A Bantu language · Guthrie P21 · ISO 639-3 yao

Yao

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

In its own words: Chiyao

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Malawi Mozambique

Chi·yao

the language

class 7

/tʃijao/

M·yao

a person

class 1

/mjao/

Wa·yao

the people

class 2

/wajao/

U·yao

the land

class 14

/ujao/

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

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

Yao 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 Yao? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Malawi, Mozambique

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone P · P21 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Yao

Suggest a correction for Yao

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

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

Yao