Most Creative Idea
Minang Language Dictionary
Firetech Hackathon · 2025
An open-source digital dictionary concept for documenting and preserving Minangkabau vocabulary and regional dialects through community participation. Initiated and developed during Firetech Hackathon 2025, where the team received the Most Creative Idea award.
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The problem
Minangkabau vocabulary and regional dialects represent valuable cultural knowledge that needs accessible ways to be documented and shared. A community-driven digital platform can help collect local vocabulary, make it easier to discover, and support long-term language preservation.
What we built
Initiated the product concept and built a web application for discovering and contributing Minangkabau vocabulary. The platform incorporates a contributor leaderboard to encourage community participation, with Supabase supporting the application data. The project explores how a collaborative dictionary could grow into a digital resource for cultural preservation.
The vision
Build a community-driven digital resource for documenting Minangkabau vocabulary and regional dialects, preserving local cultural knowledge, and creating a foundation for future language technology and AI applications.
The team
Natta STD
A collaborative project developed for Firetech Hackathon 2025, where the team received the Most Creative Idea award. I initiated the idea, shaped the product concept, and built the application. Pandu contributed UI/UX design, Abdul Hadi presented the project, and Kausar and Zola provided supporting contributions during development. The project emphasized the originality and cultural relevance of the idea rather than technical complexity.
Initiator & Full-stack Developer
UI/UX Designer
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Project Presenter
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Frontend Development Contributor
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Design Contributor
My role & contributions
Initiator & Full-stack Developer
- Initiated the project idea and defined the product concept for a community-driven Minangkabau language dictionary.
- Designed and built the application, implementing vocabulary discovery and community contribution functionality.
- Developed the contributor leaderboard to encourage participation in documenting regional vocabulary.
- Integrated Supabase to support the application data and collaborative experience.
- Shaped the project narrative around cultural preservation, community participation, and the potential for future language technology.