Sware: Created page with "local data = {} local insert = table.insert -- A list of all possible "parts" that a specification can be made out of. For each part, we list the class it's in -- (gender, animacy, etc.), the associated category (if any) and the display form. In a given gender/number spec, only -- one part of each class is allowed. `display` is how the code is diplayed to the user and should normally be wrapped -- in ... with an explanatory tooltip. If not,..."

2026-04-21T11:48:53Z

Created page with "local data = {} local insert = table.insert -- A list of all possible "parts" that a specification can be made out of. For each part, we list the class it's in -- (gender, animacy, etc.), the associated category (if any) and the display form. In a given gender/number spec, only -- one part of each class is allowed. `display` is how the code is diplayed to the user and should normally be wrapped -- in <abbr title="tooltip">...</abbr> with an explanatory tooltip. If not,..."

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local data = {}

local insert = table.insert

-- A list of all possible "parts" that a specification can be made out of. For each part, we list the class it's in
-- (gender, animacy, etc.), the associated category (if any) and the display form. In a given gender/number spec, only
-- one part of each class is allowed. `display` is how the code is diplayed to the user and should normally be wrapped
-- in <abbr title="tooltip">...</abbr> with an explanatory tooltip. If not, it will automatically be wrapped in this
-- fashion. If `req` is true, a category "Requests for TYPE in LANG entries" will be generated, except for the code "?",
-- which is special-cased; TYPE is "gender" unless the POS is "verb", in which case it is "aspect".

data.codes = {
["?"] = {type = "other", req = true, display = '<abbr title="gender incomplete">?</abbr>'},
-- FIXME: The following should be either eliminated in favor of g! or converted to a general "gender/number unattested".
["?!"] = {type = "other", display = "gender unattested"},

-- Genders
["m"] = {type = "gender", cat = "masculine POS", display = '<abbr title="masculine gender">m</abbr>'},
["f"] = {type = "gender", cat = "feminine POS", display = '<abbr title="feminine gender">f</abbr>'},
["n"] = {type = "gender", cat = "neuter POS", display = '<abbr title="neuter gender">n</abbr>'},
["c"] = {type = "gender", cat = "common-gender POS", display = '<abbr title="common gender">c</abbr>'},
["gneut"] = {type = "gender", cat = "gender-neutral POS", display = "gender-neutral"},
["g!"] = {type = "gender", display = "gender unattested"},
["g?"] = {type = "gender", req = true, display = "gender unspecified"},

-- Animacy
-- Animate = either animal or personal (for Russian, etc.)
["an"] = {type = "animacy", cat = "animate POS", display = '<abbr title="animate">anim</abbr>'},
["in"] = {type = "animacy", cat = "inanimate POS", display = '<abbr title="inanimate">inan</abbr>'},
-- Animal (for Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, etc.)
["anml"] = {type = "animacy", cat = "animal POS", display = "animal"},
-- Personal (for Ukrainian, Belarusian, Polish, etc.)
["pr"] = {type = "animacy", cat = "personal POS", display = '<abbr title="personal">pers</abbr>'},
["np"] = {type = "animacy", cat = "nonpersonal POS", display = '<abbr title="nonpersonal">npers</abbr>'},
["an!"] = {type = "animacy", display = "animacy unattested"},
["an?"] = {type = "animacy", req = true, display = "animacy unspecified"},

-- Definiteness
["def"] = {type = "definiteness", cat = "definite POS", display = '<abbr title="definite">def</abbr>'},
["indef"] = {type = "definiteness", cat = "indefinite POS", display = '<abbr title="indefinite">indef</abbr>'},

-- Virility (for Polish)
["vr"] = {type = "virility", cat = "virile POS", display = '<abbr title="virile (= masculine personal)">vir</abbr>'},
["nv"] = {type = "virility", cat = "nonvirile POS", display = '<abbr title="nonvirile (= other than masculine personal)">nvir</abbr>'},

-- Numbers
["s"] = {type = "number", display = '<abbr title="singular number">sg</abbr>'},
["d"] = {type = "number", cat = "dualia tantum", display = '<abbr title="dual number">du</abbr>'},
["p"] = {type = "number", cat = "pluralia tantum", display = '<abbr title="plural number">pl</abbr>'},
["num!"] = {type = "number", display = "number unattested"},
["num?"] = {type = "number", req = true, display = "number unspecified"},
["pa"] = {type = "number", display = '<abbr title="paucal number">pa</abbr>'},
["ol"] = {type = "number", display = '<abbr title="collective number">col</abbr>'},

-- Verb qualifiers
["impf"] = {type = "aspect", cat = "imperfective POS", display = '<abbr title="imperfective aspect">impf</abbr>'},
["pf"] = {type = "aspect", cat = "perfective POS", display = '<abbr title="perfective aspect">pf</abbr>'},
["asp!"] = {type = "aspect", display = "aspect unattested"},
["asp?"] = {type = "aspect", req = true, display = "aspect unspecified"},

-- Soc'ul'
["acc"] = {type = "aspect", cat = "accusative POS", display = '<abbr title="accusative aligned">ᴀᴄᴄ</abbr>'},
["erg"] = {type = "aspect", cat = "ergative POS", display = '<abbr title="ergative aligned">ᴇʀɢ</abbr>'},

-- Noun classes for High Valyrian
["sol"] = {type = "gender", cat = "solar POS", display = '<abbr title="solar class">sol</abbr>'},
["lun"] = {type = "gender", cat = "lunar POS", display = '<abbr title="lunar class">lun</abbr>'},
["aq"] = {type = "gender", cat = "aquatic POS", display = '<abbr title="aquatic class">aq</abbr>'},
["ter"] = {type = "gender", cat = "terrestrial POS", display = '<abbr title="terrestrial class">ter</abbr>'},

-- Noun classes for Gwaxol
["hum"] = {type = "gender", cat = "human POS", display = '<abbr title="human class">hum</abbr>'},
["anim1"] = {type = "gender", cat = "animate 1 POS", display = '<abbr title="animate class 1">anim 1</abbr>'},
["anim2"] = {type = "gender", cat = "animate 2 POS", display = '<abbr title="animate class 2">anim 2</abbr>'},
["inan1"] = {type = "gender", cat = "inanimate 1 POS", display = '<abbr title="inanimate class 1">inan 1</abbr>'},
["inan2"] = {type = "gender", cat = "inanimate 2 POS", display = '<abbr title="inanimate class 2">inan 2</abbr>'},

-- Noun classes for Wascotl
["div"] = {type = "gender", cat = "divine POS", display = '<abbr title="divine class">d</abbr>'},
["hum"] = {type = "gender", cat = "human POS", display = '<abbr title="human class">h</abbr>'},
["org"] = {type = "gender", cat = "organic POS", display = '<abbr title="organic class">o</abbr>'},
["anim"] = {type = "gender", cat = "animate POS", display = '<abbr title="animate class">a</abbr>'},
["inan"] = {type = "gender", cat = "inanimate POS", display = '<abbr title="inanimate class">i</abbr>'},

-- Noun classes for Jokelang 2
["us"] = {type = "gender", cat = "American POS", display = '<abbr title="American gender">us</abbr>'},
["uk"] = {type = "gender", cat = "British POS", display = '<abbr title="British gender">uk</abbr>'},

-- Noun classes for Berfesian
["snt"] = {type = "gender", cat = "Sentient POS", display = '<abbr title="Sentient gender">snt</abbr>'},
["zo"] = {type = "gender", cat = "Zoic POS", display = '<abbr title="Zoic gender">zo</abbr>'},
["abs"] = {type = "gender", cat = "Abstract POS", display = '<abbr title="Abstract gender">abs</abbr>'},
["elm"] = {type = "gender", cat = "Elemental POS", display = '<abbr title="Elemental gender">elm</abbr>'},
}

-- Combined codes that are equivalent to giving multiple specs. `mf` is the same as specifying two separate specs,
-- one with `m` in it and the other with `f`. `mfbysense` is similar but is used for nouns that can be either masculine
-- or feminine according as to whether they refer to masculine or feminine beings.
local combinations = {
["biasp"] = {codes = {"impf", "pf"}},
["anin"] = {codes = {"an", "in"}}, -- "bianimate" doesn't exist as a linguistic term
}
for _, comb in ipairs{"mf", "mn", "fm", "fn", "cn", "nm", "nf", "nc", "mfn", "mnf", "fmn", "fnm", "nmf", "nfm"} do
local codes = {}
for ch in comb:gmatch(".") do
insert(codes, ch)
end
combinations[comb] = {codes = codes}
combinations[comb .. "equiv"] = {codes = codes, display = '<abbr title="different genders do not affect the meaning">same meaning</abbr>'}
if comb == "mf" or comb == "fm" then
combinations[comb .. "bysense"] = {codes = codes, cat = "masculine and feminine POS by sense",
display = '<abbr title="according to the gender of the referent">by sense</abbr>'}
end
end
data.combinations = combinations

-- Categories when multiple gender/number codes of a given type occur in different specs (two or more of the same type
-- cannot occur in a single spec).
data.multicode_cats = {
["gender"] = "POS with multiple genders",
["animacy"] = "POS with multiple animacies",
["aspect"] = "biaspectual POS",
}

return data

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