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A Bantu language · Guthrie L41 · ISO 639-3 kqn

Kaonde

In its own words: Kikaonde

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Democratic Republic of the CongoZambia

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Ki·kaonde
the language
class 7
/kì.kà.ó.ndè/
Mu·kaonde
a person
class 1
/mù.kà.ó.ndè/
Ba·kaonde
the people
class 2
/bà.kà.ó.ndè/
Bu·kaonde
the land
class 14
/βù.kà.ó.ndè/

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

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Kaonde on BantuNomics

From local knowledge to generative infrastructure

01 · Local knowledge

Native speakers

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02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Kaonde's complete operating alphabet is released and licensed from the Validation Pilot.

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03 · Composition rules

Nouns, verbs, concord

The class system above, the verb and the agreement it drives — licensed per language.

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04 · Generative infrastructure

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Public
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone L · L41 · Glottolog
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