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+-- lookup the Kotus list
+
+import qualified Data.Map as M
+
+main = do
+  kotus <- readFile "kotus-sanalista_v1.xml" >>= return . mkKotus . lines
+  mapM_ print $ take 6 $ M.toList kotus -- debug
+  interact $ unlines . map (look kotus) . lines
+
+look :: Kotus -> String -> String
+look kotus w = case M.lookup w kotus of
+  Just ["NOPAR"] -> lookCompound "INCOMPOUND" kotus w
+  Just descr -> unwords $ w : descr
+  _ -> lookCompound "OUTCOMPOUND" kotus w
+
+lookCompound :: String -> Kotus -> String -> String
+lookCompound pref kotus w = case concatMap looks (splits w) of
+  descr:_ -> unwords $ w : [descr] 
+  _ -> unwords $ w : pref : ["NOTFOUND"]
+ where
+   splits s = reverse [splitAt n s | n <- [3 .. length s - 3]]
+   looks (x,y) = case M.lookup y kotus of 
+     Just descr | elem x compPrefixes || any isCompPrefix (compForms x) -> [unwords $ pref : x : y : descr]
+     _ -> []
+   isCompPrefix x = case M.lookup x kotus of
+     Just _ -> True
+     _ -> False
+   compForms x = let (initx,lastx) = (init x,last x) in 
+                 x : [initx ++ "nen" | lastx == 's'] ++ [initx | elem lastx "n-" ] -- pakkas-, pakkanen
+   compPrefixes = ["epä","ylä"]
+     
+
+type Kotus = M.Map String [String]
+
+mkKotus :: [String] -> Kotus
+mkKotus = M.fromList . map oneKotusLine . filter isWord
+
+isWord = (=="<st>") . take 4
+
+oneKotusLine :: String -> (String,[String])
+oneKotusLine s = case untag s of w:ws -> (w,ws) 
+
+-- <st><s>yhdesti</s><t><tn>99</tn></t></st>
+--        yhdesti    <t><tn>99</tn></t></st>
+
+untag s = case break (=='<') (drop 7 s) of 
+  (w,d) -> case drop 4 d of
+    '<':'t':'>':_ -> [w, take 2 (drop 11 d), drop 18 d]  -- 99, </st>
+    _ -> [w, "NOPAR"]  -- no paradigm given
+
+
+