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PEG Morphology Algorithm

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> > "aa, ae, ao, ea, ee, eo, eu, oa, oe, oo, ou"
>
> The rule I'd favor is that all of these (including the ones with
> y, like ay and yo) are erroneous, period.

I think I will implement that.

> > That rule for fu'ivla is also quite odd. I would find more
> > reasonable to either impose no restriction on the number of
> > letters that can precede the cluster, or make the restriction
> > to be a maximum of two vowels before the cluster (that's what
> > happens with lujvo).
>
> I have no idea what the motivation was for this rule; it was already
> a given. I would favor no restriction.

I will implement that too. It simplifies things.

> > So the rule you would want is something like "commas are not
> > allowed to break what otherwise would be a diphthong in brivla"?
>
> I'd favor "Commas are garbage and shouldn't be allowed"; but that
> may be too radical.

That would be great.

> How about "Commas are used to clarify
> pronunciation, not to change it."

Sounds good.

Should something like {co,i} return an error, or should it be
allowed but parsed just like {coi}?

mu'o mi'e xorxes




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