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.