liblevenshtein 0.9.1

// Tigrinya Base Phonetic Rules
// ============================
// Phonetic rules for Tigrinya (ትግርኛ / Təgrəñña).
// Spoken by approximately 9 million people in Eritrea and
// the Tigray region of Ethiopia.
//
// Tigrinya features:
//   - Afroasiatic language family (Semitic branch)
//   - Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script
//   - Ejective consonants (p', t', k', s', č')
//   - Gemination is phonemic
//   - 7 vowels
//   - Labialized consonants (kw, gw)
//   - Pharyngealized consonants
//
// Orthography (Romanization):
//   - ' for ejectives after consonant
//   - ḥ for pharyngeal /ħ/
//   - ḫ for /x/
//   - ẖ for /ʕ/
//   - š for /ʃ/, č for /t͡ʃ/
//
// Rule IDs: 12800-12899

@name "Tigrinya Phonetic Rules"
@version "1.0.0"
@author "liblevenshtein"
@description "Phonetic normalization rules for Tigrinya"

// ============================================================
// VOWELS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================
// Identity mappings removed: a->a, e->e, i->i, o->o, u->u, ə->ə
// These vowels pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12806, name: "ä central", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_vowels, ipa: "/æ/"]
ä -> æ;

// ============================================================
// EJECTIVE CONSONANTS (weight 0.02)
// ============================================================

[id: 12810, name: "p' ejective", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/pʼ/"]
p' -> pʼ;

[id: 12811, name: "t' ejective", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/tʼ/"]
t' -> tʼ;

[id: 12812, name: "k' ejective", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/kʼ/"]
k' -> kʼ;

[id: 12813, name: "s' ejective", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/sʼ/"]
s' -> sʼ;

[id: 12814, name: "č' ejective affricate", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/t͡ʃʼ/"]
č' -> t͡ʃʼ;

[id: 12815, name: "ṭ ejective (traditional)", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/tʼ/"]
ṭ -> tʼ;

[id: 12816, name: "ṣ ejective (traditional)", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/sʼ/"]
ṣ -> sʼ;

[id: 12817, name: "q uvular ejective", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_ejective, ipa: "/qʼ/"]
q -> qʼ;

// ============================================================
// LABIALIZED CONSONANTS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================

[id: 12820, name: "kw labialized", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_labialized, ipa: "/kʷ/"]
kw -> kʷ;

[id: 12821, name: "gw labialized", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_labialized, ipa: "/ɡʷ/"]
gw -> ɡʷ;

[id: 12822, name: "k'w labialized ejective", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_labialized, ipa: "/kʷʼ/"]
k'w -> kʷʼ;

[id: 12823, name: "ḫw labialized velar", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_labialized, ipa: "/xʷ/"]
ḫw -> xʷ;

// ============================================================
// PHARYNGEAL CONSONANTS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================

[id: 12826, name: "ḥ pharyngeal", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_pharyngeal, ipa: "/ħ/"]
ḥ -> ħ;

[id: 12827, name: "ẖ voiced pharyngeal", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_pharyngeal, ipa: "/ʕ/"]
ẖ -> ʕ;

[id: 12828, name: "' glottal stop", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_pharyngeal, ipa: "/ʔ/"]
' -> ʔ;

// ============================================================
// PLAIN STOPS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================
// Identity mappings removed: p->p, b->b, t->t, d->d, k->k
// These consonants pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12836, name: "g", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_stops, ipa: "/ɡ/"]
g -> ɡ;

// ============================================================
// AFFRICATES (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================

[id: 12839, name: "č voiceless", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_affricates, ipa: "/t͡ʃ/"]
č -> t͡ʃ;

[id: 12840, name: "j voiced", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_affricates, ipa: "/d͡ʒ/"]
j -> d͡ʒ;

[id: 12841, name: "c alveolar", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_affricates, ipa: "/t͡s/"]
c -> t͡s;

// ============================================================
// FRICATIVES (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================
// Identity mappings removed: f->f, v->v, s->s, z->z, h->h
// These consonants pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12848, name: "š postalveolar", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_fricatives, ipa: "/ʃ/"]
š -> ʃ;

[id: 12849, name: "ž voiced postalveolar", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_fricatives, ipa: "/ʒ/"]
ž -> ʒ;

[id: 12850, name: "ḫ velar fricative", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_fricatives, ipa: "/x/"]
ḫ -> x;

// ============================================================
// NASALS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================
// Identity mappings removed: m->m, n->n
// These consonants pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12856, name: "ñ palatal nasal", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_nasals, ipa: "/ɲ/"]
ñ -> ɲ;

// ============================================================
// GEMINATION (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================

[id: 12858, name: "bb geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/bː/"]
bb -> bː;

[id: 12859, name: "tt geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/tː/"]
tt -> tː;

[id: 12860, name: "dd geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/dː/"]
dd -> dː;

[id: 12861, name: "kk geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/kː/"]
kk -> kː;

[id: 12862, name: "mm geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/mː/"]
mm -> mː;

[id: 12863, name: "nn geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/nː/"]
nn -> nː;

[id: 12864, name: "ll geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/lː/"]
ll -> lː;

[id: 12865, name: "ss geminate", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_geminate, ipa: "/sː/"]
ss -> sː;

// ============================================================
// LIQUIDS AND APPROXIMANTS (weight 0.05)
// ============================================================
// Identity mappings removed: l->l, r->r, w->w
// These consonants pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12871, name: "y", weight: 0.05, group: tigrinya_approximants, ipa: "/j/"]
y -> j;

// ============================================================
// COMMON WORDS (weight 0.02)
// ============================================================

[id: 12880, name: "tigrinya", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_common]
tigrinya -> tiɡriɲa;

// Identity mappings removed: selam->selam, awo->awo, bani->bani, bet->bet, seb->seb
// These words pass through unchanged by default.

[id: 12882, name: "yeqenyeley thank you", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_common]
yeqenyeley -> jeqʼeɲelej;

[id: 12884, name: "aykonen no", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_common]
aykonen -> ajkonen;

[id: 12885, name: "may water", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_common]
may -> maj;

[id: 12889, name: "qolʿa child", weight: 0.02, group: tigrinya_common]
qolʿa -> qʼolʕa;