/* * Affix stripping stemming algorithm for Tamil * By Damodharan Rajalingam */ stringescapes {} /* Aytham */ stringdef aytham '{U+0B83}' /* Uyir - independent vowels */ stringdef a '{U+0B85}' stringdef aa '{U+0B86}' stringdef i '{U+0B87}' stringdef ii '{U+0B88}' stringdef u '{U+0B89}' stringdef uu '{U+0B8A}' stringdef e '{U+0B8E}' stringdef ee '{U+0B8F}' stringdef ai '{U+0B90}' stringdef o '{U+0B92}' stringdef oo '{U+0B93}' stringdef au '{U+0B94}' /* Consonants */ stringdef ka '{U+0B95}' stringdef nga '{U+0B99}' stringdef ca '{U+0B9A}' stringdef ja '{U+0B9C}' stringdef nya '{U+0B9E}' stringdef tta '{U+0B9F}' stringdef nna '{U+0BA3}' stringdef ta '{U+0BA4}' stringdef tha '{U+0BA4}' stringdef na '{U+0BA8}' stringdef nnna '{U+0BA9}' stringdef pa '{U+0BAA}' stringdef ma '{U+0BAE}' stringdef ya '{U+0BAF}' stringdef ra '{U+0BB0}' stringdef rra '{U+0BB1}' stringdef la '{U+0BB2}' stringdef lla '{U+0BB3}' stringdef llla '{U+0BB4}' stringdef zha '{U+0BB4}' stringdef va '{U+0BB5}' /* Vatamozi - borrowed */ stringdef sha '{U+0BB6}' stringdef ssa '{U+0BB7}' stringdef sa '{U+0BB8}' stringdef ha '{U+0BB9}' /* Dependent vowel signs (kombu etc.) */ stringdef vs_aa '{U+0BBE}' stringdef vs_i '{U+0BBF}' stringdef vs_ii '{U+0BC0}' stringdef vs_u '{U+0BC1}' stringdef vs_uu '{U+0BC2}' stringdef vs_e '{U+0BC6}' stringdef vs_ee '{U+0BC7}' stringdef vs_ai '{U+0BC8}' stringdef vs_o '{U+0BCA}' stringdef vs_oo '{U+0BCB}' stringdef vs_au '{U+0BCC}' /* Pulli */ stringdef pulli '{U+0BCD}' /* AU length mark */ stringdef au_lmark '{U+0BD7}' routines ( remove_plural_suffix remove_question_suffixes remove_question_prefixes remove_pronoun_prefixes remove_command_suffixes remove_um remove_vetrumai_urupukal fix_va_start fix_ending fix_endings remove_tense_suffix remove_tense_suffixes remove_common_word_endings has_min_length ) externals ( stem ) booleans ( found_a_match found_vetrumai_urupu ) define has_min_length as ( $(len > 4) ) define fix_va_start as ( [substring] among ( '{va}{vs_oo}' ( <- '{oo}' ) '{va}{vs_o}' ( <- '{o}' ) '{va}{vs_u}' ( <- '{u}' ) '{va}{vs_uu}' ( <- '{uu}' ) ) ) define fix_endings as ( do repeat fix_ending ) define remove_question_prefixes as ( [ ('{e}' ) among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tha}' '{va}' '{na}' '{pa}' '{ma}' '{ya}' '{nga}' '{nya}') '{pulli}' ] delete do fix_va_start ) // Gives signal t if an ending was fixed, signal f otherwise. define fix_ending as ( $(len > 3) backwards ( ( [substring] among ( '{na}{pulli}' '{na}{pulli}{ta}' '{na}{pulli}{ta}{pulli}' ( delete ) '{ya}{pulli}' ( test among('{vs_ai}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}') delete ) '{tta}{pulli}{pa}{pulli}' '{tta}{pulli}{ka}{pulli}' ( <- '{lla}{pulli}' ) '{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{pulli}' ( <- '{la}{pulli}' ) '{rra}{pulli}{ka}{pulli}' // '{nnna}{pulli}{nnna}{pulli}' ( <- '{la}{pulli}' ) '{tta}{pulli}{tta}{pulli}' ( <- '{tta}{vs_u}' ) '{ta}{pulli}{ta}{pulli}' ( found_vetrumai_urupu not '{vs_ai}' <- '{ma}{pulli}' ) '{vs_u}{ka}{pulli}' '{vs_u}{ka}{pulli}{ka}{pulli}' ( <- '{pulli}' ) '{va}' '{ya}' '{va}{pulli}' ( delete ) '{nnna}{vs_u}' ( not among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}') delete ) '{nga}{pulli}' ( among ( '{vs_ai}' ( delete ) '{pulli}' ( delete ) '' ( <- '{ma}{pulli}' ) ) ) ) ) or ( [ '{pulli}' ( ( among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tta}' '{tha}' '{pa}' '{rra}') try ( '{pulli}' among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tta}' '{tha}' '{pa}' '{rra}') ) ] delete ) or ( among( '{ya}' '{ra}' '{la}' '{va}' '{zha}' '{lla}' '{nya}' '{nna}' '{na}' '{ma}' '{nnna}') ] '{pulli}' delete ) or ( test among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}' '{pulli}') ] delete ) ) ) ) ) define remove_pronoun_prefixes as ( [ among('{a}' '{i}' '{u}') among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tha}' '{va}' '{na}' '{pa}' '{ma}' '{ya}' '{nga}' '{nya}') '{pulli}' ] delete do fix_va_start ) define remove_plural_suffix as ( backwards ( [substring] among ( '{vs_u}{nga}{pulli}{ka}{lla}{pulli}' ( ( among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tta}' '{tha}' '{pa}' '{rra}') <- '{vs_u}{nga}{pulli}' ) or <- '{pulli}' ) '{rra}{pulli}{ka}{lla}{pulli}' ( <- '{la}{pulli}' ) '{tta}{pulli}{ka}{lla}{pulli}' ( <- '{lla}{pulli}' ) '{ka}{lla}{pulli}' ( delete ) ) ) ) define remove_question_suffixes as ( has_min_length backwards ( do ( [ among('{vs_oo}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_aa}') ] <- '{pulli}' ) ) do fix_endings ) define remove_command_suffixes as ( has_min_length backwards ( [ among('{pa}{vs_i}' '{va}{vs_i}') ] delete ) ) define remove_um as ( has_min_length backwards ( [ '{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' ] <- '{pulli}' ) do fix_ending ) define remove_common_word_endings as ( // These are not suffixes actually but are // some words that are attached to other words // but can be removed for stemming has_min_length backwards ( [substring] among ( '{vs_u}{tta}{nnna}{pulli}' '{vs_i}{la}{pulli}{la}{vs_ai}' '{vs_i}{tta}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{vs_i}' '{vs_aa}{ka}{vs_i}' '{vs_aa}{ka}{vs_i}{ya}' '{vs_e}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{vs_u}' '{vs_u}{lla}{pulli}{lla}' '{vs_u}{tta}{vs_ai}{ya}' '{vs_u}{tta}{vs_ai}' '{vs_e}{nnna}{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_e}{nnna}' ( <- '{pulli}' ) '{la}{pulli}{la}' ( not among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}') <- '{pulli}' ) '{pa}{tta}{vs_u}' '{pa}{tta}{pulli}{tta}' '{pa}{tta}{pulli}{tta}{vs_u}' '{pa}{tta}{pulli}{tta}{ta}{vs_u}' '{pa}{tta}{pulli}{tta}{nna}' '{ka}{vs_u}{ra}{vs_i}{ya}' '{pa}{rra}{pulli}{rra}{vs_i}' '{va}{vs_i}{tta}{vs_u}' '{va}{vs_i}{tta}{pulli}{tta}{vs_u}' '{pa}{tta}{vs_i}{ta}{vs_aa}{nnna}' '{pa}{tta}{vs_i}' '{ta}{vs_aa}{nnna}' '{vs_e}{la}{pulli}{la}{vs_aa}{ma}{pulli}' ( delete ) ) ) do fix_endings ) define remove_vetrumai_urupukal as ( unset found_vetrumai_urupu has_min_length backwards ( ( test ( [substring] among ( '{nnna}{vs_ai}' ( delete ) '{vs_o}{tta}{vs_u}' '{vs_oo}{tta}{vs_u}' '{vs_i}{la}{pulli}' '{vs_i}{rra}{pulli}' '{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{vs_u}' '{vs_i}{ra}{vs_u}{na}{pulli}{ta}{vs_u}' '{va}{vs_i}{tta}' '{vs_aa}{la}{pulli}' '{vs_u}{tta}{vs_ai}' '{vs_aa}{ma}{la}{pulli}' '{vs_u}{lla}{pulli}' ( <- '{pulli}' ) '{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}' ( not '{ma}' <- '{pulli}' ) '{vs_i}{tta}{ma}{pulli}' ( $(len >= 7) <- '{pulli}' ) '{la}{pulli}' ( not among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}') <- '{pulli}' ) '{ka}{nna}{pulli}' '{ma}{vs_u}{nnna}{pulli}' '{ma}{vs_ee}{la}{pulli}' '{ma}{vs_ee}{rra}{pulli}' '{ka}{vs_ii}{llla}{pulli}' (delete) '{ta}{vs_u}' ( not among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}') delete ) '{vs_ii}' ( <- '{vs_i}' ) ) ) or test ( [ '{vs_ai}' ( (not among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tta}' '{tha}' '{pa}' '{rra}')) or (test (among('{ka}' '{ca}' '{tta}' '{tha}' '{pa}' '{rra}') '{pulli}')) ) ] <- '{pulli}' ) ) (set found_vetrumai_urupu) do ( [ '{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}' ] <- '{pulli}' ) ) do fix_endings ) define remove_tense_suffixes as ( repeat remove_tense_suffix ) // Gives signal t if a tense suffix was removed, signal f otherwise. define remove_tense_suffix as ( unset found_a_match has_min_length backwards ( do ( test ( [substring] among ( '{ka}{vs_o}{nna}{pulli}{tta}{vs_i}{ra}{pulli}' '{pa}{tta}{vs_u}' '{ma}{vs_aa}{ra}{pulli}' '{ma}{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}' '{nnna}{nnna}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_aa}{nnna}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_aa}{lla}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_aa}{ra}{pulli}' '{nnna}{lla}{pulli}' '{va}{lla}{pulli}' '{nnna}{ra}{pulli}' '{va}{ra}{pulli}' '{nnna}' '{pa}' '{ka}' '{ta}' '{ya}' '{pa}{nnna}{pulli}' '{pa}{lla}{pulli}' '{pa}{ra}{pulli}' '{vs_i}{rra}{pulli}{rra}{vs_u}' '{pa}{ma}{pulli}' '{nnna}{ma}{pulli}' '{ta}{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' '{rra}{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' '{ka}{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_e}{nnna}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_ai}' '{va}{vs_ai}' ( delete ) '{va}{nnna}{pulli}' ( not among('{a}' '{aa}' '{i}' '{ii}' '{u}' '{uu}' '{e}' '{ee}' '{ai}' '{o}' '{oo}' '{au}') delete ) '{ta}{vs_u}' ( not among('{vs_aa}' '{vs_i}' '{vs_ii}' '{vs_e}' '{vs_ee}' '{vs_u}' '{vs_uu}' '{vs_ai}') delete ) '{vs_aa}{nnna}{pulli}' ( not '{ca}' <- '{pulli}' ) '{vs_aa}{lla}{pulli}' '{vs_aa}{ra}{pulli}' '{vs_ee}{nnna}{pulli}' '{vs_aa}' '{vs_aa}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_e}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_ee}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_oo}{ma}{pulli}' '{tta}{vs_u}{ma}{pulli}' '{vs_aa}{ya}{pulli}' '{nnna}{vs_i}{ra}{pulli}' '{vs_ii}{ra}{pulli}' '{vs_ii}{ya}{ra}{pulli}' ( <- '{pulli}' ) '{ka}{vs_u}' ( test '{pulli}' delete ) ) (set found_a_match) ) ) do ([among( '{vs_aa}{na}{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}' '{vs_aa}{na}{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{pulli}' '{ka}{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}' '{ka}{vs_i}{nnna}{pulli}{rra}{pulli}' '{ka}{vs_i}{rra}' '{ka}{vs_i}{rra}{pulli}' )] delete (set found_a_match) ) ) do fix_endings found_a_match ) define stem as ( unset found_vetrumai_urupu do fix_ending has_min_length do remove_question_prefixes do remove_pronoun_prefixes do remove_question_suffixes do remove_um do remove_common_word_endings do remove_vetrumai_urupukal do remove_plural_suffix do remove_command_suffixes do remove_tense_suffixes )