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A Bantu language · Guthrie J36 · ISO 639-3 lts

Tsotso

In its own words: Olutsotso

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Kenya
O·lu·tsotso
the language
class 11
/ò.lù.tsò.tsò/
O·mu·tsotso
a person
class 1
/ò.mù.tsò.tsò/
A·ba·tsotso
the people
class 2
/à.βà.tsò.tsò/
Bu·tsotso
the land
class 14
/βù.tsò.tsò/

One stem, tsotso — 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 Tsotso? Suggest a correction →

Tsotso 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 Tsotso? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone J · J36 · Glottolog
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POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"iso": "lts", "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/tsotso.json

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