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A Bantu language · Guthrie J13 · ISO 639-3 cgg

Kiga

In its own words: Orukiga

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Uganda
O·ru·kiga
the language
class 11
/ò.rù.kí.ɣà/
O·mu·kiga
a person
class 1
/ò.mù.kí.ɣà/
A·ba·kiga
the people
class 2
/à.βà.kí.ɣà/
Bu·kiga
the land
class 14
/βù.kí.ɣà/

One stem, kiga — 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 Kiga? Suggest a correction →

Kiga 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 Kiga? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Kiga'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 Kiga is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone J · J13 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "cgg", "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/kiga.json

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