MOBILE ASSISTANT APPLICATION ON NEGERI SEMBILAN DIALECT

Amongst the states in Malaysia there are a few states that have their own dialect and one of the states that are using their own dialect is the Negeri Sembilan state. For generations the people of Negeri Sembilan have been using the dialect but due to modernism that is undergoing in Malaysia the youngster of the state are changing their preference to use the main stream dialect rather than Negeri Sembilan dialect. As such, this creates a problem to understand the dialect due to the descending numbers of Negeri Sembilan dialect users. The dialect will someday become extinct if not preserve. This project intends to develop a system to help people learn the Negeri Sembilan dialect. It will contain commonly use Malaysian language but in the spelling of Negeri Sembilan dialect. Furthermore the application will pronounce words for the users to help them in the pronunciation of the dialect. The project aims to help the younger generation of the Negeri Sembilan to rekindle their usage of the dialect in everyday conversation and also for the people of Malaysia to learn the beauty of the Negeri Sembilan dialect.