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A Bantu language · Guthrie A53 · ISO 639-3 lfa

Lefa

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Cameroon
Mo·lefa
a person
class 1
/mò.lɛ̀.fá/
Be·lefa
the people
class 2
/βè.lɛ̀.fá/
Lefa
the land
place name
/lɛ̀.fá/

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

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Lefa 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 Lefa? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone A · A53 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "lfa", "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/lefa.json

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