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A Bantu language · Guthrie M23 · ISO 639-3 nyy

Nyakyusa

In its own words: Ikinyakyusa

Syllable inventory (FSI) released MalawiTanzania
I·ki·nyakyusa
the language
class 7
/ì.kì.ɲà.cù.sà/
Umwnyakyusa
a person
class 1
sounds merge in the spoken form
/ù.mù.ɲà.cù.sà/
A·ba·nyakyusa
the people
class 2
/à.βà.ɲà.cù.sà/
Bu·nyakyusa
the land
class 14
/βù.ɲà.cù.sà/

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

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

Nyakyusa 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 Nyakyusa? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone M · M23 · Glottolog
Ask for Nyakyusa

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Agents can ask too — no key needed.
POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "nyy", "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/nyakyusa.json

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