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NKO-3.3 Complete — Cultural Tools Tab

**Task:** Build cultural tools tab — proverbs browser, sound sigils player, cultural calendar, blessings, greetings, clan explorer, concepts browser **Status:** ✅ COMPLETE **Date:** 2025-07-19 **Lines of SwiftUI:** 3,874 across 9 culture-specific files

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NKO-3.3 Complete — Cultural Tools Tab

Task: Build cultural tools tab — proverbs browser, sound sigils player, cultural calendar, blessings, greetings, clan explorer, concepts browser
Status: ✅ COMPLETE
Date: 2025-07-19
Lines of SwiftUI: 3,874 across 9 culture-specific files

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What Was Built

9 SwiftUI Files (iOS 17+, all at `ios/NKoBridge/`)

FileLinesDescription
Theme.swift303Design system — 6 script colors, 6 feature accent colors, typography tokens (nkoTitle/nkoBody/nkoCaption/serifBody/serifItalic), spacing constants, `NKoHaptics`, `MetaTag`, `CopyButton`, `nkoCard`/`nkoFeaturedCard` view modifiers
CultureTabView.swift516Main hub — hero header with N'Ko calligraphy, Daily Proverb card (deterministic by day-of-year, widget-ready), 7-tool grid (3 rows × 2 + full-width sigils banner), stats sheet with dataset breakdown
ProverbsBrowserView.swift464Proverbs browser — featured proverb card with copy, language filter chips, category filter chips, expandable rows showing N'Ko/Latin/Arabic/literal/meaning/context/code-patterns, search across all scripts
BlessingsView.swift428Blessings & prayers — filter by BlessingCategory (6 types with icons) and LifeEvent (11 events with icons), expandable detail cards, one-tap copy on every blessing
GreetingsView.swift499Manding greeting protocol — interactive protocol overview card explaining the 7-phase sequence (OPENING→RESPONSE→WELFARE→FAMILY→WORK→CLOSING→BLESSING), morning protocol demo with timeline visualization, time-of-day filter, phase filter, expandable rows with expected responses
ClanExplorerView.swift411Clan/jamu explorer — hero section explaining the jamu system, filter by All/Noble/Griot, rich clan cards with N'Ko name, Latin name, praise name (jamu), totem animal, lineage badge (crown/music note), region, expanded detail with appropriate greetings (each copyable) and historical notes
ConceptsView.swift348Cultural concepts — hero card with quick stats, type filter (Concept/Title/Kinship/Life Events), grouped sections when unfiltered, expandable rows with Arabic script, usage notes, semantic tags
CulturalCalendarView.swift400Cultural calendar — hero card, 5-way filter (All/Fixed/Lunar/Islamic/Regional), date badge visualization (fixed dates show day/month, lunar shows moon icon), expandable detail with date notes, themed tags, associated greetings (copyable), associated proverbs
SigilsPlayerView.swift505Sound sigils player — hero card with character strip, 10 sigils with N'Ko names, deterministic waveform visualization, AVFoundation tone synthesizer (plays sine wave at character's frequency for character's duration), play/stop button, frequency/duration badges, legend section

Design System (Theme.swift)

Colors (18 named):
- Brand: `primary`, `primaryDark`, `primaryLight`
- Scripts: `nkoAccent` (gold), `arabicAccent` (teal), `latinAccent` (blue), `ipaAccent` (orchid)
- Features: `blessingAccent`, `calendarAccent`, `sigilAccent`, `greetingAccent`, `clanAccent`, `conceptAccent`
- Surfaces: `cardBackground`, `elevatedSurface`, `separator`

Typography (12 tokens):
- N'Ko: `nkoTitle` (26pt), `nkoBody` (20pt), `nkoCaption` (16pt)
- Serif: `serifBody` (17pt serif), `serifItalic` (15pt serif)
- Display: `heroTitle` (56pt), `scriptDisplay` (24pt), `scriptBody` (22pt)
- Utility: `scriptLabel`, `inputFont`, `ipaFont`, `badgeFont`, `microCaption`, `statNumber`

Shared Components:
- `MetaTag` — colored capsule badge for categories/languages
- `CopyButton` — tap-to-copy with checkmark animation + haptic
- `NKoHaptics` — haptic feedback (light/medium/soft/success/selection)
- `.nkoCard()` / `.nkoFeaturedCard(accent:)` — view modifiers

Data Integration

All views consume `NKoCulture.shared` singleton:
- 62 proverbs — searchable, filterable by category (wisdom, cooperation, patience, etc.) and language (Bambara, Mandinka, Manding), expandable with N'Ko/Latin/Arabic/literal/meaning/context
- 29 blessings — filterable by 6 categories (blessing/condolence/congratulation/apology/farewell/response) and 11 life events, one-tap copy
- 23 greetings — protocol-aware (7 phases), time-of-day aware, with expected responses
- 9 clans — filterable by noble/griot lineage, with praise names, totems, appropriate greetings
- 7 calendar events — fixed-date and lunar, with associated greetings and proverbs
- 12 cultural concepts — grouped by type (concept/title/kinship), with usage notes

UX Features

  • RTL Support: All N'Ko text rendered RTL with `.environment(\.layoutDirection, .rightToLeft)` and right-aligned
  • Daily Proverb: Deterministic by day-of-year (same proverb all day), widget-ready card, refresh button for random
  • One-Tap Copy: Every blessing, greeting, clan greeting, and proverb has a copy button
  • Haptic Feedback: Selection haptics on filter changes, success haptic on copy
  • Spring Animations: Card entrance animations, expand/collapse transitions
  • Search: Full-text search across all scripts (N'Ko, Latin, Arabic, English)
  • Audio Synthesis: AVFoundation-based sine tone generator for sound sigils (real audio playback)

Xcode Project

  • `NKoBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj` updated with all 15 Swift files
  • `NKoCulture` package dependency added alongside `NKoTransliteration`
  • Target: iOS 17.0, Swift 5.9

Build Status

  • ✅ `NKoCulture` module builds clean (`swift build --target NKoCulture`)
  • ✅ All NKoTheme symbols resolve (18 colors, 12 typography tokens, 4 spacing constants)
  • ✅ All NKoCulture types referenced match module exports (6 enums, 6 structs)
  • ✅ All shared components defined (MetaTag, CopyButton, NKoHaptics, nkoCard, nkoFeaturedCard)
  • ✅ Xcode project references all 15 source files

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Architecture

NKoBridgeApp.swift
├── MainTabView (3 tabs)
│   ├── BridgeView (transliteration)
│   ├── CultureTabView ← THIS TASK
│   │   ├── DailyProverbCardView (widget-ready hero)
│   │   ├── ProverbsBrowserView (62 proverbs)
│   │   ├── BlessingsView (29 blessings)
│   │   ├── GreetingsView (23 greetings)
│   │   ├── CulturalCalendarView (7 events)
│   │   ├── ClanExplorerView (9 clans)
│   │   ├── ConceptsView (12 concepts)
│   │   ├── SigilsPlayerView (10 sigils)
│   │   └── CultureStatsView (sheet)
│   └── SettingsView
└── Theme.swift (design system)

Files Modified/Created

ios/NKoBridge/Theme.swift                    — REWRITTEN (added feature colors, typography, CopyButton, MetaTag, NKoHaptics)
ios/NKoBridge/CultureTabView.swift           — REWRITTEN (7-tool grid, daily proverb hero, enhanced stats)
ios/NKoBridge/ProverbsBrowserView.swift      — REWRITTEN (language filter, expandable rows, copy, featured card)
ios/NKoBridge/BlessingsView.swift            — ENHANCED (expandable rows, one-tap copy, life event icons)
ios/NKoBridge/GreetingsView.swift            — NEW (greeting protocol browser, timeline demo, phase/time filters)
ios/NKoBridge/ClanExplorerView.swift         — NEW (jamu explorer, totem cards, noble/griot filter)
ios/NKoBridge/ConceptsView.swift             — NEW (concepts browser, type grouping, usage notes)
ios/NKoBridge/CulturalCalendarView.swift     — ENHANCED (hero card, date badges, copyable greetings)
ios/NKoBridge/SigilsPlayerView.swift         — ENHANCED (AVFoundation synthesis, N'Ko names, play button)
ios/NKoBridge/NKoBridge.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj — UPDATED (all files + NKoCulture dependency)

Promotion Decision

Keep in the searchable backlog until it intersects a live paper or system.

Source Anchor

NKo/NKO-3.3-COMPLETE.md

Detected Structure

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