class_docstr: Scansion constants can be modified and passed into the constructor if desired.
docstr: Convert i to j when at the start of a word.
docstr_tok: ["Convert","i","to","j","when","at","the","start","of","a","word","."]
code: def convert_consonantal_i(self, word) -> str:
      """Convert i to j when at the start of a word."""
      match = list(self.consonantal_i_matcher.finditer(word))
      if match:
          if word[0].isupper():
              return "J" + word[1:]
          return "j" + word[1:]
      return word
  
imports: import copy
  import logging
  import re
  from typing import List
  import cltk.prosody.lat.string_utils
  from cltk.prosody.lat.scansion_constants import ScansionConstants
label_desc: Use image node_id 4 for calling the Syllabifier obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.convert_consonantal_i(word) and returns: word, unknown, unknown