ShagySoftDev/karekare

# Karekare → English Translator (Streamlit) A simple web app to translate Karekare (Karai-Karai) words/phrases to English using an Excel dictionary. ## Features - Upload your own Excel dictionary or use the provided `kdataset.xlsx` - Exact match + fuzzy suggestions - Bulk translate (paste a list) and download results as CSV - Browse the dictionary in a table ## Excel Format The app expects an Excel file (`.xlsx`) with these columns: - `Karai-karai` — Karekare words/phrases - `English` — English equivalents > Column names are detected case-insensitively and tolerantly (e.g., `Karai Karai`, `Karekare` also work). ## Run Locally ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt streamlit run app.py ``` ## Deploy on Streamlit Community Cloud 1. Push this folder to a public GitHub repository. 2. Go to streamlit.io and create a new app. 3. Point it to your repo and select `app.py` as the entry file. 4. Ensure `requirements.txt` is present. 5. (Optional) Keep `kdataset.xlsx` in the repo root, or upload a dataset via the sidebar in the app. ## Notes - Unicode normalization is applied so minor accent/spacing differences won't block matches. - Fuzzy suggestions are provided when no exact match is found.