Dictionary building software

[Claire Bowern]

This isn't for dictionary compilation, but for dictionary display One 
Arm Point School has really liked KirrKirr for the Bardi dictionary. 
It's a bit of a chore to get the data into it but it might be something 
to keep in mind for further into the project.
There is also the tool that AISRI at Indiana University developed: 
http://www.indiana.edu/~aisri/software/index.shtml. I had a demo version 
a while ago and from memory it looked quite good for starting a 
dictionary from scratch with people with lots of different levels of 
comfort with writing and computers. I don't know about whether it can be 
shared over a server though.
Good luck with your project.
Claire

Neskie Manuel wrote:
> Weytk Rob,
>
> I think one way  to create dicitonary is to follow in the foot steps of
> Wikitionary [1] and use MediaWiki.  You could do it right on the web if
> people feel comfortable with putting their language in that format for
> the world to see.
>
> I don't know how easy it would be to get the information back out to
> make use to create PDF dicitonary, etc.
>
> [1] - http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page
>
> On Sxe, 2009-05-31 at 10:38 -0700, Roberto de Roock wrote:
>   
>> Hi...
>>
>> A recent post on WeSay dictionary-building software (thanks Dave Pearson)
>> renewed my interest in getting a project moving at the school I teach at to
>> document the Tohono O'odham language with attention to dialect. So two quick
>> questions for the list:
>>
>> Anyone familiar with past or ongoing digital language documentation 
>> projects in
>> Tohono or Akimel O'odham?
>>
>> Any other suggestions for software to use? WeSay looks pretty great (I 
>> love the
>> flexibility and system for collaboration it allows), but we mainly use OSX at
>> the school (only have one PC but 45 Macs, including for the server)? The
>> project would have low-literacy students and community members as the primary
>> collectors of language data and minimize the work at the "center." I am
>> interested to hear about experiences with WeSay or other software along 
>> similar
>> lines.
>>
>> Ideas for grants would be awesome too!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Roberto
>>
>> _____________________________________
>> Roberto de Roock
>> English Teacher, Ha:san Middle School
>> Instructor, UNVR 197A & LRC 239
>> Doctoral Student
>> Dept. of Language, Reading, & Culture
>> University of Arizona
>>
>> deroockr at email.arizona.edu
>>