African Languages MCP

Bring grounded African languages to AI.

Give your AI assistant access to documented African vocabulary, phrasebooks, and grammar. Explore 24 African languages, with specialized dictionary, grammar, and verb-conjugation tools for Nufi.

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Documented language resources · Grammar-aware answers · MCP integration

You asked: How do you say "My father's mother was a warrior" in Nufi?

Mɑ̄ ā mbɑ̄' ō lɑ̌' mɑ́ tɑ' ndʉ̄ɑ'ngāā.

In natural English: "My paternal grandmother was a warrior."

Composed example: combines dictionary vocabulary with attested possession and past-tense patterns.

Connect in Claude

Takes about a minute. Your first 2 sentence searches per language every day are free.

  1. Add the connector

    In Claude, open Settings, then Connectors, then Add custom connector, and paste this address.

    https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp

  2. Sign in with Google

    Choose Sign in now and Register automatically, then Connect. Use the Google account you'll subscribe with.

  3. Ask in any chat

    Turn the connector on from the + menu and ask how to say something, what a word means, or how to conjugate a Nufi verb.

How a translation comes together

The server retrieves language evidence. Your assistant uses it to find a stored translation or compose a sentence using the language's grammar.

Example: “My father's mother was a warrior.”

You ask your assistant

Choose the language and the sentence you want to translate.

MCP server checks access and quota

It connects your assistant to the available language tools.

Search the phrasebook

Look for a confident match for the full sentence.

Is there a confident full-sentence match?

Yes · stored translation

  1. Return the phrasebook translation

    The assistant gives the stored wording and its source.

No · build from evidence

  1. Server returns related fragments

    It signals that composition is needed, rather than presenting a weak match as the answer.

  2. Assistant requests vocabulary and grammar

    For Nufi: dictionary entries, examples, possession rules and past-tense forms.

  3. Assistant applies the composition skill

    Resolve “mother of my father” and “was a warrior”; check possession, tones and the attested lɑ̌' mɑ́ tɑ' pattern.

  4. Give literal and natural versions

    “My father's mother…” and “My paternal grandmother…”, where the evidence supports both. Identify any unresolved wording.

The databases hold the evidence, the MCP server retrieves it, and the assistant composes the answer. Composed wording is labelled approximate unless confirmed.

Why search examples? Dictionary examples attest lɑ̌' mɑ́ tɑ' in “My father was a deputy” (example 7958). These examples help preserve particles that word-by-word translation can miss.

Language coverage matters. Every supported language has a phrasebook. The full dictionary, grammar and conjugator currently cover Nufi; their rules cannot be transferred to other languages.

Adding optional RAG

The same language tools, with an extra way to find relevant examples.

Your sentence

RAG off

  1. Assistant uses the MCP tools

    Look up words, examples, grammar and verb forms.

  2. Translation from the evidence

RAG on

  1. Find related examples by meaning

    Optional RAG combines vector similarity with keyword search.

  2. Assistant uses the same MCP tools

    Use retrieved examples alongside vocabulary, grammar and conjugation.

  3. Translation from the evidence
Different words, a related meaning

You ask: “Je ne suis pas au courant de ce dossier ; par conséquent, je garderai le silence.”

RAG can find the reviewed example: “Je ne sais rien de cette affaire donc je vais me taire.”

RAG helps find existing evidence; the assistant still checks grammar and conjugation. It does not guarantee a better translation. Language access and search limits apply in either mode.

Choose whether to use RAG

RAG is on by default. In the chat app, uncheck “Use RAG to find related examples” to turn it off. Your dictionary, phrasebook, grammar and conjugator tools remain available.

For an MCP connection with RAG off, use this connector address with your usual sign-in method:

https://african-lang-mcp.azurewebsites.net/mcp?rag=off

24 languages

Phrasebook translations for every language below, plus a full dictionary, grammar and verb conjugator for Nufi.

Pricing

Nufi has the deepest data, so it's its own plan. Every other language is 99 cents a month. Cancel any time from your Stripe receipt.

FreeNufi ProOther languages
What you get Phrasebook answers in all 24 languages Full Nufi dictionary, grammar book, verb conjugator and phrasebook Phrasebook translations in the languages you choose
Monthly $0with Google sign-in $2.99a month $0.99per language, a month
Yearly   $29.99a year2 months free $9.99per language, a year2 months free
Searches2 per language per dayUp to 50 per dayUp to 50 per day
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