ekobongwani var
Provenance
- #3 variable concept_map maps typescript/var → concept variable
- #23 demo-alpha concept_map maps typescript/var → concept var
- #28 sealion-refinement concept_map maps typescript/var → concept variable winning layer
Full per-leaf change history across brain builds is not yet recorded; shown is the current build's layer stack.
Across locales
What each covering migration carries for this concept, per locale — the whole-brain view, not filtered by your language. Forms are the migration's leaf values (pre-transform, pre-human-verdict); a locale without a form falls back to canonical English. Chips open that locale's live docs page for this term.
variable · concept variable — per-locale forms
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demo-alpha · concept var — per-locale forms
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sealion-refinement · concept variable — per-locale forms
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AI council review
Reviewed by 1 model
· @cf/aisingapore/gemma-sea-lion-v4-27b-it · 2026-07-17
Cluster variable
· locale ln
· member variable
'Ekobongwani' (thing that can be changed) is a more natural and common way to express 'variable' in Lingala. It uses the standard noun class prefix 'e-' and the verb root 'kobongwana' (to change) directly as a noun.
Issue breakdown
- accuracy While 'ebongwani' (changeable thing) is conceptually correct, it feels slightly awkward and less common than alternatives.
- consistency Consistent with 'ebongoli' (mutable), but could be more streamlined.