princeSizwe/sintu

chazwi ye Sintu yi nqolobane yezilimi zonke za kwaNtu! (Ndebele, Xhosa, Pedi, Sotho, Tswana, Venda, Swati, Zulu) # Sintu (Chazwi) — Bantu Language Dictionary A full-stack dictionary and community platform for Bantu languages (Zulu, Sotho, Xhosa, Tswana,Tsonga, Venda0), featuring word comparison, a community feed, prediction rounds, and subscription payments via PayFast. ## Tech Stack - **Next.js 15** (App Router) + **TypeScript** + **Tailwind CSS** - **PostgreSQL** + **Prisma ORM** - **JWT** cookie-based session auth - **PayFast** payment integration (sandbox mode) ## Features - 🔍 **Search** — full-text word search across languages - ⚖️ **Compare** — side-by-side word comparison (tracked) - 📰 **Feed** — community posts with word mentions - 🏆 **Rankings** — Word of the Day/Week via weighted event scores - 🎯 **Predictions** — public prediction rounds; submit your bet - 💳 **Pricing** — PayFast subscription (sandbox scaffold) - 💰 **Payouts** — private per-user payout ledger - 🌐 **Translate** — MVP cross-language word lookup - 🔧 **Admin** — user management panel (ADMIN role) ## Sintu Laws (Encoding) - **Law #1**: syllable heuristic tokenizer - **Law #2**: morpheme concept table - **Law #3**: vowel spectrum scoring (a/e/i/o/u) — rule-based matrix + consonant-skeleton matching ## Rankings Weights | Event Type | Weight | |--------------|--------| | SEARCH | 1 | | VIEW | 2 | | COMPARE | 3 | | POST_MENTION | 4 | ## Setup ```bash # 1. Copy env template cp .env.example .env # Edit .env with your DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET, ADMIN_EMAIL, etc. # 2. Install dependencies npm install # 3. Generate Prisma client npx prisma generate # 4. Run migrations npx prisma migrate dev # 5. Seed starter data (Zulu/Sotho/Xhosa + sample entries) npx prisma db seed # 6. Start dev server npm run dev ``` ## Environment Variables See `.env.example` for the full list. Key variables: | Variable | Description | |-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------| | `DATABASE_URL` …