private static function m($str)
    {
        $c = self::$regex_consonant;
        $v = self::$regex_vowel;

        $str = preg_replace("#^$c+#", '', $str);
        $str = preg_replace("#$v+$#", '', $str);

        preg_match_all("#($v+$c+)#", $str, $matches);

        return count($matches[1]);
    }