A Bantu language · Guthrie J23 · ISO 639-3 zin

Zinza

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

In its own words: Echizinza

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Tanzania

Echizinza

the language

class 7

sounds merge in the spoken form

/è.tʃì.zí.nzà/

O·mu·zinza

a person

class 1

/ò.mù.zí.nzà/

A·ba·zinza

the people

class 2

/à.βà.zí.nzà/

Bu·zinza

the land

class 14

/βù.zí.nzà/

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

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

Zinza 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 Zinza? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

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

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Tanzania

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone J · J23 · Glottolog

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Zinza

Suggest a correction for Zinza

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

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