def split_uri(uri):
    """
    Get the slash-delimited pieces of a URI.

    >>> split_uri('/c/en/cat/n/animal')
    ['c', 'en', 'cat', 'n', 'animal']
    >>> split_uri('/')
    []
    """
    if not uri.startswith('/'):
        return [uri]
    uri2 = uri.lstrip('/')
    if not uri2:
        return []
    return uri2.split('/')