diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 3f300a3..8ee05ce 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -44,10 +44,21 @@ function buildRequest(searchTerm: string, conlang: Conlang, direction: SearchDir
         [Conlang.Elesu]: 'elesu',
     };
 
+    const offset = 0;
+    const limit = 20;
+
     const conlangDb = conlang.toString();
-    const field = direction === SearchDirection.ToConlang ? 'eng' : specForConlang[conlang];
-    const query = `${conlangDb}?${field}=like.*${searchTerm}*`;
-    const effectiveUri = `${backendUrl}/${query}`;
+    const conlangSpec = specForConlang[conlang];
+    const field = direction === SearchDirection.ToConlang ? 'eng' : conlangSpec;
+
+    const params = new URLSearchParams([
+        [field, `like.*${searchTerm}*`],
+        ['order', conlangSpec],
+        ['limit', limit],
+        ['offset', offset],
+    ]);
+
+    const effectiveUri = `${backendUrl}/${conlangDb}?${params}`;
 
     fetch(`${effectiveUri}`)
         .then((resp) => resp.json())