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A Bantu language · Guthrie S44 · ISO 639-3 nbl

Southern Ndebele

In its own words: isiNdebele

Syllable inventory (FSI) released South Africa
i·si·Ndebele
the language
class 7
/ì.sì.ndè.βè.lè/
U·m·Ndebele
a person
class 1
/ùm.ndè.βè.lè/
A·ma·Ndebele
the people
class 6
/à.mà.ndè.βè.lè/
Ko·Ndebele
the land
class 17
/kʼò.ndè.βè.lè/

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

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

Southern Ndebele 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 Southern Ndebele? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Southern Ndebele'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 Southern Ndebele is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone S · S44 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "nbl", "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/southern-ndebele.json

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