A Bantu language · Guthrie B87 · code under review

Mbuun

In its own words: Kimbuun

A variety of Mpuono.

Dialect Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ki·mbuun

the language

class 7

/kì.mbúːn/

Mu·mbuun

a person

class 1

/mù.mbúːn/

Ba·mbuun

the people

class 2

/βà.mbúːn/

Bu·mbuun

the land

class 14

/βù.mbúːn/

One stem, mbuun — 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 Mbuun? Suggest a correction →

Mbuun 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 Mbuun? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Covered through Mpuono.

Dialect

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 Mbuun is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone B · B87

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Mbuun

Suggest a correction for Mbuun

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Mbuun", "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/mbuun-mbn.json