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+# install.packages("tidyverse")
+# install.packages("leaflet")
+
+list.of.packages <- c("rmarkdown", "tidyverse", "leaflet")
+new.packages <- list.of.packages[!(list.of.packages %in% installed.packages()[,"Package"])]
+if(length(new.packages)) install.packages(new.packages)
+
+suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(tidyverse))
+library(leaflet)
+
+my_colors <-
+  c(
+    "#1f77b4",
+    "#ff7f0e",
+    "#2ca02c",
+    "#d62728",
+    "#9467bd",
+    "#8c564b",
+    "#e377c2",
+    "#7f7f7f",
+    "#17becf",
+    sample(grDevices::colors()[!grepl("ivory|azure|white|gray|grey|black|pink|1",
+                                      grDevices::colors())])
+  )
+
+
+read_mordva_file <- function(filename){
+  
+  read_csv(filename) %>% 
+    slice(-1) %>%
+    mutate(language = "Mordva") %>%
+    mutate(coordinate = str_trim(coordinate)) %>%
+    separate(coordinate, into = c("latitude", "longitude"), sep = ", ") %>%
+    mutate(latitude = as.numeric(latitude)) %>%
+    mutate(longitude = as.numeric(longitude))
+  
+}
+
+make_mordva_map <- function(csv_file){
+  
+  mordva_dataframe <- read_mordva_file(csv_file)
+  
+  pal <- colorFactor({my_colors[1:length(unique(mordva_dataframe$dialect))]},
+                     domain = mordva_dataframe$dialect)
+  
+  leaflet(data = mordva_dataframe, width = "100%") %>%
+    addTiles() %>%
+    addCircleMarkers(popup = ~id,
+                     color = ~pal(dialect),
+                     radius = 5,
+                     stroke = FALSE, 
+                     fillOpacity = 1,
+                     lat = ~latitude,
+                     lng = ~longitude) %>%
+    addLegend("bottomright", pal = pal, values = ~dialect,
+              title = "Dialect codes",
+              #                     labFormat = labelFormat(prefix = "$"),
+              opacity = 1
+    )
+  
+}
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