diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 7f2b2ce..3bd2d5d 100755
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -8,6 +8,14 @@
 const actionWordRegex = /^:[^:]+:$/;
 const wikiEmojiRegex = /^\[_EMOJI:[^\]]+\]$/;
 
+// Load emoji data
+let emojiData = {};
+try {
+  emojiData = require('./emoji_data.json');
+} catch (e) {
+  // Silent fallback if file doesn't exist (e.g. during initial setup before script run)
+}
+
 // Function to strip emoji modifiers and zero-width joiners to get base emoji
 function getBaseEmoji(emoji) {
   const stripped = emoji
@@ -146,8 +154,17 @@
     columns[5] = '_';
     // For EMOIMG tokens, set lemma to the base emoji (without modifiers)
     if (new_tag === 'EMOIMG') {
-      columns[2] = getBaseEmoji(word);
+      const base = getBaseEmoji(word);
+      columns[2] = base;
       columns[3] = 'EMOIMG';
+      
+      // Look up emoji metadata
+      // Try exact match first, then base emoji
+      const data = emojiData[word] || emojiData[base];
+      if (data) {
+        // g=group|s=subgroup|q=qualified|v=version|n=name
+        columns[5] = `g=${data.g}|s=${data.s}|q=${data.q}|v=${data.v}|n=${data.n}`;
+      }
     }
     if (global.standalone) {
       process.stdout.write(fileheader);