path: root/games/syl

#!/usr/bin/env bash
word=$1
syls=0
vs=0
for ((i=0;i<${#word};i++)); do
    if [[ ${word:i:1} == [aeiouy] ]] ; then
        ((vs!=1)) && ((syls++))
        ((vs++))
    else
        ((vs=0))
    fi
done
case $word in
    *[aeiou][^aeiou]e|*[lc]ed)
        ((syls > 1)) && ((syls--))
        ;;
esac
printf '%u\n' "$syls"