DrTemesgen/lingulia

LINGULIA - offline-first, trilingual (English/Amharic/Afaan Oromo) mental-health language & job-aid app for Ethiopian health workers. Anchored to WHO mhGAP. # LINGULIA — Mental Health Edition **A standalone, offline-first mental-health language & job-aid app for Ethiopian health workers.** English · አማርኛ (Amharic) · Afaan Oromoo. Anchored to the WHO **mhGAP** Intervention Guide. ### 🌐 Live: **lingulia.vercel.app** · 📱 App: **lingulia.vercel.app · 👤 Founder: **Dr. Temesgen Endalew (LinkedIn)** LINGULIA is built for Health Extension Workers and health-center staff who often work **without internet**. It installs to a phone's home screen and works **100% offline** — term lookups, depression/anxiety screening, a clinician–patient phrasebook, and danger-sign/referral guidance. > ⚠️ **Not a diagnostic device.** LINGULIA is a language and decision-support tool. Screening > scores are not diagnoses. All Amharic/Afaan Oromo content is **draft** and must be reviewed by > native-speaker clinicians before field use. See `docs/clinical-content.md`. --- ## Quick start No build step, no dependencies. Serve the folder over HTTP: ```bash python -m http.server 8080 # or: npx serve -l 8080 . ``` Then open: - **localhost — the public landing page (homepage) - **localhost — the installable app Do **not** open the files with `file://` — browsers block the data fetches and the service worker. Use a local server (above) or any static host. To install on a phone: host over HTTPS, open `/app.html` in Chrome (Android) / Safari (iOS), then **"Add to Home screen"**. First launch caches everything; afterwards it runs offline. ## Deploy (GitHub + Vercel) LINGULIA is a static site — no build step. It deploys as-is. **Vercel (recommended):** 1. Push this repo to GitHub (see below). 2. On vercel.com → **Add New → Project → Import** your GitHub repo. 3. Framework preset: **Other**. Build command: *(leave empty)*. Output directory: *(leave empty / root)*. 4. **Deploy.** `vercel.json` sets the right headers for the service worker, manifest and fonts. Your site is then live at `https:// .v …