Segmenting Syllables in Cornish Text - Skeul an Yeth 1

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26 Apr 2022 - Davydh Trethewey

Some time ago I wrote a series of Python progams, for segmenting Cornish text into syllables, using a regular expressions method.

I have recently started to revisit some of that work, and added a program that counts the total of each syllable in a text.

For example, I processed the Skeul an Yeth 1 example sentences (the book is available as a free download from Kesva an Taves Kernewek), and I extracted the sentences as text.

The program I wrote before, corpus_wordfreqGUI.py, gives general information on the text as follows:


Tekst: Ensamplow Skeul an Yeth 1

niver geryow lytherennek = 10634
niver geryow lytherennek dihaval = 1457

sommenn niver lytherennow yn geryow lytherennek = 38396
hirder ger mayn = 3.61

Hirder geryow yn aray diyskynna menowghder
[(4, 1736), (2, 2794), (3, 1956), (5, 1388), (7, 453), (6,
867), (10, 55), (8, 266), (1, 1012), (9, 95), (11, 8), (12,
2), (13, 2)]

20 geryow moyha kemmyn:
['an', 'yw', 'a', 'n', 'y', 'ma', 'yma', 'nyns', 'eus',
'na', 'dhe', 'ha', 'yn', 'hi', 'ow', 'dell', 'o', 're',
'da', 'ev']

20 geryow moyha kemmyn gans 4 lytherennow dhe'n lyha:
['nyns', 'dell', 'lemmyn', 'pleg', 'meur', 'gans', 'dybav',
'gesys', 'lowr', 'lyver', 'ugens', 'dhymm', 'genes', 'orth',
'hevel', 'eglos', 'pyth', 'hemma', 'karr', 'voes']

I have another program that segments a text into syllables, sylrannakwGUI.py, but hadn't joined up this with the automatic corpus statistics program until now.

I have recently started doing this with a program cornish_corpus_syllabennow.py, which currently is only a command-line program, but for Skeul an Yeth gives the following:


Ensamplow Skeul an Yeth 1


Total number of syllables = 14419

All syllables = 
('an', 790), ('yw', 636), ('a', 496), ('ma', 409), ('y', 301)
('e', 279), ('na', 265), ('nyns', 161), ('ge', 149), ("y'n", 148)
('o', 144), ('eus', 139), ('ha', 132), ('ow', 122), ('yn', 116)
('dhe', 100), ('sa', 100), ('da', 97), ('dell', 96), ('hi', 94)
('ne', 92), ('re', 90), ('u', 88), ('war', 88), ('mar', 84)
('ev', 77), ('dha', 76), ('myn', 74), ('ny', 74), ('ri', 70)
('lem', 68), ('a-', 65), ('dre', 65), ('lo', 62), ('dy', 62)
('sys', 60), ('si', 60), ('i', 60), ('ver', 59), ('ga', 58)
('we', 57), ('py', 57), ('ly', 53), ('ni', 53), ('nes', 51)
('pleg', 51), ('he', 51), ('fa', 49), ('chi', 49), ('le', 49)
('mes', 48), ('ter', 48), ('yth', 48), ('now', 47), ('ras', 46)
("dhe'n", 46), ('yns', 46), ('gans', 46), ('meur', 45), ('ta', 45)
('ve', 44), ('pa', 43), ('te', 42), ('vel', 42), ('eur', 42)
('gwe', 41), ('di', 41), ('bav', 40), ('gor', 39), ('my', 39)
('gens', 39), ('lowr', 38), ('nag', 38), ('gan', 38), ('nan', 37)
('dhymm', 37), ('sur', 36), ('row', 36), ('ker', 36), ('les', 35)
('karr', 35), ('ka', 35), ('no', 35), ('hwe', 35), ('li', 35)
('ot', 34), ('ji', 34), ('pyth', 34), ('der', 34), ('nas', 33)
('orth', 33), ('me', 32), ('ar', 32), ('ra', 32), ('oll', 31)
('glos', 31), ('de', 31), ('sen', 31), ('pur', 31), ('se', 31)
('hwi', 30), ('kem', 30), ('wo', 29), ('wer', 29), ('vy', 29)
('hy', 29), ('ya', 29), ('wek', 28), ('tell', 28), ('ger', 28)
('piw', 28), ('ple', 28), ('rag', 27), ('dor', 27), ('hem', 27)
('yow', 27), ('va', 26), ('pe', 26), ('bo', 25), ('voes', 25)
('ke', 25), ("'ma", 25), ('lla', 24), ('hen', 24), ('rys', 24)
('dho', 24), ('hir', 24), ('res', 24), ('dhi', 24), ('hel', 23)
('wes', 23), ('ghes', 23), ('ste', 22), ('om', 22), ('den', 22)
('ko', 22), ('eth', 22), ('warth', 22), ('koth', 21), ("ha'n", 21)
('ghan', 21), ('flogh', 21), ('ki', 21), ('la', 21), ('gin', 20)
('tra', 20), ('dra', 20), ('wydh', 20), ('wen', 20), ('yon', 20)
('tho', 20), ('es', 20), ('vynn', 20), ('ken', 19), ('bri', 19)
('hag', 19), ('dhes', 19), ('sel', 19), ('be', 19), ('by', 19)
('mer', 19), ('bras', 19), ('ti', 19), ('barth', 19), ('boes', 19)
('po', 19), ('sons', 19), ('bes', 19), ('ty', 18), ('tom', 18)
('stel', 18), ('yans', 18), ('bre', 18), ('go', 18), ('wonn', 18)
('deg', 18), ('par', 18), ('ves', 18), ('yn-', 18), ('dhis', 18)
('yll', 18), ('dydh', 17), ('ryb', 17), ('gwin', 17), ('hemm', 17)
('val', 17), ('sta', 17), ('wra', 17), ('gour', 17), ('fle', 17)
('kres', 17), ('lenn', 16), ('pras', 16), ('sow', 16), ('hev', 16)
('vras', 16), ('ba', 16), ('ghans', 16), ('warn', 16), ('vydh', 16)
('pan', 16), ('low', 15), ('mo', 15), ('hwath', 15), ('tre', 15)
('tri', 15), ('senn', 15), ('gle', 15), ('jy', 15), ('plu', 14)
('nek', 14), ('sik', 14), ('maw', 14), ('unn', 14), ('ska', 14)
('von', 14), ('mor', 14), ('dew', 14), ('han', 14), ('red', 14)
("a'n", 14), ('ro', 14), ('var', 14), ('vell', 14), ('so', 14)
('wrug', 14), ('stri', 13), ('fordh', 13), ('nowgh', 13), ('tus', 13)
('mons', 13), ('keur', 13), ('rall', 13), ('rell', 13), ('las', 13)
('wor', 13), ('yas', 13), ('prag', 13), ('tla', 12), ('tin', 12)
('en', 12), ('do', 12), ('venn', 12), ('to', 12), ('teg', 12)
('glaw', 12), ('vamm', 12), ('sti', 12), ('drog', 12), ("'ta", 12)
('dheuth', 12), ('tos', 12), ('jo', 11), ('jydh', 11), ('skri', 11)
('gen', 11), ('henn', 11), ('gwer', 11), ('brav', 11), ('al', 11)
('nav', 11), ('vo', 11), ('tas', 11), ('koes', 11), ('kew', 11)
('vyn', 11), ('dorn', 11), ('len', 11), ('swar', 11), ('ran', 11)
('kun', 11), ('mil', 11), ('wedh', 11), ('kyn', 11), ('keth', 11)
('ov', 11), ('hu', 11), ('pes', 11), ('ho', 11), ('gwa', 11)
('nos', 10), ('vregh', 10), ('feu', 10), ('kon', 10), ('woes', 10)
('wynn', 10), ('ges', 10), ('nyn', 10), ('verr', 10), ('dhel', 10)
('yo', 10), ('wann', 10), ('nenn', 10), ('rudh', 10), ('kans', 10)
('fo', 10), ('gas', 10), ('syn', 10), ('sedh', 10), ('hwans', 10)
('pandr', 10), ('bos', 10), ('fenn', 10), ('gher', 9), ('dor-', 9)
('leur', 9), ('er', 9), ('thys', 9), ('pow', 9), ('wel', 9)
('sek', 9), ('bro', 9), ('kom', 9), ('tek', 9), ('toll', 9)
('plos', 9), ('naw', 9), ('prys', 9), ('bell', 9), ('dann', 9)
('lyn', 9), ('dhen', 9), ('sens', 9), ('dhas', 9), ('nev', 9)
('ass', 9), ('thu', 8), ('ven', 8), ('jynn-', 8), ('stamp', 8)
('byl', 8), ('ten', 8), ('thek', 8), ('oer', 8), ('moy', 8)
('eyn', 8), ('berr', 8), ('fi', 8), ('van', 8), ('penn', 8)
('goth', 8), ('ner', 8), ('cham', 8), ('bour', 8), ('blu', 8)
('del', 8), ('sin', 8), ('teyr', 8), ('poes', 8), ('kyns', 8)
('rev', 8), ('gi', 8), ('pel', 8), ('pron', 8), ('jen', 8)
('fe', 8), ('ber', 8), ('gyn', 8), ('nen', 8), ('ghas', 8)
('sov', 8), ('sav', 8), ('thas', 8), ('weth', 8), ('ris', 8)
('pub', 8), ('neuv', 8), ('llas', 8), ('owth', 8), ('pym', 8)
('poynt', 7), ('bryn', 7), ('ey', 7), ('gwag', 7), ('skav', 7)
('mi', 7), ('hon', 7), ('son', 7), ('shyn', 7), ('dys', 7)
('gwir', 7), ('fur', 7), ('pam', 7), ('nor', 7), ('vrow', 7)
('dhek', 7), ('lles', 7), ('trin', 7), ('stell', 7), ('skol', 7)
('tir', 7), ('tan', 7), ('gath', 7), ('win', 7), ('margh', 7)
('boe', 7), ('wav', 7), ('pre', 7), ('heb', 7), ('llav', 7)
('ski', 7), ('stowgh', 7), ('vek', 6), ('nep', 6), ('gwydh', 6)
('fol', 6), ('gonn', 6), ('brek', 6), ('lek', 6), ('lost', 6)
('ek', 6), ('ren', 6), ('wy', 6), ('tam', 6), ('plat', 6)
('diw', 6), ('gar', 6), ('dro', 6), ('kyt', 6), ('ru', 6)
('bar', 6), ('gen-', 6), ('dryv', 6), ('dhow', 6), ('dan', 6)
('gell', 6), ('ster', 6), ('pu', 6), ('worth', 6), ('on', 6)
('gwell', 6), ('mol', 6), ('sowgh', 6), ('dowr', 6), ('lan', 6)
('hwel', 6), ('bloedh', 6), ('vis', 6), ('ja', 5), ('fan', 5)
('vas', 5), ('fryn', 5), ('kek', 5), ('frank', 5), ('thin', 5)
('prenn', 5), ('kul', 5), ('hweg', 5), ('byw', 5), ('splann', 5)
('ergh', 5), ('vamm-', 5), ('ewn', 5), ('kel', 5), ('sygh', 5)
('toemm', 5), ('tour', 5), ('lu', 5), ('dus', 5), ('gul', 5)
('dhenn', 5), ('dhew', 5), ('dhiw', 5), ('pymp', 5), ('try', 5)
('gwynn', 5), ('dru', 5), ('kerdh', 5), ('tha', 5), ('gow', 5)
('vern', 5), ('fos', 5), ('skis', 5), ('llys', 5), ('bleu', 5)
('voe', 5), ('or', 5), ('thy', 5), ('pys', 5), ('ttha', 5)
('dhyw', 5), ('brenn', 5), ('bren', 5), ('wolgh', 5), ('tyn', 5)
('dhyn', 5), ('gorr', 5), ('fas', 5), ('dhywgh', 5), ('sos', 5)
('dhy', 5), ('the', 5), ('sis', 5), ('wa', 5), ('wi', 5)
('myt', 4), ('day', 4), ('homm', 4), ('myr', 4), ('honn', 4)
('duw', 4), ('pol', 4), ('poeth', 4), ('ban', 4), ('ghal', 4)
('gwyns', 4), ('hwoer', 4), ('drep', 4), ('mab', 4), ("'ti", 4)
('down', 4), ('fen', 4), ('voen', 4), ('gwreg', 4), ('noy', 4)
('klop', 4), ('pek', 4), ('tey', 4), ('skor', 4), ('un', 4)
('dhu', 4), ('seyth', 4), ('du', 4), ('per', 4), ('porth', 4)
('kan', 4), ('gre', 4), ('ans', 4), ('cha', 4), ('dons', 4)
('gov', 4), ('ghel', 4), ('bry', 4), ('jys', 4), ('gos', 4)
('tren', 4), ('rydh', 4), ('kamm', 4), ('vugh', 4), ('ens', 4)
('treth', 4), ('sewgh', 4), ('wlenn', 4), ('skwith', 4), ('mas', 4)
('gok', 4), ('gy', 4), ('ghe', 4), ('wol', 4), ('bal', 4)
('mos', 4), ('ther', 4), ('per-', 4), ('krev', 4), ('nydh', 4)
('skyn', 4), ('vys', 4), ('ugh', 4), ('vly', 4), ('her', 4)
('leth', 4), ('vyth', 4), ('gwrys', 4), ('bys', 4), ("'ga", 4)
('desk', 3), ('thel', 3), ('may', 3), ('vyrgh', 3), ('wynk', 3)
('og', 3), ('rol', 3), ('har', 3), ('tenn', 3), ('hom', 3)
('vi', 3), ("'ka", 3), ('snek', 3), ('gron', 3), ('je', 3)
('fer', 3), ('sten', 3), ('gras', 3), ('gynn', 3), ('rek', 3)
('hwegh', 3), ('ros', 3), ('gres', 3), ('moen', 3), ('ghant', 3)
('argh-', 3), ('nown', 3), ('pals', 3), ('gho', 3), ('bals', 3)
('sy', 3), ('vrek', 3), ('skorr', 3), ('skes', 3), ('gwra', 3)
('wul', 3), ('wyn', 3), ('thes', 3), ('os', 3), ('glas', 3)
('klav', 3), ('horn', 3), ('medh', 3), ('mont', 3), ('golgh', 3)
('gwerth', 3), ('hwor', 3), ('as', 3), ('hep', 3), ('drenn', 3)
('dren', 3), ('howl', 3), ('pup', 3), ('wre', 3), ('gon', 3)
('kwa', 3), ('ser', 3), ('nell', 3), ('thyp', 3), ('lli', 3)
('swa', 3), ('loes', 3), ('swon', 3), ('mir', 3), ('dir', 3)
('penn-', 3), ('sey', 3), ('dres', 3), ('dhorn', 3), ('sagh', 3)
('hows', 3), ('droes', 3), ('liw', 3), ('mis', 3), ('stynn', 3)
('pell', 3), ('kath', 3), ('meurth', 3), ('hol', 3), ('drel', 3)
('lergh', 3), ('bi', 3), ('kynth', 3), ('vos', 3), ("ha'y", 3)
("a'y", 3), ("dh'y", 3), ('lew', 3), ('sku', 3), ('gwith', 3)
('char', 2), ('moes', 2), ('yer', 2), ('skeu', 2), ('sows', 2)
('ott', 2), ('wlek', 2), ('karl', 2), ('dhowgh', 2), ('gra', 2)
('yeth', 2), ('gwy', 2), ('bra', 2), ('mayn', 2), ('mon', 2)
('gwann', 2), ('blos', 2), ('myrgh', 2), ('doemm', 2), ('tewl', 2)
('wir', 2), ('renn', 2), ('garr', 2), ('tas-', 2), ('kwar', 2)
('brys', 2), ('koen', 2), ('spas', 2), ('thow', 2), ('skath', 2)
('fow', 2), ('oy', 2), ('for', 2), ('nys', 2), ('ses', 2)
('dew-', 2), ('pla', 2), ('sou', 2), ('rewgh', 2), ('flows', 2)
('bla', 2), ('owgh', 2), ('sam', 2), ('plow', 2), ('gewgh', 2)
('boeth', 2), ('yor', 2), ('ket', 2), ("ma'n", 2), ('ewgh', 2)
('hyns-', 2), ('mysk', 2), ('gla', 2), ('oyl', 2), ('jynn', 2)
('boen', 2), ('poen', 2), ('kin', 2), ('kowl', 2), ('skas', 2)
('pren', 2), ('skwe', 2), ('yv', 2), ('rav', 2), ('dheu', 2)
('far', 2), ('hyk', 2), ('flu', 2), ('che', 2), ('nans', 2)
('peub', 2), ('o.', 2), ('gwi', 2), ('tew', 2), ('wreg', 2)
('gof', 2), ('worr', 2), ('bu', 2), ('bov', 2), ('ryg', 2)
('dhym', 2), ('skwedh', 2), ('kof', 2), ('bregh', 2), ('harr', 2)
('kwe', 2), ('kol', 2), ('ghi', 2), ('goel', 2), ('rens', 2)
('skew', 2), ('enn', 2), ('joy', 2), ('vre', 2), ('kik', 2)
('stret', 2), ('kok', 2), ('lynn', 2), ('dhowr', 2), ('sas', 2)
('lyb', 2), ('fows', 2), ('weyth', 2), ('bris', 2), ('wrav', 2)
('dhre', 2), ('neth', 2), ('gew', 2), ('mis-', 2), ('gwen', 2)
('ton', 2), ('nith', 2), ('was', 2), ('lok', 2), ('kas', 2)
('dow', 2), ('klow', 2), ('tu', 2), ('drig', 2), ('dreus', 2)
('has', 2), ('dal', 2), ('gosk', 2), ('gal', 2), ('bis', 2)
('veb', 2), ('tons', 2), ('ghenn', 2), ('reu', 2), ('wot', 2)
('leun', 2), ('hal', 2), ("'gan", 2), ('wis', 2), ('kref', 2)
('hwek', 2), ('dhyk', 2), ('perl', 2), ('fre', 2), ("dh'a", 2)
('swonn', 2), ('strel', 2), ('skoedh', 2), ('karn', 2), ('ann', 1)
('mal', 1), ('colm', 1), ('ragh', 1), ('woen', 1), ('mayl', 1)
('logh', 1), ('pat', 1), ('tal', 1), ('ogh', 1), ('gwyn', 1)
('glyb', 1), ("'gwe", 1), ('gav', 1), ('ce', 1), ('venn-', 1)
('rayn', 1), ('bleuj', 1), ('hwedh', 1), ('kard', 1), ('roy', 1)
('kelt', 1), ('tur', 1), ('mark', 1), ('bours', 1), ('llow', 1)
('frynk', 1), ('trow', 1), ('i.', 1), ('vow', 1), ('fysk', 1)
('wour', 1), ('blat', 1), ('thra', 1), ('gwar', 1), ('goen', 1)
('dewl', 1), ("'ma'n", 1), ('spi', 1), ('glann', 1), ('flat', 1)
("'bro", 1), ('vro', 1), ('ol', 1), ('pysk', 1), ("'mamm-", 1)
('kar', 1), ('klokk', 1), ('keus', 1), ('gom', 1), ('vleu', 1)
('llan', 1), ('plymm', 1), ('tow', 1), ('fewgh', 1), ('gwrewgh', 1)
('newgh', 1), ('dewgh', 1), ('peun', 1), ('poll', 1), ('ver-', 1)
('drow', 1), ('ter-', 1), ('gwyrdh', 1), ('bron', 1), ('bel', 1)
('tru', 1), ('dhys', 1), ('rir', 1), ('kes', 1), ('gyt', 1)
('they', 1), ('deus', 1), ('dhav', 1), ('rad', 1), ('gol', 1)
('ghis', 1), ('keun', 1), ('pows', 1), ('nons', 1), ('lydh', 1)
('rons', 1), ('dhons', 1), ('sydh', 1), ('vir', 1), ('vet', 1)
('glew', 1), ('dhysk', 1), ('wisk', 1), ('daf', 1), ('koynt', 1)
('mam', 1), ('mik', 1), ('jam', 1), ('chard', 1), ('kle', 1)
('wruss', 1), ('rel', 1), ("'mil", 1), ("'an", 1), ('hwrug', 1)
('gha', 1), ('thas-', 1), ('chym', 1), ('hor', 1), ('gews', 1)
('bown', 1), ('jer', 1), ('hoen', 1), ('krys', 1), ('kre', 1)
('benn', 1), ('gun', 1), ('hwy', 1), ('thiv', 1), ('slo', 1)
('kwi', 1), ('lly', 1), ('fenn-', 1), ('map', 1), ('gowgh', 1)
('salm', 1), ('tes', 1), ('skans', 1), ('met', 1), ('sim', 1)
('naf', 1), ('llydh', 1), ('skon', 1), ('wyrdh', 1), ('glapp', 1)
('wrons', 1), ('ralf', 1), ('vryn', 1), ('wredh', 1), ('ters', 1)
('vons', 1), ('wren', 1), ('wrewgh', 1), ('stam', 1), ('lann', 1)
('dhaf', 1), ('garth', 1), ('hans', 1), ("'kath", 1), ('fest', 1)
('this', 1), ('gwel', 1), ('glow', 1), ('llowgh', 1), ('nus', 1)
('est', 1), ('seg', 1), ('vis-', 1), ('hyl', 1), ('trou', 1)
('thi', 1), ('sweyth', 1), ('styn', 1), ('yet', 1), ('loer', 1)
('gann', 1), ('vor', 1), ('veu', 1), ('agh', 1), ('yow-', 1)
('genn', 1), ('dheg', 1), ('hoe', 1), ('dry', 1), ('sty', 1)
('llenn', 1), ('kroust', 1), ('vav', 1), ('lav', 1), ('lam', 1)
('vans', 1), ('vag', 1), ('glan', 1), ('bord', 1), ('gyrgh', 1)
('am', 1), ('meth', 1), ('kef', 1), ('frys', 1), ('mann', 1)
('brenn-', 1), ('lis', 1), ('hyn', 1), ("'meur", 1), ('men', 1)
('kig', 1), ('ross', 1), ('werth', 1), ('bow', 1), ('su', 1)
('pen', 1), ('broj', 1), ('kor', 1), ('woel', 1), ('kleudh', 1)
('park-', 1), ('gols', 1), ('vle', 1), ("'py", 1), ("'de", 1)
('arm', 1), ("'ker", 1), ('vyk', 1), ('bub', 1), ('ry', 1)
('wleuv', 1), ("a'm", 1), ('lin', 1), ('heyl', 1), ('pons', 1)
('hyns', 1), ('dhe-', 1), ('vra', 1), ('dhros', 1), ('vu', 1)
('wler', 1), ('euth', 1), ('tros', 1), ('hos', 1), ('soedh', 1)
('kert', 1), ('jyp', 1), ('bly', 1), ('gwlas', 1), ('bedh', 1)
('woer', 1), ('net', 1), ('bronn', 1), ('vrenn', 1), ('dhrog', 1)
('drist', 1), ('sul', 1), ('hwa', 1), ('krow', 1), ('gows', 1)
('lov', 1), ('our', 1), ('vil', 1), ('braf', 1), ('gwav', 1)
('toem', 1), ('nij', 1), ('pup-', 1), ('dhyg', 1), ('wrow', 1)
('syw', 1), ('gyns', 1), ('hwra', 1), ('sko', 1), ('lor', 1)
('meb', 1), ('toe', 1), ('herdh', 1), ('pot', 1), ('llons', 1)
('mamm', 1), ("ha'm", 1), ('meg', 1), ('then', 1), ('dos', 1)
('sow-', 1), ('klapp', 1), ('gro', 1), ('vens', 1), ('loun', 1)
('syns', 1), ('trel', 1), ('bas', 1), ('skenn', 1), ('yas-', 1)
('skeul', 1), ('hwarth', 1), ('bon', 1), ('pal', 1), ('toeth', 1)
('teu', 1), ('thons', 1), ('tar', 1), ('gwas', 1), ('varr', 1)
('bydh', 1), ('tregh', 1), ('forn', 1), ('garth-', 1), ("'o", 1)
('syrr', 1), ("'ov", 1), ("'pandr", 1), ('hwer', 1), ("'y", 1)
('wros', 1), ('wro', 1), ("'res", 1), ("'my", 1), ('dhar', 1)
('dyb', 1), ("ha'th", 1), ('ap', 1), ('pos', 1), ('yon-', 1)
('tak', 1), ('rann', 1), ('kwayt', 1), ('kowr', 1), ('vergh', 1)

The Skeul an Yeth 1 example sentences contain a total of 14419 syllables, and apparently 1112 different syllables, which is a slight overestimate as I haven't collapsed down those with punctuation characters contained (usually an apostrophe or a hyphen)

I've also started exploring the data via jupyter notebooks, and this is on my github at syllabenn_ranna_demo_skeulanyeth1.ipynb

In this I count up syllables starting with each letter of the alphabet, and also with each two letter combination that is realised


Syllables starting with a
[('a', 496), ("a'm", 1), ("a'n", 14), ("a'y", 3), ('a-', 65), ('agh', 1), ('al', 11), ('am', 1), ('an', 790), ('ann', 1), ('ans', 4), ('ap', 1), ('ar', 32), ('argh-', 3), ('arm', 1), ('as', 3), ('ass', 9)]
total number = 1436
Syllables starting with b
[('ba', 16), ('bal', 4), ('bals', 3), ('ban', 4), ('bar', 6), ('barth', 19), ('bas', 1), ('bav', 40), ('be', 19), ('bedh', 1), ('bel', 1), ('bell', 9), ('benn', 1), ('ber', 8), ('berr', 8), ('bes', 19), ('bi', 3), ('bis', 2), ('bla', 2), ('blat', 1), ('bleu', 5), ('bleuj', 1), ('bloedh', 6), ('blos', 2), ('blu', 8), ('bly', 1), ('bo', 25), ('boe', 7), ('boen', 2), ('boes', 19), ('boeth', 2), ('bon', 1), ('bord', 1), ('bos', 10), ('bour', 8), ('bours', 1), ('bov', 2), ('bow', 1), ('bown', 1), ('bra', 2), ('braf', 1), ('bras', 19), ('brav', 11), ('bre', 18), ('bregh', 2), ('brek', 6), ('bren', 5), ('brenn', 5), ('brenn-', 1), ('bri', 19), ('bris', 2), ('bro', 9), ('broj', 1), ('bron', 1), ('bronn', 1), ('bry', 4), ('bryn', 7), ('brys', 2), ('bu', 2), ('bub', 1), ('by', 19), ('bydh', 1), ('byl', 8), ('bys', 4), ('byw', 5)]
total number = 426
Syllables starting with c
[('ce', 1), ('cha', 4), ('cham', 8), ('char', 2), ('chard', 1), ('che', 2), ('chi', 49), ('chym', 1), ('colm', 1)]
total number = 69
Syllables starting with d
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total number = 1186
Syllables starting with e
[('e', 279), ('ek', 6), ('en', 12), ('enn', 2), ('ens', 4), ('er', 9), ('ergh', 5), ('es', 20), ('est', 1), ('eth', 22), ('eur', 42), ('eus', 139), ('euth', 1), ('ev', 77), ('ewgh', 2), ('ewn', 5), ('ey', 7), ('eyn', 8)]
total number = 641
Syllables starting with f
[('fa', 49), ('fan', 5), ('far', 2), ('fas', 5), ('fe', 8), ('fen', 4), ('fenn', 10), ('fenn-', 1), ('fer', 3), ('fest', 1), ('feu', 10), ('fewgh', 1), ('fi', 8), ('flat', 1), ('fle', 17), ('flogh', 21), ('flows', 2), ('flu', 2), ('fo', 10), ('fol', 6), ('for', 2), ('fordh', 13), ('forn', 1), ('fos', 5), ('fow', 2), ('fows', 2), ('frank', 5), ('fre', 2), ('fryn', 5), ('frynk', 1), ('frys', 1), ('fun', 1), ('fur', 7), ('fysk', 1)]
total number = 214
Syllables starting with g
[('ga', 58), ('gal', 2), ('gan', 38), ('gann', 1), ('gans', 46), ('gar', 6), ('garr', 2), ('garth', 1), ('garth-', 1), ('gas', 10), ('gath', 7), ('gav', 1), ('ge', 149), ('gell', 6), ('gen', 11), ('gen-', 6), ('genn', 1), ('gens', 39), ('ger', 28), ('ges', 10), ('gew', 2), ('gewgh', 2), ('gews', 1), ('gha', 1), ('ghal', 4), ('ghan', 21), ('ghans', 16), ('ghant', 3), ('ghas', 8), ('ghe', 4), ('ghel', 4), ('ghenn', 2), ('gher', 9), ('ghes', 23), ('ghi', 2), ('ghis', 1), ('gho', 3), ('gi', 8), ('gin', 20), ('gla', 2), ('glan', 1), ('glann', 1), ('glapp', 1), ('glas', 3), ('glaw', 12), ('gle', 15), ('glew', 1), ('gloes', 1), ('glos', 31), ('glow', 1), ('glyb', 1), ('go', 18), ('goel', 2), ('goen', 1), ('gof', 2), ('gok', 4), ('gol', 1), ('golgh', 3), ('gols', 1), ('gom', 1), ('gon', 3), ('gonn', 6), ('gor', 39), ('gorr', 5), ('gos', 4), ('gosk', 2), ('goth', 8), ('gour', 17), ('gov', 4), ('gow', 5), ('gowgh', 1), ('gows', 1), ('gra', 2), ('gras', 3), ('gre', 4), ('gres', 3), ('gro', 1), ('gron', 3), ('gul', 5), ('gun', 1), ('gwa', 11), ('gwag', 7), ('gwann', 2), ('gwar', 1), ('gwas', 1), ('gwav', 1), ('gwe', 41), ('gwel', 1), ('gwell', 6), ('gwen', 2), ('gwer', 11), ('gwerth', 3), ('gwi', 2), ('gwin', 17), ('gwir', 7), ('gwith', 3), ('gwlas', 1), ('gwra', 3), ('gwreg', 4), ('gwrewgh', 1), ('gwrys', 4), ('gwy', 2), ('gwydh', 6), ('gwyn', 1), ('gwynn', 5), ('gwyns', 4), ('gwyrdh', 1), ('gy', 4), ('gyn', 8), ('gynn', 3), ('gyns', 1), ('gyrgh', 1), ('gyt', 1)]
total number = 943
Syllables starting with h
[('ha', 132), ("ha'm", 1), ("ha'n", 21), ("ha'th", 1), ("ha'y", 3), ('hag', 19), ('hal', 2), ('han', 14), ('hans', 1), ('har', 3), ('harr', 2), ('has', 2), ('he', 51), ('heb', 7), ('hel', 23), ('hem', 27), ('hemm', 17), ('hen', 24), ('henn', 11), ('hep', 3), ('her', 4), ('herdh', 1), ('hev', 16), ('heyl', 1), ('hi', 94), ('hir', 24), ('ho', 11), ('hoe', 1), ('hoen', 1), ('hol', 3), ('hom', 3), ('homm', 4), ('hon', 7), ('honn', 4), ('hor', 1), ('horn', 3), ('hos', 1), ('howl', 3), ('hows', 3), ('hu', 11), ('hwa', 1), ('hwans', 10), ('hwarth', 1), ('hwath', 15), ('hwe', 35), ('hwedh', 1), ('hweg', 5), ('hwegh', 3), ('hwek', 2), ('hwel', 6), ('hwer', 1), ('hwi', 30), ('hwoer', 4), ('hwor', 3), ('hwra', 1), ('hwrug', 1), ('hwy', 1), ('hy', 29), ('hyk', 2), ('hyl', 1), ('hyn', 1), ('hyns', 1), ('hyns-', 2)]
total number = 716
Syllables starting with i
[('i', 61)]
total number = 61
Syllables starting with j
[('ja', 5), ('jam', 1), ('je', 3), ('jen', 8), ('jer', 1), ('ji', 34), ('jo', 11), ('joy', 2), ('jy', 15), ('jydh', 11), ('jynn', 2), ('jynn-', 8), ('jyp', 1), ('jys', 4)]
total number = 106
Syllables starting with k
[('ka', 35), ('kamm', 4), ('kan', 4), ('kans', 10), ('kar', 1), ('kard', 1), ('karl', 2), ('karn', 2), ('karr', 35), ('kas', 2), ('kath', 3), ('ke', 25), ('kef', 1), ('kek', 5), ('kel', 5), ('kelt', 1), ('kem', 30), ('ken', 19), ('ker', 36), ('kerdh', 5), ('kert', 1), ('kes', 1), ('ket', 2), ('keth', 11), ('keun', 1), ('keur', 13), ('keus', 1), ('kew', 11), ('ki', 21), ('kig', 1), ('kik', 2), ('kin', 2), ('klapp', 1), ('klav', 3), ('kle', 1), ('kleudh', 1), ('klokk', 1), ('klop', 4), ('klow', 2), ('ko', 22), ('koen', 2), ('koes', 11), ('kof', 2), ('kok', 2), ('kol', 2), ('kom', 9), ('kon', 10), ('kor', 1), ('koth', 21), ('kowl', 2), ('kowr', 1), ('koynt', 1), ('kre', 1), ('kref', 2), ('kres', 17), ('krev', 4), ('kroust', 1), ('krow', 1), ('krys', 1), ('kul', 5), ('kun', 11), ('kwa', 3), ('kwar', 2), ('kwayt', 1), ('kwe', 2), ('kwi', 1), ('kyn', 11), ('kyns', 8), ('kynth', 3), ('kyt', 6)]
total number = 472
Syllables starting with l
[('la', 21), ('lam', 1), ('lan', 6), ('lann', 1), ('las', 13), ('lav', 1), ('le', 49), ('lek', 6), ('lem', 68), ('len', 11), ('lenn', 16), ('lergh', 3), ('les', 35), ('leth', 4), ('leun', 2), ('leur', 9), ('lew', 3), ('li', 35), ('lin', 1), ('lis', 1), ('liw', 3), ('lla', 24), ('llan', 1), ('llas', 8), ('llav', 7), ('llenn', 1), ('lles', 7), ('lli', 3), ('llons', 1), ('llow', 1), ('llowgh', 1), ('lly', 1), ('llydh', 1), ('llys', 5), ('lo', 62), ('loer', 1), ('loes', 3), ('logh', 1), ('lok', 2), ('lor', 1), ('lost', 6), ('loun', 1), ('lov', 1), ('low', 15), ('lowr', 38), ('lu', 5), ('ly', 53), ('lyb', 2), ('lydh', 1), ('lyn', 9), ('lynn', 2)]
total number = 553
Syllables starting with m
[('ma', 409), ("ma'n", 2), ('mab', 4), ('mal', 1), ('mam', 1), ('mamm', 1), ('mann', 1), ('map', 1), ('mar', 84), ('margh', 7), ('mark', 1), ('mas', 4), ('maw', 14), ('may', 3), ('mayl', 1), ('mayn', 2), ('me', 32), ('meb', 1), ('medh', 3), ('meg', 1), ('men', 1), ('mer', 19), ('mes', 48), ('met', 1), ('meth', 1), ('meur', 45), ('meurth', 3), ('mi', 7), ('mik', 1), ('mil', 11), ('mir', 3), ('mis', 3), ('mis-', 2), ('mo', 15), ('moen', 3), ('moes', 2), ('mol', 6), ('mon', 2), ('mons', 13), ('mont', 3), ('mor', 14), ('mos', 4), ('moy', 8), ('my', 39), ('myn', 74), ('myr', 4), ('myrgh', 2), ('mysk', 2), ('myt', 4)]
total number = 913
Syllables starting with n
[('na', 265), ('naf', 1), ('nag', 38), ('nan', 37), ('nans', 2), ('nas', 33), ('nav', 11), ('naw', 9), ('ne', 92), ('nek', 14), ('nell', 3), ('nen', 8), ('nenn', 10), ('nep', 6), ('ner', 8), ('nes', 51), ('net', 1), ('neth', 2), ('neuv', 8), ('nev', 9), ('newgh', 1), ('ni', 53), ('nij', 1), ('nith', 2), ('no', 35), ('nons', 1), ('nor', 7), ('nos', 10), ('now', 47), ('nowgh', 13), ('nown', 3), ('noy', 4), ('nus', 1), ('ny', 74), ('nydh', 4), ('nyn', 10), ('nyns', 161), ('nys', 2)]
total number = 1037
Syllables starting with o
[('o', 146), ('oer', 8), ('og', 3), ('ogh', 1), ('ol', 1), ('oll', 31), ('om', 22), ('on', 6), ('or', 5), ('orth', 33), ('os', 3), ('ot', 34), ('ott', 2), ('our', 1), ('ov', 11), ('ow', 122), ('owgh', 2), ('owth', 8), ('oy', 2), ('oyl', 2)]
total number = 443
Syllables starting with p
[('pa', 43), ('pal', 1), ('pals', 3), ('pam', 7), ('pan', 16), ('pandr', 10), ('par', 18), ('park-', 1), ('pat', 1), ('pe', 26), ('pek', 4), ('pel', 8), ('pell', 3), ('pen', 1), ('penn', 8), ('penn-', 3), ('per', 4), ('per-', 4), ('perl', 2), ('pes', 11), ('peub', 2), ('peun', 1), ('piw', 28), ('pla', 2), ('plat', 6), ('ple', 28), ('pleg', 51), ('plos', 9), ('plow', 2), ('plu', 14), ('plymm', 1), ('po', 19), ('poen', 2), ('poes', 8), ('poeth', 4), ('pol', 4), ('poll', 1), ('pons', 1), ('porth', 4), ('pos', 1), ('pot', 1), ('pow', 9), ('pows', 1), ('poynt', 7), ('prag', 13), ('pras', 16), ('pre', 7), ('pren', 2), ('prenn', 5), ('pron', 8), ('prys', 9), ('pu', 6), ('pub', 8), ('pup', 3), ('pup-', 1), ('pur', 31), ('py', 57), ('pym', 8), ('pymp', 5), ('pys', 5), ('pysk', 1), ('pyth', 34)]
total number = 599
Syllables starting with q
[]
total number = 0
Syllables starting with r
[('ra', 32), ('rad', 1), ('rag', 27), ('ragh', 1), ('ralf', 1), ('rall', 13), ('ran', 11), ('rann', 1), ('ras', 46), ('rav', 2), ('rayn', 1), ('re', 90), ('red', 14), ('rek', 3), ('rel', 1), ('rell', 13), ('ren', 6), ('renn', 2), ('rens', 2), ('res', 24), ('reu', 2), ('rev', 8), ('rewgh', 2), ('ri', 70), ('rir', 1), ('ris', 8), ('ro', 14), ('rol', 3), ('rons', 1), ('ros', 3), ('ross', 1), ('row', 36), ('roy', 1), ('ru', 6), ('rudh', 10), ('ry', 1), ('ryb', 17), ('rydh', 4), ('ryg', 2), ('rys', 24)]
total number = 505
Syllables starting with s
[('sa', 100), ('sagh', 3), ('salm', 1), ('sam', 2), ('sas', 2), ('sav', 8), ('se', 31), ('sedh', 10), ('seg', 1), ('sek', 9), ('sel', 19), ('sen', 31), ('senn', 15), ('sens', 9), ('ser', 3), ('ses', 2), ('seu', 1), ('sewgh', 4), ('sey', 3), ('seyth', 4), ('shyn', 7), ('si', 60), ('sik', 14), ('sim', 1), ('sin', 8), ('sis', 5), ('ska', 14), ('skans', 1), ('skas', 2), ('skath', 2), ('skav', 7), ('skenn', 1), ('skes', 3), ('skeu', 2), ('skeul', 1), ('skew', 2), ('ski', 7), ('skis', 5), ('sko', 1), ('skoedh', 2), ('skol', 7), ('skon', 1), ('skor', 4), ('skorr', 3), ('skri', 11), ('sku', 3), ('skwe', 2), ('skwedh', 2), ('skwith', 4), ('skyn', 4), ('slo', 1), ('snek', 3), ('so', 14), ('soedh', 1), ('son', 7), ('sons', 19), ('sos', 5), ('sou', 2), ('sov', 8), ('sow', 16), ('sow-', 1), ('sowgh', 6), ('sows', 2), ('spas', 2), ('spi', 1), ('splann', 5), ('sta', 17), ('stam', 1), ('stamp', 8), ('ste', 22), ('stel', 18), ('stell', 7), ('sten', 3), ('ster', 6), ('sti', 12), ('stowgh', 7), ('strel', 2), ('stret', 2), ('stri', 13), ('sty', 1), ('styn', 1), ('stynn', 3), ('su', 1), ('sul', 1), ('sur', 36), ('swa', 3), ('swar', 11), ('sweyth', 1), ('swon', 3), ('swonn', 2), ('sy', 3), ('sydh', 1), ('sygh', 5), ('syn', 10), ('syns', 1), ('syrr', 1), ('sys', 60), ('syw', 1)]
total number = 800
Syllables starting with t
[('ta', 45), ('tak', 1), ('tal', 1), ('tam', 6), ('tan', 7), ('tar', 1), ('tas', 11), ('tas-', 2), ('te', 42), ('teg', 12), ('tek', 9), ('tell', 28), ('ten', 8), ('tenn', 3), ('ter', 48), ('ter-', 1), ('ters', 1), ('tes', 1), ('teu', 1), ('tew', 2), ('tewl', 2), ('tey', 4), ('teyr', 8), ('tha', 5), ('thas', 8), ('thas-', 1), ('the', 5), ('thek', 8), ('thel', 3), ('then', 1), ('ther', 4), ('thes', 3), ('they', 1), ('thi', 1), ('thin', 5), ('this', 1), ('thiv', 1), ('tho', 20), ('thons', 1), ('thow', 2), ('thra', 1), ('thu', 8), ('thy', 5), ('thyp', 3), ('thys', 9), ('ti', 19), ('tin', 12), ('tir', 7), ('tla', 12), ('to', 12), ('toe', 1), ('toem', 1), ('toemm', 5), ('toeth', 1), ('toll', 9), ('tom', 18), ('ton', 2), ('tons', 2), ('tos', 12), ('tour', 5), ('tow', 1), ('tra', 20), ('tre', 15), ('tregh', 1), ('trel', 1), ('tren', 4), ('treth', 4), ('tri', 15), ('trin', 7), ('tros', 1), ('trou', 1), ('trow', 1), ('tru', 1), ('try', 5), ('ttha', 5), ('tu', 2), ('tur', 1), ('tus', 13), ('ty', 18), ('tyn', 5)]
total number = 579
Syllables starting with u
[('u', 88), ('ugh', 4), ('un', 4), ('unn', 14)]
total number = 110
Syllables starting with v
[('va', 26), ('vag', 1), ('val', 17), ('vamm', 12), ('vamm-', 5), ('van', 8), ('vans', 1), ('var', 14), ('varr', 1), ('vas', 5), ('vav', 1), ('ve', 44), ('veb', 2), ('vek', 6), ('vel', 42), ('vell', 14), ('ven', 8), ('venn', 12), ('venn-', 1), ('vens', 1), ('ver', 59), ('ver-', 1), ('vergh', 1), ('vern', 5), ('verr', 10), ('ves', 18), ('vet', 1), ('veu', 1), ('vi', 3), ('vil', 1), ('vir', 1), ('vis', 6), ('vis-', 1), ('vle', 1), ('vleu', 1), ('vly', 4), ('vo', 11), ('voe', 5), ('voen', 4), ('voes', 25), ('von', 14), ('vons', 1), ('vor', 1), ('vos', 3), ('vow', 1), ('vra', 1), ('vras', 16), ('vre', 2), ('vregh', 10), ('vrek', 3), ('vrenn', 1), ('vro', 1), ('vrow', 7), ('vryn', 1), ('vu', 1), ('vugh', 4), ('vy', 29), ('vydh', 16), ('vyk', 1), ('vyn', 11), ('vynn', 20), ('vyrgh', 3), ('vys', 4), ('vyth', 4)]
total number = 535
Syllables starting with w
[('wa', 5), ('wann', 10), ('war', 88), ('warn', 16), ('warth', 22), ('was', 2), ('wav', 7), ('we', 57), ('wedh', 11), ('wek', 28), ('wel', 9), ('wen', 20), ('wer', 29), ('werth', 1), ('wes', 23), ('weth', 8), ('weyth', 2), ('wi', 5), ('win', 7), ('wir', 2), ('wis', 2), ('wisk', 1), ('wlek', 2), ('wlenn', 4), ('wler', 1), ('wleuv', 1), ('wo', 29), ('woel', 1), ('woen', 1), ('woer', 1), ('woes', 10), ('wol', 4), ('wolgh', 5), ('wonn', 18), ('wor', 13), ('worr', 2), ('worth', 6), ('wot', 2), ('wour', 1), ('wra', 17), ('wrav', 2), ('wre', 3), ('wredh', 1), ('wreg', 2), ('wren', 1), ('wrewgh', 1), ('wro', 1), ('wrons', 1), ('wros', 1), ('wrow', 1), ('wrug', 14), ('wruss', 1), ('wul', 3), ('wy', 6), ('wydh', 20), ('wyn', 3), ('wynk', 3), ('wynn', 10), ('wyrdh', 1)]
total number = 548
Syllables starting with x
[]
total number = 0
Syllables starting with y
[('y', 301), ("y'n", 148), ('ya', 29), ('yans', 18), ('yas', 13), ('yas-', 1), ('yer', 2), ('yet', 1), ('yeth', 2), ('yll', 18), ('yn', 116), ('yn-', 18), ('yns', 46), ('yo', 10), ('yon', 20), ('yon-', 1), ('yor', 2), ('yow', 27), ('yow-', 1), ('yth', 48), ('yv', 2), ('yw', 636)]
total number = 1460
Syllables starting with z
[]
total number = 0

print(totalsyls_letter)

defaultdict(, {'a': 1436, 'b': 426, 'c': 69, 'd': 1186, 'e': 641, 'f': 214, 'g': 943, 'h': 716, 'i': 61, 'j': 106, 'k': 472, 'l': 553, 'm': 913, 'n': 1037, 'o': 443, 'p': 599, 'q': 0, 'r': 505, 's': 800, 't': 579, 'u': 110, 'v': 535, 'w': 548, 'x': 0, 'y': 1460, 'z': 0})

defaultdict(, {'ag': 1, 'al': 11, 'am': 1, 'an': 795, 'ap': 1, 'ar': 36, 'as': 12, 'ba': 93, 'be': 66, 'bi': 5, 'bl': 26, 'bo': 80, 'br': 116, 'bu': 3, 'by': 37, 'ce': 1, 'ch': 67, 'co': 1, 'da': 119, 'de': 232, 'dh': 467, 'di': 50, 'do': 78, 'dr': 140, 'du': 13, 'dy': 87, 'ek': 6, 'en': 18, 'er': 14, 'es': 21, 'et': 22, 'eu': 182, 'ev': 77, 'ew': 7, 'ey': 15, 'fa': 61, 'fe': 38, 'fi': 8, 'fl': 43, 'fo': 41, 'fr': 14, 'fu': 8, 'fy': 1, 'ga': 173, 'ge': 255, 'gh': 101, 'gi': 28, 'gl': 70, 'go': 128, 'gr': 16, 'gu': 6, 'gw': 148, 'gy': 18, 'ha': 201, 'he': 185, 'hi': 118, 'ho': 45, 'hu': 11, 'hw': 120, 'hy': 36, 'ja': 6, 'je': 12, 'ji': 34, 'jo': 13, 'jy': 41, 'ka': 99, 'ke': 168, 'ki': 26, 'kl': 13, 'ko': 86, 'kr': 27, 'ku': 16, 'kw': 9, 'ky': 28, 'la': 43, 'le': 206, 'li': 40, 'll': 61, 'lo': 131, 'lu': 5, 'ly': 67, 'ma': 536, 'me': 155, 'mi': 27, 'mo': 70, 'my': 125, 'na': 396, 'ne': 213, 'ni': 56, 'no': 120, 'nu': 1, 'ny': 251, 'oe': 8, 'og': 4, 'ol': 32, 'om': 22, 'on': 6, 'or': 38, 'os': 3, 'ot': 36, 'ou': 1, 'ov': 11, 'ow': 132, 'oy': 4, 'pa': 100, 'pe': 77, 'pi': 28, 'pl': 113, 'po': 62, 'pr': 60, 'pu': 49, 'py': 110, 'ra': 136, 're': 167, 'ri': 79, 'ro': 59, 'ru': 16, 'ry': 48, 'sa': 116, 'se': 142, 'sh': 7, 'si': 88, 'sk': 91, 'sl': 1, 'sn': 3, 'so': 81, 'sp': 8, 'st': 123, 'su': 38, 'sw': 20, 'sy': 82, 'ta': 74, 'te': 170, 'th': 96, 'ti': 38, 'tl': 12, 'to': 69, 'tr': 76, 'tt': 5, 'tu': 16, 'ty': 23, 'ug': 4, 'un': 18, 'va': 91, 've': 226, 'vi': 12, 'vl': 6, 'vo': 65, 'vr': 42, 'vu': 5, 'vy': 88, 'wa': 150, 'we': 188, 'wi': 17, 'wl': 8, 'wo': 93, 'wr': 46, 'wu': 3, 'wy': 43, 'ya': 61, 'ye': 5, 'yl': 18, 'yn': 180, 'yo': 61, 'yt': 48, 'yv': 2, 'yw': 636})

There are 167 different two letter combinations that start a syllable in the Skeul an Yeth 1 sentences.

I also created a graphical representation of this using matplotlib:

Showing the numbers of syllables starting with each two letter combination
Showing the counts of syllables starting with each two-letter combination (of which there are 167 different ones with non-zero count)
Showing the numbers of syllables starting with each two letter combination
Showing the counts of syllables starting with each two-letter combination, using imshow() in matplotlib

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