to monotonic Greek

Example:

var monotonic = mga.convertToMonotonic('Μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεά, Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος');
console.log(monotonic); //Μήνιν άειδε, θεά, Πηληϊάδεω Αχιλήος

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sanitizeGreek(text, [diaeresis])

Removes all diacritics from greek text. Diaeresis flag is defaulted to "true".

Example1:

var sanitized = mga.sanitizeGreek("Μήνιν άειδε, θεά, Πηληϊάδεω Αχιλήος");
console.log(sanitized); //Μηνιν αειδε, θεα, Πηληιαδεω Αχιληος

Example2:

var sanitized = mga.sanitizeGreek("Μῆνιν ἄειδε, θεά, Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος");
console.log(sanitized); //Μηνιν αειδε, θεα, Πηληιαδεω Αχιληος

Example3:

if diaeresis set to false, diaeresis stays or is restored

var sanitized = mga.sanitizeGreek("Μήνιν άειδε, θεά, Πηληϊάδεω Αχιλήος", false);
console.log(sanitized); //Μηνιν αειδε, θεα, Πηληϊαδεω Αχιληος

Example4:

var sanitized = mga.sanitizeGreek("ρολόι", false);
console.log(sanitized); //ρολοϊ

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whereIsAccent(word, [true_syllabification])

Shows placement of an accent. Returned values can be "PENULTIMATE", "ULTIMATE", "ANTEPENULTIMATE", "INCORRECT_ACCENT", null (if there is no accent)

Example1

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("φακός");
console.log(accent); //ULTIMATE

Example2

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("σχολείου");
console.log(accent); //PENULTIMATE

Example3

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("άνθρωπος");
console.log(accent); //ANTEPENULTIMATE

Example4

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("διαβατήριο");
console.log(accent); //PENULTIMATE

Example5

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("διαβατήριο", false);
console.log(accent); //ANTEPENULTIMATE

Example6

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("δίαβατηριο");
console.log(accent); //INCORRECT_ACCENT

Example7

var accent = mga.whereIsAccent("διαβατηριο");
console.log(accent); //null

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putAccent(word, accent_name, [true_syllabification])

Puts accent on a word ("PENULTIMATE", "ULTIMATE", "ANTEPENULTIMATE")

Example1

var accented = mga.putAccent("φακος", "ULTIMATE");
console.log(accented); //φακός

Example2

var accented = mga.putAccent("μηλο", "PENULTIMATE");
console.log(accented); //μήλο

Example3

var accented = mga.putAccent("θεατρο", "ANTEPENULTIMATE");
console.log(accented); //θέατρο

Example4

var accented = mga.putAccent("κυριου", "PENULTIMATE");
console.log(accented); //κύριου

Example5

var accented = mga.putAccent("κυριου", "PENULTIMATE", false);
console.log(accented); //κυρίου

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putAccentOnTheAntepenultimate(word, [true_syllabification])

putAccentOnThePenultimate(word, [true_syllabification])

putAccentOnTheUltimate(word, [true_syllabification])

The three methods have the same result as putAccent with a given parameter ("PENULTIMATE", "ULTIMATE", "ANTEPENULTIMATE")

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modernGreekSyllabify(text, [true_syllabification])

Divide word into syllables

Example1

var syllables = mga.modernGreekSyllabify("άνθρωπος");
console.log(syllables); //["άν", "θρω", "πος"]

Example2

var syllables = mga.modernGreekSyllabify("κυρίου");
console.log(syllables); //["κυ", "ρί", "ου"]

Example3

var syllables = mga.modernGreekSyllabify("κυριου");
console.log(syllables); //["κυ", "ριου"]

Example4

var syllables = mga.modernGreekSyllabify("κυριου", false);
console.log(syllables); //["κυ", "ρι", "ου"]

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erasmianTranscription(text)

Transcription according to erasmian (simplified) pronunciation.

Example1

var transcription = mga.erasmianTranscription("ἥλιος");
console.log(transcription); //helios

Example2

var transcription = mga.erasmianTranscription("γνῶθι σεαυτόν");
console.log(transcription); //gnothi seauton

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simpleTranscription(text)

Simplified transcription into latin alphabet, similar to Erasmian, but evaluats η to h.

Example

var transcription = mga.simpleTranscription("διεύθυνση");
console.log(transcription); //dieuthunsh

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modernTranscription(text)

Transcription according to modern (simplified) pronunciation. It's useful especially for orthotgraphical mistakes in Greek, a word with incorrect orthography should evaluate to the same value as orthographicly correctly written words.

Example

var transcription1 = mga.modernTranscription("διεύθυνση");
var transcription2 = mga.modernTranscription("διεύθηνση");

console.log(transcription1 === transcription2); //true
console.log(transcription1): //dhiefthinsi