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diff --git a/lisp/language/lao-util.el b/lisp/language/lao-util.el
index d1bee8aec0..8a30ff4926 100644
--- a/lisp/language/lao-util.el
+++ b/lisp/language/lao-util.el
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-;;; lao-util.el --- utilities for Lao -*- coding: iso-2022-7bit; -*-
+;;; lao-util.el --- utilities for Lao -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
;; Copyright (C) 2001-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
;; Copyright (C) 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006,
@@ -38,100 +38,100 @@
(define-category ?v "Lao upper/lower vowel" lao-category-table)
(define-category ?t "Lao tone" lao-category-table)
-(let ((l '((?(1!(B consonant "LETTER KOR KAI'" "CHICKEN")
- (?(1"(B consonant "LETTER KHOR KHAI'" "EGG")
- (?(1#(B invalid nil)
- (?(1$(B consonant "LETTER QHOR QHWARGN" "BUFFALO")
- (?(1%(B invalid nil)
+(let ((l '((?ກ consonant "LETTER KOR KAI'" "CHICKEN")
+ (?ຂ consonant "LETTER KHOR KHAI'" "EGG")
+ (?຃ invalid nil)
+ (?ຄ consonant "LETTER QHOR QHWARGN" "BUFFALO")
+ (?຅ invalid nil)
(? invalid nil)
- (?(1'(B consonant "LETTER NGOR NGUU" "SNAKE")
- (?(1((B consonant "LETTER JOR JUA" "BUDDHIST NOVICE")
- (?(1)(B invalid nil)
- (?(1*(B consonant "LETTER XOR X\"ARNG" "ELEPHANT")
- (?(1+(B invalid nil)
- (?(1,(B invalid nil)
- (?(1-(B consonant "LETTER YOR YUNG" "MOSQUITO")
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(1.(B invalid nil)
- (?(14(B consonant "LETTER DOR DANG" "NOSE")
- (?(15(B consonant "LETTER TOR TAR" "EYE")
- (?(16(B consonant "LETTER THOR THUNG" "TO ASK,QUESTION")
- (?(17(B consonant "LETTER DHOR DHARM" "FLAG")
- (?(18(B invalid nil)
- (?(19(B consonant "LETTER NOR NOK" "BIRD")
- (?(1:(B consonant "LETTER BOR BED" "FISHHOOK")
- (?(1;(B consonant "LETTER POR PAR" "FISH")
- (?(1<(B consonant "LETTER HPOR HPER\"" "BEE")
- (?(1=(B consonant "LETTER FHOR FHAR" "WALL")
- (?(1>(B consonant "LETTER PHOR PHUU" "MOUNTAIN")
- (?(1?(B consonant "LETTER FOR FAI" "FIRE")
- (?(1@(B invalid nil)
- (?(1A(B consonant "LETTER MOR MAR\"" "HORSE")
- (?(1B(B consonant "LETTER GNOR GNAR" "MEDICINE")
- (?(1C(B consonant "LETTER ROR ROD" "CAR")
- (?(1D(B invalid nil)
- (?(1E(B consonant "LETTER LOR LIING" "MONKEY")
- (?(1F(B invalid nil)
- (?(1G(B consonant "LETTER WOR WII" "HAND FAN")
- (?(1H(B invalid nil)
- (?(1I(B invalid nil)
- (?(1J(B consonant "LETTER SOR SEA" "TIGER")
- (?(1K(B consonant "LETTER HHOR HHAI" "JAR")
- (?(1L(B invalid nil)
- (?(1M(B consonant "LETTER OR OOW" "TAKE")
- (?(1N(B consonant "LETTER HOR HEA" "BOAT")
- (?(1O(B special "ELLIPSIS")
- (?(1P(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA A")
- (?(1Q(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KAN")
- (?(1R(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AR")
- (?(1S(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AM")
- (?(1T(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA I")
- (?(1U(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA II")
- (?(1V(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA EU")
- (?(1W(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA UR")
- (?(1X(B vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA U")
- (?(1Y(B vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA UU")
- (?(1Z(B invalid nil)
- (?(1[(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KONG")
- (?(1\(B semivowel-lower "SEMIVOWEL SIGN LO")
- (?(1](B vowel-base "SEMIVOWEL SIGN SARA IA")
- (?(1^(B invalid nil)
- (?(1_(B invalid nil)
- (?(1`(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EE")
- (?(1a(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AA")
- (?(1b(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA OO")
- (?(1c(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EI MAI MUAN\"")
- (?(1d(B vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AI MAI MAY")
- (?(1e(B invalid nil)
- (?(1f(B special "KO LA (REPETITION)")
- (?(1g(B invalid nil)
- (?(1h(B tone "TONE MAI EK")
- (?(1i(B tone "TONE MAI THO")
- (?(1j(B tone "TONE MAI TI")
- (?(1k(B tone "TONE MAI JADTAWAR")
- (?(1l(B tone "CANCELLATION MARK")
- (?(1m(B vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA OR")
- (?(1n(B invalid nil)
- (?(1o(B invalid nil)
- (?(1p(B special "DIGIT ZERO")
- (?(1q(B special "DIGIT ONE")
- (?(1r(B special "DIGIT TWO")
- (?(1s(B special "DIGIT THREE")
- (?(1t(B special "DIGIT FOUR")
- (?(1u(B special "DIGIT FIVE")
- (?(1v(B special "DIGIT SIX")
- (?(1w(B special "DIGIT SEVEN")
- (?(1x(B special "DIGIT EIGHT")
- (?(1y(B special "DIGIT NINE")
- (?(1z(B invalid nil)
- (?(1{(B invalid nil)
- (?(1|(B consonant "LETTER NHOR NHUU" "MOUSE")
- (?(1}(B consonant "LETTER MHOR MHAR" "DOG")
- (?(1~(B invalid nil)))
+ (?ງ consonant "LETTER NGOR NGUU" "SNAKE")
+ (?ຈ consonant "LETTER JOR JUA" "BUDDHIST NOVICE")
+ (?ຉ invalid nil)
+ (?ຊ consonant "LETTER XOR X\"ARNG" "ELEPHANT")
+ (?຋ invalid nil)
+ (?ຌ invalid nil)
+ (?ຍ consonant "LETTER YOR YUNG" "MOSQUITO")
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ຎ invalid nil)
+ (?ດ consonant "LETTER DOR DANG" "NOSE")
+ (?ຕ consonant "LETTER TOR TAR" "EYE")
+ (?ຖ consonant "LETTER THOR THUNG" "TO ASK,QUESTION")
+ (?ທ consonant "LETTER DHOR DHARM" "FLAG")
+ (?ຘ invalid nil)
+ (?ນ consonant "LETTER NOR NOK" "BIRD")
+ (?ບ consonant "LETTER BOR BED" "FISHHOOK")
+ (?ປ consonant "LETTER POR PAR" "FISH")
+ (?ຜ consonant "LETTER HPOR HPER\"" "BEE")
+ (?ຝ consonant "LETTER FHOR FHAR" "WALL")
+ (?ພ consonant "LETTER PHOR PHUU" "MOUNTAIN")
+ (?ຟ consonant "LETTER FOR FAI" "FIRE")
+ (?ຠ invalid nil)
+ (?ມ consonant "LETTER MOR MAR\"" "HORSE")
+ (?ຢ consonant "LETTER GNOR GNAR" "MEDICINE")
+ (?ຣ consonant "LETTER ROR ROD" "CAR")
+ (?຤ invalid nil)
+ (?ລ consonant "LETTER LOR LIING" "MONKEY")
+ (?຦ invalid nil)
+ (?ວ consonant "LETTER WOR WII" "HAND FAN")
+ (?ຨ invalid nil)
+ (?ຩ invalid nil)
+ (?ສ consonant "LETTER SOR SEA" "TIGER")
+ (?ຫ consonant "LETTER HHOR HHAI" "JAR")
+ (?ຬ invalid nil)
+ (?ອ consonant "LETTER OR OOW" "TAKE")
+ (?ຮ consonant "LETTER HOR HEA" "BOAT")
+ (?ຯ special "ELLIPSIS")
+ (?ະ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA A")
+ (?ັ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KAN")
+ (?າ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AR")
+ (?ຳ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AM")
+ (?ິ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA I")
+ (?ີ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA II")
+ (?ຶ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA EU")
+ (?ື vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA UR")
+ (?ຸ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA U")
+ (?ູ vowel-lower "VOWEL SIGN SARA UU")
+ (?຺ invalid nil)
+ (?ົ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN MAI KONG")
+ (?ຼ semivowel-lower "SEMIVOWEL SIGN LO")
+ (?ຽ vowel-base "SEMIVOWEL SIGN SARA IA")
+ (?຾ invalid nil)
+ (?຿ invalid nil)
+ (?ເ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EE")
+ (?ແ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AA")
+ (?ໂ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA OO")
+ (?ໃ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA EI MAI MUAN\"")
+ (?ໄ vowel-base "VOWEL SIGN SARA AI MAI MAY")
+ (?໅ invalid nil)
+ (?ໆ special "KO LA (REPETITION)")
+ (?໇ invalid nil)
+ (?່ tone "TONE MAI EK")
+ (?້ tone "TONE MAI THO")
+ (?໊ tone "TONE MAI TI")
+ (?໋ tone "TONE MAI JADTAWAR")
+ (?໌ tone "CANCELLATION MARK")
+ (?ໍ vowel-upper "VOWEL SIGN SARA OR")
+ (?໎ invalid nil)
+ (?໏ invalid nil)
+ (?໐ special "DIGIT ZERO")
+ (?໑ special "DIGIT ONE")
+ (?໒ special "DIGIT TWO")
+ (?໓ special "DIGIT THREE")
+ (?໔ special "DIGIT FOUR")
+ (?໕ special "DIGIT FIVE")
+ (?໖ special "DIGIT SIX")
+ (?໗ special "DIGIT SEVEN")
+ (?໘ special "DIGIT EIGHT")
+ (?໙ special "DIGIT NINE")
+ (?໚ invalid nil)
+ (?໛ invalid nil)
+ (?ໜ consonant "LETTER NHOR NHUU" "MOUSE")
+ (?ໝ consonant "LETTER MHOR MHAR" "DOG")
+ (?ໞ invalid nil)))
elm)
(while l
(setq elm (car l) l (cdr l))
@@ -185,115 +185,115 @@
(defconst lao-transcription-consonant-alist
(sort '(;; single consonants
- ("k" . "(1!(B")
- ("kh" . "(1"(B")
- ("qh" . "(1$(B")
- ("ng" . "(1'(B")
- ("j" . "(1((B")
- ("s" . "(1J(B")
- ("x" . "(1*(B")
- ("y" . "(1-(B")
- ("d" . "(14(B")
- ("t" . "(15(B")
- ("th" . "(16(B")
- ("dh" . "(17(B")
- ("n" . "(19(B")
- ("b" . "(1:(B")
- ("p" . "(1;(B")
- ("hp" . "(1<(B")
- ("fh" . "(1=(B")
- ("ph" . "(1>(B")
- ("f" . "(1?(B")
- ("m" . "(1A(B")
- ("gn" . "(1B(B")
- ("l" . "(1E(B")
- ("r" . "(1C(B")
- ("v" . "(1G(B")
- ("w" . "(1G(B")
- ("hh" . "(1K(B")
- ("O" . "(1M(B")
- ("h" . "(1N(B")
- ("nh" . "(1|(B")
- ("mh" . "(1}(B")
- ("lh" . ["(1K\(B"])
+ ("k" . "ກ")
+ ("kh" . "ຂ")
+ ("qh" . "ຄ")
+ ("ng" . "ງ")
+ ("j" . "ຈ")
+ ("s" . "ສ")
+ ("x" . "ຊ")
+ ("y" . "ຍ")
+ ("d" . "ດ")
+ ("t" . "ຕ")
+ ("th" . "ຖ")
+ ("dh" . "ທ")
+ ("n" . "ນ")
+ ("b" . "ບ")
+ ("p" . "ປ")
+ ("hp" . "ຜ")
+ ("fh" . "ຝ")
+ ("ph" . "ພ")
+ ("f" . "ຟ")
+ ("m" . "ມ")
+ ("gn" . "ຢ")
+ ("l" . "ລ")
+ ("r" . "ຣ")
+ ("v" . "ວ")
+ ("w" . "ວ")
+ ("hh" . "ຫ")
+ ("O" . "ອ")
+ ("h" . "ຮ")
+ ("nh" . "ໜ")
+ ("mh" . "ໝ")
+ ("lh" . ["ຫຼ"])
;; double consonants
- ("ngh" . ["(1K'(B"])
- ("yh" . ["(1K](B"])
- ("wh" . ["(1KG(B"])
- ("hl" . ["(1KE(B"])
- ("hy" . ["(1K-(B"])
- ("hn" . ["(1K9(B"])
- ("hm" . ["(1KA(B"])
+ ("ngh" . ["ຫງ"])
+ ("yh" . ["ຫຽ"])
+ ("wh" . ["ຫວ"])
+ ("hl" . ["ຫລ"])
+ ("hy" . ["ຫຍ"])
+ ("hn" . ["ຫນ"])
+ ("hm" . ["ຫມ"])
)
(function (lambda (x y) (> (length (car x)) (length (car y)))))))
(defconst lao-transcription-semi-vowel-alist
- '(("r" . "(1\(B")))
+ '(("r" . "ຼ")))
(defconst lao-transcription-vowel-alist
- (sort '(("a" . "(1P(B")
- ("ar" . "(1R(B")
- ("i" . "(1T(B")
- ("ii" . "(1U(B")
- ("eu" . "(1V(B")
- ("ur" . "(1W(B")
- ("u" . "(1X(B")
- ("uu" . "(1Y(B")
- ("e" . ["(1`P(B"])
- ("ee" . "(1`(B")
- ("ae" . ["(1aP(B"])
- ("aa" . "(1a(B")
- ("o" . ["(1bP(B"])
- ("oo" . "(1b(B")
- ("oe" . ["(1`RP(B"])
- ("or" . "(1m(B")
- ("er" . ["(1`T(B"])
- ("ir" . ["(1`U(B"])
- ("ua" . ["(1[GP(B"])
- ("uaa" . ["(1[G(B"])
- ("ie" . ["(1`Q]P(B"])
- ("ia" . ["(1`Q](B"])
- ("ea" . ["(1`VM(B"])
- ("eaa" . ["(1`WM(B"])
- ("ai" . "(1d(B")
- ("ei" . "(1c(B")
- ("ao" . ["(1`[R(B"])
- ("aM" . "(1S(B"))
+ (sort '(("a" . "ະ")
+ ("ar" . "າ")
+ ("i" . "ິ")
+ ("ii" . "ີ")
+ ("eu" . "ຶ")
+ ("ur" . "ື")
+ ("u" . "ຸ")
+ ("uu" . "ູ")
+ ("e" . ["ເະ"])
+ ("ee" . "ເ")
+ ("ae" . ["ແະ"])
+ ("aa" . "ແ")
+ ("o" . ["ໂະ"])
+ ("oo" . "ໂ")
+ ("oe" . ["ເາະ"])
+ ("or" . "ໍ")
+ ("er" . ["ເິ"])
+ ("ir" . ["ເີ"])
+ ("ua" . ["ົວະ"])
+ ("uaa" . ["ົວ"])
+ ("ie" . ["ເັຽະ"])
+ ("ia" . ["ເັຽ"])
+ ("ea" . ["ເຶອ"])
+ ("eaa" . ["ເືອ"])
+ ("ai" . "ໄ")
+ ("ei" . "ໃ")
+ ("ao" . ["ເົາ"])
+ ("aM" . "ຳ"))
(function (lambda (x y) (> (length (car x)) (length (car y)))))))
;; Maa-sakod is put at the tail.
(defconst lao-transcription-maa-sakod-alist
- '(("k" . "(1!(B")
- ("g" . "(1'(B")
- ("y" . "(1-(B")
- ("d" . "(14(B")
- ("n" . "(19(B")
- ("b" . "(1:(B")
- ("m" . "(1A(B")
- ("v" . "(1G(B")
- ("w" . "(1G(B")
+ '(("k" . "ກ")
+ ("g" . "ງ")
+ ("y" . "ຍ")
+ ("d" . "ດ")
+ ("n" . "ນ")
+ ("b" . "ບ")
+ ("m" . "ມ")
+ ("v" . "ວ")
+ ("w" . "ວ")
))
(defconst lao-transcription-tone-alist
- '(("'" . "(1h(B")
- ("\"" . "(1i(B")
- ("^" . "(1j(B")
- ("+" . "(1k(B")
- ("~" . "(1l(B")))
+ '(("'" . "່")
+ ("\"" . "້")
+ ("^" . "໊")
+ ("+" . "໋")
+ ("~" . "໌")))
(defconst lao-transcription-punctuation-alist
- '(("\\0" . "(1p(B")
- ("\\1" . "(1q(B")
- ("\\2" . "(1r(B")
- ("\\3" . "(1s(B")
- ("\\4" . "(1t(B")
- ("\\5" . "(1u(B")
- ("\\6" . "(1v(B")
- ("\\7" . "(1w(B")
- ("\\8" . "(1x(B")
- ("\\9" . "(1y(B")
- ("\\\\" . "(1f(B")
- ("\\$" . "(1O(B")))
+ '(("\\0" . "໐")
+ ("\\1" . "໑")
+ ("\\2" . "໒")
+ ("\\3" . "໓")
+ ("\\4" . "໔")
+ ("\\5" . "໕")
+ ("\\6" . "໖")
+ ("\\7" . "໗")
+ ("\\8" . "໘")
+ ("\\9" . "໙")
+ ("\\\\" . "ໆ")
+ ("\\$" . "ຯ")))
(defconst lao-transcription-pattern
(concat
@@ -332,39 +332,39 @@
"Regexp of Roman transcription pattern for one Lao syllable.")
(defconst lao-vowel-reordering-rule
- '(("(1P(B" (0 ?(1P(B) (0 ?(1Q(B))
- ("(1R(B" (0 ?(1R(B))
- ("(1T(B" (0 ?(1U(B))
- ("(1U(B" (0 ?(1U(B))
- ("(1V(B" (0 ?(1V(B))
- ("(1W(B" (0 ?(1W(B))
- ("(1X(B" (0 ?(1X(B))
- ("(1Y(B" (0 ?(1Y(B))
- ("(1`P(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1P(B) (?(1`(B 0 ?(1Q(B))
- ("(1`(B" (?(1`(B 0))
- ("(1aP(B" (?(1a(B 0 ?(1P(B) (?(1a(B 0 ?(1Q(B))
- ("(1a(B" (?(1a(B 0))
- ("(1bP(B" (?(1b(B 0 ?(1P(B) (0 ?(1[(B) (?(1-(B ?(1b(B 0 ?(1Q(B) (?(1G(B ?(1b(B 0 ?(1Q(B))
- ("(1b(B" (?(1b(B 0))
- ("(1`RP(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1R(B ?(1P(B) (0 ?(1Q(B ?(1M(B))
- ("(1m(B" (0 ?(1m(B) (0 ?(1M(B))
- ("(1`T(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1T(B))
- ("(1`U(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1U(B))
- ("(1[GP(B" (0 ?(1[(B ?(1G(B ?(1P(B) (0 ?(1Q(B ?(1G(B))
- ("(1[G(B" (0 ?(1[(B ?(1G(B) (0 ?(1G(B))
- ("(1`Q]P(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1Q(B ?(1](B ?(1P(B) (0 ?(1Q(B ?(1](B))
- ("(1`Q](B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1Q(B ?(1](B) (0 ?(1](B))
- ("(1`VM(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1V(B ?(1M(B))
- ("(1`WM(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1W(B ?(1M(B))
- ("(1d(B" (?(1d(B 0))
- ("(1c(B" (?(1c(B 0))
- ("(1`[R(B" (?(1`(B 0 ?(1[(B ?(1R(B))
- ("(1S(B" (0 ?(1S(B)))
+ '(("ະ" (0 ?ະ) (0 ?ັ))
+ ("າ" (0 ?າ))
+ ("ິ" (0 ?ີ))
+ ("ີ" (0 ?ີ))
+ ("ຶ" (0 ?ຶ))
+ ("ື" (0 ?ື))
+ ("ຸ" (0 ?ຸ))
+ ("ູ" (0 ?ູ))
+ ("ເະ" (?ເ 0 ?ະ) (?ເ 0 ?ັ))
+ ("ເ" (?ເ 0))
+ ("ແະ" (?ແ 0 ?ະ) (?ແ 0 ?ັ))
+ ("ແ" (?ແ 0))
+ ("ໂະ" (?ໂ 0 ?ະ) (0 ?ົ) (?ຍ ?ໂ 0 ?ັ) (?ວ ?ໂ 0 ?ັ))
+ ("ໂ" (?ໂ 0))
+ ("ເາະ" (?ເ 0 ?າ ?ະ) (0 ?ັ ?ອ))
+ ("ໍ" (0 ?ໍ) (0 ?ອ))
+ ("ເິ" (?ເ 0 ?ິ))
+ ("ເີ" (?ເ 0 ?ີ))
+ ("ົວະ" (0 ?ົ ?ວ ?ະ) (0 ?ັ ?ວ))
+ ("ົວ" (0 ?ົ ?ວ) (0 ?ວ))
+ ("ເັຽະ" (?ເ 0 ?ັ ?ຽ ?ະ) (0 ?ັ ?ຽ))
+ ("ເັຽ" (?ເ 0 ?ັ ?ຽ) (0 ?ຽ))
+ ("ເຶອ" (?ເ 0 ?ຶ ?ອ))
+ ("ເືອ" (?ເ 0 ?ື ?ອ))
+ ("ໄ" (?ໄ 0))
+ ("ໃ" (?ໃ 0))
+ ("ເົາ" (?ເ 0 ?ົ ?າ))
+ ("ຳ" (0 ?ຳ)))
"Alist of Lao vowel string vs the corresponding re-ordering rule.
Each element has this form:
(VOWEL NO-MAA-SAKOD-RULE WITH-MAA-SAKOD-RULE (MAA-SAKOD-0 RULE-0) ...)
-VOWEL is a vowel string (e.g. \"(1`Q]P(B\").
+VOWEL is a vowel string (e.g. \"ເັຽະ\").
NO-MAA-SAKOD-RULE is a rule to re-order and modify VOWEL following a
consonant. It is a list vowel characters or 0. The element 0
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ following a consonant and preceding a maa-sakod character. If it is
nil, NO-MAA-SAKOD-RULE is used. The maa-sakod character is always
appended at the tail.
-For instance, rule `(\"(1`WM(B\" (?(1`(B t ?(1W(B ?(1M(B))' tells that this vowel
-string following a consonant `(1!(B' should be re-ordered as \"(1`!WM(B\".
+For instance, rule `(\"ເືອ\" (?ເ t ?ື ?ອ))' tells that this vowel
+string following a consonant `ກ' should be re-ordered as \"ເກືອ\".
Optional (MAA-SAKOD-n RULE-n) are rules specially applied to maa-sakod
character MAA-SAKOD-n.")