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Masaba

In its own words: Lumasaaba

Syllable inventory (FSI) released KenyaUganda
Lu·masaaba
the language
class 11
/lù.mà.sàː.βà/
U·mu·masaaba
a person
class 1
/ù.mù.mà.sàː.βà/
A·ba·masaaba
the people
class 2
/à.βà.mà.sàː.βà/
Bumasaba
the land
class 14
sounds merge in the spoken form
/βù.mà.sàː.βà/

One stem, masaaba — 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 Masaba? Suggest a correction →

Masaba 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 Masaba? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone E · E31 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "myx", "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/masaba.json

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