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A Bantu language · Guthrie K14 · ISO 639-3 lyn

Luyana

In its own words: Siluyana

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Zambia
Si·luyana
the language
class 7
/sì.lù.jà.nà/
Mu·luyana
a person
class 1
/mù.lù.jà.nà/
A·luyana
the people
class 2
/à.lù.jà.nà/
Bu·luyana
the land
class 14
/βù.lù.jà.nà/

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

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Luyana 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 Luyana? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone K · K14 · Glottolog

Dialects listed separately

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

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