balalaika

Framework for modern mobile dictionary applications

Installation

Balalaika should work out of the box using Android Studio.

Without Android Studio, follow these steps:

1. Install the JDK
2. Install the Android SDK
   • Download the command line tools
   • Extract the .zip file
   • Download and install by running

     ./tools/bin/sdkmanager --install "platforms;android-30" --sdk_root=$HOME/android-sdk
     

   • Accept the License Agreement by typing y
3. Clone the repository

   git clone https://github.com/cheapmon/balalaika.git
   cd balalaika
   

4. Notify Gradle of your SDK Location

   echo "sdk.dir=$HOME/android-sdk" >> local.properties
   

5. Add .zip files under app/src/main/assets or copy an example from example (Will be documented in the future)
6. Install and run the app to your device or emulator

   ./gradlew app:assembleDebug
   adb install -t ./app/build/outputs/apk/debug/app-debug.apk
   

Screenshots

Resources

Details about the project's structure and the CSV data model can be found in PROJECT.md.

Balalaika was conceptualized and implemented as part of my master's thesis and is still in active development. For additional information, please refer to the following sources:

• Sonja Bosch, Thomas Eckart, Bettina Klimek, Dirk Goldhahn and Uwe Quasthoff (2018): Preparation and Usage of Xhosa Lexicographical Data for a Multilingual, Federated Environment at 11th Edition of the Language Resources and Evaluation Conference LREC 2018, Miyazaki (Japan).
• Thomas Eckart, Sonja Bosch, Uwe Quasthoff, Erik Körner, Dirk Goldhahn, and Simon Kaleschke: Usability and Accessibility of Bantu Language Dictionaries in the Digital Age: Mobile Access in an Open Environment. In: First workshop on Resources for African Indigenous Languages (RAIL) at 12th Edition of Language Resources and Evaluation Conference (LREC 2020).