Module:rad-IPA

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See {{rad-IPA}}.


local export = {}
local getArgs = require('Module:Arguments').getArgs

-- DATA --

local data = {
	["a"] = {
		["i"] = "ai",
		["o"] = {
			["i"] = "ɔi",
			[false] = "ɔː",
		},
		["u"] = "au",
		[false] = "a",
	},
	["á"] = "aː",
	["ả"] = "aːː",
	["â"] = "ɤ",
	["âi"] = "ɤi",
	["b"] = "b",
	["c"] = "ts",
	["d"] = {
		["x"] = "dʒ",
		["z"] = "dz",
		[false] = "d",
	},
	["ð"] = "ð",
	["e"] = {
		["a"] = "æː",
		["i"] = "ei",
		[false] = "ɛ",
	},
	["é"] = "eː",
	["f"] = "f",
	["g"] = "ɡ",
	["h"] = "h",
	["ħ"] = "ɣ",
	["i"] = {
		["e"] = {
			["a"] = "ia",
			["j"] = "iej",
			[false] = "ie",
		},
		[false] = "i",
	},
	["í"] = "iː",
	["ỉ"] = {
		["e"] = "iːe",
		[false] = "iːː",
	},
	["j"] = "j",
	["ĵ"] = "ĵ",
	["k"] = "k",
	["ķ"] = "tʃ",
	["l"] = "l",
	["m"] = "m",
	["n"] = "n",
	["ņ"] = "ŋ",
	["o"] = {
		["a"] = "ɔa",
		[false] = "ɔ",
	},
	["ó"] = "oː",
	["ø"] = {
		["a"] = "œa",
		["i"] = "ei",
		[false] = "œ",
	},
	["p"] = "p",
	["q"] = "k",
	["r"] = "r",
	["s"] = "s",
	["ș"] = "ʃ",
	["t"] = "t",
	["u"] = {
		["i"] = "ɤi",
		["o"] = {
			["a"] = "ua",
			["j"] = "uoj",
			[false] = "uo",
		},
		[false] = "u",
	},
	["ù"] = "ù",
	["û"] = "ɤ",
	["ú"] = "uː",
	["ủ"] = {
		["o"] = "uːo",
		[false] = "uːː",
	},
	["ū"] = "ū",
	["v"] = "v",
	["w"] = "w",
	["x"] = "ʒ",
	["y"] = {
		["e"] = {
			["a"] = "ia",
			["j"] = "yej",
			[false] = "ie",
		},
		[false] = "i",
	},
	["ỳ"] = "y",
	["z"] = "z",
	["þ"] = "θ",
	["·"] = "·",
	["-"] = "-",
	[" "] = " ",
	["."] = "|",
	["'"] = "'",
}
data["à"] = data["a"]
data["è"] = data["e"]
data["ì"] = data["i"]
data["ò"] = data["o"]
data["ý"] = data["í"]
data["ỷ"] = data["ỉ"]

data[","] = data["."]
data[":"] = data["."]
data[";"] = data["."]
data["!"] = data["."]
data["?"] = data["."]
data["‘"] = data["'"]
data["’"] = data["'"]

local irregular = {
	["eurú"] = "ørú",
	["eurov"] = "ørov",
	["heņre"] = "heņgre",
	["nrao"] = "drao",
	["ryņl"] = "ryņgl",
}

local valid_phone = {
	["a"] = true, ["aː"] = true, ["aːː"] = true, ["æː"] = true, ["ai"] = true,
	["au"] = true, ["b"] = true, ["ç"] = true, ["d"] = true, ["ð"] = true,
	["dz"] = true, ["dʒ"] = true, ["eː"] = true, ["ei"] = true, ["ɛ"] = true,
	["ɤ"] = true, ["ɤi"] = true, ["f"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true,
	["h"] = true, ["i"] = true, ["iː"] = true, ["iːː"] = true, ["iːe"] = true,
	["ia"] = true, ["ie"] = true, ["j"] = true, ["k"] = true, ["l"] = true,
	["m"] = true, ["n"] = true, ["ŋ"] = true, ["oː"] = true, ["œ"] = true,
	["œa"] = true, ["øi"] = true, ["ɔ"] = true, ["ɔː"] = true, ["ɔa"] = true,
	["ɔi"] = true, ["p"] = true, ["r"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["t"] = true, ["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true, ["u"] = true, ["uː"] = true,
	["uːː"] = true, ["uːo"] = true, ["ua"] = true, ["uo"] = true, ["v"] = true,
	["w"] = true, ["y"] = true, ["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʝ"] = true,
}
	local valid_phone_temp = {"iːj", "uːj", "yːj", "ù", "ū", "ĵ"}
		for _, temp in ipairs(valid_phone_temp) do
			valid_phone[temp] = true
		end
		
-- CONSONANT GROUPS --

local consonant = {
	["b"] = true, ["ç"] = true, ["d"] = true, ["ð"] = true, ["dz"] = true,
	["dʒ"] = true, ["f"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["j"] = true, ["k"] = true, ["l"] = true, ["m"] = true, ["n"] = true,
	["ŋ"] = true, ["p"] = true, ["r"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["t"] = true, ["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true, ["v"] = true, ["w"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʝ"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}
	local consonant_temp = {"ĵ"}
		for _, temp in ipairs(consonant_temp) do
			consonant[temp] = true
		end
		
local velar = {
	["k"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["ŋ"] = true,
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true,
}
		
local obstruent = {
	["b"] = true, ["ç"] = true, ["d"] = true, ["ð"] = true, ["dz"] = true,
	["dʒ"] = true, ["f"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["k"] = true, ["p"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["t"] = true, ["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true, ["v"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}

	local obstruent_voiced = {
		["b"] = true, ["d"] = true, ["ð"] = true, ["dz"] = true,
		["dʒ"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, 
		["v"] = true,
		["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true,
	}
	
		local obstruent_devoice = {
			["b"] = "p", ["ç"] = "ç", ["d"] = "t", ["ð"] = "θ", ["dz"] = "ts",
			["dʒ"] = "tʃ", ["f"] = "f", ["ɡ"] = "k", ["ɣ"] = "h", ["h"] = "h",
			["k"] = "k", ["p"] = "p", ["s"] = "s", ["ʃ"] = "ʃ",
			["t"] = "t", ["ts"] = "ts", ["tʃ"] = "tʃ", ["v"] = "f",
			["z"] = "s", ["ʒ"] = "ʃ", ["θ"] = "θ", 
			
			-- allophones --
	
			["x"] = "x",
		}
		
		local obstruent_voice = {
			["b"] = "b", ["ç"] = "j", ["d"] = "d", ["ð"] = "ð", ["dz"] = "dz",
			["dʒ"] = "dʒ", ["f"] = "v", ["ɡ"] = "ɡ", ["ɣ"] = "ɣ", ["h"] = "h",
			["k"] = "ɡ", ["p"] = "b", ["s"] = "z", ["ʃ"] = "ʒ",
			["t"] = "d", ["ts"] = "dz", ["tʃ"] = "dʒ", ["v"] = "v",
			["z"] = "z", ["ʒ"] = "ʒ", ["θ"] = "ð", 
			
			-- allophones --
	
			["x"] = "ɣ",
		}
		
local affricate = {
	["dz"] = true, ["dʒ"] = true ,
	["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true,
}
		
local sibilant = {
	["dz"] = true, ["dʒ"] = true ,
	["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true,
}

	local sibilant_alv = {
		["dz"] = true,
		["s"] = true,
		["ts"] = true,
		["z"] = true,
	}

	local sibilant_post = {
		["dʒ"] = true,
		["ʃ"] = true,
		["tʃ"] = true,
		["ʒ"] = true,
	}
	
	local sibilant_alv_to_post = {
		["dz"] = "dʒ",
		["s"] = "ʃ",
		["ts"] = "tʃ",
		["z"] = "ʒ",
	}

local nasal = {
	["m"] = true, ["n"] = true, ["ŋ"] = true, 
}
		
local glide = {
	["j"] = true, ["w"] = true,
}
	local glide_temp = {"ĵ"}
		for _, temp in ipairs(glide_temp) do
			glide[temp] = true
		end
		
local iotate = {
	["d"] = "dʒ", ["dz"] = "dʒ",
	["ɡ"] = "j", ["ɣ"] = "j",
	["h"] = "ç",
	["k"] = "tʃ",
	["l"] = "j",
	["s"] = "ʃ",
	["t"] = "tʃ", ["ts"] = "tʃ",
	["z"] = "ʒ",
}

local Cv_fixed = { -- <Cv> combinations that uniformly pronounced without /v/ --
	["b"] = true,
	["f"] = true,
	["p"] = true, 
}

local Cv_split = { -- <Cv> combinations that are only pronounced with /v/ post-vocalically --
	["m"] = true, ["n"] = true, 
}

local Cr = { -- consonants that can precede /r/ in a medial onset --
	["p"] = true, ["k"] = true, ["b"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, 
	
	["ç"] = true, ["ð"] = true,
	["f"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["v"] = true,
	["θ"] = true, 
	
	["t"] = true, ["d"] = true,
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}

local Cl = { -- consonants that can precede /l/ in a medial onset --
	["p"] = true, ["k"] = true, ["b"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, 
	
	["ç"] = true, ["ð"] = true,
	["f"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["v"] = true,
	["θ"] = true, 
	
	["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true, ["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}

local Cv = { -- consonants that can precede /v/ in a medial onset --
	["ç"] = true, ["d"] = true, ["ð"] = true, ["dz"] = true,
	["dʒ"] = true, ["ɡ"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["k"] = true, ["l"] = true, ["r"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["t"] = true, ["ts"] = true, ["tʃ"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true,
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʝ"] = true,
}

local continuant = { -- consonants that can precede nasals in a medial onset -- (non-glide continuants)
	["ç"] = true, ["ð"] = true,
	["f"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true, ["h"] = true,
	["l"] = true, ["r"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["v"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}
	local CN = continuant

local fricative = {  -- excludes [h]
	["ç"] = true, ["ð"] = true,
	["f"] = true, ["ɣ"] = true,
	["l"] = true, ["r"] = true, ["s"] = true, ["ʃ"] = true,
	["v"] = true,
	["z"] = true, ["ʒ"] = true, ["θ"] = true, 
	
	-- allophones --
	
	["x"] = true, ["ʋ"] = true,
}

-- VOWEL GROUPS --

local vowel = {
	["a"] = true, ["aː"] = true, ["aːː"] = true, ["æː"] = true, ["ai"] = true, ["au"] = true,
	["eː"] = true, ["ei"] = true, ["ɛ"] = true, ["ɤ"] = true, ["ɤi"] = true, ["i"] = true,
	["iː"] = true, ["iːː"] = true, ["iːe"] = true, ["ia"] = true, ["ie"] = true, ["oː"] = true,
	["œ"] = true, ["œa"] = true, ["øi"] = true, ["ɔ"] = true, ["ɔː"] = true, ["ɔa"] = true,
	["ɔi"] = true, ["u"] = true, ["uː"] = true, ["uːː"] = true, ["uːo"] = true, ["ua"] = true,
	["uo"] = true, ["y"] = true,
}
	local vowel_temp = {"iːj", "uːj", "yːj", "ù", "ū"}
		for _, temp in ipairs(vowel_temp) do
			vowel[temp] = true
		end
		
local marked_hiatus = {
	["a"] = true, ["ai"] = true, ["au"] = true,
	["ei"] = true, ["ɛ"] = true, ["ɤ"] = true, ["ɤi"] = true, ["i"] = true,
	["iːe"] = true, ["ia"] = true, ["ie"] = true, ["oː"] = true,
	["œ"] = true, ["œa"] = true, ["øi"] = true, ["ɔ"] = true, ["ɔa"] = true,
	["ɔi"] = true, ["u"] = true, ["uːo"] = true, ["ua"] = true,
	["uo"] = true, ["y"] = true,
}
		
local long = {
	["aː"] = true, ["aːː"] = true, ["æː"] = true, ["ai"] = true, ["au"] = true,
	["eː"] = true, ["ei"] = true, ["ɤi"] = true, 
	["iː"] = true, ["iːː"] = true, ["iːe"] = true, ["ia"] = true, ["ie"] = true, ["oː"] = true,
	["œa"] = true, ["øi"] = true, ["ɔː"] = true, ["ɔa"] = true,
	["ɔi"] = true, ["uː"] = true, ["uːː"] = true, ["uːo"] = true, ["ua"] = true,
	["uo"] = true, 
}

local weak = {
	["ɤ"] = true, ["i"] = true,
}

-- allophonic only --
local nasalise = {
	["a"] = "ãˑ", ["aː"] = "ãːˑ", ["aːː"] = "ãːːˑ", ["æː"] = "æ̃ːˑ", ["ai"] = "ãˑĩ", ["au"] = "ãˑũ",
	["eː"] = "ẽːˑ", ["ei"] = "ẽˑĩ", ["ɛ"] = "ɛ̃ˑ", ["ɤ"] = "ɤ̃ˑ", ["ɤi"] = "ɤ̃ˑĩ", ["i"] = "ĩˑ",
	["iː"] = "ĩːˑ", ["iːː"] = "ĩːːˑ", ["iːe"] = "ĩːˑẽ", ["ia"] = "ĩˑã", ["ie"] = "ĩˑẽ", ["oː"] = "õːˑ",
	["œ"] = "œ̃ˑ", ["œa"] = "œ̃ˑã", ["øi"] = "ø̃ˑĩ", ["ɔ"] = "ɔ̃ˑ", ["ɔː"] = "ɔ̃ːˑ", ["ɔa"] = "ɔ̃ˑã",
	["ɔi"] = "ɔ̃ˑĩ", ["u"] = "ũˑ", ["uː"] = "ũːˑ", ["uːː"] = "ũːːˑ", ["uːo"] = "ũːˑõ", ["ua"] = "ũˑã",
	["uo"] = "ũˑõ", ["y"] = "ỹˑ",
	
	["ä"] = "ä̃ˑ",
}
		
-- MISC --

local boundary = {
	[" "] = true, ["|"] = true, ["·"] = true,
}

-- PROCESS FUNCTIONS --

local IPA = {}

function generate_IPA(word)
	local s = mw.ustring.lower(word)
	
	-- Replace irregulars --
	
	for toReplace, ReplaceKey in pairs(irregular) do
		if mw.ustring.match(s, toReplace) then
			s = mw.ustring.gsub(s, toReplace, ReplaceKey)
			-- generate_IPA: mw.log("Irregular spelling <" .. toReplace .. "> recognised. Treating as <" .. ReplaceKey .. ">.")
		end
	end
	
	local s_len = mw.ustring.len(s)
	IPA = {}

	local split_s = {}
	for i = 1, s_len do
	  split_s[i] = mw.ustring.sub(s, i,i)
	end
	
	-- generate_IPA: mw.log("————— BEGINNING BASE GENERATION —————")

	if s_len == 0 then
		error("Empty input")
	end

	while s_len > 0 do
		local getData = {}
		local multiMatch = false
		local i_iteration = -2

		-- generate_IPA: mw.log("=========================\nCURRENT TEST STRING: <".. mw.ustring.upper(s) .. ">")

		if s_len < 3 then
			i_iteration = 1 - s_len
		end

		for i = i_iteration, 0 do
		  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("————— <" .. split_s[s_len + i] .. "> selected. (i = " .. i .. ") —————")
		  getData = data[split_s[s_len + i]]
		  local deadEnd = false
		  
		  if data[split_s[s_len + i]] == nil then
			error("'" .. split_s[s_len + i] .. "' is an invalid character")
		  end
		  
		  while type(getData) == "table" do
			if i == 0 then
				if getData[false] then
				  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Singular index recognised.")
				  getData = getData[false]
				  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Index acquired: " .. getData)
				else
				  error(split_s[s_len] .. " is an invalid character")
				end
			else
			  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Tabular index recognised.")
			  for j = 1, 0 - i do
				local currentCombo = ""
				-- for logs only
				if i == -2 and j == 2 then
					currentCombo = split_s[s_len + i + j - 2] .. " + " .. split_s[s_len + i + j - 1] .. " + " .. split_s[s_len + i + j]
					else
					currentCombo = split_s[s_len + i + j - 1] .. " + " .. split_s[s_len + i + j]
				end
				-- generate_IPA: mw.log("Testing " .. currentCombo)
				--
				if getData[split_s[s_len + i + j]] then
				  getData = getData[split_s[s_len + i + j]]
				  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Combination recognised: " .. currentCombo .. " (j = " .. j .. ")")
				  if type(getData) == "string" then
					
					if j + i == 0 then
					  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Index acquired: " .. getData)
					  multiMatch = true
					  break
					else
					  -- generate_IPA: mw.log('Non-final index: dead end.')
					  getData = {}
					  deadEnd = true
					  break
					end
					
				  elseif j + i == 0 and getData[false] then
					getData = getData[false]
					-- generate_IPA: mw.log("Index acquired: " .. getData)
					multiMatch = true
					break
				  elseif j + i == 0 and not getData[false] then
					error("data[" .. table.concat(getData, "][") .. "][false] is missing." )
				  else
					-- generate_IPA: mw.log("Target still tabular: reiterating.")
				  end
				  else
					-- generate_IPA: mw.log('Dead end.')
					getData = {}
					deadEnd = true
					break
				end
			  end
			  if type(getData) == "table" then break end
			end
		  end
		  if type(getData) == "string" and (i == 0 or multiMatch == true) then
			  -- generate_IPA: mw.log("Target acquired of length " .. 1 - i .. ", converting to [" .. getData .. "].")
			  table.insert(IPA, 1, getData)
			  s = mw.ustring.sub(s, 1, s_len + i - 1)
			  s_len = mw.ustring.len(s)
			  break
			elseif deadEnd == false then
				-- generate_IPA: mw.log('Non-final index: dead end.')
		  end
		end
	end

	-- generate_IPA: mw.log('————— STRING EXHAUSTED —————')
	mw.log("Base generation result: [" .. table.concat(IPA,"][") .. "]")
	return IPA
end

function resolve_vowels(phones)
	local working_phones = phones
	mw.log("————— BEGINNING VOWEL RESOLUTION —————")

	local i = 0
	while true do
		i = i + 1
		local p_prev = working_phones[i - 1]
		local p_current = working_phones[i]
		local p_next = working_phones[i + 1]
		local p_next2 = working_phones[i + 2]
		local p_next3 = working_phones[i + 3]
		local toResolve = false
		
		if p_current == nil then break end
		
		local function p_Resolve(p_new)
			working_phones[i] = p_new
			mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] resolved to [" .. p_new .. "] in position ".. i .. ".")
			p_new = ""
		end
		
		local function p_Convert(p_new)
			working_phones[i] = p_new
			mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] converted to [" .. p_new .. "] in position ".. i .. ".")
			p_current = p_new
			p_new = ""
		end
		
		-- Resolution of [aù] --
		if p_prev == "a" and p_current == "ù" then
			mw.log("<aù> recognised in position " .. i .. ". Converting to resolvable [u].")
			p_Convert("u")
			p_current = "u"
		end
		
		
		-- Resolution of [u], [ù] and [ū] --
		if p_current == "u" then
			mw.log("[u] found in position " .. i .. ". Testing for resolution.")
			if consonant[p_next] then
				if glide[p_next2] then
					if not vowel[p_next3] then
						mw.log("ɤCj!V environment identified.")
						p_Resolve("ɤ")
					else
						mw.log("No resolution needed.")
					end
				elseif not vowel[p_next2] and not glide[p_next2] then
					mw.log("ɤC!V environment identified.")
					p_Resolve("ɤ")
				else
						mw.log("No resolution needed.")
				end
			else
					mw.log("No resolution needed.")
			end
			elseif p_current == "ù" or p_current == "ū" then
				mw.log("Fixed [u] found in position " .. i .. ".")
				working_phones[i] = "u"
		end
		
		if toResolve == true then
			working_phones[i] = "ɤ"
			mw.log("[u] → [ɤ] in position ".. i .. ".")
		end
		
		-- Resolution of <ei> and  <øi> --
		if p_current == "ei" then
			for j = 1, i do
				local check_phone = working_phones[i - j]
				if boundary[check_phone] or check_phone == nil then
					mw.log("Initial [ei] found in position" .. i .. ".")
					p_Resolve("ai")
					break
				elseif not consonant[check_phone] then
					break
				end
			end
		end
		
		if vowel[p_next] then
		
			-- Resolution of prevocalic <iej>, <uoj> and <yej> -- 
			
			if p_current == "iej" or p_current == "yej" or p_current == "uoj" then
				mw.log("Pre-vocalic <" .. p_current .. "> found in position " .. i .. ".")
				if p_current == "uoj" then
					p_Resolve("uo")
					table.insert(working_phones, i + 1, "j")
					mw.log("[j] inserted to position " .. i + 1 .. ".")
				else
					p_Resolve("iː")
				end
			end
			
			-- Resolution of prevocalic [ie] and [uo] -- 
			
			if p_current == "ie" then
				p_Resolve("iː")
			elseif p_current == "uo" then
				p_Resolve("uː")
			end
		
		else
		
			-- Resolution of non-prevocalic <iej>, <uoj> and <yej> -- 
		
			for toResolve, ResolveKey in pairs({["iej"] = "ei", ["uoj"] = "ɔi", ["yej"] = "øi"}) do
				if p_current == toResolve then
					p_Resolve(ResolveKey)
				end
			end
			
		end

	end
	
	-- Removes placeholder phones from data --
	
	for _, temp in ipairs(vowel_temp) do
		valid_phone[temp] = nil
		vowel[temp] = nil
	end
	
	mw.log("Vowel resolution result: [" .. table.concat(working_phones,"][") .. "]")
	return working_phones
	
end

function resolve_consonants(phones, hj_dv, phon)
	local working_phones = phones
	mw.log("————— BEGINNING CONSONANT RESOLUTION —————")

	local i = 0
	while true do
		i = i + 1
		local p_prev = working_phones[i - 1]
		local p_current = working_phones[i]
		local p_next = working_phones[i + 1]
		local p_next2 = working_phones[i + 2]
		local p_next3 = working_phones[i + 3]
		local toResolve = false
		
		if p_current == nil then break end
		
		local function p_Resolve(p_new)
			working_phones[i] = p_new
			mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] resolved to [" .. p_new .. "] in position ".. i .. ".")
			p_new = ""
		end
		
		local function p_Convert(p_new)
			working_phones[i] = p_new
			mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] converted to [" .. p_new .. "] in position ".. i .. ".")
			p_current = p_new
			p_new = ""
		end
		
		local function p_RemoveNext()
			table.remove(working_phones, i + 1)
			p_next = working_phones[i + 1]
			p_next2 = working_phones[i + 2]
			p_next3 = working_phones[i + 3]
		end
		
		-- Resolution of iotation --
		
		if iotate[p_current] and p_next == "j" then
			mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "][j] found in position " .. i .. ".")
			p_Convert(iotate[p_current])
			p_RemoveNext()
			mw.log("[j] removed from position " .. i + 1 .. ".")
			elseif p_current == "ĵ" then
				p_Convert("j")
		end
		
		-- Resolution of hjádvanþs --
		
		if not hj_dv then
			if p_current == "ç" then
				mw.log("hj = false:")
				p_Convert("ʃ")
			elseif p_current == "j" and (boundary[p_prev] or p_prev == nil) and consonant[p_next] then
				mw.log("hj = false:")
				p_Convert("ʒ")
			end
		end
		
		-- Resolution of (T)Ss, (T)Sș, ts, ds, tș, dș (progressive voicing assimilation) --
		
		if p_next == "s" then
			if sibilant[p_current] then
				p_RemoveNext()
				mw.log("[s] removed from position " .. i + 1 .. " following a sibilant.")
				elseif p_current == "t" then
				p_Convert("ts")
				p_RemoveNext()
				mw.log("[t][s] → [ts] in position " .. i .. ".")
				elseif p_current == "d" then
				p_Convert("dz")
				p_RemoveNext()
				mw.log("[d][s] → [dz] in position " .. i .. ".")
			end
		elseif p_next == "ʃ" then
			if sibilant_post[p_current] == true then
				p_RemoveNext()
				mw.log("[ʃ] removed from position " .. i + 1 .. " following a postalveolar sibilant.")
				elseif sibilant_alv[p_current] then
					mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "][ʃ] → [" .. sibilant_alv_to_post[p_current] .. "] in position " .. i .. ".")
					p_Convert(sibilant_alv_to_post[p_current])
					p_RemoveNext()
				elseif p_current == "t" then
					p_Convert("tʃ")
					p_RemoveNext()
					mw.log("[t][ʃ] → [tʃ] in position " .. i .. ".")
				elseif p_current == "d" then
					p_Convert("dʒ")
					p_RemoveNext()
					mw.log("[d][ʃ] → [dʒ] in position " .. i .. ".")
			end
			
		end
		
		-- Resolution of Cv --
		
		if p_next == "v" and ((Cv_split[p_current] and not vowel[p_prev]) or Cv_fixed[p_current]) then
			mw.log("Cluster [" .. p_current .. "][v] resolved to [" .. p_current .. "] at position " .. i .. ".")
			p_RemoveNext()
		end
		
		-- Resolution of regressive voicing assimilation --
		
		if obstruent[p_current] then
			mw.log("Obstruent [" .. p_current .. "] found in position " .. i .. ". Searching for cluster.")
			local final_i = i
			
			-- find voicing of final obstruent in cluster --
			for k = i + 1, #working_phones do
				local check_phone = working_phones[k]
				if obstruent[check_phone] and check_phone ~= "v" then -- /v/ is excluded
					final_i = k
				else
					break
				end
			end
			
			if final_i ~= i then -- if cluster recognised --
				final_obs = working_phones[final_i]
				mw.log("Final obstruent in cluster is [" .. final_obs .. "], cluster length " .. final_i - i + 1 .. ".")
				
				-- assimilate --
				
				if obstruent_voiced[p_current] ~= obstruent_voiced[final_obs] then
					mw.log("Voicing mismatch found in cluster at position " .. i .. ".")
					if obstruent_voiced[final_obs] == true then
						p_Convert(obstruent_voice[p_current])
						else
						p_Convert(obstruent_devoice[p_current])
					end
				else
					mw.log("No voicing mismatch found.")
				end
				else
					mw.log("No cluster found.")
			end
		end
		
		-- tv and kv
		if p_current == "v" and (p_prev == "t" or p_prev == "k") then
			p_Resolve("f")
			mw.log("[" .. p_prev .. "][v] → [" .. p_prev .. "][f] in position " .. i .. ".")
		end
		
		-- Resolution of geminates --
		
		if p_next == p_current and (boundary[p_next2] or p_next2 == nil) and consonant[p_current] then
			p_RemoveNext()
			mw.log("Geminate [" .. p_current .. "] removed in final position at position " .. i .. ".")
		end
		
		-- Removal of apostrophes -- 
		
		if p_current == "'" then
			table.remove(working_phones, i)
			mw.log("Apostrophe removed from position ".. i .. ".")
			p_current = working_phones[i]
		end
		
		-- PHONETIC RESOLUTION --
		if phon == true then
		
				-- Cv --
			
			if p_current == "v" and obstruent[p_prev] and p_prev ~= "d" and p_prev ~= "g" then
				p_Resolve("ʋ")
				mw.log("[" .. p_prev .. "][ʋ] → [" .. p_prev .. "][ʋ] in position " .. i .. ".")
			end
			
			if p_current == "h" and not vowel[p_next] then -- hC
				mw.log("phon = true:")
				p_Convert("x")
			elseif p_current == "h" and p_next == "j" then
				mw.log("phon = true:")
				p_Convert("ç")
				p_RemoveNext()
			end

		end
		
		-- Resolution of NK --
		
		if p_current == "n" and velar[p_next] then
			mw.log("n + velar cluster found.")
			p_Resolve("ŋ")
		end
		
		-- RESOLUTION OF MULTIPLE BOUNDARIES --
		if p_current == " " and p_next == "|" then
			p_Convert("|")
			p_RemoveNext()
		elseif p_current == " " and p_next == " " then
			p_RemoveNext()
		elseif p_current == "|" and (p_next == " " or p_next == "|") then
			p_RemoveNext()
		end
		
	end
		
	-- Removes placeholder phones from data --
	
	for _, temp in ipairs(consonant_temp) do
		valid_phone[temp] = nil
		consonant[temp] = nil
		glide[temp] = nil
	end
	
	mw.log("Consonant resolution result: [" .. table.concat(working_phones,"][") .. "]")
	return working_phones
	
end

function get_syllables(phones)
	local working_phones = phones
	local syllables = {}
	local working_syllable = {
		["onset"] = {},
		["nucleus"] = "",
		["coda"] = {},
	}
	local syllable_no = 1
	
	local function logSyllable()
		local onset = ""
		local coda = ""
		
		if working_syllable["onset"] then
			onset = table.concat(working_syllable["onset"], " ")
		end
		if working_syllable["coda"] then
			coda = table.concat(working_syllable["coda"], " ")
		end
		
		mw.log( onset .. " [ " .. working_syllable["nucleus"] .. " ] " .. coda )
	end
	
	mw.log("————— BUILDING SYLLABLES —————")
	
	-- division into syllables --
	while #working_phones > 0 do
		local p_current = working_phones[1]
		local p_next = working_phones[2]
		local p_next2 = working_phones[3]
		local p_next3 = working_phones[4]
		
		local function register_syllable(check)
			if check == true then
				syllables[syllable_no] = working_syllable
				if #syllables[syllable_no]["onset"] == 0 then
					syllables[syllable_no]["onset"] = nil
				end
				if #syllables[syllable_no]["coda"] == 0 then
					syllables[syllable_no]["coda"] = nil
				end
				mw.log("Syllable " .. syllable_no .. " registered:")
				logSyllable()
				mw.log("====================")
				syllable_no = syllable_no + 1
				working_syllable = {
					["onset"] = {},
					["nucleus"] = "",
					["coda"] = {},
				}
			end
		end
		
		local function register_boundary(check)
			if check == true then
				register_syllable(true)
				syllables[syllable_no] = p_current
				table.remove(working_phones, 1)
				mw.log("Boundary syllable " .. syllable_no .. " registered: '" .. p_current .. "'\n====================")
				syllable_no = syllable_no + 1
			end
		end
		
		local function register_phone(check)
			if check == true then
				if vowel[p_current] then
					working_syllable["nucleus"] = p_current
					mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] is now the working nucleus.")
				elseif consonant[p_current] then
					local unit = ""
					if working_syllable["nucleus"] == "" then
						unit = "onset"
					else
						unit = "coda"
					end
					table.insert(working_syllable[unit], p_current)
					mw.log("[" .. p_current .. "] appended to the working " .. unit .. ".")
				else
					error("Invalid input for function register_phone")
				end
				table.remove(working_phones, 1)
				-- mw.log("Current working syllable:")
				-- logSyllable()
				
				if #working_phones == 0 then
					register_syllable(true)
				end
			end
		end
		
		if consonant[p_current] then
			if working_syllable["nucleus"] == ""  then
				register_phone(true)
			else
				if vowel[p_next] or (glide[p_next] and vowel[p_next2]) then -- *C*(J)V
					register_syllable(true)
					register_phone(true)
				elseif #working_syllable["coda"] > 0 then -- C | …
				
					local function JV(check)
						if check == true then
							if vowel[p_next2] or (glide[p_next2] and vowel[p_next3]) then -- C | *C*l(J)V
								register_syllable(true)
								register_phone(true)
							else
								register_phone(true)
							end
						end
					end
					
					if Cl[p_current] and p_next == "l" then -- C | *C*l …
						JV(true) -- C | *C*l(J)V
					elseif Cr[p_current] and p_next == "r" then -- C | *C*r …
						JV(true) -- C | *C*r(J)V
					elseif Cv[p_current] and (p_next == "v"  or p_next == "ʋ" or p_next == "f") then -- C | *C*v …
						JV(true) -- C | *C*v(J)V
					elseif CN[p_current] and nasal[p_next] then -- C | *C*N …
						JV(true) -- C | *C*N(J)V
					else
						register_phone(true)
					end
				else
					register_phone(true)
				end
			end
		elseif vowel[p_current] then
			if working_syllable["nucleus"] == "" then
				register_phone(true)
			else
				register_syllable(true)
				register_phone(true)
			end
		elseif boundary[p_current] or p_current == "-" then
			register_boundary(true)
		else
			error("Unrecognised phone in syllabifier: " .. p_current)
		end
	end

	mw.log("STRING EXHAUSTED\n====================")
	
	return syllables
end

function tag_syllables(syllables)

	mw.log("————— TAGGING SYLLABLES —————")
	
	local syl_count = #syllables
	
	for i = 1, syl_count do
	
		local syllable = syllables[i]
		
		local function tag_syllable(tag, value)
			syllables[i][tag] = value
			mw.log("syllables[" .. i .. "][" .. tag .. "] = " .. tostring(value) )
		end
			
		-- tag checked syllables --
		if type(syllable) == "table" then
		
			if syllable["coda"] == nil then
				tag_syllable("checked", false)
			else
				tag_syllable("checked", true)
			end
			
			-- tag long syllables --
			if long[syllable["nucleus"]] then
				tag_syllable("long", true)
			else
				tag_syllable("long", false)
			end
			
			-- tag weak syllables (nucleus = [i] [ɤ]) --
			if weak[syllable["nucleus"]] then
				tag_syllable("weak", true)
			else
				tag_syllable("weak", false)
			end
			
			-- tag heavy syllables (nucleus is long coda is an obstruent-initial cluster) -
			
			if syllable["coda"] then
				if long[syllable["nucleus"]] and affricate[syllable["coda"][1]] then
					tag_syllable("heavy", true)
				elseif long[syllable["nucleus"]] and obstruent[syllable["coda"][1]] and syllable["coda"][2] then
					tag_syllable("heavy", true)
				else
					tag_syllable("heavy", false)
				end
			end

			mw.log("—————")
		
		end
		
	end
	
	return syllables
	
end

function get_stress(syllables)
	--[[
		Stress in Radestrian is calculated excluding · prefixes, which are stressed as if they were standalone words but with secondary stress. Stress in Radestrian falls on either the first syllable or the second syllable. The first syllable is the default stress position. Second-syllable stress occurs in six circumstances:
		
		1:
			σₙ = 2
			σ₁: short, open
			σ₂: heavy
		2:
			σₙ = 3
			σ₁: short
			σ₂: long
		3:
			σₙ = 3
			σ₁: short, open
			σ₂: short, not weak, closed
		4:
			σₙ = 4+
			σ₁: short
			σ₂: long
		5:
			σₙ = 4+
			σ₁: short, open
			σ₂: short, closed
		6:
			σₙ = 4+
			σ₁: short, closed
			σ₂: short, closed
			σ₃: short
		7:
			σₙ = 4+
			σ₁: short
			σ₂: short, open
			σ₃: short
		
	]]
	
	local working_word = {}
	local output = {}
	local test_n = #syllables
	
	mw.log("————— BEGINNING STRESS ASSIGNMENT —————")
	
	while #syllables > 0 do
		-- basically an iteration of working words
		
		if type(syllables[1]) == "table" then -- testing for boundary syllable
			
			-- set up current working word by adding and removing the initial syllables from the array until a boundary is registered
			for i = 1, test_n do
				table.insert(working_word, syllables[1])
				table.remove(syllables, 1)
				mw.log("Syllable " .. i .. " registered to working word.")
				if syllables[1] == nil or type(syllables[1]) == "string" then -- check next syllable is a boundary (now 1 after deletion of registered syllable)
					mw.log("Boundary found: continuing to stress assignment.")
					break
				end -- if next syllable is a boundary, register and continue to stress assignment
			end
			
			-- INTERNAL FUNCTIONS
			
			local function stress(syl) -- assigns primary or secondary stress to the current working word
				if syl == 1 or syl == 2 then
					if syllables[1] == "-" or output[#output] == "·" then -- check if following · or preceding - ; if so, assign stress regardless of monosyllabicness
						working_word[syl]["stress"] = true
						mw.log("Primary stress assigned to syllable " .. syl .. ".")
					elseif #working_word > 1 then -- if monosyllabic, do not add a redundant stress mark
						if output[#output] == "-" or syllables[1] == "·" then -- check if following - or preceding ·
							working_word[syl]["stress2"] = true
							mw.log("Secondary stress assigned to syllable " .. syl .. ".")
						else
							working_word[syl]["stress"] = true
							mw.log("Primary stress assigned to syllable " .. syl .. ".")
						end
					else
						mw.log("Implicit primary stress assigned to monosyllable.")
					end
					
					-- register the working word
					if #working_word > 0 then
						for j = 1, #working_word do
							table.insert(output, working_word[j])
						end
						working_word = {}
						mw.log("Word registered to output.")
					else
						error("An empty word cannot be registered")
					end
				else
					error("Empty or invalid input to stress()")
				end
			end
			
			-- calculate stress on the working word
			
			mw.log("Syllables in working word: " .. #working_word)
			
			if #working_word == 0 or working_word == nil then
				error("The working word is empty")
				
			elseif #working_word == 1 then -- monosyllabic?
				stress(1)
				
			elseif working_word[1]["long"] then
				stress(1)
				
			elseif #working_word == 2 then -- disyllabic?
				if working_word[2]["heavy"] then -- condition 1
					stress(2)
				else
					stress(1)
				end
				
			elseif #working_word == 3 then -- trisyllabic?
				
				if working_word[2]["long"] then -- condition 2
					stress(2)
				elseif not working_word[2]["weak"] and working_word[2]["checked"] then -- condition 3
					stress(2)
				else
					stress(1)
				end
				
			elseif #working_word >= 4 then -- 4+ syllables
				
				if working_word[2]["long"] then -- condition 4
					stress(2)
				elseif working_word[2]["checked"] then
					if not working_word[1]["checked"] then -- condition 5
						stress(2)
					elseif not working_word[3]["long"] then -- condition 6
						stress(2)
					else
						stress(1)
					end
				elseif not working_word[3]["long"] then -- condition 7
					stress(2)
				else
					stress(1)
				end
				
			else
				error("Invalid syllable count")
			end
		
		elseif syllables[1] == nil then
			error("Empty syllable found in array. The array should contain no empty syllables")
		else -- if boundary is identified as the working word, then
			mw.log ("Boundary syllable identified.")
			table.insert(output, syllables[1])
			mw.log("Boundary registered to output: [" .. syllables[1] .. "]")
			table.remove(syllables, 1)
		end
		
		mw.log("—————")
	
	end
	
	mw.log("SYLLABLES EXHAUSTED\n==========\nRemoving [·] and [-] from the system.")
	
	local screened = false
	while screened == false do
		for i = 1, #output do
			if output[i] == "-" or output[i] == "·" then
				table.remove(output, i)
				break
			elseif i == #output then
				screened = true
			end
		end
	end
		
	return output
end

function resolve_syllables(syllables)

	mw.log("————— RESOLVING SYLLABLES —————")
	
	if #syllables > 1 then
	
		for i = 1, #syllables - 1 do
		
			local working_cluster = {}
		
			if (syllables[i]["coda"] or syllables[i+1]["onset"]) and syllables[i+1] and type(syllables[i]) == "table" and type(syllables[i+1]) == "table" then
				-- mw.log("Resolving clusters in syllables " .. i .. " and " .. i + 1 .. ".")
				-- get intersyllabic clusters --
				if syllables[i]["coda"] then
					for j = 1, #syllables[i]["coda"] do
						table.insert(working_cluster, syllables[i]["coda"][j])
					end
				end
				if syllables[i+1]["onset"] then
					for j = 1, #syllables[i+1]["onset"] do
						table.insert(working_cluster, syllables[i+1]["onset"][j])
					end
				end
				-- mw.log("Cluster to be resolved: " .. table.concat(working_cluster))
				
				local p_last = working_cluster[#working_cluster]
				local p_last2 = working_cluster[#working_cluster-1]
				local p_last3 = working_cluster[#working_cluster-2]
				local p_last4 = working_cluster[#working_cluster-3]
				local new_coda = {}
				local new_onset = {}
				
				-- splits the current cluster into new coda and new onset and re-assigns them to the syllables --
				
				local function split(point)
					if point < 1 or point > 3 or point == nil then
						error("split() must take integer values between 1 to 4 inclusive")
					end
					for j = #working_cluster + 1 - point, #working_cluster do
						table.insert(new_onset, working_cluster[j])
					end
					if #working_cluster - point > 0 then
						for j = 1, #working_cluster - point do
							table.insert(new_coda, working_cluster[j])
						end
					end
					mw.log("σ" .. i .. " | σ" .. i+1 .. " : … " .. table.concat(new_coda) .. " | " .. table.concat(new_onset) .. " …")
					syllables[i]["coda"] = new_coda
					syllables[i+1]["onset"] = new_onset
				end
				
				-- determine syllable boundary --
				
				if	glide[p_last] and nasal[p_last2] and CN[p_last3] and p_last4 then -- C|CNJ
					split(3)
				elseif nasal[p_last] and CN[p_last2] and p_last3 then -- C|CN
					split(2)
				elseif glide[p_last] and p_last2 == "r" and Cr[p_last3] and p_last4 then -- C|CrJ
					split(3)
				elseif p_last == "r" and Cr[p_last2] and p_last3 then -- C|Cr
					split(2)
				elseif glide[p_last] and p_last2 == "l" and Cl[p_last3] and p_last4 then -- C|ClJ
					split(3)
				elseif p_last == "l" and Cl[p_last2] and p_last3 then -- C|Cl
					split(2)
				elseif glide[p_last] and (p_last2 == "v" or p_last2 == "ʋ" or p_next == "f") and Cv[p_last3] and p_last4 then -- C|CvJ
					split(3)
				elseif (p_last == "v" or p_last == "ʋ" or p_next == "f") and Cv[p_last2] and p_last3 then -- C|Cv
					split(2)
				elseif glide[p_last] and p_last2 then -- C|CJ
					split(2)
				else -- C|C
					split(1)
				end
				
			end
			
		end
		
	end
	
	return syllables
end

function syllables_to_string(syllables, phon)

	local output = ""
	
	mw.log("————— COMPILING OUTPUT —————")
	
	for i = 1, #syllables do
		local onset = ""
		local coda = ""
		local stress =""
		
		-- add hiatus marker --
		if syllables[i+1] then
			if syllables[i]["coda"] == nil and marked_hiatus[syllables[i]["nucleus"]] and syllables[i+1]["onset"] == nil and type(syllables[i+1]) == "table" then
				if not (syllables[i+1]["stress"] or syllables[i+1]["stress2"]) then
					syllables[i]["coda"] = {"."}
					mw.log("Hiatus marked between syllables " .. i .. " and " .. i+1 .. ".")
				end
			end
		end
		
		-- phonetic /a/ backing --
		if phon then
			if syllables[i]["nucleus"] == "a" and syllables[i+1] then
				if syllables[i+1]["nucleus"] == "æː" then
					syllables[i]["nucleus"] = "ä"
				end
			elseif syllables[i]["nucleus"] == "a" and syllables[i-1] then
				if syllables[i-1]["nucleus"] == "æː" then
					syllables[i]["nucleus"] = "ä"
				end
			end
		end
		
		-- phonetic nasalisation --
		if phon and syllables[i]["coda"] then
			
			local function get_nasal(check)
				if check then
					mw.log("Phonetic nasalisation in syllable " .. i .. ": " .. syllables[i]["nucleus"] .. " → " .. nasalise[syllables[i]["nucleus"]])
					syllables[i]["nucleus"] = nasalise[syllables[i]["nucleus"]]
					table.remove(syllables[i]["coda"], 1)
				end
			end
			
			if syllables[i]["coda"][1] == "n" then
			
				if fricative[syllables[i]["coda"][2]] then
					get_nasal(true)
				elseif syllables[i+1]["onset"] then
					if syllables[i]["coda"][2] == nil and fricative[syllables[i+1]["onset"][1]] then
						get_nasal(true)
					end
				end
				
			elseif syllables[i]["coda"][1] == "ŋ" then
			
				if syllables[i]["coda"][2] == "h" or syllables[i]["coda"][2] == "x" or syllables[i]["coda"][2] == "ɣ" then
					get_nasal(true)
				elseif syllables[i+1]["onset"] then
					if syllables[i]["coda"][2] == nil and (syllables[i+1]["onset"][1] == "h" or syllables[i+1]["onset"][1] == "x" or syllables[i+1]["onset"][1] == "ɣ") then
						get_nasal(true)
					end
				end
				
			end
		end
		
		if type(syllables[i]) == "table" then
			
			if syllables[i]["onset"] then
				onset = table.concat(syllables[i]["onset"])
			end
			
			if syllables[i]["coda"] then
				coda = table.concat(syllables[i]["coda"])
			end
			
			if syllables[i]["stress"] then
				stress = "ˈ"
			end
			
			if syllables[i]["stress2"] then
				stress = "ˌ"
			end
			
			output = output .. stress .. onset .. syllables[i]["nucleus"] .. coda
		elseif syllables[i] == " " then
			output = output .. " "
		elseif syllables[i] == "|" then
			output = output .. " | "
		else
			error("Unknown phone identified: " .. syllables[i])
		end
		
	end
	
	return output 
	
end

function export.get_rhyme(IPA)
	if mw.ustring.match(IPA, "([ %|])") then
		return nil
	end
	if mw.ustring.match(IPA, "(ˈ)") then
		IPA = mw.ustring.gsub(IPA, "(ˌ)", "")
		IPA = mw.ustring.gsub(IPA, "^(.*ˈ)", "")
	end
	while true do
		local check = mw.ustring.sub(IPA, 1, 1)
		if consonant[check] then
			IPA = mw.ustring.sub(IPA, 2)
		else
			break
		end
	end
	return IPA
end

function export.generate(frame)
	local args = getArgs(frame)
	local outputIPA = generate_IPA(args[1])
	local parameters = {}
	local p = 2
	
	mw.log("——— Parameters ———")
	while args[p] do
		parameters[args[p]] = true
		mw.log(args[p] .. " = true")
		p = p + 1
	end
	
	outputIPA = resolve_vowels(outputIPA)
	outputIPA = resolve_consonants(outputIPA, parameters["hj"], parameters["phon"])
	outputIPA = get_syllables(outputIPA)
	outputIPA = tag_syllables(outputIPA)
	outputIPA = get_stress(outputIPA)
	outputIPA = resolve_syllables(outputIPA)
	outputIPA = syllables_to_string(outputIPA, parameters["phon"])
	
	if parameters["rhyme"] then
		outputIPA = export.get_rhyme(outputIPA)
	end
	
	if outputIPA == nil then
		
		mw.log("Invalid rhyme request.")
		return nil
		
	else
		
		local nolarge = ""
		if parameters["nolarge"] then
			nolarge = " nolarge"
		end
		if parameters["phon"] and parameters["format"] then
			outputIPA = "<span class=\"IPA" .. nolarge .. "\">[" .. outputIPA .. "]</span>"
		elseif parameters["format"] then
			outputIPA = "<span class=\"IPA" .. nolarge .. "\">/" .. outputIPA .. "/</span>"
		end
		
		mw.log(outputIPA)
		return outputIPA
	
	end
	
end

return export

--[[
Debug console test string:
=p.generate(mw.getCurrentFrame():newChild{title="whatever",args={"rjaovs"}})
=p.generate(mw.getCurrentFrame():newChild{title="whatever",args={"rjaovs", "hj"}})
]]