Phanisana is a powerful PHP library that transforms numbers, dates, and times into their full-text equivalents in the Malagasy 🇲🇬 language. Whether you're localizing applications, building educational tools, or creating systems with Malagasy users in mind, Phanisana offers a reliable and intuitive solution
# Phanisana
**Phanisana** is a powerful PHP library that transforms numbers, dates, and times into their full-text equivalents in the Malagasy 🇲🇬 language. Whether you're localizing applications, building educational tools, or creating systems with Malagasy users in mind, Phanisana offers a reliable and intuitive solution.
The name **Phanisana** is a blend of **PHP** and the Malagasy word **fanisana**, meaning *"counting"* or *"calculation"*—perfectly reflecting the library’s purpose and roots.
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## 📚 Documentation
Full documentation is available at 👉 phanisana.readthedocs.io
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## 📦 Installation
Install the package via Composer:
```bash
composer require mamyraoby/phanisana
```
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## 🚀 Quick Start
First, make sure Composer’s autoloader is included (optional if already loaded by your framework):
```php
// Include Composer's autoloader if it hasn't been loaded elsewhere
require 'vendor/autoload.php';
use MamyRaoby\Phanisana\Converter\NumberConverter;
$converter = new NumberConverter();
echo $converter->toWords(7); // fito
echo $converter->toWords(69); // sivy amby enimpolo
echo $converter->toWords(2025); // dimy amby roapolo sy roa arivo
```
Or use the global helper function for shorter syntax:
```php
echo phanisana_convert_number(7); // fito
echo phanisana_convert_number(2025); // dimy amby roapolo sy roa arivo
```
More usage examples and details are available in the Usage Guide.
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## âś… Features
- Converts integers into accurate Malagasy number words.
- Supports numbers from `0` up to `PHP_INT_MAX` (usually 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 on 64-bit systems).
- Handles large numeric scales such as:
- Millions (*tapitrisa*)
- Billions (*lavitrisa*)
- Trillions (*arivo lavitrisa*) and beyond
- Clean, extensible library
- Lightweight and framework-agnostic
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## 🛠️ Contributing
Contributions are very welcome! Feel free to fork the repo, open issues, or submit pull requests. Bug reports, improvements, and sug …