Date
Nov 18, 2021
Tags
Node.js
Library
Sunda.js
Sunda.js is a small library for converting or transliterating Latin script into Sundanese script (Aksara Sunda Baku). It is a complement to Carakan.js, which is a transliteration library for Javanese Script.
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Sunda.js👀 Why this library?🚀 Features📦 Installation⌨️ UsageLatin → Sundanese using toSundanese()Sundanese → Latin using toLatin()
👀 Why this library?
Sunda.js is based off of my other project, Carakan.js, which is a transliterator library for Javanese script. After researching about the Sundanese script, I found that the Sundanese writing system is similar, and even a lot simpler than the Javanese one. Then, I realized that the same algorithm could be used to transliterate Latin into it. As I see that there's no library for transliterating Latin into Sundanese script yet (and vice versa), I decided to make one.
Sunda.js is also pretty fast!
🚀 Features
Currently, Sunda.js can handle:
- Aksara Ngalagéna
- Aksara Ngalagéna for foreign sounds (f, q, v, x, z, kh, sy)
- Aksara Swara
- All Rarangkén
- Angka
- ...and many more
📦 Installation
NPM
npm install sunda.js
Yarn
yarn add sunda.js
⌨️ Usage
Latin → Sundanese using toSundanese()
Basic example
import { toSundanese } from "sunda.js"; let x = toSundanese("Wih, geulis euy!"); console.log(x) // => ᮝᮤᮂ, ᮌᮩᮜᮤᮞ᮪ ᮉᮚ᮪!
Writing basic vowels
let x = toSundanese("pa pi pu pe pé peu po p"); console.log(x) // => ᮕ ᮕᮤ ᮕᮥ ᮕᮨ ᮕᮦ ᮕᮩ ᮕᮧ ᮕ᮪
Writing various Rerangkén
let x = toSundanese("Di Klatén, ada santri kyai tebang pohon buah pir"); console.log(x) // => ᮓᮤ ᮊᮣᮒᮦᮔ᮪, ᮃᮓ ᮞᮔ᮪ᮒᮢᮤ ᮊᮡᮄ ᮒᮨᮘᮀ ᮕᮧᮠᮧᮔ᮪ ᮘᮥᮃᮂ ᮕᮤᮁ
Writing numbers
// pipe (|) will be automatically added around numbers let x = toSundanese("tanggal 17 bulan 8 taun 1945"); console.log(x) // => ᮒᮀᮌᮜ᮪ |᮱᮷| ᮘᮥᮜᮔ᮪ |᮸| ᮒᮅᮔ᮪ |᮱᮹᮴᮵|
Sundanese → Latin using toLatin()
Basic example
import { toLatin } from "sunda.js"; let x = toLatin("ᮝᮤᮂ, ᮌᮩᮜᮤᮞ᮪ ᮉᮚ᮪!"); console.log(x) // => wih, geulis euy!
Detecting rerangkén when converting back to Latin
let x = toLatin("ᮓᮤ ᮊᮣᮒᮦᮔ᮪, ᮃᮓ ᮞᮔ᮪ᮒᮢᮤ ᮊᮡᮄ ᮒᮨᮘᮀ ᮕᮧᮠᮧᮔ᮪ ᮘᮥᮃᮂ ᮕᮤᮁ"); console.log(x) // => di klatén, ada santri kyai tebang pohon buah pir
Writing numbers
// pipe (|) will be automatically removed from around numbers let x = toLatin("ᮒᮀᮌᮜ᮪ |᮱᮷| ᮘᮥᮜᮔ᮪ |᮸| ᮒᮅᮔ᮪ |᮱᮹᮴᮵|"); console.log(x) // => tanggal 17 bulan 8 taun 1945
Notes
- In Latin -> Sundanese transliteration, you can use either uppercase (Capital letters) or lowercase. The result will be the same.
- In Sundanese -> Latin transliteration, pipe (|) immediately before and after numbers will be removed.
- Other than pipe (|), all characters that's not Sundanese or Latin character (like dot, comma, semicolon, etc) will be output as it is.