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local export = {}

local U = require("Module:string/char")
local rsub = mw.ustring.gsub
local rmatch = mw.ustring.match
local unpack = unpack or table.unpack -- Lua 5.2 compatibility

local hbasa = U(0x73C)
local rwaha = U(0x73F)
local zlama_angular = U(0x739)
local zlama_horizontal = U(0x738)
local pthaha = U(0x732)
local zqapha = U(0x735)

local diacritic_vowels = hbasa .. rwaha .. zlama_angular .. zlama_horizontal .. pthaha .. zqapha
local diacritic_vowels_capture = "([" .. diacritic_vowels .. "])"

local talqana_above = U(0x747)
local combining_diaeresis = U(0x308)

-- we declare consonants representing vowels (matres lectionis) as constants to mitigate differences in how mixing
-- right-to-left and left-to-right characters in the same line appears in an IDE vs wiktionary. Since matres is used in
-- concatenation via the .. operator, "ܘ" .. "ܐ" on wiktionary would render as "ܐ" .. "ܘ" in an IDE
local alaph = U(0x710)
local waw = U(0x718)
local yudh = U(0x71D)

local combining_tilde_below = U(0x330)
local combining_tilde_above = U(0x303)
local combining_macron_below = U(0x331)
local combining_macron = U(0x304)
local qushshaya = U(0x741)
local rukkakha = U(0x742)
local combining_breve_below = U(0x32E)

local combining_dot_below = U(0x323)
local combining_dot_above = U(0x307)

local glottal_stop = 'ˀ'
local pharyngeal = 'ˁ'

-- constants for transliterated snippets which are used in later substitutions
local TR_SECOND_PERSON_MASC_SUFFIX = 'ōḵ'
local TR_THIRD_PERSON_FEM_SUFFIX = 'ōh'
local TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA = 'ū'
local TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA_SHORT = 'u'

local tt_transpose_punc = {
-- left/right single/double quotes
["“"] = "”",
["”"] = "“",
["‘"] = "’",
["’"] = "‘",
["؟"] = "?", -- question mark
["«"] = '“', -- quotation mark
["»"] = '”', -- quotation mark
["،"] = ",", -- comma
["؛"] = ";", -- semicolon
}

local tt_transpose_punc_keys = ''
for key, _ in pairs(tt_transpose_punc) do tt_transpose_punc_keys = tt_transpose_punc_keys .. key end

local fix = {
{ diacritic_vowels_capture .. qushshaya, qushshaya .. "%1"},

-- under the hood mw uses uses NFC which preempts the following two substitutions...
-- feel free to uncomment if there's a test case which can be added that requires them to be uncommented
-- https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Unicode_normalization_considerations
-- { diacritic_vowels_capture .. rukkakha, rukkakha .. "%1"},
-- { diacritic_vowels_capture .. combining_tilde_below, combining_tilde_below .. "%1" },

-- partition punctuation marks so "starts with" and "ends with" substitutions work
{"([".. tt_transpose_punc_keys .. "()!.:\"'])", "#%1#"},
}

local tt = {
["ܦ"] = "p",
["ܒ"] = "b",
["ܬ"] = "t",
["ܛ"] = "ṭ",
["ܕ"] = "d",
["ܟ"] = "k",
["ܓ"] = "g",
["ܩ"] = "q",
["ܣ"] = "s",
["ܨ"] = "ṣ",
["ܙ"] = "z",
["ܫ"] = "š",
["ܚ"] = "ḥ",
["ܥ"] = pharyngeal,
["ܗ"] = "h",
["ܡ"] = "m",
["ܢ"] = "n",
["ܪ"] = "r",
["ܠ"] = "l",
}

-- local tt_keys = ''
-- for key, _ in pairs(tt) do tt_keys = tt_keys .. key end

local tt_values = ''
for _, value in pairs(tt) do tt_values = tt_values .. value end

local mhagjana_capture = "([" .. rsub('ܗܠܡܢܥܪ', ".", tt) .. alaph .. yudh .. waw .. "])"
local marhetana_capture = "([" .. rsub('ܦܒܬܛܕܟܓܩܣܨܙܫܚ', ".", tt) .. "])"

-- https://r12a.github.io/scripts/syrc/aii.html#single_letter_words
local bdul = 'ܒܕܘܠ'
local bdul_capture = '([' .. bdul .. '])'
local bdul_capture2 = '([' .. bdul .. '])([' .. bdul .. '])'

-- local alphabet = ''
-- for letter, _ in pairs(tt) do alphabet = alphabet .. letter end
-- alphabet = alphabet .. yudh .. waw .. alaph
-- local alphabet_capture = '([' .. alphabet .. '])'

local tt_next = {
[waw] = "w",
[yudh] = "y",

[zlama_angular] = "ē",
[zlama_horizontal] = "i",
[pthaha] = "a",
[zqapha] = "ā"
}

local glides = alaph .. yudh .. waw -- unvoweled, original values of matres lectionis (consonants representing vowels)
local consonants_minus_glides = tt_values .. "cžfḇṯḏḵḡ"
local consonants_minus_glides_cg = "([" .. consonants_minus_glides .. "])"
local consonants_minus_glides_cg_2 = "([" .. consonants_minus_glides .. "y])"

local consonants_capture = "([" .. glides .. consonants_minus_glides .. "])"
-- local consonants_capture_minus_alaph = "([" .. yudh .. waw .. consonants_minus_glides .. "])"

local vowels_w = TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA_SHORT .. TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA .. "ō"
local vowels_y = "eiēī"
local vowels = vowels_y .. vowels_w .. "aā"

local consonants_and_vowels_capture = "([" .. glides .. consonants_minus_glides .. vowels .. "])"

local genitive_endings = {"ܐ", "ܝܼ", "ܘܼܟ݂", "ܵܟ݂ܝ", "ܹܗ", "ܵܗ̇", "ܘܼܗܝ" , "ܘܼܗ̇" , "ܲܢ", "ܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ", "ܗܘܿܢ", "ܲܝܗܘܿܢ" , "ܹ̈ܐ" , "ܹܐ" , "ܲܝ" , "ܲܝ̈" , "ܲܬ݂" , "ܵܬ݂̈" , "ܵܬ݂" , "ܝܼ̈", "ܘܼ̈ܟ݂", "ܵܟ݂ܝ̈", "ܘܼ̈ܗܝ" , "ܘܼ̈ܗ̇" , "ܲܢ̈", "ܲܘ̈ܟ݂ܘܿܢ", "ܲܝܗ̈ܘܿܢ"}
-- per "No alternation (the | operator)" https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Scribunto/Lua_reference_manual#Patterns
-- lua doesn't provide support to check if a word contains this, or that, or other via (this|that|other)
-- this means we can't simply check if the word ends in any of the possible masculine genitive endings with a capture group like
-- local genitive_endings_capture = "(" .. table.concat(genitive_endings,"|") .. ")"
local genitive_endings_special_cases = {
["ܒܵܬ"] = "bātt",
["ܚܘܼܒ"] = "ḥubb",
["ܓܘܼܕ"] = "gudd", ["ܓܘܼܕܵܢ"] = "guddān",
["ܦܘܼܡ"] = "pumm",
["ܪܘܼܙ"] = "ruzz",
["ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ"] = "ispugg",
["ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓ"] = "iṭrugg", ["ܐܸܛܪ̈ܘܼܓ"] = "iṭrugg",
["ܣܘܼܪܵܝ"] = "sūrāy", ["ܣܘܼܪ̈ܵܝ"] = "sūrāy",
["#ܨܘܼܪ"] = "#ṣūr", ["ܨܘܼܪ̈ܵܬ݂"] = "ṣūrāṯ", ["ܨܘܼܪ̈ܝܵܬ݂"] = "ṣūryāṯ",
["ܓܘܼܬ"] = "gutt",
}

-- due to runtime performance concerns, we should strive to limit special cases to only the most common terms for which the transliterator is way off
local special_cases = {
-- { aii_text, aii_translit_output }
--
-- the # symbol pads the start and end of a word, consider the follow examples
-- #float# only float matches
-- #float words starting with float like float or floats match
-- float# words ending with float like float or afloat match
-- float words containing float like float, floats, afloat and refloats match
{"#ܒܗ" .. combining_dot_above .. "ܝ#", "#b-ay#"},
{"ܗ" .. combining_dot_above .. "ܝ#", "aya#"},
{"ܗ" .. combining_dot_above .. "ܘ#", "awa#"},
{"ܡ" .. combining_dot_above .. "ܢ#", "man#"},
{"ܡ" .. combining_dot_below .. "ܢ#", "min#"},
-- commenting this out for now until test cases can be added for it
{waw .. hbasa .. "ܟ݂#", TR_SECOND_PERSON_MASC_SUFFIX .. "#"},
{waw .. hbasa .. combining_diaeresis .. "ܟ݂#", TR_SECOND_PERSON_MASC_SUFFIX .. "#"},
{"ܟ̰ܵܐܝ", "čāy"},
{"ܒܵܐܝ", "bāy"},
{"ܝܼܫܘܿܥ#", "īšōˁ#"}, -- starts with vowel but not silent alaph
-- "to be" without inital khwasa, ì
{"#ܝܘܸܢ#", "#ìwen#"}, {"#ܝܘܵܢ#", "#ìwān#"},
{"#ܝܘܲܚ#", "#ìwaḥ#"}, {"#ܝܘܸܬ#", "#ìwet#"},
{"#ܝܘܵܬܝ#", "#ìwāt#"}, {"#ܝܬܘܿܢ#", "#ìtōn#"},
{"#ܝܠܹܗ#", "#ìlēh#"}, {"#ܝܠܵܗ̇#", "#ìlāh#"},
{"#ܝܢܵܐ#", "#ìnā#"}, {"#ܝܗ݇ܘܵܐ#", "#ìwā#"},
{"#ܝܗ݇ܘܵܬ݇#", "#ìwā#"}, {"#ܝܗ݇ܘܵܘ#", "#ìwā#"},
-- "to be" with inital khwasa, ī
{"ܝܼܘܸܢ#", "īwen#"}, {"ܝܼܘܵܢ", "īwān"},
{"ܝܼܘܸܬ#", "īwet#"}, {"ܝܼܘܵܬܝ#", "īwāt#"},
{"ܝܼܠܹܗ#", "īlēh#"}, {"ܝܼܠܵܗ̇#", "īlāh#"},
{"ܝܼܘܲܚ#", "īwaḥ#"}, {"ܝܼܬܘܿܢ#", "ītōn#"}, {"ܝܼܢܵܐ#", "īnā#"},
-- "to be" blends
{"ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܐ#", "īwā#"}, {"ܝܼܗ݇ܘܵܘ#", "īwā#"},
-- "to be" imperative forms
-- following substitutions starting with '#w' are to pre-empt 'w-' prefixing rule
{"#ܗ݇ܘܝܼ", "#wī"}, {"#ܗ݇ܘܹܝܡܘܼܢ#", "#wēmūn#"},
-- "to be" past particles
{"#ܗ݇ܘܵܐ#", "#wā#"}, {"#ܗ݇ܘܵܘ#", "#wā#"}, {"#ܗ݇ܘܹܐ#", "#wē#"},
-- "of" (fixed expressions)
{"#ܕܝܵܡܵܐ#", "#d-yāmā#"}, {"#ܕܠܵܐ#", "#d-lā#"},
{"#ܕܕܸܒ݂ܫܵܐ#", "#d-diḇšā#"}, {"#ܕܲܕܡܵܐ#", "#da-dmā#"},
-- "to" (fixed expressions)
{"ܠܒܲܪܵܐ#" , "l-barrā#"}, {"ܠܓܲܘܵܐ#", "l-gawwā#"},
{"ܠܒܲܪ#" , "l-bar#"}, {"ܠܓܲܘ#", "l-gaw#"},
{"#ܠܡܵܐ#" , "#lemā#"},
-- "clitic demonstrative pronouns"
{"ܒܗܵܢܵܐ#", "b-hānā#"}, {"ܒܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ", "b-hāḏē"}, {"ܒܗܸܢܘܿܢ#", "b-hinnōn#"}, {"ܒܗܸܢܹܝܢ", "b-hinnēn"},
{"ܕܗܵܢܵܐ#", "d-hānā#"}, {"ܕܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ", "d-hāḏē"}, {"ܕܗܸܢܘܿܢ#", "d-hinnōn#"}, {"ܕܗܸܢܹܝܢ", "d-hinnēn"},
{"ܠܗܵܢܵܐ#", "l-hānā#"}, {"ܠܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ", "l-hāḏē"}, {"ܠܗܸܢܘܿܢ#", "l-hinnōn#"}, {"ܠܗܸܢܹܝܢ", "l-hinnēn"},
{"ܘܗܵܢܵܐ#", "w-hānā#"}, {"ܘܗܵܕ݂ܹܐ", "w-hāḏē"}, {"ܘܗܸܢܘܿܢ#", "w-hinnōn#"}, {"ܘܗܸܢܹܝܢ", "w-hinnēn"},
-- "per" (fixed expressions with time)
{"ܒܕܲܩܝܼܩܵܐ#", "b-daqqīqā#"}, {"ܒܪܦܵܦܵܐ#", "b-rpāpā#"},
{"ܒܫܵܥܬ݂ܵܐ#", "b-šāˁṯa#"}, {"ܒܫܵܥܲܬ݂#", "b-šāˁaṯ#"},
{"ܒܝܵܘܡܵܐ#", "b-yāwmā#"}, {"ܒܝܘܿܡ#", "b-yōm#"},
{"ܒܫܵܒ݂ܘܿܥܵܐ#", "b-šāḇōˁā#"}, {"ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ#", "b-miṯḥā#"},
{"ܒܝܲܪܚܵܐ#", "b-yarḥā#"}, {"ܒܝܼܪܲܚ#", "b-yraḥ#"},
{"ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬܵܐ#", "b-šētā#"}, {"ܒܫܹܢ݇ܬ#", "b-šēt#"},
{"ܒܫܢܲܝ̈#", "b-šnay#"}, {"ܒܫܢܲܬ݂#", "b-šnaṯ#"},
{"ܒܕܵܘܪܵܐ#", "b-dāwrā#"}, {"ܒܠܲܝܠܹܐ#", "b-laylē#"},
{"ܒܨܲܦܪܵܐ#", "b-ṣaprā#"}, {"ܒܪܲܡܫܵܐ#", "b-ramšā#"},
-- adverbs with clitics (fixed expressions)
{"ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ#", "l-qurbā#"}, {"ܒܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ#", "b-qurbā#"}, {"ܒܚܲܪܬܵܐ#", "b-ḥartā#"},
{"ܒܟܠ#", "b-kul#"}, {"ܕܗܵܘܝܵܐ#", "d-hāwyā#"}, {"ܕܟܹܐ#", "d-kē#"},
{"ܠܩܘܼܪܒܵܐ ܕ", "l-qurbā d-" .. ""},
{"ܒܡܸܬ݂ܚܵܐ ܕ", "b-miṯḥā d-" .. ""},
-- "all", "each", "every"
{"ܟܠ#", "kul#"}, {"ܟܠܵܢ#", "kullān#"},
{"ܟܠܘܼܟ݂#", "kullōḵ#"}, {"ܟܠܵܟ݂ܝ#", "kullāḵ#"},
{"ܟܠܹܗ#", "kullēh#"}, {"ܟܠܵܗ̇#", "kullāh#"},
{"ܟܠܘܿܗ̇#", "kullōh#"},
{"ܟܠܘܼܗܝ#", "kullūh#"}, {"ܟܠܘܼܗ̇#", "kullōh#"},
{"ܟܠܲܢ#", "kullan#"}, {"ܟܠܲܘܟ݂ܘܿܢ#", "kullawḵōn#"},
{"ܟܠܵܝܗܝ#", "kullāyh#"}, {"ܟܠܗܘܿܢ#", "kullhōn#"},
{"ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ#", "kullānāˀīt#"}, {"ܟܠܵܢܵܐܝܼܬ݂#", "kullānāˀīṯ#"},
{"ܟܠܵܢܵܝ", "kullānāy"}, {"ܟܘܿܠܵܝ", "kollāy"},
{"ܟܠܚܲܕ݇#", "kulḥa#"}, {"ܟܠܚܕ݂ܵܐ#", "kulḥḏā#"},
{"ܟܠܫܲܢ݇ܬ#", "kulšat#"},
-- "classical because"
{"ܡܸܛܠ#", "miṭṭul#"}, {"ܡܸܛܠܬ", "miṭṭult"},
{"ܡܸܛܠܵܐܝܼܬ݂#", "miṭṭullāˀīṯ#"},
-- "houses"
{"ܒܵܬܹ̈ܐ#", "bāttē#"},
{"ܒܵܬܲܝ̈#", "bāttay#"},
{"ܒܵܬܲܢ̈#", "bāttan#"},
{"ܒܵܬܘܼ̈ܟ݂#", "bāttōḵ#"},
{"ܒܵܬܲܝ̈ܗܘܿܢ#", "bāttayhōn#"},
-- masc sing construct state rvasa
{"ܓܘܼܕ#", "gud#"}, {"ܦܘܼܡ#", "pum#"},
{"ܐܸܛܪܘܼܓ#", "iṭrug#"}, {"ܐܸܣܦܘܼܓ#", "ispug#"},
-- countries and nationalities
{"ܒܸܠܓܝܵܐ#" , "belgyā#"}, {"ܒܸܠܓܝܼܩܵܝ", "belgīqāy"},
{"ܣܹܝܫܸܠܝܼܣ#" , "sēšellīs#"}, {"ܣܹܝܫܸܠ#", "sēšel#"}, {"ܣܹܝܫܸܠܵܝ", "sēšellāy"},
-- popular slang terms
{"ܝܲܐܠܵܗ#", "yallāh#"}, {"ܘܲܐܠܵܗ#", "wallāh#"},
-- feminine imperative forms
{"ܙܹܠ݇ܝ#", "zē#"}, {"ܬܵܐܝ#", "tā#"},
}

function export.tr(text, lang, sc)

text = rsub(text, " | ", "# | #")
text = "##" .. rsub(text, " ", "# #") .. "##"
text = rsub(text, "ـ", "")
for _, sub in ipairs(fix) do text = rsub(text, unpack(sub)) end

-- Special cases
-- print(text)
for _, sub in ipairs(special_cases) do text = rsub(text, unpack(sub)) end
-- print(text)

-- for every special case, apply substitutions for every masc genitive ending
for aii_prefix, aii_prefix_corrected_tr in pairs(genitive_endings_special_cases) do
for _, masc_genitive_ending in ipairs(genitive_endings) do
text = rsub(text, aii_prefix .. '(' .. masc_genitive_ending .. ')' .. '#', aii_prefix_corrected_tr .. '%1#' )
end
end

-- Ignore siyameh
text = rsub(text, combining_diaeresis, "")

text = rsub(text, "ܙ" .. combining_tilde_below, "ž")
text = rsub(text, "ܟ" .. combining_tilde_below, "č")
text = rsub(text, "ܓ" .. combining_tilde_below, "j")
text = rsub(text, "ܫ" .. combining_tilde_below, "ž")

text = rsub(text, "ܙ" .. combining_tilde_above, "ž")
text = rsub(text, "ܟ" .. combining_tilde_above, "č")
text = rsub(text, "ܨ" .. combining_tilde_above, "ḍ")
text = rsub(text, "ܫ" .. combining_tilde_above, "ž")

text = rsub(text, "ܒ" .. combining_breve_below, "v")
text = rsub(text, "ܦ" .. combining_breve_below, "f")

text = rsub(text, "ܦ" .. qushshaya, "p") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, "ܒ" .. qushshaya, "b")
text = rsub(text, "ܬ" .. qushshaya, "t")
text = rsub(text, "ܕ" .. qushshaya, "d")
text = rsub(text, "ܟ" .. qushshaya, "k")
text = rsub(text, "ܓ" .. qushshaya, "g")

text = rsub(text, "ܒ" .. rukkakha, "ḇ")
text = rsub(text, "ܬ" .. rukkakha, "ṯ")
text = rsub(text, "ܕ" .. rukkakha, "ḏ")
text = rsub(text, "ܟ" .. rukkakha, "ḵ")
text = rsub(text, "ܓ" .. rukkakha, "ḡ")

-- this covers b-, d-, w-, l- prefixing for words starting with an alaph
-- https://r12a.github.io/scripts/syrc/aii.html#standalone
-- and ALL special_cases starting with initial_translit_char
local initial_translit_char = 'aī' -- accounts for substituted special cases starting with vowel sound
local initial_char_capture = "([" .. alaph .. initial_translit_char .. "])"
text = rsub(text, "#" .. bdul_capture2 .. initial_char_capture, "#%1-%2-%3")
text = rsub(text, "#" .. bdul_capture .. initial_char_capture, "#%1-%2")

text = rsub(text, waw .. hbasa .. "ܗ" .. combining_dot_above .. "#", TR_THIRD_PERSON_FEM_SUFFIX .. "#")

text = rsub(text, yudh .. hbasa, "ī")
text = rsub(text, waw .. rwaha, "ō")
text = rsub(text, waw .. hbasa, TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA)

text = rsub(text, ".", tt_transpose_punc)
text = rsub(text, ".", tt)
text = rsub(text, "#" .. alaph .. "#", "#".. glottal_stop .."#")

text = rsub(text, consonants_capture .. mhagjana_capture .. combining_macron_below .. consonants_capture, "%1e%2%3")
text = rsub(text, consonants_capture .. marhetana_capture .. combining_macron .. consonants_capture, "%1%2e%3")

text = rsub(text, consonants_capture .. talqana_above, "")

-- doubling consonants
text = rsub(text, "([" .. zlama_horizontal .. pthaha .. "])" .. consonants_capture .. diacritic_vowels_capture, "%1%2%2%3")
text = rsub(text, "([" .. zlama_horizontal .. pthaha .. "])" .. consonants_capture .. TR_THIRD_PERSON_FEM_SUFFIX , "%1%2%2" .. TR_THIRD_PERSON_FEM_SUFFIX)
--

text = rsub(text, combining_dot_above, "")

text = rsub(text, consonants_capture .. zlama_angular .. yudh .. consonants_capture, "%1ē%2")
text = rsub(text, consonants_capture .. yudh .. consonants_capture, "%1i%2")

text = rsub(text, consonants_minus_glides_cg .. yudh .. "#", "%1#")

text = rsub(text, alaph .. pthaha .. waw .. "#", "aw#") -- needs a test case (impossible combination of characters?)
text = rsub(text, alaph .. pthaha .. yudh .. "#", "ay#") -- needs a test case

text = rsub(text, "#" .. alaph .. zlama_angular .. yudh, "#ē") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, "#" .. alaph .. yudh, "#ī") -- needs a test case

text = rsub(text, "#" .. yudh .. consonants_capture, "#%1")

text = rsub(text, pthaha .. alaph .. "#", "a#") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, zlama_angular .. alaph .. "#", "ē#")
text = rsub(text, zlama_horizontal .. alaph .. "#", "i" .. glottal_stop .. "#")
text = rsub(text, zlama_horizontal .. alaph .. yudh .. "#", "i" .. glottal_stop .. "#")
text = rsub(text, zqapha .. alaph .. "#", "ā#") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, alaph .. "#", "ā#") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, "#" .. alaph, "#")
text = rsub(text, alaph, glottal_stop)

text = rsub(text, "#" .. waw .. consonants_and_vowels_capture, "#w-%1")

text = rsub(text, ".", tt_next)
-- shorten waw + rvasa
text = rsub(text, TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA .. consonants_minus_glides_cg .. consonants_minus_glides_cg_2, TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA_SHORT .. "%1%2")

text = rsub(text, "([ēīā])" .. glottal_stop .. consonants_capture, "%1%2")

text = rsub(text, "([" .. vowels_w .. "])([" .. vowels .. "])", "%1w%2") -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, "([" .. vowels_y .. "])([" .. vowels .. "])", "%1y%2")

text = rsub(text, pharyngeal .. pharyngeal, pharyngeal) -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, glottal_stop .. glottal_stop, glottal_stop) -- needs a test case
text = rsub(text, "-" .. glottal_stop, "-")

text = rsub(text, "ḇḇ", "ḇ")
text = rsub(text, "ḡḡ", "ḡ")
text = rsub(text, "ḏḏ", "ḏ")
text = rsub(text, "ḵḵ", "ḵ")
text = rsub(text, "p̄p̄", "p̄")
text = rsub(text, "ṯṯ", "ṯ")
text = rsub(text, "āā", "ā")

-- substitutions like this are preferred to be closer to the top, but it was hard to figure out how to do that
-- shorten waw + rvasa a different way from before per verbal noun of the d stem
local waw_cg = "([" .. consonants_minus_glides .. "wy])"
text = rsub(text, '#' .. waw_cg .. TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA .. waw_cg .. 'ā' .. waw_cg .. 'ā#', "%1" .. TR_WAW_PLUS_RVASA_SHORT .. '%2%2ā%3ā')

-- local bdul_capture = '([bdwl])'
-- text = rsub(text, "#" .. bdul_capture .. "([" .. vowels .. "])", "#%1-%2")

text = rsub(text, "#", "")

if not rmatch(text, "([-" .. vowels .. " ])") then
require("Module:debug").track("aii-translit/lacking diacritics")
return nil
end

return text
end

return export

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