Projects

Alexandria

A Greek and Latin reader for iPhone and iPad. Tap any word for its dictionary entry, morphological parse, and grammatical features, all on-device with no internet connection. Over 4,200 texts by more than 500 authors from the Perseus and CLTK corpora, with per-word dictionaries and spaced-repetition flashcards.

Nalanda

A web app for learning Classical Chinese through Buddhist literature. Combines structured lessons, spaced repetition flashcards, and an interactive Heart Sutra reader to guide you from foundational characters to reading primary texts.

  • Lessons introduce characters, grammar patterns, and vocabulary in phases
  • Practice uses spaced repetition (SM-2) with tracing, multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and translation exercises
  • Heart Sutra Reader with Chinese-only, parallel, or interlinear mode and tap-to-lookup
  • Searchable character dictionary, grammar index, and radical browser

nalanda.jtylerkirby.com