Comprehensive Swahili (Kiswahili) language reference for AI agents — grammar, noun classes (ngeli), verb conjugation, Sheng slang, East African tech/business/tourism vocabulary, and cultural context.
# Swahili Agent Skill
A comprehensive Swahili (Kiswahili) language reference for AI agents — covering grammar (sarufi), noun classes (ngeli), verb conjugations, vocabulary (msamiati), Sheng slang, East African tech/business/tourism terminology, and cultural context.
## Structure
```
swahili-skill/
├── SKILL.md # Main skill reference
├── AGENTS.md # Compiled quick reference
├── README.md # This file
├── LICENSE # MIT license
├── metadata.json # Version, tags, organization
└── rules/ # Individual topic rules
├── _template.md # Template for new rules
├── noun-classes.md # 16 noun classes & agreement
├── verb-conjugation.md # All tenses, negation, imperatives, modals
├── vocabulary.md # Greetings, verbs, numbers, days, time
├── tech-business-vocabulary.md # Web dev, WordPress, business, tourism/safari terms
├── grammar.md # Sentence structure, relative clauses, questions
├── sheng.md # Swahili-English urban slang + TZ Bongo slang
└── cultural-context.md # Politeness, proverbs, etiquette, titles
```
## Usage
```bash
npx skills add abnormal-yi/swahili-skill
```
Or clone directly:
```bash
git clone
github.com
cp -r swahili-skill/* ~/.agents/skills/swahili/
```
## Topics
- **16 noun classes** — M-/WA-, M-/MI-, JI-/MA-, KI-/VI-, N-/N-, U-, PA-, KU-, MU-
- **Verb conjugation** — present, past, future, perfect, habitual, subjunctive, conditional, imperative, modal obligation, negation
- **Object infixes** — -ni-, -ku-, -m-, -tu-, -wa-, -ki-
- **Core vocabulary** — greetings, verbs, numbers, days, time
- **Tech/business/tourism vocabulary** — WordPress & web dev terms, client communication, safari/tourism terminology, realistic code-switched phrases
- **Grammar** — SVO, adjective agreement, possessives, demonstrativ …