code: def syllabify(self, word):
      if type(word) == tuple and len(word) == 2:
          return syllabify(word[0])
      else:
          return syllabify(word)
  
file_path: cltk/src/cltk/phonology/akk.py
imports: from typing import List, Tuple, Union
label_desc: Use image node_id 2 for calling the AkkadianSyllabifier obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.syllabify(word) and returns: syllabify, syllabify