Android-Based Surigaonon Dictionary and English-Sinurigaonon Translator Application

Abstract

Surigao is well known in terms of Tourist spots especially Siargao. A lot of tourists –local and foreigners are attracted of its beautiful scenery. However, they have difficulty in conversing with the locals since most of them do not know how to communicate using the English language. This study aimed to develop an Android-Based Surigaonon Dictionary and English-Surigaonon Translator Application for guest and travelers coming in and out of Surigao City. It was designed in an offline application platform so that users of smartphones do not have to worry in terms of internet connection. Descriptive developmental research design was utilized. The researchers used the different object-oriented modeling tools to design the system. There were 25 surigaonons, 13 tourists and 12 Information Technology experts evaluated the system using a modified 4 point-Likert scale questionnaire to determine the performance of the system in terms of Accuracy, Efficiency and Reliability. The evaluators of the study found out that the system is very accurate, efficient, and reliable for the users who wished to know more about the Surigaonon dialect.