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A Bantu language · Guthrie L31 · ISO 639-3 lua

Tshiluba

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mu·luba
a person
class 1
/mù.lú.bà/
Ba·luba
the people
class 2
/bà.lú.bà/
Bu·luba
the land
class 14
/bù.lú.bà/

One stem, luba — 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 Tshiluba? Suggest a correction →

Tshiluba 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 Tshiluba? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone L · L31 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "lua", "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/tshiluba.json

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