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"
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.
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
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
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
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
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")
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"]
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
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
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