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Word Keeper
Helps check spellings, tidy entries and the small editorial tasks that make words easier to find.
Give $15Why the dictionary matters
A language lives when people can find themselves in it.
Jorai, called Jrai by its speakers, carries family ties, place knowledge, songs, prayers and everyday ways of seeing the world. When words become hard to find, more than vocabulary drifts out of reach.
The Jorai Dictionary gives speakers, families, learners and researchers one place to look up spelling, meaning and word history, and to say when a meaning is wrong. Your help turns a first draft into a dictionary people can trust.
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Three ways to help
Read Jorai? Check a few meanings and tell us what to change. Know a word the Bible leaves out? Send it with an example. Want to give? A one-time gift pays for review, new words and hosting.
The work ahead
A first edition is the start, not the end.
Every meaning in this edition is a draft. Contributions help the project move from a Bible word list to a reviewed dictionary shaped by the people who speak Jorai.
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Review the meanings
Pay fluent readers for their time to check the draft meanings, beginning with the least certain.
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Add words and examples
Bring in everyday words the Bible does not use, with examples and notes that help learners.
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Keep it available
Hosting, secure backups and the steady upkeep an online dictionary needs to stay open to everyone.
2,681
draft meanings waiting for a fluent reader
512 of them are the least certain and come first. Each one a reader checks makes the next search more reliable.
Choose your contribution
Every contribution moves the work forward.
Choose a suggested one-time amount. Gifts go where they most strengthen the dictionary.
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Meaning Reviewer
Helps pay a fluent Jorai reader to review draft meanings, starting with the least certain.
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Heritage Builder
Helps add everyday words, examples, audio and resources for families and learners.
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Archive Partner
Helps keep the dictionary online with dependable hosting, backups and continued access.
Give $150Gifts are paid securely through the site’s payment provider. Card details go straight to the provider and are never stored on this website.
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A clear path from your gift to the work.
How giving works, where it goes, and the other ways to take part.
How is payment handled?
You choose an amount here and pay on this site’s secure checkout. Card details go straight to the payment provider and are never stored on this website.
Where will contributions be used?
On the work that matters most now: fluent-reader review of the draft meanings, new words and examples, audio planning, hosting, backups and maintenance.
Is a contribution tax-deductible?
This page makes no claim that a gift is tax-deductible. Please contact the project before relying on a contribution for tax purposes.
Can I help without giving money?
Yes. If you read Jorai, checking meanings is the most valuable help of all. Use the contact page to offer your time, send a correction or a missing word, or share materials and introductions.
Can an organization sponsor the work?
Yes. Churches, schools and community groups can contact the project to talk about sponsorship, collaboration or support for a particular part of the work.