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Filipino-Ilocano-Filipino Dictionary using Android

Application Jhon Aaron T. Del Monte and Dave V.

Guzman

Cavite State University – Trece Martires City, Cavite

The study was conducted from April 2017 to April 2018 in San Juan South

Central School-Barangay Lira, San Juan, Ilocos Sur and Don Francisco
Quilala Memorial Elementary School- Barangay Baliw, San Juan, Ilocos Sur
to develop a Filipino- Ilocano-Filipino Dictionary using Android Application.
Specifically, the study aimed to: design a mobile application capable of providing
meaning and parts of speech of the Ilocano or Filipino words; design using
Android Studio, SQLite, Java programming language and Android phone; test
in terms of functionality, portability and accuracy; and evaluate in terms of

functionality, content, reliability, usability, efficiency, and portability based on
ISO 9126 criteria. Developmental research and Fourth Generation Technique as
methodology was used in the study. Survey questionaires and interviews were
performed to gathered the necessary data. The 46,637 words inside the database
came from the book titled Bokabularyong Traylingual Ilocano-Filipino-

English of Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino. The participants of the study were
Ilocano teachers and speakers and IT professionals.The mobile application was
designed capable of proving meaning and parts of speech of the Ilocano or
Filipino words. It was developed using android studio as the IDE, SQLite for
the database, Java programming and runs on Android (4.4) KitKat up to
Android (7.0) Nougat. It was tested in terms of functionality, portability and rated
with 91 percent in accuracy. Based on the result of evaluation, the mobile

application was rated 4.75 with verbal interpretation of “Excellent” which
implies that it could be used as Ilocano-English dictionary.

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