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diff --git a/python/cdec/sa/str_map.pxi b/python/cdec/sa/str_map.pxi
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+cdef extern from "strmap.h":
+    ctypedef struct StrMap
+    StrMap* stringmap_new()
+    void stringmap_delete(StrMap *vocab)
+    int stringmap_index(StrMap *vocab, char *s)
+    char* stringmap_word(StrMap *vocab, int i)
+
+cdef class StringMap:
+    cdef StrMap *vocab
+    cdef char *word(self, int i)
+    cdef int index(self, char *s)
+
+    def __cinit__(self):
+        self.vocab = stringmap_new()
+
+    def __dealloc__(self):
+        stringmap_delete(self.vocab)
+        
+    cdef char *word(self, int i):
+        return stringmap_word(self.vocab, i)
+
+    cdef int index(self, char *s):
+        return stringmap_index(self.vocab, s)