BantuNomics· Nouns Enter the ecosystem
The Bantu Noun domain · ABS-400-000

One concept. Every language. Aligned.

Not a wordlist — the program. Across the whole Bantu family — 352 languages — every noun is the same equation, driven by its noun class. We share the equation, the class + concord system, an interactive builder, and the English-anchored matrix: pick a concept, see its noun — singular and plural — in every language, aligned 1:1.

NOUN = AUG(cl) + PREFIX(cl) + STEM
e.g. Bemba  ·  class 1  ·  u+mu+-ntu = umuntu ("person")  →  class 2  ·  a+ba+-ntu = abantu ("people")
One worked example in Bemba — the same machine runs across all 352 languages. Bemba leads the trail; the family is the product.
83Concept anchors
352Languages aligned · live
127Complete languages
19Noun classes
The program
Four ways to use it
Headline

The Aligned Matrix

Pick an English concept and see its noun — singular and plural — across the whole family, aligned by a stable ref_id. The multilingual noun table no wordlist gives you.

Open the matrix →
Standard

The Equation & Builder

The noun-class equation, the full class + concord system, and an interactive builder — pick a class + stem, watch AUG+PREFIX+STEM compose and the phonology fire.

Open the builder →
Spine

The Concept Spine

The English anchors (permanent, append-only, growing toward 10,000). Each maps once and every language links to it — the alignment never re-enters English.

Browse the concepts →
Living data

6-in-1 Recordings

One consented Bantu→English code-switch take = six datasets, singular and plural. The native aligns the word to the meaning, then records the truth.

See the six datasets →
Access
How a lab licenses it

Try the whole engine and the matrix teaser for free. When you're ready to license, one subscription spans every BantuNomics domain and language — not just nouns.

Public
$0 · no login
  • The equation + interactive builder + class system
  • The concept spine (83 anchors) + the matrix teaser
  • The live engine — compose & decompose (API + MCP)
Prove the alignment for free. Your agents can discover and call it with no key.
Evaluation
$0 · invite
  • The aligned matrix on your eval languages
  • Full tutorial, engine at 50× batch, full API + MCP
  • Sampled consented audio (Bemba)
Verify the alignment on a real slice with one token — across every domain, not just nouns.
Pilot
Talk to us · fixed term
  • The matrix on an agreed language set, bigger caps
  • Measured on your own held-out data
  • The curation moat
License an agreed set for a fixed term, scored on your evaluation.
Whole program
Full Annual Subscription
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  • Every domain, every language — syllables, verbs, nouns, tone, health, numbers, and each one added next
  • The full aligned matrix + consented audio corpus + all bulk exports & APIs
  • Uncapped engine — everything curated while you subscribe
Not a dataset — a subscription to a platform that grows.
One concept, every language

We don't sell a wordlist. We share the aligned machine that makes it.

The engine specifies every noun from its class; the English spine aligns them across the whole Bantu family; the recordings prove them in native mouths.

The catalogue → Get evaluation access
Access

Start where you are.

Prove it free, validate it on your own data, or license the whole program.

01 · Free
Evaluation

Score your model against the foundational layer — the Alphabet Test and the L26 Lite suite, with saved results. Self-serve, no cost.

Start evaluating →
Most labs start here
02 · 75 days
Validation Pilot

Three languages you choose — and everything we hold for them. Measured on your own held-out data.

Scope a pilot →
03 · Program
Full Annual Subscription

Every product, every language, the full consented corpus — and everything curated while you're subscribed.

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