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A Bantu language · Guthrie G24 · code under review

Gweno

In its own words: Kigweno

A variety of Gwere.

Dialect Tanzania
Ki·gweno
the language
class 7
/kìɣʷènò/
Mu·gweno
a person
class 1
/mùɣʷènò/
Va·gweno
the people
class 2
/βàɣʷènò/
U·gweno
the land
class 14
/ùɣʷènò/

One stem, gweno — 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 Gweno? Suggest a correction →

Gweno 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 Gweno? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Covered through Gwere.

Dialect
03 · Composition rules

Nouns, verbs, concord

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

See plans
04 · Generative infrastructure

Engines

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone G · G24
Ask for Gweno

Need Gweno data? Tell us.

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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Gweno", "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/gweno.json

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