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# liblouis: isiXhosa/isiZulu braille code (grade 2)
#-display-name: isiXhosa contracted braille
#-index-name: isiXhosa, contracted
#-copyright: 2021, South African Braille Authority
#-license: LGPLv2.1
# Copyright (C) 2021 South African Braille Authority <http://www.sabrailleauthority.org.za>
#
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#
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#+language: xh
#+type: literary
#+contraction: full
#+grade: 2
#+direction: both
#+system: ubc-nguni
# "UBC" stands for "Unified Braille Code" and is a generalization of UEB.
# See https://sabrailleauthority.org.za/unified-braille-code-ubc.
# The same table is used for isiXhosa and isiZulu. IsiXhosa and
# isiZulu are two of the most widely spoken languages in South
# Africa. They belong to the Nguni language family and are mutually
# intelligible. IsiXhosa is predominent in the Eastern and Western
# Cape provinces, but is spoken across South Africa. IsiZulu is
# predominent in the KwaZulu-Natal province, but is also widely spoken
# in South Africa.
#
# The Nguni braille code is based on UEB, therefore the grade 1 system
# is identical to UEB. The grade 2 system is simple, with less than 40
# contractions and no complex rules, yet it achieves approximately 21%
# contraction.
#
# No additional codes such as Nemeth or computer braille codes are
# used; the unified Nguni code is used also for technical material.
# The table has been created by Christo de Klerk <cjdk@mweb.co.za> and
# Laurent Cadet de Fontenay <laurentd@gmail.com>, according to the
# official code for these languages under the auspices of and approved
# by the South African Braille Authority (SABA).
# The table is maintained by Christo de Klerk <cjdk@mweb.co.za>.
#-author: Laurent Cadet de Fontenay <laurentd@gmail.com>
#-author: Christo de Klerk <cjdk@mweb.co.za>
#-maintainer: Christo de Klerk <cjdk@mweb.co.za>
include xh-za-g1.utb
multind 56-6 nocontractsign capsletter
seqdelimiter -—
seqdelimiter ‐ \x2010
seqdelimiter ‑ \x2011
seqdelimiter – \x2013
seqdelimiter — \x2014
seqbeforechars ([{"“'‘
seqafterchars )]}"”'’.,;:.!?…
seqafterpattern 'd
seqafterpattern 'll
seqafterpattern 're
seqafterpattern 's
seqafterpattern 't
seqafterpattern 've
seqafterpattern ’d
seqafterpattern ’ll
seqafterpattern ’re
seqafterpattern ’s
seqafterpattern ’t
seqafterpattern ’ve
#TODO: all caps words (see lou_translateString.c:inSequence()
seqafterpattern 'D
seqafterpattern 'LL
seqafterpattern 'RE
seqafterpattern 'S
seqafterpattern 'T
seqafterpattern 'VE
seqafterexpression '([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E)
seqafterpattern ’D
seqafterpattern ’LL
seqafterpattern ’RE
seqafterpattern ’S
seqafterpattern ’T
seqafterpattern ’VE
seqafterexpression ’([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E)
# Alphabetic Wordsigns
# - standing alone
# - followed by 'd, 'll, 're, 's, 't, 've and standing alone
# - These rules need to be adapted for isiXhosa, but may cause no harm left in place.
# must be before contractions?
match %[^_~]%<* kodwa (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?%>*%[^_~] 13
match %[^_~]%<* ukuthi (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?%>*%[^_~] 136
nofor word kodwa 13
nofor word ukuthi 136
contraction k
contraction u
contraction K
contraction U
# 10.2 Strong Wordsigns
# - 10.2.1 standing alone
# - 10.2.2 followed by 'd, 'll, 're, 's, 't, 've and standing alone
# - Unsure if the following appear standing alone in isiXhosa, but rules can be adapted as appropriate and have been left in place for now to cater for English words.
match %[^_~]%<* ya (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?%>*%[^_~] 16
match %[^_~]%<* sh (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?%>*%[^_~] 146
match %[^_~]%<* th (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?%>*%[^_~] 1456
nofor word ya 16
nofor word sh 146
nofor word th 1456
# 10.3 Strong Groupsigns
# - It may be that some of these appear as strong contractions in isiXhosa, but they are lumped together here.
# - Rules are also to be adapted as appropriate.
# ba
always ba 126
# match (%[^_~]%<*) ba ('([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?(%>*%[^_~]) =
# ka
always ka 2346
# kh
always kh 23456
# ku
always ku 346
# la
always la 156
# le
always le 1246
# na
always na 12356
# nd
always nd 12346
# ne
always ne 34
# ng
always ng 123456
# ni
always ni 345
# sh
always sh 146
# match (%[^_~]%<*) sh (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?(%>*%[^_~]) =
# th
always th 1456
# match (%[^_~]%<*) th (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?(%>*%[^_~]) =
# wa
always wa 12456
# we
always we 1256
# ya
always ya 16
# match (%[^_~]%<*) ya (['’]([DSTdst]|ll|[rv]e|LL|[RV]E))?(%>*%[^_~]) =
# zi
always zi 246
# 10.5 Lower Wordsigns
attribute 1 +=*,.?!"'“”‘’ punctuation with only lower dots (except hyphens)
#class lowerdotspunc +=*,.?!"'“”‘’
# ye
match %[^_]|%[^_~]%<*[([{] ye %[^_]|[)}\\]]%>*%[^_~] 26
partword ye 26
nofor always ye 26
# si
match %[^_]|%[^_~]%<*[([{] si %[^_]|[)}\\]]%>*%[^_~] 35
nofor always si 35
# 10.6 Lower Groupsigns
# bh
match %a bh %a 23
nofor sufword bh 23
empmatchbefore empmatchafter match %a bh %a 23
nofor midword bh 23
# bh 10.6.5 10.6.6
empmatchbefore empmatchafter match %a bh %a 23
nofor midword bh 23
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* bh [Cc]![Hh] 23
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* bh [Ee][Ss][Tt] 23
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* bh [ABDFGHIJLMNOPQRTUVWXYZabdfghijlmnopqrtuvwxyz] 23
nofor begword bh 23
# nt 10.6.5 10.6.6
empmatchbefore empmatchafter match %a nt %a 25
nofor midword nt 25
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* nt [Cc]![Hh] 25
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* nt [Ee][Ss][Tt] 25
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* nt [ABDFGHIJLMNOPQRTUVWXYZabdfghijlmnopqrtuvwxyz] 25
nofor begword nt 25
# hl 10.6.5 10.6.6
empmatchbefore empmatchafter match %a hl %a 235
nofor midword hl 235
# ph
begmidword ph 356
empmatchbefore empmatchafter match %a ph %a 356
nofor midword ph 356
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* ph [Cc]![Hh] 356
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* ph [Ee][Ss][Tt] 356
empmatchafter match %[^_~]%<* ph [ABDFGHIJLMNOPQRTUVWXYZabdfghijlmnopqrtuvwxyz] 356
nofor begword ph 356
# si
partword si 35
word sisi 35-234-24
# 10.7 Initial-Letter Contractions
# emva
always emva 5-15
# emuva
always emuva 45-15
# fana
always fana 5-124
# futhi
always futhi 456-124
# jalo
always jalo 5-245
# kakhulu
always kakhulu 5-2346
# khona
always khona 5-23456
# kanti
always kanti 45-2346
# lokho
always lokho 5-123
# lapha
always lapha 5-156
# lapho
always lapho 45-156
# uma
always uma 5-134
# ama
always ama 456-134
# noma
always noma 5-1345
# ngoba
always ngoba 5-123456
# ngoku
always ngoku 45-123456
# onke
always onke 5-135
# pansi
always pansi 5-1234
# uthi
match %[^_~]%<*|![ao] uthi - 5-136
nofor always uthi 5-136
# ukuba
always ukuba 45-136
# ulu
always ulu 456-136
# nxa
always nxa 5-1346
# 10.8 Final-Letter Groupsigns
# None applicable
# 10.9 Shortforms not including 10.9.3
#TODO: 2.6.4
attribute 2 BCDFGHJKLMNPQRSTVWXZbcdfghjklmnpqrstvwxz'’ no vowels (except w) and 2.6.4
match %[_~^]%<* phambi ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-12
match %[_~^]%<* phambili ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-12-123
match %[_~^]%<* phandle ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-145
match %[_~^]%<* phakathi ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-13
match %[_~^]%<*%a* phantsi (%2%a*)?%>*%[_~^] 356-234
match %[_~^]%<* phezu ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-1356
match %[_~^]%<* phezulu ([Ss]|['’][Ss])?%>*%[_~^] 356-1356-123
nofor word phambi 356-12
nofor word phambili 356-12-123
nofor word phandle 356-145
nofor word phakathi 356-13
nofor word phantsi 356-234
nofor word phezu 356-1356
nofor word phezulu 356-1356-123
contraction 0b phambi
contraction 0bl phambili
contraction 0d phandle
contraction 0k phakathi
contraction 0s phantsi
contraction 0z phezu
contraction 0zl phezulu
# Shape symbols require a grade 1 indicator (Section 3.22.1)
contraction \x25a0 ■ filled (solid) square
contraction \x25a1 □ square
contraction \x25a7 ▧ shaded square (upper left to lower right)
contraction \x25b2 ▲ filled (solid) (equilateral) triangle
contraction \x25b3 △ regular (equilateral) triangle
contraction \x25cb ○ circle
contraction \x25cd ◍ shaded circle
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