SaymoreSILLanguage DevelopmentSaymoreSayMore is a dynamic language documentation tool that simplifies recording, organizing, and archiving linguistic data. It transforms cumbersome file management into an efficient process, enabling users to convert, annotate, and track progress of their language projects. With features like direct recording, auto-segmentation, and integration with archival standards, SayMore is the go-to solution for those seeking to enhance their productivity while documenting a language.
Translators WorkplaceSILBiblical Content & ContextDrafting & EditingTranslators WorkplaceA special package of Logos resources made available to translators. It includes commentaries, dictionaries, Greek and Hebrew texts, a variety of translated Bibles.
IPA HelpSILLanguage DevelopmentIPA HelpHelp in learning the International Phonetic Alphabet. The site will play the sounds for each symbol so you can learn them. It can play vowels, consonants, various diacritic effects like creaky voice, palatalization; also tones and word stress. Diagrams also show the articulators and places of articulation inside the mouth.
Asheninka syllable parserSILBible PublishingQuality AssuranceAsheninka syllable parserAsheninka, which runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux, allows you to quickly compare syllabification of thousands of words. You can import word lists from Paratext and FLEx, syllabify them, and export the resulting hyphenated words for use by Paratext and InDesign. You can also compare what is different between two sets of data. In addition, it functions as a spelling checker.
LingtreeSILLanguage DevelopmentLingtreeEasily describe a linguistic tree and the program will produce an image of it. It can be used for syntactic, morphological and phonological trees.
OneStory EditorSILScripture EngagementOneStory EditorOSE is a tool to document, organize, and collaborate on oral Bible stories. It brings together the story, translation, Biblical references, and comments from consultants, keeping everything together in one place. OSE facilitates documenting, organizing, checking, and collaborating on oral Bible stories in one integrated tool. The goal is to streamline the story development process like Paratext has do
PAWSSILLanguage DevelopmentPAWS (Parser and Writer for Syntax)The Parser and Writer for Syntax (PAWS) has two purposes. The Writer produces about a 100 page long rough draft of a grammar of the syntax of your language, based on the answers to the questions in each section of PAWS. The Parser produces all the files needed for using the PC-PATR syntactic parser for parsing and disambiguation within FieldWorks Language Explorer or CARLA Studio. For both the Writer and the Parser, we expect PAWS to cover about 80% of what a language needs.
Primer ProSILLanguage DevelopmentPrimer ProMaking good primers requires much work: listing words according to the letters they contain, and keeping track of which letters have been taught so far. PrimerPro does this for you, making it easy to create primers that follow sound teaching principles. When you put lots of care into developing a primer, learning to read is easier for the learner.
SIL ConvertersSILBible PublishingScripture EngagementSIL ConvertersThis package provides tools through which you can change the encoding, font, and/or script of text in Microsoft Word and other Office documents, OpenOffice and LibreOffice documents, XML documents, Paratext projects and other SFM text and lexicon documents. It also installs a system-wide repository to manage your encoding converters and transliterators (TECkit, CC, IC, Perl, or Python based, as well as support for adding custom transduction engines).
TransceleratorSILQuality AssuranceTransceleratorFacilitates setting up comprehension questions for testing Scripture, by providing a translation memory as questions are translated from English into another language.
Holistic OBT ChartYWAMBible PublishingDrafting & EditingQuality AssuranceHolistic OBT ChartThis is an interactive, color-coded chart, showing the process of Bible translation, starting from community taking ownership all the way to publication and distribution.