diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 124200a24..900e4755f 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ version = "1.2.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "aae1277d39aeec15cb388266ecc24b11c80469deae6067e17a1a7aa9e5c1f234"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ahash"
+version = "0.7.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "891477e0c6a8957309ee5c45a6368af3ae14bb510732d2684ffa19af310920f9"
+dependencies = [
+ "getrandom 0.2.16",
+ "once_cell",
+ "version_check",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "ahash"
 version = "0.8.12"
@@ -1496,13 +1507,22 @@ dependencies = [
  "crunchy",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "hashbrown"
+version = "0.11.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ab5ef0d4909ef3724cc8cce6ccc8572c5c817592e9285f5464f8e86f8bd3726e"
+dependencies = [
+ "ahash 0.7.8",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "hashbrown"
 version = "0.14.5"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "e5274423e17b7c9fc20b6e7e208532f9b19825d82dfd615708b70edd83df41f1"
 dependencies = [
- "ahash",
+ "ahash 0.8.12",
  "allocator-api2",
 ]
 
@@ -1703,6 +1723,7 @@ checksum = "0cde2700ccaed3872079a65fb1a78f6c0a36c91570f28755dda67bc8f7d9f00a"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
  "litemap",
+ "serde",
  "tinystr",
  "writeable",
  "zerovec",
@@ -2561,6 +2582,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "criterion",
  "dirs",
  "futures-util",
+ "icu_locale_core",
  "insta",
  "map-macro",
  "pulldown-cmark",
@@ -2571,6 +2593,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "reqwest-middleware",
  "reqwest-retry",
  "rkyv",
+ "rkyv_intern",
  "sea-query",
  "serde",
  "serde_json",
@@ -3422,6 +3445,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.106",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "rkyv_intern"
+version = "0.1.0"
+source = "git+https://github.com/rkyv/rkyv_intern.git#e7b3b5d0b2ef644ce9b0cd4a8141b607c9eaa6de"
+dependencies = [
+ "hashbrown 0.11.2",
+ "rkyv",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rle-decode-fast"
 version = "1.0.3"
@@ -4069,6 +4101,7 @@ source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "5d4f6d1145dcb577acf783d4e601bc1d76a13337bb54e6233add580b07344c8b"
 dependencies = [
  "displaydoc",
+ "serde",
  "zerovec",
 ]
 
diff --git a/internal/src/enum_wrapper.rs b/internal/src/enum_wrapper.rs
index 97efa7e9b..5ec4f0361 100644
--- a/internal/src/enum_wrapper.rs
+++ b/internal/src/enum_wrapper.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ where
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
-    use odict::schema::{FormKind, PartOfSpeech, PronunciationKind};
+    use odict::schema::{FormKind, PartOfSpeech};
 
     #[test]
     fn test_to_enum_wrapper_pos_custom() {
@@ -54,24 +54,6 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(wrapper.value, "'kari' adjective (archaic)");
     }
 
-    #[test]
-    fn test_to_enum_wrapper_pronunciation_kind_custom() {
-        let wrapper = PronunciationKind::Other("Custom".to_string()).to_enum_wrapper();
-
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.name, "PronunciationKind");
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.variant, "other");
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.value, "Custom");
-    }
-
-    #[test]
-    fn test_to_enum_wrapper_pronunciation_kind() {
-        let wrapper = PronunciationKind::IPA.to_enum_wrapper();
-
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.name, "PronunciationKind");
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.variant, "ipa");
-        assert_eq!(wrapper.value, "ipa");
-    }
-
     #[test]
     fn test_to_enum_wrapper_form_kind() {
         let wrapper = FormKind::Conjugation.to_enum_wrapper();
diff --git a/lib/Cargo.toml b/lib/Cargo.toml
index 2e990b009..35ea4f34a 100644
--- a/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ reqwest = { version = "0.12.24", optional = true, default-features = false, feat
   "http2",
   "stream",
 ] }
+strum = { version = "0.27.2", features = ["derive"] }
+icu_locale_core = { version = "2.0.0", features = ["serde"] }
 reqwest-middleware = { version = "0.4.2", optional = true }
 reqwest-retry = { version = "0.7.0", optional = true }
 futures-util = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ tantivy = { version = "0.25.0", optional = true }
 dirs = { version = "6.0.0", optional = true }
 # feature=sql
 sea-query = { version = "0.32.7", optional = true }
-strum = { version = "0.27.2", features = ["derive"] }
+rkyv_intern = { git = "https://github.com/rkyv/rkyv_intern.git", version = "0.1.0" }
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 criterion = { version = "0.7.0", features = ["async_tokio", "html_reports"] }
diff --git a/lib/src/format/json/pronunciation.rs b/lib/src/format/json/pronunciation.rs
index fcfecc28a..1c9cc9863 100644
--- a/lib/src/format/json/pronunciation.rs
+++ b/lib/src/format/json/pronunciation.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
+use icu_locale_core::LanguageIdentifier;
 use serde::Serialize;
 use structural_convert::StructuralConvert;
 
 use super::media_url::MediaURLJSON;
-use crate::schema::{Pronunciation, PronunciationKind};
+use crate::schema::Pronunciation;
 
 #[derive(Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, StructuralConvert)]
 #[convert(from(Pronunciation))]
 pub struct PronunciationJSON {
-    pub kind: Option<PronunciationKind>,
+    pub kind: LanguageIdentifier,
 
     pub value: String,
 
diff --git a/lib/src/format/md/pronunciation.rs b/lib/src/format/md/pronunciation.rs
index 2f1cd3e6e..e62fdaa33 100644
--- a/lib/src/format/md/pronunciation.rs
+++ b/lib/src/format/md/pronunciation.rs
@@ -5,23 +5,19 @@ pub fn write_pronunciation(
     pronunciation: &Pronunciation,
     _entry: &Entry, // Prefix with underscore to indicate intentional non-use
 ) -> crate::Result<()> {
-    if let Some(ref kind) = pronunciation.kind {
-        // Use the kind_str method to get the proper display string (including custom kinds)
-        let kind_str = kind.to_string();
+    // Use the kind_str method to get the proper display string (including custom kinds)
+    let kind_str = pronunciation.kind.to_string();
 
-        // Capitalize the first letter for display
-        let kind_display = kind_str
-            .chars()
-            .next()
-            .map(|c| c.to_uppercase().collect::<String>() + &kind_str[1..])
-            .unwrap_or_else(|| kind_str.to_string());
+    // Capitalize the first letter for display
+    let kind_display = kind_str
+        .chars()
+        .next()
+        .map(|c| c.to_uppercase().collect::<String>() + &kind_str[1..])
+        .unwrap_or_else(|| kind_str.to_string());
 
-        let pron_text = format!("*{}:* {}", kind_display, pronunciation.value);
+    let pron_text = format!("*{}:* {}", kind_display, pronunciation.value);
 
-        lines.push(pron_text);
-    } else {
-        lines.push(pronunciation.value.to_string());
-    }
+    lines.push(pron_text);
 
     // Add URLs as markdown links if they exist
     if !pronunciation.media.is_empty() {
diff --git a/lib/src/format/sql/pronunciations.rs b/lib/src/format/sql/pronunciations.rs
index 86ccb949c..4142b581f 100644
--- a/lib/src/format/sql/pronunciations.rs
+++ b/lib/src/format/sql/pronunciations.rs
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn insert_pronunciation(
             ])
             .values([
                 id.as_str().into(),
-                pronunciation.kind.clone().map(|k| k.to_string()).into(),
+                pronunciation.kind.to_string().into(),
                 pronunciation.value.clone().into(),
                 etymology_id.into(),
             ])?,
diff --git a/lib/src/lib.rs b/lib/src/lib.rs
index b9aecdb49..e66f033b9 100644
--- a/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod core;
 mod error;
 mod ext;
 mod odict;
+mod se;
 
 pub mod format;
 pub mod fs;
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/definition.rs b/lib/src/schema/definition.rs
index 3e1682d86..f7d96d174 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/definition.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/definition.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use rkyv::with::{AsBox, MapNiche};
+use rkyv_intern::Intern;
 
 use crate::serializable;
 
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ serializable! {
     pub id: Option<String>,
 
     #[serde(rename = "@value")]
+    #[rkyv(with = Intern)]
     pub value: String,
 
     #[serde(default, rename="example")]
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/dictionary.rs b/lib/src/schema/dictionary.rs
index ae0553a92..3955bdb47 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/dictionary.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/dictionary.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 use rkyv::{
-    deserialize, to_bytes,
+    deserialize,
     with::{AsBox, MapNiche},
 };
+
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::str::FromStr;
 
-use crate::{error::Error, serializable};
+use crate::{error::Error, se::serialize_interned, serializable};
 
 use super::{entry::Entry, id::ID};
 
@@ -66,8 +67,7 @@ impl FromStr for Dictionary {
 
 impl Dictionary {
     pub(crate) fn serialize(&self) -> crate::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        let bytes =
-            to_bytes::<rkyv::rancor::Error>(self).map_err(|e| Error::Serialize(e.to_string()))?;
+        let bytes = serialize_interned::<_, rkyv::rancor::Error>(self)?;
         Ok(bytes.to_vec())
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/entry.rs b/lib/src/schema/entry.rs
index 685f95075..ff2ae85be 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/entry.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/entry.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 use rkyv::{
-    deserialize, to_bytes,
+    deserialize,
     with::{AsBox, MapNiche},
 };
 use std::{
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use std::{
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
 };
 
-use crate::{error::Error, schema::Etymology, serializable};
+use crate::{error::Error, schema::Etymology, se::serialize_interned, serializable};
 
 use super::{EntryRef, MediaURL};
 
@@ -68,9 +68,7 @@ impl Borrow<str> for ArchivedEntry {
 
 impl Entry {
     pub fn serialize(&self) -> crate::Result<Vec<u8>> {
-        let bytes =
-            to_bytes::<rkyv::rancor::Error>(self).map_err(|e| Error::Serialize(e.to_string()))?;
-
+        let bytes = serialize_interned::<_, rkyv::rancor::Error>(self)?;
         Ok(bytes.to_vec())
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/enums.rs b/lib/src/schema/enums.rs
index 15760cb89..2f9a57f6b 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/enums.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/enums.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use std::fmt::{Debug, Display};
 
-use super::{FormKind, PartOfSpeech, PronunciationKind};
+use super::{FormKind, PartOfSpeech};
 
 pub trait EnumIdentifier {
     fn id(&self) -> String;
@@ -30,4 +30,3 @@ macro_rules! impl_enum_identifier {
 
 impl_enum_identifier!(PartOfSpeech);
 impl_enum_identifier!(FormKind);
-impl_enum_identifier!(PronunciationKind);
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/example.rs b/lib/src/schema/example.rs
index 9b3c45024..1aba80f05 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/example.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/example.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ serializable! {
   #[serde(rename = "example")]
   pub struct Example {
     #[serde(rename = "@value")]
+    #[rkyv(with = rkyv_intern::Intern)]
     pub value: String,
 
     #[serde(default, rename = "translation")]
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/group.rs b/lib/src/schema/group.rs
index 4d4dd5b5f..cc1fb8bb1 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/group.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/group.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ serializable! {
     pub id: Option<String>,
 
     #[serde(rename = "@description")]
+    #[rkyv(with = rkyv_intern::Intern)]
     pub description: String,
 
     #[serde(default, rename = "definition")]
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/mod.rs b/lib/src/schema/mod.rs
index 1447368ab..d986e77ff 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/mod.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/mod.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ mod note;
 #[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
 mod pos;
 mod pronunciation;
-mod pronunciation_kind;
 mod sense;
 mod translation;
 
@@ -36,6 +35,6 @@ pub use self::media_url::*;
 pub use self::note::*;
 pub use self::pos::*;
 pub use self::pronunciation::*;
-pub use self::pronunciation_kind::*;
 pub use self::sense::*;
 pub use self::translation::*;
+pub use icu_locale_core::LanguageIdentifier;
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/note.rs b/lib/src/schema/note.rs
index 916857b7d..af2b88510 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/note.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/note.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ serializable! {
     pub id: Option<String>,
 
     #[serde(rename = "@value")]
+    #[rkyv(with = rkyv_intern::Intern)]
     pub value: String,
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/pronunciation.rs b/lib/src/schema/pronunciation.rs
index 8f24e61e3..12915290d 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/pronunciation.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/pronunciation.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,65 @@
-use rkyv::with::{AsBox, MapNiche};
+use icu_locale_core::LanguageIdentifier;
+use rkyv::{
+    rancor::{Fallible, Source},
+    with::{ArchiveWith, DeserializeWith, SerializeWith},
+    Archive, Archived, Deserialize, Place, Resolver, Serialize,
+};
 
-use super::{MediaURL, PronunciationKind};
+use super::MediaURL;
 use crate::serializable;
 
+// Custom wrapper for LanguageIdentifier to serialize as string and deserialize with try_from
+pub struct LanguageIdentifierAsString;
+
+impl ArchiveWith<LanguageIdentifier> for LanguageIdentifierAsString {
+    type Archived = Archived<String>;
+    type Resolver = Resolver<String>;
+
+    fn resolve_with(
+        field: &LanguageIdentifier,
+        resolver: Self::Resolver,
+        out: Place<Self::Archived>,
+    ) {
+        let string_repr = field.to_string();
+        string_repr.resolve(resolver, out);
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: Fallible + ?Sized> SerializeWith<LanguageIdentifier, S> for LanguageIdentifierAsString
+where
+    String: Serialize<S>,
+{
+    fn serialize_with(
+        field: &LanguageIdentifier,
+        serializer: &mut S,
+    ) -> Result<Self::Resolver, S::Error> {
+        let string_repr = field.to_string();
+        string_repr.serialize(serializer)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<D> DeserializeWith<Archived<String>, LanguageIdentifier, D> for LanguageIdentifierAsString
+where
+    D: Fallible + ?Sized,
+    D::Error: Source,
+    String: Archive,
+    Archived<String>: Deserialize<String, D>,
+{
+    fn deserialize_with(
+        field: &Archived<String>,
+        deserializer: &mut D,
+    ) -> Result<LanguageIdentifier, D::Error> {
+        let string_repr: String = field.deserialize(deserializer)?;
+        LanguageIdentifier::try_from_str(string_repr.as_str())
+            .map_err(|e| <D::Error as Source>::new(e))
+    }
+}
+
 serializable! {
   pub struct Pronunciation {
     #[serde(rename = "@kind")]
-    #[rkyv(with = MapNiche<AsBox>)]
-    pub kind: Option<PronunciationKind>,
+    #[rkyv(with = LanguageIdentifierAsString)]
+    pub kind: LanguageIdentifier,
 
     #[serde(rename = "@value")]
     pub value: String,
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/pronunciation_kind.rs b/lib/src/schema/pronunciation_kind.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 841027389..000000000
--- a/lib/src/schema/pronunciation_kind.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-use crate::serializable_enum;
-
-serializable_enum! {
-  pub enum PronunciationKind {
-      #[serde(rename = "ipa")]
-      IPA,
-      Pinyin,
-      Hiragana,
-      Romaji,
-      Katakana,
-      Yale,     // Korean Yale romanization
-      Jyutping, // Cantonese
-      Bopomofo, // Zhuyin for Chinese
-      Hepburn,  // Japanese romanization
-      #[strum(to_string = "{0}")]
-      #[serde(untagged)]
-      Other(String),
-  }
-}
diff --git a/lib/src/schema/translation.rs b/lib/src/schema/translation.rs
index c0ab58c89..e9975417c 100644
--- a/lib/src/schema/translation.rs
+++ b/lib/src/schema/translation.rs
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ serializable! {
   #[serde(rename = "translation")]
   pub struct Translation {
     #[serde(rename = "@lang")]
+    #[rkyv(with = rkyv_intern::Intern)]
     pub lang: String,
 
     #[serde(rename = "@value")]
+    #[rkyv(with = rkyv_intern::Intern)]
     pub value: String,
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/src/se.rs b/lib/src/se.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..42af47ab8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/src/se.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+use rkyv::{
+    api::serialize_using,
+    rancor::Strategy,
+    ser::{allocator::ArenaHandle, Serializer},
+    util::{with_arena, AlignedVec},
+    Serialize,
+};
+use rkyv_intern::{Interner, InterningAdapter};
+
+type InterningSerializer<'a, E> =
+    Strategy<InterningAdapter<Serializer<AlignedVec<8>, ArenaHandle<'a>, ()>, Interner<String>>, E>;
+
+pub fn serialize_interned<T, E>(value: &T) -> Result<AlignedVec<8>, E>
+where
+    T: for<'a> Serialize<InterningSerializer<'a, E>>,
+{
+    with_arena(|arena| {
+        let mut serializer = InterningAdapter::new(
+            Serializer::new(AlignedVec::<8>::new(), arena.acquire(), ()),
+            Interner::default(),
+        );
+
+        serialize_using::<_, E>(value, &mut serializer)?;
+
+        Ok(serializer.into_serializer().into_writer())
+    })
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/pronunciation.rs b/lib/tests/pronunciation.rs
index 0ae9ed289..7626fadd1 100644
--- a/lib/tests/pronunciation.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/pronunciation.rs
@@ -1,24 +1,19 @@
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod pronunciation_tests {
-    use odict::schema::{MediaURL, PronunciationKind};
+    use icu_locale_core::{langid, LanguageIdentifier};
+    use odict::schema::MediaURL;
     use quick_xml::de::from_str;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_pronunciation_kind_serialization() {
-        let kind = PronunciationKind::IPA;
+        let kind = langid!("und-fonipa");
         let serialized = serde_json::to_string(&kind).unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(serialized, "\"ipa\"");
 
-        // Test deserialization including case-insensitivity
-        let deserialized: PronunciationKind = serde_json::from_str("\"ipa\"").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(serialized, "\"und-fonipa\"");
 
-        assert!(matches!(deserialized, PronunciationKind::IPA));
+        let deserialized: LanguageIdentifier = serde_json::from_str("\"und-fonipa\"").unwrap();
 
-        let _expected = PronunciationKind::Other("wagegiles".into());
-
-        // Test Other variant
-        let deserialized: PronunciationKind = serde_json::from_str("\"wadegiles\"").unwrap();
-        assert!(matches!(deserialized, _expected));
+        assert_eq!(deserialized, kind);
     }
 
     #[test]
@@ -45,7 +40,7 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
         let xml = r#"
         <entry term="你好">
           <ety>
-            <pronunciation kind="pinyin" value="ni hao">
+            <pronunciation kind="zh-latn-pinyin" value="ni hao">
               <url src="./audio.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
             </pronunciation>
           </ety>
@@ -59,10 +54,8 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
         assert_eq!(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations.len(), 1);
 
         let pronunciation = &entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[0];
-        assert!(matches!(
-            pronunciation.kind,
-            Some(PronunciationKind::Pinyin)
-        ));
+
+        assert_eq!(pronunciation.kind, langid!("zh-Latn-pinyin"));
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.value, "ni hao");
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.media.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.media[0].src, "./audio.mp3");
@@ -76,7 +69,7 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
     fn test_parse_example_with_pronunciation() {
         let xml = r#"
         <example value="Hello, world!">
-          <pronunciation kind="ipa" value="həˈləʊ wɜːld">
+          <pronunciation kind="und-fonipa" value="həˈləʊ wɜːld">
             <url src="./hello.mp3" />
           </pronunciation>
         </example>
@@ -86,7 +79,7 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
         assert_eq!(example.value, "Hello, world!");
         assert_eq!(example.pronunciations.len(), 1);
         let pronunciation = &example.pronunciations[0];
-        assert!(matches!(pronunciation.kind, Some(PronunciationKind::IPA)));
+        assert_eq!(pronunciation.kind, langid!("und-fonipa"));
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.value, "həˈləʊ wɜːld");
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.media.len(), 1);
         assert_eq!(pronunciation.media[0].src, "./hello.mp3");
@@ -97,10 +90,10 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
         let xml = r#"
         <entry term="你好">
           <ety>
-            <pronunciation kind="pinyin" value="ni hao">
+            <pronunciation kind="zh-latn-pinyin" value="ni hao">
               <url src="./audio1.mp3" />
             </pronunciation>
-            <pronunciation kind="ipa" value="ni˨˩ xɑʊ̯˧˥">
+            <pronunciation kind="und-fonipa" value="ni˨˩ xɑʊ̯˧˥">
               <url src="./audio2.mp3" />
             </pronunciation>
           </ety>
@@ -113,11 +106,11 @@ mod pronunciation_tests {
         assert_eq!(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations.len(), 2);
 
         let pinyin = &entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[0];
-        assert!(matches!(pinyin.kind, Some(PronunciationKind::Pinyin)));
+        assert_eq!(pinyin.kind, langid!("zh-Latn-pinyin"));
         assert_eq!(pinyin.value, "ni hao");
 
         let ipa = &entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[1];
-        assert!(matches!(ipa.kind, Some(PronunciationKind::IPA)));
+        assert_eq!(ipa.kind, langid!("und-fonipa"));
         assert_eq!(ipa.value, "ni˨˩ xɑʊ̯˧˥");
     }
 }
diff --git a/node/__test__/pronunciation.spec.ts b/node/__test__/pronunciation.spec.ts
index aba5b2180..abf1f13c8 100644
--- a/node/__test__/pronunciation.spec.ts
+++ b/node/__test__/pronunciation.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ test('Pronunciation support - should parse entries with pronunciations', async (
     <dictionary>
       <entry term="你好">
         <ety>
-          <pronunciation kind="pinyin" value="ni hao">
+          <pronunciation kind="zh-latn-pinyin" value="ni hao">
             <url src="./audio.mp3" />
           </pronunciation>
         </ety>
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ test('Pronunciation support - should parse entries with pronunciations', async (
   t.truthy(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations)
   t.is(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations.length, 1)
   t.deepEqual(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[0].kind, {
-    name: 'PronunciationKind',
-    value: 'pinyin',
-    variant: 'pinyin',
+    language: 'zh',
+    script: 'Latn',
+    variants: ['pinyin'],
   })
   t.is(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[0].value, 'ni hao')
   t.is(entry.etymologies[0].pronunciations[0].media.length, 1)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ test('Pronunciation support - should parse examples with pronunciations', async
           <sense pos="n">
             <definition value="An example definition">
               <example value="An example sentence">
-                <pronunciation kind="ipa" value="ɪɡˈzæmpl ˈsɛntəns">
+                <pronunciation kind="und-fonipa" value="ɪɡˈzæmpl ˈsɛntəns">
                   <url src="./example.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" />
                 </pronunciation>
               </example>
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ test('Pronunciation support - should parse examples with pronunciations', async
   t.truthy(example.pronunciations)
   t.is(example.pronunciations.length, 1)
   t.deepEqual(example.pronunciations[0].kind, {
-    name: 'PronunciationKind',
-    value: 'ipa',
-    variant: 'ipa',
+    language: 'und',
+    variants: ['fonipa'],
   })
   t.is(example.pronunciations[0].value, 'ɪɡˈzæmpl ˈsɛntəns')
   t.is(example.pronunciations[0].media.length, 1)
diff --git a/node/index.d.ts b/node/index.d.ts
index 66431acf3..42f979722 100644
--- a/node/index.d.ts
+++ b/node/index.d.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ export interface IndexOptions {
   overwrite?: boolean
 }
 
+export interface LanguageIdentifier {
+  language: string
+  script?: string
+  region?: string
+  variants: Array<string>
+}
+
 export interface LoadOptions {
   alias?: AliasLoadOptions
 }
@@ -110,7 +117,7 @@ export interface Note {
 }
 
 export interface Pronunciation {
-  kind?: EnumWrapper
+  kind: LanguageIdentifier
   value: string
   media: Array<MediaUrl>
 }
diff --git a/node/index.js b/node/index.js
index 76e9659e4..fe0f96fd9 100644
--- a/node/index.js
+++ b/node/index.js
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-android-arm64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-android-arm64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -96,8 +96,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-android-arm-eabi')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-android-arm-eabi/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-win32-x64-gnu')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-win32-x64-gnu/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -133,8 +133,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-win32-x64-msvc')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-win32-x64-msvc/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-win32-ia32-msvc')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-win32-ia32-msvc/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-win32-arm64-msvc')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-win32-arm64-msvc/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ function requireNative() {
     try {
       const binding = require('@odict/node-darwin-universal')
       const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-darwin-universal/package.json').version
-      if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-        throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+      if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+        throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
       }
       return binding
     } catch (e) {
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-darwin-x64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-darwin-x64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -217,8 +217,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-darwin-arm64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-darwin-arm64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -237,8 +237,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-freebsd-x64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-freebsd-x64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -253,8 +253,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-freebsd-arm64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-freebsd-arm64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-x64-musl')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-x64-musl/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -290,8 +290,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-x64-gnu')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-x64-gnu/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-arm64-musl')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-arm64-musl/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -324,8 +324,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-arm64-gnu')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-arm64-gnu/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -342,8 +342,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-arm-musleabihf')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-arm-musleabihf/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-arm-gnueabihf')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-arm-gnueabihf/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -376,8 +376,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-loong64-musl')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-loong64-musl/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -392,8 +392,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-loong64-gnu')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-loong64-gnu/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -410,8 +410,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-riscv64-musl')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-riscv64-musl/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -426,8 +426,8 @@ function requireNative() {
         try {
           const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-riscv64-gnu')
           const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-riscv64-gnu/package.json').version
-          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+          if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+            throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
           }
           return binding
         } catch (e) {
@@ -443,8 +443,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-ppc64-gnu')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-ppc64-gnu/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -459,8 +459,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-linux-s390x-gnu')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-linux-s390x-gnu/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -479,8 +479,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-openharmony-arm64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-openharmony-arm64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -495,8 +495,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-openharmony-x64')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-openharmony-x64/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
@@ -511,8 +511,8 @@ function requireNative() {
       try {
         const binding = require('@odict/node-openharmony-arm')
         const bindingPackageVersion = require('@odict/node-openharmony-arm/package.json').version
-        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '1.9.1' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
-          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 1.9.1 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
+        if (bindingPackageVersion !== '2.0.0' && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK && process.env.NAPI_RS_ENFORCE_VERSION_CHECK !== '0') {
+          throw new Error(`Native binding package version mismatch, expected 2.0.0 but got ${bindingPackageVersion}. You can reinstall dependencies to fix this issue.`)
         }
         return binding
       } catch (e) {
diff --git a/node/src/types/langid.rs b/node/src/types/langid.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..822a6e7b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/node/src/types/langid.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#[napi(object)]
+pub struct LanguageIdentifier {
+    pub language: String,
+    pub script: Option<String>,
+    pub region: Option<String>,
+    pub variants: Vec<String>,
+}
+
+impl From<odict::schema::LanguageIdentifier> for LanguageIdentifier {
+    fn from(language_identifier: odict::schema::LanguageIdentifier) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            language: language_identifier.language.to_string(),
+            script: language_identifier.script.map(|s| s.to_string()),
+            region: language_identifier.region.map(|r| r.to_string()),
+            variants: language_identifier
+                .variants
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(|v| v.to_string())
+                .collect(),
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/node/src/types/mod.rs b/node/src/types/mod.rs
index d3856afd8..6b16b8e93 100644
--- a/node/src/types/mod.rs
+++ b/node/src/types/mod.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ mod example;
 mod form;
 mod group;
 mod index;
+mod langid;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "node")]
 mod load;
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ pub use save::*;
 pub use entry::Entry;
 pub use example::Example;
 pub use index::IndexOptions;
+pub use langid::LanguageIdentifier;
 pub use lookup::{LookupOptions, LookupResult};
 pub use pronunciation::Pronunciation;
 pub use search::SearchOptions;
diff --git a/node/src/types/pronunciation.rs b/node/src/types/pronunciation.rs
index 1a013962c..df2d7ce74 100644
--- a/node/src/types/pronunciation.rs
+++ b/node/src/types/pronunciation.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
-use internal::ToEnumWrapper;
 use napi_derive::napi;
 
-use super::enums::EnumWrapper;
+use crate::types::LanguageIdentifier;
+
 use super::media_url::MediaURL;
 
 #[napi(object)]
 pub struct Pronunciation {
-  pub kind: Option<EnumWrapper>,
-  pub value: String,
-  pub media: Vec<MediaURL>,
+    pub kind: LanguageIdentifier,
+    pub value: String,
+    pub media: Vec<MediaURL>,
 }
 
 impl From<odict::schema::Pronunciation> for Pronunciation {
-  fn from(pronunciation: odict::schema::Pronunciation) -> Self {
-    Self {
-      kind: pronunciation.kind.map(|k| k.to_enum_wrapper().into()),
-      value: pronunciation.value,
-      media: pronunciation
-        .media
-        .into_iter()
-        .map(MediaURL::from)
-        .collect(),
+    fn from(pronunciation: odict::schema::Pronunciation) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            kind: pronunciation.kind.into(),
+            value: pronunciation.value,
+            media: pronunciation
+                .media
+                .into_iter()
+                .map(MediaURL::from)
+                .collect(),
+        }
     }
-  }
 }