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A Bantu language · Guthrie F31 · ISO 639-3 nim

Nilamba

In its own words: Kinilamba

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Tanzania
Ki·nilamba
the language
class 7
/kì.nì.lá.mbà/
M·nilamba
a person
class 1
/m̩.nì.lá.mbà/
Wa·nilamba
the people
class 2
/wà.nì.lá.mbà/
U·nilamba
the land
class 14
/ù.nì.lá.mbà/

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

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

Nilamba 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 Nilamba? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone F · F31 · Glottolog
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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "nim", "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/nilamba.json

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