The Combine

Words i stap blg building blocks blong language, vital long communicate information mo sharing culture. Wan dictionary, full long words mo ol meaning, em fundamental language resource, help long document mo preserve language long future generations long community mo provide bridge long communication long nar communities. But many minority-language communities long world, oli no have resource long oli language, put oli long disadvantage.

The Combine em easy-to-use tool long Rapid Word Collection (RWC) process - wan metod blong collect words we i go long backbone blong wan bilingual dictionary. Long RWC process, i stap native speakers blong particular language community. Oli presentem wan semantic domain long time, group blong 4-6 native speakers i kerekere ol words oli can think of long oli language we related long domain. The Combine facilitate entry blong ol words long database, along with translations, audio recordings, mo notes, long capture form mo meaning blong oli.

People we no have prior linguistic knowledge mo limited computer experience, oli can quickly train long use The Combine's main word-harvesting capabilities. Then oli can organize mo edit words long The Combine before export data long use long nar tools such as FLEx.