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A Bantu language · Guthrie D12 · ISO 639-3 lej

Lenje

In its own words: Kilengola

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ki·lengola
the language
class 7
/kì.lè.ŋɡò.là/
Mu·lengola
a person
class 1
/mù.lè.ŋɡò.là/
Ba·lengola
the people
class 2
/βà.lè.ŋɡò.là/
Bu·lengola
the land
class 14
/βù.lè.ŋɡò.là/

One stem, lengola — 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 Lenje? Suggest a correction →

Lenje 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 Lenje? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone D · D12 · Glottolog
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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "lej", "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/lenje-lej.json

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