--- /Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:37.454037370 +0200
+++ /Codec-1/src/java/org/apache/commons/codec/language/Metaphone.java	2023-07-05 03:06:37.458037370 +0200
@@ -206,8 +206,8 @@
                         break;
                     }
                     if ((n > 0) && 
-                    	( regionMatch(local, n, "GN") ||
-					      regionMatch(local, n, "GNED") ) ) {
+(  isNextChar ( local, wdsz, "GN" )  || regionMatch ( local, n, "GNED" )   )   )  {
+ 
                         break; // silent G
                     }
                     if (isPreviousChar(local, n, 'G')) {
