# BantuNomics Nouns — the Bantu noun as a class-driven equation, aligned across languages

> The noun domain (ABS-400-000): the noun-class equation (AUG + PREFIX + STEM), the full class
> + concord system, an interactive builder, and the ENGLISH-ANCHORED ALIGNED MATRIX — one
> concept (ref_id) mapped 1:1 to every language's noun. Living platform; coverage moves as
> contributors add languages and record.

## Read first (public, no key)
- The noun-class equation + interactive builder:   https://nouns.bantunomics.com/equation
- The concept spine (83 English anchors):          https://nouns.bantunomics.com/reference
- The aligned matrix (pick a concept, see langs):  https://nouns.bantunomics.com/matrix
- The noun-class + concord system:                 https://nouns.bantunomics.com/classes
- Per-language noun coverage:                       https://nouns.bantunomics.com/languages

## Machine surface (read-only, NO key)
- Concept spine:            GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/reference
- Aligned matrix (teaser):  GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/matrix?ref_id=ABS-400-EN-00001
- Class system + concord:   GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/slots
- Per-language coverage:    GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/coverage
- Your tier + capabilities: GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/whoami
- OpenAPI:                  GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/openapi.json
- MCP: {"url":"https://nouns.bantunomics.com/mcp"}  tools: whoami, reference, aligned_matrix, noun_coverage, language_toc, compose_noun, decompose_noun

## The engine — PUBLIC (batch clamped by tier)
- Build a class-inflected noun:  POST https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/compose  {"iso":"bem","noun_class":1,"stem":"-ntu"} -> "umuntu"
- Decompose a surface noun:      POST https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/decompose {"iso":"bem","surface":"umuntu"}

## Licensed (gated — evaluation / pilot / partner)
- The FULL aligned matrix across all languages, the consented audio corpus (opaque proxy),
  and bulk export (ref_id-aligned, JSON / HuggingFace JSONL):
    GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/corpus/<iso>   ·   GET https://nouns.bantunomics.com/api/v1/nouns/export
  Start a free evaluation (self-serve):  https://bantunomics.com/evaluation