"""In the process of compiling this dictionary, the author used to all the Nom and Han fonts currently available for computers, with the main font being Nom Na Tong. This dictionary gathered 9.200 differenr Nom glyphs (not including the 250 characters in the Appendix section), corresponding to 14.519 pronunciations documented in contemporary Vietnamese national script (based on latin alphabet, chu QUOC NGU), 3.000 of which were constructed by the author and had never been presented in the available Non font and dictionaries. For the modifications of the new Nom characters, the author received sponsorship, both in terms of human resources and materials, from the Nom Preservation Foundation (Unites States)"". (from the Introduction of the Dictionary)"