Volume 2 - Issue 2, March - April 2026

Dictionaries are indispensable tools in linguistic studies and community language maintenance. They play a crucial role in education, language preservation, and standardization. In today's digital age, online dictionaries offer a more interactive and enriched learning experience compared to traditional printed versions. This paper details the development process of an online dictionary for Ọrọ, a language spoken in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Through qualitative descriptive methods, data was collected from native speakers, transcribed, translated, and supplemented with audio and visual aids. The dictionary was constructed on the Living Dictionaries platform, a web portal dedicated to preserving endangered languages. The study reveals that modern digital resources enable linguists and communities to create online dictionaries at minimal cost, contributing to the survival and promotion of Ọrọ and serving as a blueprint for other minority languages.

Golden Ekpo, Wale Ogunyale,"The Making of an Online Dictionary for Low- Resourced Languages: The Case of Oro" International Journal of Advanced Multidisciplinary Research and Educational Development, V2(2): Page(1394-1402) Mar-Apr 2026. ISSN: 3107-6513. www.ijamred.com. Published by Scientific and Academic Research Publishing.