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A Bantu language · Guthrie S41 · ISO 639-3 xho

Xhosa

In its own words: isiXhosa

Syllable inventory (FSI) released LesothoSouth AfricaZimbabwe

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i·si·Xhosa
the language
class 7
/isiǁʰɔsɑ/
U·m·xhosa
a person
class 1
/umǁʰɔsɑ/
A·ma·xhosa
the people
class 6
/amɑǁʰɔsɑ/
Obuxhosa
the land
class 14
sounds merge in the spoken form
/obuǁʰɔsɑ/

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

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Xhosa 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 Xhosa? Contribute at amina.ai.

02 · Primitives

Syllable inventory (FSI)

Xhosa'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

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Public
Where it is spoken
Classification
Bantu · Guthrie zone S · S41 · Glottolog
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