A Bantu language · Guthrie C312 · code under review

Mpama

In its own words: Limpama

Syllable inventory in preparation Democratic Republic of the Congo

Li·mpama

the language

class 5

/lì.mpà.má/

Mo·mpama

a person

class 1

/mò.mpà.má/

Ba·mpama

the people

class 2

/βà.mpà.má/

Bo·mpama

the land

class 14

/βò.mpà.má/

One stem, mpama — 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 Mpama? Suggest a correction →

Mpama 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 Mpama? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

In preparation. Tell us you need it and it moves up the queue.

In preparation

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 Mpama is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone C · C312

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Mpama

Suggest a correction for Mpama

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Mpama", "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/mpama.json