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A Bantu language · Guthrie P32 · ISO 639-3 ngl

Lomwe

In its own words: Elomwe

Syllable inventory (FSI) released MalawiMozambique
E·lomwe
the language
class 3
/è.lò.mwè/
Mu·lomwe
a person
class 1
/mù.lò.mwè/
A·lomwe
the people
class 2
/à.lò.mwè/
Lomwe
the land
place name
/lò.mwè/

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

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

Lomwe 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 Lomwe? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone P · P32 · Glottolog
Ask for Lomwe

Need Lomwe data? Tell us.

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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "ngl", "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/lomwe.json

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