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A Bantu language · Guthrie F11 · ISO 639-3 tny

Tongwe

In its own words: Kitongwe

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Tanzania
Ki·tongwe
the language
class 7
/kì.tò.ŋɡwè/
M·tongwe
a person
class 1
/m̩.tò.ŋɡwè/
Wa·tongwe
the people
class 2
/wà.tò.ŋɡwè/
U·tongwe
the land
class 14
/ù.tò.ŋɡwè/

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

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Tongwe 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 Tongwe? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone F · F11 · Glottolog

Dialects listed separately

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

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