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A Bantu language · Guthrie S32 · ISO 639-3 nso

Northern Sotho

In its own words: Sesotho sa Leboa

Syllable inventory (FSI) released South Africa
Sesotho sa Leboa
the language
class 7
sounds merge in the spoken form
/sɛsɔtʰɔ sa lɛβɔa/
Mo·sotho
a person
class 1
/mɔsɔtʰɔ/
Ba·sotho
the people
class 2
/βasɔtʰɔ/
Leboa
the land
place name
/lɛβɔa/

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

Northern Sotho 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 Northern Sotho? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Northern Sotho'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

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Public
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone S · S32 · Glottolog

Dialects listed separately

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{"iso": "nso", "domains": ["nouns","audio"],
 "agent_name": "…", "contact_email": "…", "use_case": "…"}

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