A Bantu language · Guthrie L11 · ISO 639-3 pem

Pende

Name: Pende Full Syllable Inventory (FSI)
Creator: BantuNomics
License: https://bantunomics.com/plans

In its own words: Kipende

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Democratic Republic of the Congo

Ki·pende

the language

class 7

/kì.pè.ndè/

Mu·pende

a person

class 1

/mù.pè.ndè/

Ba·pende

the people

class 2

/bà.pè.ndè/

U·pende

the land

class 14

/ù.pè.ndè/

One stem, pende — 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 Pende? Suggest a correction →

Pende 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 Pende? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Pende'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

Rule-driven generation for Pende is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone L · L11 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Pende

Suggest a correction for Pende

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "pem", "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/pende.json