A Bantu language · Guthrie J32 · ISO 639-3 lsm

Samia

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

In its own words: Olusamia

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Kenya Uganda

O·lu·samia

the language

class 11

/ò.lù.sàː.mjà/

O·mu·samia

a person

class 1

/ò.mù.sàː.mjà/

A·ba·samia

the people

class 2

/à.βà.sàː.mjà/

Bu·samia

the land

class 14

/βù.sàː.mjà/

One stem, samia — 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 Samia? Suggest a correction →

Samia 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 Samia? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Kenya, Uganda

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone J · J32 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Samia

Suggest a correction for Samia

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

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