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A Bantu language · Guthrie E721 · ISO 639-3 nyf

Giriama

In its own words: Kigiriama

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Kenya
Ki·giriama
the language
class 7
/ki.ɣi.ri.a.ma/
M·giriama
a person
class 1
/m.ɣi.ri.a.ma/
Wa·giriama
the people
class 2
/wa.ɣi.ri.a.ma/
U·giriama
the land
class 14
/u.ɣi.ri.a.ma/

One stem, giriama — the beginning changes and the meaning moves from the language to a person, the people and the land.

These names are still under review. Speak Giriama? Suggest a correction →

Giriama on BantuNomics

From local knowledge to generative infrastructure

01 · Local knowledge

Native speakers

Everything here is built with people who speak the language, with consent. Speak Giriama? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Giriama's complete operating alphabet is released and licensed from the Validation Pilot.

Released
03 · Composition rules

Nouns, verbs, concord

The class system above, the verb and the agreement it drives — licensed per language.

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04 · Generative infrastructure

Engines

Rule-driven generation for Giriama is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone E · E721 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "nyf", "domains": ["nouns","audio"],
 "agent_name": "…", "contact_email": "…", "use_case": "…"}

Or connect the MCP server https://bantunomics.com/languages/mcp and call request_language. Machine-readable page: /languages/giriama.json

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