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A Bantu language · Guthrie C30 · ISO 639-3 lin

Lingala

Syllable inventory (FSI) released Democratic Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo

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Mongála
a person
class 1
sounds merge in the spoken form
/moŋɡála/
Bangála
the people
class 2
sounds merge in the spoken form
/baŋɡála/
Mongala
the land
class 3
sounds merge in the spoken form
/moŋɡala/

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Lingala 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 Lingala? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Lingala'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.

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04 · Generative infrastructure

Engines

Rule-driven generation for Lingala is not public yet — request it below.

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Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone C · C30 · Glottolog
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{"iso": "lin", "domains": ["nouns","audio"],
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