diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 20695542..e561e171 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 
 *.o
 
+# android build output:
+
+espeak-data.zip
+espeak-data-en_only.zip
+
 # autotools
 
 AUTHORS
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index ad491700..55933e2b 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -123,9 +123,25 @@ espeak-data/phsource/dir.stamp: phsource/ph_* phsource/phonemes phsource/intonat
 espeak-data/phontab: src/espeakedit espeak-data/dir.stamp espeak-data/dictsource/dir.stamp espeak-data/phsource/dir.stamp
 	src/espeakedit --compile
 
+##### android language data packs:
+
+espeak-data.zip: espeak-data/dir.stamp espeak-data/phontab dictionaries
+	rm -f $@
+	cd espeak-data && zip -r ../$@ \
+		intonations phondata phonindex phontab \
+		*_dict voices
+
+espeak-data-en_only.zip: espeak-data/dir.stamp espeak-data/phontab espeak-data/en_dict
+	echo rm -f $@
+	cd espeak-data && zip -r ../$@ \
+		intonations phondata phonindex phontab \
+		en_dict voices/en
+
+android: espeak-data.zip espeak-data-en_only.zip
+
 ##### dictionaries:
 
-dictionaries: \
+dictionaries: src/espeak \
 	espeak-data/af_dict \
 	espeak-data/ak_dict \
 	espeak-data/am_dict \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2542eeec..67708ac0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ configured correctly:
 2.  Android NDK
 3.  Eclipse
 4.  Android Developer Tools (ADT) for Eclipse
+5.  wxWidgets 2.8 (for espeakedit if building the `espeak-data` zip files)
 
 ## Building
 
@@ -23,6 +24,12 @@ configured correctly:
 4.  Import the espeak folder as an exising Android project.
 5.  Build the espeak apk within Eclipse.
 
+In order to build the `espeak-data.zip` and `espeak-data-en_only.zip` data files, you need to run the following commands:
+
+	$ ./autogen.sh
+	$ ./configure --prefix=/usr
+	$ make android
+
 ## Installing
 
 The generated `eSpeakActivity.apk` can be installed like any other apk build