A Bantu language · Guthrie A46 · ISO 639-3 nmq

Mani

Name: Mani Full Syllable Inventory (FSI)
Creator: BantuNomics
License: https://bantunomics.com/plans

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Cameroon

Mot Mani

a person

class 1

sounds merge in the spoken form

/mòt.mà.ní/

Bot Mani

the people

class 2

sounds merge in the spoken form

/βòt.mà.ní/

Manden

the land

place name

/mà.ndɛ̀n/

These names are still under review. Speak Mani? Suggest a correction →

Mani 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 Mani? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Cameroon

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone A · A46 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Dialects listed separately

Nambya

Ask for Mani

Suggest a correction for Mani

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

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