A Bantu language · Guthrie M22 · code under review

Iwa

In its own words: Iciwa

Syllable inventory in preparation Kenya Uganda

I·ci·wa

the language

class 7

/ì.tʃì.wà/

U·mu·wa

a person

class 1

/ù.mù.wà/

A·ba·wa

the people

class 2

/à.βà.wà/

U·wa

the land

class 14

/ù.wà/

One stem, wa — 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 Iwa? Suggest a correction →

Iwa 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 Iwa? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

In preparation. Tell us you need it and it moves up the queue.

In preparation

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 Iwa is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Kenya, Uganda

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone M · M22

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Iwa

Suggest a correction for Iwa

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Iwa", "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/iwa-iwa.json

Iwa