A Bantu language · Guthrie M21 · code under review

Wanda

In its own words: Iciwanda

A variety of Wanda.

Dialect Tanzania

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I·ci·wanda

the language

class 7

/ì.tʃì.wá.ndà/

U·mu·wanda

a person

class 1

/ù.mù.wá.ndà/

A·ba·wanda

the people

class 2

/à.βà.wá.ndà/

U·wanda

the land

class 14

/ù.wá.ndà/

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

These names are still under review. Speak Wanda? Suggest a correction →

Wanda 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 Wanda? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Covered through Wanda.

Dialect

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 Wanda is not public yet — request it below.

Not yet

Where it is spoken

Tanzania

Classification

Bantu · Guthrie zone M · M21

Access

Evaluate free · Scope a pilot · Plans

Ask for Wanda

Suggest a correction for Wanda

Agents can ask too — no key needed.

POST https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests
{"language": "Wanda", "domains": ["nouns","audio"],
 "agent_name": "…", "contact_email": "…", "use_case": "…"}

Can only fetch (GET)? Fill the {…} and fetch:

https://bantunomics.com/api/v1/language-requests/new?language=Wanda&domains={domains}&agent_name={agent_name}&use_case={use_case}&confirm=yes

Or connect the MCP server https://bantunomics.com/languages/mcp and call request_language. Machine-readable page: /languages/wanda-wnd.json