https://github.com/knadh/mlphone

MLphone (Python, PHP) is a phonetic algorithm for indexing Malayalam words by their pronounciation, like Metaphone for English. The algorithm generates three Romanized phonetic keys (hashes) of varying phonetic proximities for a given Malayalam word.
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MLphone (Python, PHP) is a phonetic algorithm for indexing Malayalam words by their pronounciation, like Metaphone for English. The algorithm generates three Romanized phonetic keys (hashes) of varying phonetic proximities for a given Malayalam word.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/knadh/mlphone
• Owner: knadh
• Created: 2012-12-16T09:39:09.000Z (over 13 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2020-09-17T18:05:29.000Z (over 5 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-19T00:18:02.980Z (about 1 year ago)
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# MLphone (Python, PHP)

MLphone is a phonetic algorithm for indexing Malayalam words by their pronunciation, like Metaphone for English. The algorithm generates three Romanized phonetic keys (hashes) of varying phonetic affinities for a given Malayalam word.

Full documentation: http://nadh.in/code/mlphone

Licensed under GNU GPL v2 license.

# Intro

MLphone is a phonetic algorithm for indexing Malayalam words by their pronunciation,

like Metaphone for English. The algorithm generates three Romanized phonetic keys (hashes) of varying

phonetic affinities for a given Malayalam word.

The	algorithm takes into account the context sensitivity of sounds, syntactic and

phonetic gemination, compounding, modifiers, and other known exceptions to produce

Romanized phonetic hashes of increasing phonetic affinity that are very faithful

to the pronunciation of the original Malayalam word.



	
key0 =	a broad phonetic hash comparable to a Metaphone key that

			doesn't account for hard sounds (ഷ, ണ..) or phonetic modifiers


	
key1 =	is a slightly more inclusive hash that accounts for hard sounds


	
key2 =	highly inclusive and narrow hash that accounts for hard sounds

			and phonetic modifiers



MLphone was created to aid spelling tolerant Malayalam word search, but may 

be useful in tasks like spell checking, word suggestion etc.

# Examples

	

		Word

		key0

		key1

		key2

		Transliteration

		Metaphone

	

	

	

		നീലക്കുയില്‍

		NLKYL

		NLKYL

		N4LK25Y4L

		Neelakkuyil‍

		NLKYL

	

	

		മൃഗം

		MRK3

		MRK3

		MRK3

		Mrugam

		MRKM

	

	

		മ്രിഗം

		MRK3

		MRK3

		MRK3

		Mrigam

		MRKM

	

	

		ഉത്സവം

		U0SV3

		U0SV3

		U0SV3

		Uthsavam

		U0SFM

	

	

		ഉല്‍സവം

		U0SV3

		U0SV3

		U0SV3

		Ul‍savam

		ULSFM

	

	

		വാഹനം

		VHN3

		VHN3

		VHN3

		Vaahanam

		FHNM

	

	

		വിഹനനം

		VHNN3

		VHNN3

		V4HNN3

		Vihananam

		FHNNM

	

	

		രാഷ്ട്രീയം

		RSTRY3

		RS1TRY3

		RS1TR4Y3

		Raashtreeyam

		RXTRYM

	

	

		കണ്ണകി

		KNK

		KNK

		KN2K4

		Kannaki

		KNK

	

	

		കന്യക

		KNYK

		KNYK

		KNYK

		Kanyaka

		KNYK

	

	

		മനം

		MN3

		MN3

		MN3

		Manam

		MNM

	

	

		മണം

		MN3

		MN13

		MN13

		Manam

		MNM

	

	

		വിഭക്ത്യാഭാസം

		VBK0YBS3

		VBK0YBS3

		V4BK0YBS3

		Vibhakthyaabhaasam

		FBHK0YBHSM

	

	

		വലയം

		VLY3

		VLY3

		VLY3

		Valayam

		FLYM

	

	

		വളയം

		VLY3

		VL1Y3

		VL1Y3

		Valayam

		FLYM

	

	

		രഥം

		R03

		R03

		R03

		Ratham

		R0M

	

	

		രദം

		R03

		R03

		R03

		Radam

		RTM

	

	

		രത്തം

		R03

		R03

		R03

		Rattham

		RTM

	

	

		രധം

		R03

		R03

		R03

		Radham

		RTHM

	

# Usage

The algorithm's available in Python and PHP

### Python

```python

from mlphone import MLphone

converter = MLphone()

keys = converter.compute(ml_str)

```

### PHP

```php

```