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;;; iroquoian.el --- Quail packages for inputting Iroquoian languages -*- lexical-binding: t; coding: utf-8; -*-
;; Copyright (C) 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Author: Kierin Bell <fernseed@fernseed.me>
;; Keywords: i18n
;; This file is part of GNU Emacs.
;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
;; GNU General Public License for more details.
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;;; Commentary:
;; This file implements input methods for Northern Iroquoian languages.
;; Input methods are implemented for all Five Nations Iroquois
;; languages:
;; - Mohawk (Kanienkéha / Onkwehonwehnéha)
;; - Oneida (Onʌyota:ká: / Ukwehuwehnéha)
;; - Onondaga (Onųdaʔgegáʔ)
;; - Cayuga (Gayogo̱ho:nǫhnéha:ˀ)
;; - Seneca (Onödowága:)
;; A composite input method for all of the languages above is also
;; defined: `haudenosaunee-postfix'.
;; Input methods are not yet implemented for the remaining Northern
;; Iroquoian languages, including:
;; - Tuscarora (Skarù:ręʔ)
;; - Wendat (Huron) / Wyandot
;;; Code:
(require 'quail)
(require 'seq)
(require 'pcase)
;;; Mohawk
;;
;; There are several orthographies used today to write Mohawk in
;; different communities, but differences are small and mainly involve
;; differences in representation of the palatal glide [j] (written <i>
;; in Eastern/Central dialects and <y> in Western dialects). The
;; following input method should work for all of variants.
;;
;; Reference work for orthographies used by speakers of Eastern
;; (Kahnawà:ke, Kanehsatà:ke, Wáhta) and Central (Ahkwesahsne) dialects
;; of Mohawk:
;;
;; Lazore, Dorothy Karihwénhawe. 1993. The Mohawk language
;; Standardisation Project, Conference Report. Ontario: Literacy
;; Ontario.
;;
;; Reference work for the orthography commonly used by speakers of
;; Western dialects of Mohawk (Tyendinaga, Ohswé:ken):
;;
;; Brian Maracle. 2021. 1st Year Adult Immersion Program 2020-21.
;; Ohsweken, ON, Canada: Onkwawenna Kentyohkwa. Unpublished curriculum
;; document written by staff for the Okwawenna Kentyohkwa adult
;; immersion program.
;;
(defconst iroquoian-mohawk-modifier-alist nil
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Mohawk input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-mohawk-vowel-alist
'(("a'" )
("a`" )
("A'" )
("A`" )
("e'" )
("e`" )
("E'" )
("E`" )
("i'" )
("i`" )
("I'" )
("I`" )
("o'" )
("o`" )
("O'" )
("O`" )
("a''" ["a'"])
("a``" ["a`"])
("A''" ["A'"])
("A``" ["A`"])
("e''" ["e'"])
("e``" ["e`"])
("E''" ["E'"])
("E``" ["E`"])
("i''" ["i'"])
("i``" ["i`"])
("I''" ["I'"])
("I``" ["I`"])
("o''" ["o'"])
("o``" ["o`"])
("O''" ["O'"])
("O``" ["O`"]))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Mohawk input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-mohawk-consonant-alist
'((";;" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK}))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Mohawk input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"mohawk-postfix" "Mohawk" "MOH<" t
"Mohawk (Kanienkéha) input method with postfix modifiers
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á |
| \\=` | Grave accent | a` -> à |
Doubling any of these postfixes separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
a, e, i, and o are bound to a single key.
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------|
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
h, k, n, r, s, t, w, and y are bound to a single key.
b, m, and p are used rarely in ideophones and loan words. They are also
each bound to a single key.
All Haudenosaunee languages, including Mohawk, can be input
simultaneously using the input method `haudenosaunee-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-mohawk-modifier-alist
iroquoian-mohawk-consonant-alist
iroquoian-mohawk-vowel-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
;;; Oneida
;;
;; There are slight variations in the orthographies used today to write
;; Oneida. The differences mainly involve in representation of vowel
;; length and glottal stops.
;;
;; Reference work for Oneida orthography:
;;
;; Michelson, K., Doxtator, M. and Doxtator, M.A.. 2002.
;; Oneida-English/English-Oneida dictionary. Toronto: University of
;; Toronto Press.
;;
;; Orthographic variation from personal familiarity with community
;; language programs and curricula.
;;
(defconst iroquoian-oneida-modifier-alist
'(("::" ?\N{MIDDLE DOT}))
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Oneida input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-oneida-vowel-alist
'(("a'" )
("A'" )
("e'" )
("E'" )
("i'" )
("I'" )
("o'" )
("O'" )
("u'" )
("U'" )
("e/" )
("e/'" ["ʌ́"])
("E/" )
("E/'" ["Ʌ́"])
("a''" ["a'"])
("A''" ["A'"])
("e''" ["e'"])
("E''" ["E'"])
("i''" ["i'"])
("I''" ["I'"])
("o''" ["o'"])
("O''" ["O'"])
("u''" ["u'"])
("U''" ["U'"])
("e//" ["e/"])
("e/''" ["ʌ'"])
("E//" ["E/"])
("E/''" ["Ʌ'"]))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Oneida input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-oneida-consonant-alist
'((";;" ?\N{MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP})
(";'" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK}))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Oneida input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-oneida-devoicing-alist
'(("_" ?\N{COMBINING LOW LINE})
("__" ?_))
"Alist of rules for devoicing characters in Oneida input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"oneida-postfix" "Oneida" "ONE<" t
"Oneida (Onʌyota:ká:) input method with postfix modifiers
Modifiers:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------------------|
| :: | · | Vowel length |
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á |
Doubling the postfix separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+-----------------------------------|
| e/ | ʌ | Mid central nasal vowel |
| E/ | Ʌ | Mid central nasal vowel (capital) |
a, e, i, o, and u are bound to a single key.
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------------------|
| ;; | ˀ | Glottal stop |
| ;\\=' | \\= | Glottal stop (alternate) |
h, k, l, n, s, t, w, and y are bound to a single key.
Devoicing:
| Key | Description | Example |
|-----+--------------------+----------|
| _ | Combining low line | a_ -> a̲ |
Note: Not all fonts can properly display a combining low line on all
letters.
Underlining is commonly used in Oneida to indicate devoiced syllables on
pre-pausal forms (also called utterance-final forms). Alternatively,
markup or other methods can be used to create an underlining effect.
To enter a plain underscore, type the underscore twice.
All Haudenosaunee languages, including Oneida, can be input
simultaneously using the input method `haudenosaunee-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-oneida-modifier-alist
iroquoian-oneida-consonant-alist
iroquoian-oneida-vowel-alist
iroquoian-oneida-devoicing-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
;;; Onondaga
;;
;; There are three main orthographies for Onondaga in contemporary use:
;; the community orthography used at Six Nations of the Grand River, the
;; community orthography used at Onondaga Nation in New York, and the
;; orthography used by Hanni Woodbury in her 2003 dictionary (see
;; below). The latter is included because of its adoption in academia
;; and also by some contemporary second-language learners.
;; Additionally, Woodbury's dictionary provides a helpful description of
;; the community orthographies that is still applicable today.
;;
;; The differences between the orthographies are small, involving
;; representation of nasal vowels (ęand ǫat Six Nations of the Grand
;; River, eñ and oñ at Onondaga in New York, and ęand ųfollowing
;; Woodbury's dictionary), the low front rounded vowel (äat Six Nations
;; and Onondaga Nation and æ following Woodbury), vowel length (:
;; [colon] after a vowel in community orthographies and · [middle dot]
;; following Woodbury), and glottal stops ( [right single quotation
;; mark] in community orthographies and ʔ [latin letter glottal stop]
;; following Woodbury). The input method here aims to accommodate all
;; three of these orthographies.
;;
;; Reference work for Onondaga orthography:
;;
;; Hanni Woodbury. 2003. Onondaga-English/English-Onondaga
;; Dictionary. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
;;
(defconst iroquoian-onondaga-modifier-alist
'(("::" ?\N{MIDDLE DOT}))
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Onondaga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-onondaga-vowel-alist
'(("a'" )
("A'" )
("e'" )
("E'" )
("i'" )
("I'" )
("o'" )
("O'" )
("e," )
("e,'" ["ę́"])
("E," )
("E,'" ["Ę́"])
("o," )
("o,'" ["ǫ́"])
("O," )
("O,'" ["Ǫ́"])
("a\"" )
("a\"'" ["ä́"])
("A\"" )
("A\"'" ["Ä́"])
;; From Woodbury (2003) orthography:
("a/" )
("a/'" ["ǽ"])
("A/" )
("A/'" ["Ǽ"])
("u," )
("u,'" ["ų́"])
("U," )
("U,'" ["Ų́"])
("a''" ["a'"])
("A''" ["A'"])
("e''" ["e'"])
("E''" ["E'"])
("i''" ["i'"])
("I''" ["I'"])
("o''" ["o'"])
("O''" ["O'"])
("e,," ["e,"])
("e,''" ["ę'"])
("E,," ["E,"])
("E,''" ["Ę'"])
("o,," ["o,"])
("o,''" ["ǫ'"])
("O,," ["O,"])
("O,''" ["Ǫ'"])
("a\"\"" ["a\""])
("a\"''" ["ä'"])
("A\"\"" ["A\""])
("A\"''" ["Ä'"])
("a//" ["a/"])
("a/''" ["æ'"])
("A//" ["A/"])
("A/''" ["Æ'"])
("u,," ["u,"])
("u,''" ["ų'"])
("U,," ["U,"])
("U,''" ["Ų'"]))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Onondaga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-onondaga-consonant-alist
'((";;" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK})
(";:" ?\N{LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP}))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Onondaga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-onondaga-nasal-alist
'(("n-" )
("n--" ["n-"])
("N-" )
("N--" ["N-"]))
"Alist of rules for nasal modifier letters in Onondaga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"onondaga-postfix" "Onondaga" "ONO<" t
"Onondaga (Onųdaʔgegáʔ) input method with postfix modifiers
Modifiers:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------------------|
| :: | · | Vowel length (alternate) |
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á |
Doubling the postfix separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+---------------------------------------|
| Six Nations of the Grand River orthography |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o, | ǫ | Back high nasal vowel |
| O, | Ǫ | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front rounded vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Onondaga Nation, New York orthography |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| en- | eñ | Mid front nasal vowel |
| EN- | EÑ | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| on- | oñ | Back high nasal vowel |
| ON- | OÑ | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front rounded vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Dictionary orthography (Hanni Woodbury, 2003) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| u, | ų | Back high nasal vowel |
| U, | Ų | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a/ | æ | Low front rounded vowel |
| A/ | Æ | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
a, e, i, and o are bound to a single key.
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------------------|
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
| ;: | ʔ | Glottal stop (alternate) |
c, d, g, h, j, k, n, s, t, w, and y are bound to a single key.
All Haudenosaunee languages, including Onondaga, can be input
simultaneously using the input method `haudenosaunee-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-onondaga-modifier-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-consonant-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-nasal-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-vowel-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
;;; Cayuga
;;
;; The primary community orthography used for the Cayuga language is
;; called the Henry orthography, after important language revitalist
;; Reginald Henry. There are slight variations, particularly in which
;; letter is used to represent the glottal stop. While the most common
;; seems to be <ˀ> [modifier letter glottal stop], this input method
;; provides mappings for other glottal stop letters in common use.
;; Other common orthographies should be covered by this input method as
;; well.
;;
;; Reference work for Cayuga orthography:
;;
;; Carrie Dyck, Frances Froman, Alfred Keye & Lottie Keye. 2024. A
;; grammar and dictionary of Gayogo̱hó:nǫˀ (Cayuga) (Estudios de
;; Lingüística Amerindia 1). Berlin: Language Science Press.
;;
(defconst iroquoian-cayuga-modifier-alist nil
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Cayuga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-cayuga-vowel-alist
'(("a'" )
("a-" [""])
("A'" )
("A-" [""])
("e'" )
("e-" [""])
("E'" )
("E-" [""])
("i'" )
("i-" [""])
("I'" )
("I-" [""])
("o'" )
("o-" [""])
("O'" )
("O-" [""])
("u'" )
("u-" [""])
("U'" )
("U-" [""])
("e," )
("e,'" ["ę́"])
("e,-" ["ę̱"])
("E," )
("E,'" ["Ę́"])
("E,-" ["Ę̱"])
("o," )
("o,'" ["ǫ́"])
("o,-" ["ǫ̱"])
("O," )
("O,'" ["Ǫ́"])
("O,-" ["Ǫ̱"])
("a''" ["a'"])
("a--" ["a-"])
("A''" ["A'"])
("A--" ["A-"])
("e''" ["e'"])
("e--" ["e-"])
("E''" ["E'"])
("E--" ["E-"])
("i''" ["i'"])
("i--" ["i-"])
("I''" ["I'"])
("I--" ["I-"])
("o''" ["o'"])
("o--" ["o-"])
("O''" ["O'"])
("O--" ["O-"])
("u''" ["u'"])
("u--" ["u-"])
("U''" ["U'"])
("U--" ["U-"])
("e,," ["e,"])
("e,''" ["ę'"])
("e,--" ["ę-"])
("E,," ["E,"])
("E,''" ["Ę'"])
("E,--" ["Ę-"])
("o,," ["o,"])
("o,''" ["ǫ'"])
("o,--" ["ǫ-"])
("O,," ["O,"])
("O,''" ["Ǫ'"])
("O,--" ["Ǫ-"]))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Cayuga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-cayuga-consonant-alist
'((";;" ?\N{MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP})
(";'" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK}))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Cayuga input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"cayuga-postfix" "Cayuga" "CAY<" t
"Cayuga (Gayogo̱ho:nǫhnéha:ˀ) input method with postfix modifiers
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á |
Doubling the postfix separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+---------------------------------|
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o, | ǫ | Mid back nasal vowel |
| O, | Ǫ | Mid back nasal vowel (capital) |
a, e, i, o, and u are bound to a single key.
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-------+-------------+--------------------------|
| ;; | ˀ | Glottal stop |
| ;\\=' | \\= | Glottal stop (alternate) |
d, g, h, j, k, n, r, s, t, w, y, and f are bound to a single key.
Devoicing:
| Key | Description | Example |
|-----+------------------------+----------|
| - | Combining macron below | a- -> a̱ |
Note: Not all fonts can properly display a combining macron low on all
vowels.
To enter a plain hyphen after a vowel, simply type the hyphen twice.
All Haudenosaunee languages, including Cayuga, can be input
simultaneously using the input method `haudenosaunee-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-cayuga-modifier-alist
iroquoian-cayuga-consonant-alist
iroquoian-cayuga-vowel-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
;;; Seneca
;;
;; The orthography for the Seneca language is fairly stable with only
;; minor variations, for example, <sy> vs. <š> (currently preferred in
;; community orthography) for the voiceless postalveolar fricative.
;;
;; In the common community orthography, I'm told that acute and grave
;; accents occur rarely and only on nasal vowels (personal
;; communication). However, in works by Wallace Chafe, stress is
;; indicated on non-nasal vowels, as well. The maximal set of letters
;; with accent diacritics is included for the input method, even though
;; many of them apparently don't occur in community orthographies.
;;
;; Reference works for Seneca orthography:
;;
;; Phyllis E. Wms. Bardeau. 2002. Onondowa'ga:' Gawe:no': New Reference
;; Edition. Salamanca, NY: The Seneca Nation of Indians Allegany
;; Education Department.
;;
;; Wallace Chafe. 2015. A Grammar of the Seneca Language. Oakland, CA:
;; University of California Press.
;;
(defconst iroquoian-seneca-modifier-alist nil
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Seneca input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-seneca-vowel-alist
'(("a'" )
("a`" )
("A'" )
("A`" )
("e'" )
("e`" )
("E'" )
("E`" )
("i'" )
("i`" )
("I'" )
("I`" )
("o'" )
("o`" )
("O'" )
("O`" )
("a\"" )
("a\"'" ["ä́"])
("a\"`" ["ä̀"])
("A\"" )
("A\"'" ["Ä́"])
("A\"`" ["Ä̀"])
("e\"" )
("e\"'" ["ë́"])
("e\"`" ["ë̀"])
("E\"" )
("E\"'" ["Ë́"])
("E\"`" ["Ë̀"])
("o\"" )
("o\"'" ["ö́"])
("o\"`" ["ö̀"])
("O\"" )
("O\"'" ["Ö́"])
("O\"`" ["Ö̀"])
;; Rare (e.g., niwúu:h 'it is tiny' [Chafe 2015]):
("u'" )
("u`" )
("U'" )
("U`" )
("a''" ["a'"])
("a``" ["a`"])
("A''" ["A'"])
("A``" ["A`"])
("e''" ["e'"])
("e``" ["e`"])
("E''" ["E'"])
("E``" ["E`"])
("i''" ["i'"])
("i``" ["i`"])
("I''" ["I'"])
("I``" ["I`"])
("o''" ["o'"])
("o``" ["o`"])
("O''" ["O'"])
("O``" ["O`"])
("a\"\"" ["a\""])
("a\"''" ["ä'"])
("a\"``" ["ä`"])
("A\"\"" ["A\""])
("A\"''" ["Ä'"])
("A\"``" ["Ä`"])
("e\"\"" ["e\""])
("e\"''" ["ë'"])
("e\"``" ["ë`"])
("E\"\"" ["E\""])
("E\"''" ["Ë'"])
("E\"``" ["Ë`"])
("o\"\"" ["o\""])
("o\"''" ["ö'"])
("o\"``" ["ö`"])
("O\"\"" ["O\""])
("O\"''" ["Ö'"])
("O\"``" ["Ö`"])
("u''" ["u'"])
("u``" ["u`"])
("U''" ["U'"])
("U``" ["U`"]))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Seneca input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-seneca-consonant-alist
'((";;" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK})
("s/" )
("s//" ["s/"])
("S/" )
("S//" ["S/"]))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Seneca input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"seneca-postfix" "Seneca" "SEE<" t
"Seneca (Onödowága:) input method with postfix modifiers
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á|
| \\=` | Grave accent | a` -> à|
Doubling any of these postfixes separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+------------------------------------|
| e\" | ë | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E\" | Ë | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o\" | ö | Low-mid back nasal vowel |
| O\" | Ö | Low-mid back nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front vowel (capital) |
a, e, i, o, and u are bound to a single key.
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-------+-------------+--------------------------------------------|
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
| s/ | š | Voiceless postalveolar fricative |
| S/ | Š | Voiceless postalveolar fricative (capital) |
d, g, h, j, k, n, s, t, w, y, and z are bound to a single key.
b, m, and p are used rarely in ideophones and nicknames. They are also
each bound to a single key.
All Haudenosaunee languages, including Seneca, can be input
simultaneously using the input method `haudenosaunee-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-seneca-modifier-alist
iroquoian-seneca-consonant-alist
iroquoian-seneca-vowel-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
;;; Haudenosaunee (composite Northern Iroquoian)
;;
;; This input method represents a composite input method for all of the
;; Northern Iroquoian languages included above.
;;
;; Although the "Iroquoian languages" is a standard term employed by
;; linguists and scholars, some believe the term "Iroquois" to be of
;; derogatory origin (see Dyck 2024). Hence, some prefer to refer to
;; what are collectively termed by linguists the "Five Nations Iroquois"
;; languages (Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca) by the autonym
;; "Haudenosaunee" (e.g., "Haudenosaunee languages").
;;
;; However, it should be noted that the term "Haudenosaunee" is itself
;; an Anglicized form, probably from Seneca Hodínöhsö:ni:h 'they make
;; houses' or Hodínöhšo:ni:h 'People of the Long House'. Speakers of
;; Cayuga may prefer the word Hodinǫhsǫ:nih, and speakers of Mohawk may
;; prefer Rotinonhsón:ni or Rotinonhsíón:ni. These terms themselves
;; collectively relate to the confederacy of Indigenous nations that has
;; existed in what is now known as New York State in Northeastern North
;; America for many centuries, the founding of which is retold in oral
;; tradition in the story of The Peacemaker.
;;
;; It should also be noted that while Tuscarora and Wendat languages are
;; both sometimes included under the "Haudenosaunee languages" umbrella
;; (and by implication, those groups as a part of the Haudenosaunee
;; Confederacy), the exact extent of what defines "Haudenosaunee" has
;; occasionally caused controversy.
;;
;; Additionally, some prefer to collectively refer to the "Haudenosaunee
;; languages" using the terms Onkwehonwehnéha (Mohawk), Ukwehuwehnéha
;; (Oneida), Ǫgwehǫwekhá (Onondaga), Ǫgwehǫwéhneha:ˀ (Cayuga), and
;; Ögwéöwe:ka: (Seneca), which all mean 'in the manner of the Original
;; People'.
;;
;; Bearing all of this in mind, I have opted to retain the term
;; "Iroquoian" in the name of this file (`iroquoian.el') (and hence, in
;; the symbol names in its namespace), while using "Haudenosaunee" in
;; the name of the input method that encompasses all of the languages so
;; far implemented: "haudenosaunee-postfix" --- this is the name shown
;; as a completion candidate after users enter M-x set-input-method RET.
;; Note that those searching for input methods for the individual
;; languages should have no problem finding them knowing only their
;; Anglicized names (e.g., Mohawk, Oneida, etc.), as these have been
;; retained in the names of the corresponding input methods.
;;
;; Above all, I hope that these decisions help those who wish to speak,
;; read, and write Onkwehonwehnéha.
;;
;; Iorihowá:nen ne aiónhnheke ne raotiwén:na!
;; It is important that the language continues to live!
;;
(defconst iroquoian-haudenosaunee-modifier-alist
(seq-uniq (append iroquoian-mohawk-modifier-alist
iroquoian-oneida-modifier-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-modifier-alist
iroquoian-cayuga-modifier-alist
iroquoian-seneca-modifier-alist))
"Alist of rules for modifier letters in Haudenosaunee input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-haudenosaunee-vowel-alist
(seq-uniq (append iroquoian-mohawk-vowel-alist
iroquoian-oneida-vowel-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-vowel-alist
iroquoian-cayuga-vowel-alist
iroquoian-seneca-vowel-alist))
"Alist of rules for vowel letters in Haudenosaunee input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-haudenosaunee-consonant-alist
(seq-uniq (append
'((";;" ?\N{RIGHT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK})
(";'" ?\N{MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP})
(";:" ?\N{LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP}))
iroquoian-mohawk-consonant-alist
iroquoian-oneida-consonant-alist
iroquoian-onondaga-consonant-alist
iroquoian-cayuga-consonant-alist
iroquoian-seneca-consonant-alist)
(lambda (c1 c2)
(equal (car c1) (car c2))))
"Alist of rules for consonant letters in Haudenosaunee input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-haudenosaunee-devoicing-alist
'(("_" ?\N{COMBINING LOW LINE})
("__" ?_))
"Alist of rules for devoicing characters in Haudenosaunee input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(defconst iroquoian-haudenosaunee-nasal-alist iroquoian-onondaga-nasal-alist
"Alist of rules for nasal modifier letters in Haudenosaunee input methods.
Entries are as with rules in `quail-define-rules'.")
(quail-define-package
"haudenosaunee-postfix" "Haudenosaunee" "HOD<" t
"Composite input method for Haudenosaunee (Northern Iroquoian) languages
This input method can be used to enter the following languages:
- Mohawk (Kanienkéha / Onkwehonwehnéha)
- Oneida (Onʌyota:ká: / Ukwehuwehnéha)
- Cayuga (Gayogo̱ho:nǫhnéha:ˀ)
- Onondaga (Onųdaʔgegáʔ)
- Seneca (Onödowága:)
Modifiers:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|-----+-------------+--------------------------|
| :: | · | Vowel length (alternate) |
Stress diacritics:
| Key | Description | Example |
|------+--------------+---------|
| \\=' | Acute accent | a' -> á |
| \\=` | Grave accent | a` -> à |
Doubling any of these postfixes separates the letter and the postfix.
Vowels:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mohawk |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Single-key vowels: a e i o |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Oneida |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e/ | ʌ | Mid central nasal vowel |
| E/ | Ʌ | Mid central nasal vowel (capital) |
| Single-key vowels: a e i o u |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Onondaga |
| (Six Nations of the Grand River) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o, | ǫ | Back high nasal vowel |
| O, | Ǫ | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front rounded vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| (Onondaga Nation, New York) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| en~ | eñ | Mid front nasal vowel |
| EN~ | EÑ | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| on~ | oñ | Back high nasal vowel |
| ON~ | OÑ | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front rounded vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| (Hanni Woodbury, 2003) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| u, | ų | Back high nasal vowel |
| U, | Ų | Back high nasal vowel (capital) |
| a/ | æ | Low front rounded vowel |
| A/ | Æ | Low front rounded vowel (capital) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| (all) |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Single-key vowels: a e i o |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cayuga |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e, | ę | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E, | Ę | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o, | ǫ | Mid back nasal vowel |
| O, | Ǫ | Mid back nasal vowel (capital) |
| Single-key vowels: a e i o u |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Seneca |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| e\" | ë | Mid front nasal vowel |
| E\" | Ë | Mid front nasal vowel (capital) |
| o\" | ö | Low-mid back nasal vowel |
| O\" | Ö | Low-mid back nasal vowel (capital) |
| a\" | ä | Low front vowel |
| A\" | Ä | Low front vowel (capital) |
| Single-key vowels: a e i o u |
Consonants:
| Key | Translation | Description |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mohawk |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
| Single-key consonants: h k n r s t w y (b m p) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Oneida |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ;\\=' | ˀ | Glottal stop |
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop (alternate) |
| Single-key consonants: h k l n s t w y |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Onondaga |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
| ;: | ʔ | Glottal stop (alternate) |
| Single-key consonants: c d g h j k n s t w y |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cayuga |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ;\\=' | ˀ | Glottal stop |
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop (alternate) |
| Single-key consonants: d g h j k n r s t w y (f) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Seneca |
| -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| ;; | \\= | Glottal stop |
| s/ | š | Voiceless postalveolar fricative |
| S/ | Š | Voiceless postalveolar fricative (capital) |
| Single-key consonants: d g h j k n s t w y z (b m p) |
Devoicing:
| Key | Description | Examples |
|-----+------------------------+------------------------------|
| _ | Combining low line | a_ -> a̲, · -> ·̲ |
| - | Combining macron below | a- -> a̱(after vowels only) |
Note: Not all fonts can properly display a combining low line on all
letters and a combining macron below on all vowels.
Underlining is commonly used in Oneida to indicate devoiced syllables on
pre-pausal forms (also called utterance-final forms). Alternatively,
markup or other methods can be used to create an underlining effect.
To enter a plain underscore, the underscore twice.
Macron below is commonly used in Cayuga to indicate devoiced vowels.
To enter a plain hyphen after a vowel, simply type the hyphen twice.
There are individual input methods for each of the languages that can be
entered with this input method: `mohawk-postfix', `oneida-postfix',
`onondaga-postfix', `cayuga-postfix', `seneca-postfix'."
nil t nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil t)
(pcase-dolist (`(,key ,trans)
(append iroquoian-haudenosaunee-modifier-alist
iroquoian-haudenosaunee-consonant-alist
iroquoian-haudenosaunee-nasal-alist
iroquoian-haudenosaunee-vowel-alist
iroquoian-haudenosaunee-devoicing-alist))
(quail-defrule key trans))
(provide 'iroquoian)
;;; iroquoian.el ends here