About

Welcome to my nomenclature project.

This is a personal, interactive Cantonese dictionary that archives some of the anecdotes and stories that come with the words and sayings I learn from my Mom and Dad. From the origin of Fa Yoon, Guangdong, to Saigon, to LA, to Brooklyn. This preserves the isms - the intonations, humor and philosophy that is meaningful to my parents' Cantonese. The dictionary includes Vietnamese as well.

I created this as a tool to gain fluency in a native language, to preserve my parents' voice and to carry on their stories. This is a love for a language that is full of color and life; a great love for the culture and my parents.

Eventually, a version of this project will be open source so that others can preserve their own language and native voices too. More below.

Thank you, C.

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Future Visions


Audio Recordings


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Development


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