FSI integration
The syllable is the tone-bearing unit.
Tone docks on exactly one place — the vowel of each syllable. So you cannot represent tone without first decomposing the word into its syllables, and you cannot do that without the language's Full Syllable Inventory. BantuNomics has assembled 459 of them — the first complete collection in history.
Minimal pairs
Same syllables. Different tone. Different meaning.
Each card is one written word that the FSI decomposes into the same syllable sequence for every meaning. The spelling is identical; the tone — carried in the audio, on the syllable nuclei — is what separates the meanings. Play them back to back.
Libala
4 meanings
li·ba·la
Complexion
Libala lakhe linjengelala bamhlophe.
means his complexion is like that of a white person
Audio pending.
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Delay or busy
Libala
means delay or busy
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: Li-ba-la, same tone for all syllables. It's not offensive when pronounced correctly.
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Piece of land
Sonkhe sifuna libala dvutane nelidolobha.
means all of us want a piece of land nearer to town
Audio pending.
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Stupidity
Libala njengenkhukhu, utotibonela.
means be stupid like a chicken, you will suffer the consequences
Audio pending.
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Kulula
3 meanings
ku·lu·la
Easy
Kulula kunatsa lokunongotelako kunalokumunyu.
means it's easy to drink something sweet than that which is sour
Audio pending.
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Light
Kulula
means light
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: u-lu-la, same tone for all syllables.
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Stretch
Kulula tinyawo kudzingekile mawuvuka ekuseni.
means stretching ones feet is necessary when waking up in the morning
Audio pending.
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Phatsa
3 meanings
pha·tsa
Carry
Phatsa onkhe emaswidi lakhona.
means carry all available sweets
Audio pending.
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Rule
Phatsa kahle tisebenti takho.
means rule your employees well
Audio pending.
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Touch
Phatsa tinyawo tami kuva kutsi kubandza kangakanani namuhla.
means touch my feet to feel how cold it is today
Audio pending.
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Tsela
3 meanings
tse·la
Fruit
Atsela ehlobo emahhabhula.
means apples fruit in summer
Audio pending.
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Pay tax
Kutsela umtselo wenhloko akusadzingeki.
means paying graded tax is no longer necessary
Audio pending.
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Pour
Tsela ungayekeli ngoba kuyasha.
means pour without stopping because it's burning
Audio pending.
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Babetala
2 meanings
ba·be·ta·la
Father in law
Babetala
means father in law
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: Ba-be-TA-la, stress the 3rd syllable
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Plural past tense of giving birth
Babetala
means plural past tense of giving birth
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: BA-be-ta-la, drag and high tone the 1st syllable
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Emabele
2 meanings
e·ma·be·le
Breasts
Emabele akhe awanako kugula tsite.
means her breasts don't have any defect
Audio pending.
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Crops or food
Emabele
means crops or food
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: E-ma-BE-LE, drag and high tone a little the last two syllables.
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Kunani
2 meanings
ku·na·ni
It is with you
Kunani kuthula kwaNkulunkulu.
means the peace of God is with you
Audio pending.
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What?
Kunani uma ngidla ngendvwa?
means what is the problem if I eat alone?
Audio pending.
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Kuphela
2 meanings
ku·phe·la
Only
Ngifuna sinkhwa kuphela.
means I want bread only
Audio pending.
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Something getting finished
Kuphela kwemanti, kusho kutsi kutobanesomiso.
means if water gets finished, it means there will be famine
Audio pending.
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Lapha
2 meanings
la·pha
Pointing at location
Lapha
means pointing at location
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: LA-pha, stress and high tone the 1st syllable.
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Treat or heal
Lapha
means treat or heal
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: LA-pha, stress the 1st syllable.
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Sicoco
2 meanings
si·co·co
Crown or Medal
Mercy watsatsa sicoco semdlali lohlabene.
means mercy took the crown of being the best player
Audio pending.
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Frog
Sicoco siyawavala emanti ephayiphini.
means a frog blocks water from a pipe
Audio pending.
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Sinye
2 meanings
si·nye
Bladder
Sinye sakhe sivuvukile.
means his bladder is swollen
Audio pending.
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One
Sinye sikhulu endzaweni.
means there is only one chief in a community
Audio pending.
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Tinini
2 meanings
ti·ni·ni
Friends
Tinini tenkhosi tetfule tipho Esibayeni sasEbukhosini.
means the king's friends delivered their gifts at the Royal Kraal
Audio pending.
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When?
Tinini tindzaba kumabona kudze letilandzelako?
means when is the next news on television?
Audio pending.
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Umcondvo
2 meanings
u
Thin legs
Umcondvo wamake lohwaywe lukhula usho kutsi usebenta kakhulu.
means my mom's thin legs that have been scratched by weeds are a sign of hard work
Audio pending.
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Thought
Umcondvo
means thought
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: U-MCO-ndvo, stress the 2nd syllable at a high tone.
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Uphile
2 meanings
u·phi·le
Lived
Uphile nesifo sashukela iminyaka leminengi.
means he lived with diabetes for many years
Audio pending.
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"bantu": "Uphile nesifo sashukela iminyaka leminengi.",
"english_gloss": "He lived with diabetes for many years.",
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Someone has given
Uphile
means someone has given
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: U-phi-le, drag and high tone the 1st syllable.
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Utentile
2 meanings
u·te·nti·le
Doing something to oneself
Utentile
means doing something to oneself
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: U-TE-nti-le, high tone and cut the 2nd syllable.
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Done something
Utentile tintfo letingadzingeki kulomhlangano.
means you have done unneeded things in this world
Audio pending.
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Uyashelela
2 meanings
u·ya·she·le·la
It is catching or sticking
Uyashelela
means it is catching or sticking
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: u-YA-she-le-la, drag the 2nd syllable
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It is slippery
Uyashelela
means it is slippery
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: U-ya-she-le-la, similar tone for all syllables.
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Yati
2 meanings
ya·ti
Knew before an event
Yati
means knew before an event
Audio pending.
Native pronunciation note: YA-ti, drag and high tone the 1st syllable.
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Know
Yati kutsi kufaka ticatfulo endlini kulicala eShayina.
means know that wearing shoes in the house is a crime in China
Audio pending.
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Yetsa
2 meanings
ye·tsa
Fill
Yetsa lemoto ingakacishi.
means fill the car before it turns off
Audio pending.
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Name something
Ngayetsa ligama lelihle lenja yami.
means I gave my dog a good name
Audio pending.
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kadze
2 meanings
ka·dze
Extended period
Kunatsa emanti kwenta ube nemandla ekudlala kadze.
means drinking water makes one gain strength to play longer
Audio pending.
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"english_gloss": "Drinking water makes one gain strength to play longer.",
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Long time ago
Kadze sagcina kuvakasha nebantfwana.
means it's been a long time since we last had a holiday with the children
Audio pending.
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"bantu": "Kadze sagcina kuvakasha nebantfwana.",
"english_gloss": "It's been a long time since we last had a holiday with the children.",
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Why a model can't fake this
Generation is cheap. Certification against native ground truth is not.
A model can output a plausible syllable list; it cannot prove the list is complete, correct, or native, and it cannot produce the consented audio that carries the tone. The FSI plus this audio is the certified standard underneath alignment, ASR, and TTS.