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A Bantu language · Guthrie G40 · ISO 639-3 ymk

Makwe

In its own words: Kimakwe

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Mozambique
Ki·makwe
the language
class 7
/kì.mà.kʷè/
M·makwe
a person
class 1
/m̩.mà.kʷè/
Wa·makwe
the people
class 2
/wà.mà.kʷè/
U·makwe
the land
class 14
/ù.mà.kʷè/

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

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

Makwe 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 Makwe? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone G · G40 · Glottolog
Ask for Makwe

Need Makwe data? Tell us.

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

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