A Bantu language · Guthrie J25 · ISO 639-3 kya

Kwaya

Name: Kwaya Full Syllable Inventory (FSI)
Creator: BantuNomics
License: https://bantunomics.com/plans

In its own words: Kikwaya

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Tanzania

Ki·kwaya

the language

class 7

/kì.kwà.jà/

Mu·kwaya

a person

class 1

/mù.kwà.jà/

Ba·kwaya

the people

class 2

/bà.kwà.jà/

Bu·kwaya

the land

class 14

/bù.kwà.jà/

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

From the BantuNomics language registry. Speak Kwaya and see something to correct? Tell us →

Kwaya 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 Kwaya? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Kwaya'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.

See plans

04 · Generative infrastructure

Engines

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Tanzania

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone J · J25 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Kwaya

Suggest a correction for Kwaya

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "kya", "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/kwaya.json