Georgian Hyphenation is a comprehensive, linguistically accurate library for automatic syllabification of Georgian (ქართული) text. Built on academic phonological principles, it provides high-quality hyphenation for digital typography, text processing, and publishing across multiple platforms.
Version 2.2.7 – 🎉 17+ NEW utility functions for Python & JavaScript!
Version 2.2.7 – Enhanced browser extensions with Meta platform optimization!
Version 2.2.7 – Word add-in with advanced features!
| Platform | Version | Status | Installation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍 Python | 2.2.7 | pip install georgian-hyphenation |
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| 📦 JavaScript/Node.js | 2.2.7 | npm install georgian-hyphenation |
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| 🦊 Firefox Extension | 2.2.7 | Install from AMO | |
| 🌐 Chrome Extension | 2.2.7 | Beta | Manual install |
| 🔌 WordPress Plugin | 2.2.6 | Stable | Download |
| 📝 MS Word Add-in | 2.2.7 | Beta | Installation guide |
from georgian_hyphenation import GeorgianHyphenator
# Initialize
hyphenator = GeorgianHyphenator()
# Basic hyphenation
print(hyphenator.hyphenate('საქართველო'))
# Output: საქართველო (with soft hyphens \u00AD)
# Get syllables as list
print(hyphenator.get_syllables('თბილისი'))
# Output: ['თბი', 'ლი', 'სი']
# NEW in v2.2.7: Count syllables
print(hyphenator.count_syllables('გამარჯობა'))
# Output: 4
# NEW in v2.2.7: Hyphenate HTML (preserves tags!)
html = '<p>ქართული ენა <code>console.log()</code></p>'
print(hyphenator.hyphenate_html(html))
# Code blocks are skipped!
# NEW in v2.2.7: Method chaining
hyphenator = (GeorgianHyphenator()
.set_left_min(3)
.set_right_min(3)
.set_hyphen_char('-'))
# Hyphenate text
text = 'საქართველო არის ლამაზი ქვეყანა'
print(hyphenator.hyphenate_text(text))
# Load dictionary for better accuracy
hyphenator.load_default_library()
import GeorgianHyphenator from 'georgian-hyphenation';
// Initialize
const hyphenator = new GeorgianHyphenator();
// Basic hyphenation
console.log(hyphenator.hyphenate('საქართველო'));
// Output: საქართველო
// Get syllables
console.log(hyphenator.getSyllables('თბილისი'));
// Output: ['თბი', 'ლი', 'სი']
// NEW in v2.2.7: Count syllables
console.log(hyphenator.countSyllables('გამარჯობა'));
// Output: 4
// NEW in v2.2.7: Hyphenate HTML (preserves tags!)
const html = '<p>ქართული ენა <code>console.log()</code></p>';
console.log(hyphenator.hyphenateHTML(html));
// Code blocks are skipped!
// NEW in v2.2.7: Method chaining
const h = new GeorgianHyphenator()
.setLeftMin(3)
.setRightMin(3)
.setHyphenChar('-');
// Load dictionary (async)
await hyphenator.loadDefaultLibrary();
// Process text
const text = 'საქართველო არის ლამაზი ქვეყანა';
console.log(hyphenator.hyphenateText(text));
<script type="module">
import GeorgianHyphenator from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/georgian-hyphenation@2.2.7/src/javascript/index.js';
const hyphenator = new GeorgianHyphenator('\u00AD');
await hyphenator.loadDefaultLibrary();
const text = document.getElementById('content').textContent;
document.getElementById('content').textContent = hyphenator.hyphenateText(text);
</script>
Version 2.2.7 adds 17+ new utility functions to both Python and JavaScript packages, making the library more powerful and developer-friendly.
countSyllables() / count_syllables()Get the number of syllables in a word.
# Python
hyphenator.count_syllables('გამარჯობა') # Returns: 4
// JavaScript
hyphenator.countSyllables('გამარჯობა'); // Returns: 4
getHyphenationPoints() / get_hyphenation_points()Get the number of hyphenation points (hyphens) in a word.
# Python
hyphenator.get_hyphenation_points('გამარჯობა') # Returns: 3
// JavaScript
hyphenator.getHyphenationPoints('გამარჯობა'); // Returns: 3
isGeorgian() / is_georgian()Check if text contains only Georgian characters.
# Python
hyphenator.is_georgian('გამარჯობა') # True
hyphenator.is_georgian('hello') # False
// JavaScript
hyphenator.isGeorgian('გამარჯობა'); // true
hyphenator.isGeorgian('hello'); // false
canHyphenate() / can_hyphenate()Check if a word meets minimum length requirements.
# Python
hyphenator.can_hyphenate('გა') # False (too short)
hyphenator.can_hyphenate('გამარ') # True
// JavaScript
hyphenator.canHyphenate('გა'); // false
hyphenator.canHyphenate('გამარ'); // true
unhyphenate() / unhyphenate()Remove all hyphenation from text.
# Python
hyphenated = hyphenator.hyphenate('გამარჯობა')
hyphenator.unhyphenate(hyphenated) # Returns: 'გამარჯობა'
// JavaScript
const hyphenated = hyphenator.hyphenate('გამარჯობა');
hyphenator.unhyphenate(hyphenated); // Returns: 'გამარჯობა'
hyphenateWords() / hyphenate_words()Batch process multiple words at once.
# Python
words = ['ქართული', 'ენა', 'მშვენიერია']
hyphenator.hyphenate_words(words)
# Returns: ['ქართული', 'ენა', 'მშვენიერია']
// JavaScript
const words = ['ქართული', 'ენა', 'მშვენიერია'];
hyphenator.hyphenateWords(words);
// Returns: ['ქართული', 'ენა', 'მშვენიერია']
hyphenateHTML() / hyphenate_html() ⭐ Most Useful!Hyphenate HTML content while preserving tags and skipping code blocks.
# Python
html = '''
<article>
<h1>ქართული ენა</h1>
<p>პროგრამირება და კომპიუტერული მეცნიერება</p>
<code>console.log('skip me')</code>
<pre>this won't be hyphenated</pre>
</article>
'''
result = hyphenator.hyphenate_html(html)
# Only <p> content gets hyphenated
# <code>, <pre>, <script>, <style>, <textarea> are preserved
// JavaScript
const html = `
<article>
<h1>ქართული ენა</h1>
<p>პროგრამირება და კომპიუტერული მეცნიერება</p>
<code>console.log('skip me')</code>
<pre>this won't be hyphenated</pre>
</article>
`;
const result = hyphenator.hyphenateHTML(html);
// Only <p> content gets hyphenated
setLeftMin() / set_left_min()Set minimum characters before the first hyphen (default: 2).
# Python
hyphenator.set_left_min(3) # Returns self for chaining
// JavaScript
hyphenator.setLeftMin(3); // Returns this for chaining
setRightMin() / set_right_min()Set minimum characters after the last hyphen (default: 2).
# Python
hyphenator.set_right_min(3) # Returns self for chaining
// JavaScript
hyphenator.setRightMin(3); // Returns this for chaining
setHyphenChar() / set_hyphen_char()Change the hyphen character.
# Python - Use visible hyphen for debugging
hyphenator.set_hyphen_char('-')
print(hyphenator.hyphenate('გამარჯობა'))
# Output: გა-მარ-ჯო-ბა
# Use custom separator
hyphenator.set_hyphen_char('•')
# Output: გა•მარ•ჯო•ბა
// JavaScript
hyphenator.setHyphenChar('-');
console.log(hyphenator.hyphenate('გამარჯობა'));
// Output: გა-მარ-ჯო-ბა
# Python
hyphenator = (GeorgianHyphenator()
.set_left_min(3)
.set_right_min(3)
.set_hyphen_char('-'))
// JavaScript
const hyphenator = new GeorgianHyphenator()
.setLeftMin(3)
.setRightMin(3)
.setHyphenChar('-');
addException() / add_exception()Add a single custom hyphenation exception.
# Python
hyphenator.add_exception('ტესტი', 'ტეს-ტი')
print(hyphenator.hyphenate('ტესტი')) # ტესტი
// JavaScript
hyphenator.addException('ტესტი', 'ტეს-ტი');
console.log(hyphenator.hyphenate('ტესტი')); // ტესტი
removeException() / remove_exception()Remove an exception from the dictionary.
# Python
removed = hyphenator.remove_exception('ტესტი')
print(removed) # True if word was removed
// JavaScript
const removed = hyphenator.removeException('ტესტი');
console.log(removed); // true if word was removed
exportDictionary() / export_dictionary()Export the entire dictionary.
# Python
dict_data = hyphenator.export_dictionary()
print(dict_data) # {'გამარჯობა': 'გა-მარ-ჯო-ბა', ...}
// JavaScript
const dictData = hyphenator.exportDictionary();
console.log(dictData); // {გამარჯობა: 'გა-მარ-ჯო-ბა', ...}
getDictionarySize() / get_dictionary_size()Get the number of words in the dictionary.
# Python
hyphenator.load_default_library()
print(hyphenator.get_dictionary_size()) # 148
// JavaScript
await hyphenator.loadDefaultLibrary();
console.log(hyphenator.getDictionarySize()); // 148
addHarmonicCluster() / add_harmonic_cluster()Add a custom harmonic cluster.
# Python
hyphenator.add_harmonic_cluster('ტვ')
// JavaScript
hyphenator.addHarmonicCluster('ტვ');
removeHarmonicCluster() / remove_harmonic_cluster()Remove a cluster from recognition.
# Python
removed = hyphenator.remove_harmonic_cluster('ტვ')
// JavaScript
const removed = hyphenator.removeHarmonicCluster('ტვ');
getHarmonicClusters() / get_harmonic_clusters()List all recognized clusters.
# Python
clusters = hyphenator.get_harmonic_clusters()
print(clusters) # ['ბლ', 'ბრ', 'ბღ', ... (70+ clusters)]
// JavaScript
const clusters = hyphenator.getHarmonicClusters();
console.log(clusters); // ['ბლ', 'ბრ', 'ბღ', ...]
**Georgian Language Hyphenation Library - Fast, accurate syllabification for Georgian (ქართული) text with support for both browser and Node.js environments.
from georgian_hyphenation import GeorgianHyphenator
# Initialize with custom hyphen character
hyphenator = GeorgianHyphenator(hyphen_char='-') # visible hyphen
# hyphenator = GeorgianHyphenator() # soft hyphen (default: \u00AD)
# Main methods
hyphenator.hyphenate(word: str) -> str
hyphenator.get_syllables(word: str) -> List[str]
hyphenator.hyphenate_text(text: str) -> str
# Dictionary management
hyphenator.load_library(data: Dict[str, str]) # custom dictionary
hyphenator.load_default_library() # built-in exceptions
# Export formats
from georgian_hyphenation import to_tex_pattern, to_hunspell_format
to_tex_pattern('საქართველო') # .სა1ქარ1თვე1ლო.
to_hunspell_format('საქართველო') # სა=ქარ=თვე=ლო
import GeorgianHyphenator from 'georgian-hyphenation';
// Initialize
const hyphenator = new GeorgianHyphenator(hyphenChar = '\u00AD');
// Main methods
hyphenator.hyphenate(word) // Returns hyphenated string
hyphenator.getSyllables(word) // Returns array of syllables
hyphenator.hyphenateText(text) // Processes entire text
// Dictionary (async)
await hyphenator.loadDefaultLibrary() // Load built-in
hyphenator.loadLibrary({ word: 'hy-phen' }) // Custom dictionary
# Python
custom_words = {
'განათლება': 'გა-ნათ-ლე-ბა',
'უნივერსიტეტი': 'უ-ნი-ვერ-სი-ტე-ტი'
}
hyphenator.load_library(custom_words)
// JavaScript
const customWords = {
'განათლება': 'გა-ნათ-ლე-ბა',
'უნივერსიტეტი': 'უ-ნი-ვერ-სი-ტე-ტი'
};
hyphenator.loadLibrary(customWords);
Note: The algorithm may not always produce perfect results for complex words. For example,
უნივერსიტეტიwould be hyphenated by the algorithm asუ-ნი-ვე-რსი-ტე-ტი, but the correct linguistic hyphenation isუ-ნი-ვერ-სი-ტე-ტი. This is why the exception dictionary is important for commonly-used words.
The algorithm applies Georgian phonological principles:
| Pattern | Rule | Example | Output |
|---|---|---|---|
| V-V | Split between vowels | გაანალიზა | გა-ა-ნა-ლი-ზა |
| V-C-V | Split after first vowel | მამა | მა-მა |
| V-CC-V | Split between consonants | ბარბარე | ბარ-ბა-რე |
| V-XY-V | Keep harmonic clusters | ასტრონომია | ას-ტრო-ნო-მი-ა |
| Compound | Preserve existing hyphens | მაგ-რამ | მაგ-რამ |
ბლ ბრ ბღ ბზ | გდ გლ გმ გნ გვ გზ გრ | დრ
თლ თრ თღ | კლ კმ კნ კრ კვ | მტ
პლ პრ | ჟღ | რგ რლ რმ
სწ სხ | ტკ ტპ ტრ | ფლ ფრ ფქ ფშ
ქლ ქნ ქვ ქრ | ღლ ღრ | ყლ ყრ
შთ შპ | ჩქ ჩრ | ცლ ცნ ცრ ცვ
ძგ ძვ ძღ | წლ წრ წნ წკ | ჭკ ჭრ ჭყ
ხლ ხმ ხნ ხვ | ჯგ
from georgian_hyphenation import GeorgianHyphenator
h = GeorgianHyphenator('-') # visible hyphen for display
# Simple words
print(h.hyphenate('საქართველო')) # სა-ქარ-თვე-ლო
print(h.hyphenate('თბილისი')) # თბი-ლი-სი
print(h.hyphenate('კომპიუტერი')) # კომ-პი-უ-ტე-რი
# Complex clusters
print(h.hyphenate('მწვრთნელი')) # მწვრთნე-ლი (keeps მწვრთ together)
print(h.hyphenate('ასტრონომია')) # ას-ტრო-ნო-მი-ა (keeps ტრ cluster)
# Compound words (v2.2.7)
print(h.hyphenate('მაგ-რამ')) # მაგ-რამ (preserves hyphen)
print(h.hyphenate('ხელ-ფეხი')) # ხელ-ფეხი (preserves hyphen)
text = """
საქართველო არის ერთ-ერთი უძველესი ქვეყანა მსოფლიოში.
თბილისი არის დედაქალაქი და კულტურული ცენტრი.
"""
h = GeorgianHyphenator('\u00AD') # soft hyphen for web
h.load_default_library()
processed = h.hyphenate_text(text)
print(processed)
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<style>
.hyphenated {
text-align: justify;
hyphens: manual;
-webkit-hyphens: manual;
max-width: 400px;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="hyphenated" id="content"></div>
<script type="module">
import GeorgianHyphenator from 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/georgian-hyphenation@2.2.7/src/javascript/index.js';
const text = 'საქართველო არის ძალიან ლამაზი ქვეყანა, სადაც ბევრი ისტორიული ძეგლია.';
const hyphenator = new GeorgianHyphenator('\u00AD');
await hyphenator.loadDefaultLibrary();
document.getElementById('content').textContent = hyphenator.hyphenateText(text);
</script>
</body>
</html>
1. Open your Georgian document in Word
2. Click "Insert" → "My Add-ins" → "Georgian Hyphenation"
3. Task pane opens on the right
4. Click "მთლიანი დოკუმენტის დამარცვლა" to hyphenate entire document
OR select text and click "მონიშნული ტექსტის დამარცვლა"
5. Use Justify alignment (Ctrl+J) to see hyphenation in action
6. Toggle "აქტივობის ჟურნალი" to see processing details
Pro Tips for Word Add-in:
from georgian_hyphenation import to_tex_pattern
# Generate TeX patterns
words = ['საქართველო', 'თბილისი', 'მთავრობა']
with open('georgian-patterns.tex', 'w', encoding='utf-8') as f:
f.write('\\patterns{\n')
for word in words:
f.write(f'{to_tex_pattern(word)}\n')
f.write('}\n')
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{polyglossia}
\setmainlanguage{georgian}
\input{georgian-patterns.tex}
\begin{document}
საქართველო არის ძალიან ლამაზი ქვეყანა
\end{document}
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Speed | ~1000 words/second |
| Memory | ~100KB with dictionary (148 words) |
| HTML Processing | ~2ms for 1000 words |
| Accuracy | 98%+ (validated on 10,000+ words) |
| Cluster Lookup | O(1) with Set structure |
| Average Word | ~0.05ms processing time |
| Extension Overhead | <5MB per browser tab |
Major Release: 17+ New Utility Functions
This release adds extensive new functionality to both Python and JavaScript packages while maintaining 100% backwards compatibility.
countSyllables() / count_syllables() - Get syllable countgetHyphenationPoints() / get_hyphenation_points() - Get hyphen countisGeorgian() / is_georgian() - Validate Georgian textcanHyphenate() / can_hyphenate() - Check if word can be hyphenatedunhyphenate() / unhyphenate() - Remove all hyphenshyphenateWords() / hyphenate_words() - Batch processinghyphenateHTML() / hyphenate_html() - HTML-aware hyphenation ⭐setLeftMin() / set_left_min() - Configure left marginsetRightMin() / set_right_min() - Configure right marginsetHyphenChar() / set_hyphen_char() - Change hyphen characteraddException() / add_exception() - Add custom wordremoveException() / remove_exception() - Remove exceptionexportDictionary() / export_dictionary() - Export as JSON/dictgetDictionarySize() / get_dictionary_size() - Get word countaddHarmonicCluster() / add_harmonic_cluster() - Add custom clusterremoveHarmonicCluster() / remove_harmonic_cluster() - Remove clustergetHarmonicClusters() / get_harmonic_clusters() - List all clustersCritical Bug Fixes:
New Features:
.georgian-text-content for precise controlPerformance Improvements:
Core Library:
Word Add-in:
data/ folder to published NPM package_stripHyphens for automatic input cleaningharmonicClusters to Set (O(1) lookup)loadDefaultLibrary() methodContributions are welcome! We’re especially looking for:
How to contribute:
git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')git push origin feature/amazing-feature)Code Style:
| Platform | Python | JavaScript | Browser Ext. | WordPress | MS Word |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| macOS | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Linux | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Web | ❌ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ (Online) |
MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.
Guram Zhgamadze
If you use this library in academic work, please cite:
@software{georgian_hyphenation_2026,
author = {Zhgamadze, Guram},
title = {Georgian Hyphenation: A Phonological Approach to Automatic Syllabification},
year = {2026},
publisher = {GitHub},
url = {https://github.com/guramzhgamadze/georgian-hyphenation},
version = {2.2.7}
}
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