A Bantu language · Guthrie R11 · ISO 639-3 umb

Umbundu

Name: Umbundu Full Syllable Inventory (FSI)
Creator: BantuNomics
License: https://bantunomics.com/plans

In its own words: Otshiumbundu

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Angola

O·tshi·umbundu

the language

class 7

/otʃiumbundu/

O·ci·mbundu

a person

class 1

/otʃimbundu/

O·vi·mbundu

the people

class 2

/ovimbundu/

Mbundu

the land

place name

/mbundu/

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

Umbundu 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 Umbundu? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Angola

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone R · R11 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Umbundu

Suggest a correction for Umbundu

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

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