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A Bantu language · Guthrie P31 · ISO 639-3 vmk

Shirima

In its own words: Eshirima

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Mozambique
E·shirima
the language
class 3
/è.ʃì.rì.mà/
Mu·shirima
a person
class 1
/mù.ʃì.rì.mà/
A·shirima
the people
class 2
/à.ʃì.rì.mà/
Shirima
the land
place name
/ʃì.rì.mà/

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

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Shirima 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 Shirima? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone P · P31 · Glottolog
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{"iso": "vmk", "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/shirima.json

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