diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index c3c5f0f5..ef9aebcc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 *.o
 
+# android build output:
+
+obj/
+libs/
+
 # libraries
 
 src/libespeak.a
diff --git a/AndroidManifest.xml b/AndroidManifest.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8ed62cb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.googlecode.eyesfree.espeak"
+    android:versionCode="7"
+    android:versionName="1.46.02_r7" >
+
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
+
+    <uses-feature
+        android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen"
+        android:required="false" />
+
+    <uses-sdk
+        android:minSdkVersion="8"
+        android:targetSdkVersion="14" />
+
+    <application
+        android:icon="@drawable/icon"
+        android:label="@string/app_name" >
+        <service
+            android:name=".TtsService"
+            android:label="@string/app_name" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.TTS_SERVICE" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+
+            <meta-data
+                android:name="android.speech.tts"
+                android:resource="@xml/tts_engine" />
+        </service>
+
+        <activity
+            android:name=".DownloadVoiceData"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Dialog" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.speech.tts.engine.INSTALL_TTS_DATA" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".CheckVoiceData"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.speech.tts.engine.CHECK_TTS_DATA" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".GetSampleText"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.speech.tts.engine.GET_SAMPLE_TEXT" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".TtsSettingsActivity"
+            android:label="@string/tts_settings_label" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.speech.tts.engine.CONFIGURE_ENGINE" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        <activity
+            android:name=".eSpeakActivity"
+            android:label="@string/app_name" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
+        <!-- Legacy code for pre-ICS compatibility. -->
+        <activity
+            android:name=".eSpeak"
+            android:label="@string/app_name"
+            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.START_TTS_ENGINE" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_engine.ESPEAK" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.afr" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.bos" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.zho" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.cmn" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.yue" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.hrv" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.ces" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.nld" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.eng" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.eng.USA" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.eng.GBR" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.epo" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.fin" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.fra" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.deu" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.ell" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.hin" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.hun" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.isl" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.ind" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.ita" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.kur" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.lat" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.mkd" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.nor" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.pol" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.por" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.ron" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.rus" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.srp" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.slk" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.spa" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.spa.MEX" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.swa" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.swe" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.tam" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.tur" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.vie" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.tts_lang.cym" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
+        <provider
+            android:name="com.googlecode.eyesfree.espeak.providers.SettingsProvider"
+            android:authorities="com.googlecode.eyesfree.espeak.providers.SettingsProvider" />
+    </application>
+
+</manifest>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README b/README
index 30ea38c2..417addf3 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-Development snapshots of eSpeak.
+Android Port of eSpeak
 
-Taken from http://espeak.sourceforge.net/test/latest.html.
+This branch contains the files needed to build espeak on the android platform.
+It is derived from the eyes-free project.
diff --git a/jni/Android.mk b/jni/Android.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e378838
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jni/Android.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+LOCAL_PATH:= $(call my-dir)
+include $(CLEAR_VARS)
+
+# eSpeak (minus command line apps)
+
+BLACKLIST_SRC_FILES := \
+  %/espeak.cpp \
+  %/speak.cpp
+
+ESPEAK_SRC_PATH := espeak-source/src
+
+ESPEAK_SRC_FILES := \
+  $(subst $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(ESPEAK_SRC_PATH),$(ESPEAK_SRC_PATH),$(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(ESPEAK_SRC_PATH)/*.c*))
+  
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES += \
+  $(filter-out $(BLACKLIST_SRC_FILES),$(ESPEAK_SRC_FILES))
+
+# JNI
+
+LOCAL_SRC_FILES += \
+  $(subst $(LOCAL_PATH)/jni,jni,$(wildcard $(LOCAL_PATH)/jni/*.c*))
+
+LOCAL_C_INCLUDES += \
+  $(LOCAL_PATH)/include \
+  $(LOCAL_PATH)/$(ESPEAK_SRC_PATH)
+
+LOCAL_LDLIBS := \
+  -llog
+
+# Common
+
+LOCAL_MODULE := libttsespeak
+LOCAL_MODULE_TAGS := optional
+LOCAL_PRELINK_MODULE := false
+
+include $(BUILD_SHARED_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..730e911f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# This file is automatically generated by Android Tools.
+# Do not modify this file -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
+#
+# This file must be checked in Version Control Systems.
+#
+# To customize properties used by the Ant build system use,
+# "ant.properties", and override values to adapt the script to your
+# project structure.
+
+# Project target.
+target=android-14