ogham-inscriptions
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Convert Ogham inscriptions to latin text & vice versa
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Ogham
Convert Ogham inscriptions to latin text & vice versa.
Install
yarn add ogham-inscriptions
Usage
You can either transform ogham to text, or text to ogham.
Latin text to ogham:
import { lettersToOgham } from 'ogham-inscriptions'
// "Netacari, nephew of Cagi", from Castletimon, Brittas Bay, Co Wicklow
const result = lettersToOgham('netacarinetaccagi')
console.log(result) // ᚛ᚅᚓᚈᚐᚉᚐᚏᚔᚅᚓᚈᚐᚉᚉᚐᚌᚔ᚜
Ogham to latin text:
import { oghamToLetters } from 'ogham-inscriptions'
// "Nettasagri, Briaci", from Bridell, Pembrokeshire
const result = oghamToLetters('᚛ᚅᚓᚈᚈᚐᚄᚐᚌᚏᚔ ᚋᚐᚊᚔ ᚋᚒᚉᚑᚓ ᚁᚏᚔᚐᚉᚔ᚜')
console.log(result) // nettasagri maqi mucoe briaci
About Ogham
Ogham (or ogam) is an Early Medieval alphabet used primarily to write the early Irish language, and later the Old Irish language. Used roughly from 4th to 10th centuries AD.