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A Bantu language · Guthrie C31 · code under review

Sakanyi

In its own words: Sakanayi

Syllable inventory in preparation Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sakanayi
the language
class 9
sounds merge in the spoken form
/sà.kà.nà.jí/
Mu·sakanyi
a person
class 1
/mù.sà.kà.nà.jí/
Ba·sakanyi
the people
class 2
/βà.sà.kà.nà.jí/
Bu·sakanyi
the land
class 14
/βù.sà.kà.nà.jí/

One stem, sakanyi — 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 Sakanyi? Suggest a correction →

Sakanyi 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 Sakanyi? 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 Sakanyi is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone C · C31
Ask for Sakanyi

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

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