diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+target
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
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+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+# This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
+# It is not intended for manual editing.
+version = 3
+
+[[package]]
+name = "jttg"
+version = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "jttg"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+[dependencies]
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+use std::env::args;
+
+const KNOWN_GRAPHEMES: [&str; 10] = ["a", "i", "u", "e", "o", "ka", "ki", "ku", "ke", "ko"];
+
+// look at the first letter, if it exists in KNOWN_GRAPHEMES, then add to graphemes
+// else look at the first and second letter, if that exists in KNOWN_GRAPHEMES, then add that to grapehemes
+fn split_word(word: String) -> Vec<String> {
+    let mut graphemes: Vec<String> = vec![];
+    let mut word_chars = word.chars();
+    let mut grapheme: String;
+
+    loop {
+        grapheme = match word_chars.next() {
+            Some(val) => String::from(val),
+            None => break,
+        };
+        dbg!(&grapheme);
+
+        let temp = grapheme.as_str();
+
+        if KNOWN_GRAPHEMES.contains(&temp) {
+            graphemes.push(grapheme);
+        } else {
+            grapheme.push(word_chars.next().unwrap());
+
+            let temp = grapheme.as_str();
+
+            if KNOWN_GRAPHEMES.contains(&temp) {
+                graphemes.push(grapheme);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    return graphemes;
+}
+
+fn main() {
+    // dbg!(KNOWN_GRAPHEMES);
+
+    // dbg!(&args());
+
+    if args().len() != 2 {
+        panic!("fuck");
+    }
+
+    let input = match args().last() {
+        Some(val) => val.trim().to_lowercase(),
+        None => panic!("how?!"),
+    };
+
+    println!("Sanitised input: {}", input);
+
+    let graphemes = split_word(input);
+
+    dbg!(graphemes);
+}