simple-english-ish

; Extended-Backus-Naur-ish form for simple-english-ish v1
; Alternate can pass context to a child using {Name}
; Optional context can be given using {opt/Name}
; Check for some context using [If:]

Word =
| Compound
| Simple

Compound =
| Simple Simple+

; Middle and End are nested in Start
Simple =
| Start
| Start{EndR}
| Start{EndVowel}
| Full

Full =
| ConsonantStart? VowelFull

VowelFull =
| VowelEnd Consonant?
| Vowel ConsonantClusterEnd
| VowelPlusR FollowsR?
| Exception

Start =
| [If: EndVowel] ConsonantStart? Vowel Middle{EndVowel}
| [Elif: EndR] ConsonantStart? VowelPlusR Middle{EndR}
| [Else] ConsonantStart? VowelStart Middle

VowelStart =
| Vowel Consonant
| Exception

Middle =
| VowelStart Middle
| [If: EndR] FollowsR VowelStart? Middle
| [If: EndVowel] ConsonantClusterNotEnd VowelStart Middle
| End

End =
| VowelEnd ConsonantEnd?
| VowelPlusR FollowsR?
| [If: EndR] FollowsR? End?
| Exception

ConsonantStart
| Consonant
| ConsonantClusterNotEnd
| `h`
| `w`
| `j`
; Note: j is pronounced as in fjord

ConsonantEnd =
| Consonant
| ConsonantClusterEnd

Exception =
| `iŋ`
| `iŋk`
| `ʊd`
| `ʊk`
| `ʊʃ`
| `ʊdz`
| `ʊks`
| `ʊkt`

VowelEnd
| `ɑ`
| `æ`
| `aɪ`
| `aʊ`
| `eɪ`
| `i`
| `ɔɪ`
| `oʊ`
| `u`
| `ə`

Vowel
| VowelEnd
| `ɛ`
| `ɪ`

VowelPlusR
| `ɑr`
| `aɪər`
| `aʊər`
| `ɛr`
| `ɛər`
| `ɪr`
| `ɪər`
| `ɔɪər`
| `ər`

FollowsR
  one of
    `b`
    `ʧ`
    `g`
    `k`
    `l`
    `m`
    `n`
    `s`
    `ʃ`
    `t`
    `v`

; Note: English doesn't really care what "th" you use, so I default to θ instead of ð
Consonant
  one of
    `b`
    `ʧ`
    `d`
    `f`
    `g`
    `ʤ`
    `k`
    `l`
    `m`
    `n`
    `p`
    `r`
    `s`
    `ʃ`
    `t`
    `θ`
    `v`
    `z`

ConsonantClusterEnd
  one of
    `bz`
    `dz`
    `fs`
    `ft`
    `ks`
    `kt`
    `lb`
    `lʧ`
    `ld`
    `lf`
    `lm`
    `lp`
    `lt`
    `lv`
    `mp`
    `nʧ`
    `nd`
    `nt`
    `nz`
    `ps`
    `pt`


ConsonantClusterNotEnd
  one of
    `bl`
    `br`
    `bw`
    `dr`
    `dw`
    `fl`
    `fr`
    `fw`
    `gl`
    `gr`
    `gw`
    `kl`
    `kr`
    `kw`
    `pl`
    `pr`
    `pw`
    `ʃr`
    `ʃw`
    `sk`
    `skr`
    `skw`
    `sl`
    `sm`
    `sn`
    `sp`
    `spl`
    `spr`
    `spw`
    `st`
    `str`
    `stw`
    `sw`
    `tr`
    `tw`
    `θr`
    `θw`