--- /RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:08.906036376 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/RefinedSoundex.java	2023-07-05 03:07:08.906036376 +0200
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
             if (current == last) {
                 continue;
             } else if (current != 0) {
-                sBuf.append(current);
+sBuf.append ( str.charAt ( 0 )  ) ;sBuf.append ( current ) ;
             }
 
             last = current;
