The Jorai–English Dictionary is open: 2,681 Jorai words with their part of speech and an English meaning, searchable in Jorai or English and listed in the Jorai alphabet order.
This first edition was built from the 2016 Jorai Bible, Hră Ơi Adai Pơhiăp. Every chapter was read once and every ordinary word was counted, then each meaning was drafted by comparing the Jorai verses with the World English Bible and the Rhade Bible. 86 entries also show the word’s older Proto-Austronesian or Proto-Chamic form from open scholarly sources.
A first draft, open to correction
The meanings are drafts. The next step is a check by fluent Jorai readers, beginning with the least certain words. If you read Jorai, please get in touch: a few dozen words of your time make a real difference.
What comes next
- Corrections from fluent readers.
- Everyday words the Bible does not use, with examples.
- Pictures and, later, sound.
Thank you for using the dictionary, and for helping it grow.