bielng/Naath_living_Library

# Naath Dayom — The Living Library of Thok Nath > An independent, open-source, interactive 3D library for the **Thok Nath** (Nuer) language. Eight volumes of vocabulary, grammar, structures, and conversation live on a continuous 3D shelf. Pull any book forward to inspect it. Open it to read. --- ## What This Is **Naath Dayom** is a browser-based language preservation tool. It presents a curated, source-verified corpus of Thok Nath (Nuer) as a tactile 3D bookshelf. Every volume is a real data collection drawn from primary sources — not generated or invented. The project is built as a **single self-contained HTML file** with no build step, no bundler, and no server required. --- ## The Eight Volumes | Vol | Title | Contents | Type | |-----|-------|----------|------| | I | **Naath Dayom** | Welcome, project overview, how to browse | Welcome | | II | **Core Dictionary** | 90+ dictionary entries (Nuer ↔ English) | Searchable list | | III | **Vocabulary Atlas** | 24 themed groups: animals, numbers, colors, food, family, professions, etc. | Tabbed groups | | IV | **Sentence Structures** | 50+ grammar pattern groups: tenses, pronouns, prepositions, questions, conditionals | Tabbed groups | | V | **Grammar Patterns** | Tense rules with Nuer/English sentence pairs and explicit grammar explanations | Tabbed groups | | VI | **Conversation** | 19 real-world dialogue sets: greetings, hotel, hospital, shopping, directions, restaurant, phone calls | Tabbed groups | | VII | **Examples & Phrases** | Curated sentence examples: Bible verses, narratives, emotions, directions, wishes | Tabbed groups | | VIII | **Grammar Rules** | 30+ compiled rule chapters: writing system, pronouns, negation, possession, numbers, conditionals, fixed expressions | Chapter reader | --- ## Features - **3D Shelf** — Eight books sit on a continuous wooden shelf rendered in Three.js. All books are always visible. - **Click to Inspect** — Click any book cover to pull it forward. The camera glides i …