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A Bantu language · Guthrie C24 · code under review

Koyo

In its own words: Likoyo

A variety of Koyo.

Li·koyo
the language
class 5
/lì.kò.jò/
Mo·koyo
a person
class 1
/mò.kò.jò/
Ba·koyo
the people
class 2
/βà.kò.jò/
Bo·koyo
the land
class 14
/βò.kò.jò/

One stem, koyo — 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 Koyo? Suggest a correction →

Koyo 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 Koyo? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Covered through Koyo.

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 Koyo is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone C · C24
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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Koyo", "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/koyo-koy.json

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