Module:sq-utilities

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--[[
Utilities for Albanian and related languages.
]]
local M={}

local tt={
          ["â"]="a",['Â']='A', ["ã"]="a",['Ã']='A', ["ä"]="a",["Ä"]='A',
          ["ë"]="e",['Ë']='E', ["ê"]="e",['Ê']='E', ["ẽ"]="e",['Ẽ']='E',
          ["ĩ"]="i",['Ĩ']='I',
          ["õ"]="o",['Õ']='O',
          ["ũ"]="u",['Ũ']='U',
          ["ỹ"]="y",['Ỹ']='Y',
          ["ç"]="c",['Ç']='C',
          ["'"]="",['’']='', ["-"]=" " 
};

function M.sort(f)--reduce any words or phrases to sorting order form 
    
    return (mw.ustring.gsub(f.args[1], '.', tt))
    -- for one-string data:
    -- return (mw.ustring.gsub(f.args[1],'.',function(c) if not c:match('^%p') then return tt:match(c..'=(..?)\n') end end)
end
return M