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Table 2 Syllabification actions used in the algorithm

From: An open-source rule-based syllabification tool for Brazilian Portuguese

Case

Action

Case 1

V is separated from the next grapheme

Case 2

V is attached to the next grapheme and separated from the subsequent graphemes

Case 3

V is attached to the previous grapheme and separated from the subsequent graphemes

Case 4

V is attached to the previous and next graphemes, andseparated from the subsequent graphemes

Case 5

V is attached to the next two graphemes and separated from the third grapheme

Case 6

V is attached to the previous grapheme and all the graphemes until the final position