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Meaning of "Luganda" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LUGANDA

Luganda  [luːˈɡændə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUGANDA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Luganda is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LUGANDA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Luganda

The Ganda /ˈɡændə/ language, or Luganda, is the major language of Uganda, spoken by over sixteen million Ganda and other people mainly in Southern Uganda, including the capital Kampala. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger–Congo language family. Typologically, it is a highly agglutinating language with subject–verb–object word order and nominative–accusative morphosyntactic alignment. With about seven million first-language-speakers in the Buganda region and about ten million others with a working knowledge, it is the most widely spoken Ugandan language, and as second language it follows English and precedes Swahili. The language is used in some primary schools in Buganda as pupils begin to learn English, the primary official language of Uganda. Until the 1960s, Ganda was also the official language of instruction in primary schools in Eastern Uganda.

Definition of Luganda in the English dictionary

The definition of Luganda in the dictionary is the language of the Buganda, spoken chiefly in Uganda, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUGANDA


Ananda
əˈnændə
Baganda
bəˈɡændə
Banda
ˈbændə
bergander
bəˈɡændə
Buganda
bʊˈɡændə
Ganda
ˈɡændə
gander
ˈɡændə
lander
ˈlændə
Luanda
lʊˈændə
Michigander
ˌmɪʃɪˈɡændə
Miranda
mɪˈrændə
outlander
ˈaʊtˌlændə
panda
ˈpændə
propaganda
ˌprɒpəˈɡændə
Ruanda
rʊˈændə
Rwanda
rʊˈændə
sander
ˈsændə
Uganda
juːˈɡændə
vanda
ˈvændə
veranda
vəˈrændə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUGANDA

Ludlow
ludo
ludship
Ludwigsburg
Ludwigshafen
lues
luetic
luff
luffa
luftmensch
luftmenschen
Luftwaffe
lug
lug screw
lug wrench
Lugano
Lugansk
Lugdunum
luge
Luger

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUGANDA

Aranda
black propaganda
giant panda
grey propaganda
jacaranda
Karaganda
khanda
lesser panda
Loanda
Maracanda
memoranda
Vivekananda
wakanda
white propaganda

Synonyms and antonyms of Luganda in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Luganda» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUGANDA

Find out the translation of Luganda to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Luganda from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Luganda» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

卢干达语
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

luganda
570 millions of speakers

English

Luganda
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लुगांडा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللوغندية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Luganda
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Luganda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লুগান্ডা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

luganda
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luganda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luganda
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ルガンダ語
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

루 간다 어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luganda
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Tiếng Luganda
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

லூகாண்டா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लुगंडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Luganda
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Luganda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Luganda
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Luganda
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Luganda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Luganda
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Luganda
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Luganda
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luganda
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Luganda

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGANDA»

The term «Luganda» is very widely used and occupies the 13.782 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of Luganda
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUGANDA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Luganda» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Luganda» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Luganda

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUGANDA»

Discover the use of Luganda in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Luganda and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Elements of Luganda Grammar
This then is an attempt to help those who desire to put these principles in practice in learning Luganda. Should the question he asked, 'What should I do before I arrive in the country to learn the language by these methods.' Our answer to this ...
William Arthur Crabtree
2
The Bible in Africa: Transactions, Trajectories, and Trends
100 YEARS OF THE LUGANDA BIBLE (1896 1996): A GENERAL SURVEY Aloo Osotsi Mojola In 1996 the Bible Society of Uganda organised celebrations to commemorate one hundred years since the publication of the complete Bible in ...
Gerald O. West, Musa W. Dube Shomanah, 2000
3
Luganda-English and English-Luganda Vocabulary
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1892 edition. Excerpt: .
George Lawrence Pilkington, 2013
4
An Outline Grammar of the Luganda Language
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Charles Thomas Wilson, 2012
5
Elements of Luganda Grammar - Together with Exercises and ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Anon, 2010
6
Analyzing Sound Patterns: An Introduction to Phonology
Luganda loans and the distribution of I and r According to the Luganda loan data in (1), the two liquids exhibit four distinct patterns. In (1a) and (1b), l and r in English source words remain unchanged in Luganda loans. In (1c), the original ...
Long Peng, 2013
7
Postcolonial Linguistic Voices: Identity Choices and ...
Nigerian movie making style, nevertheless use Luganda as the main language. These Nigerian-movies which are produced in English are synchronised in the Luganda language. The synchronisation from English to Luganda in Uganda is not ...
Eric A. Anchimbe, Stephen A. Mforteh, 2011
8
Time in the Black Experience
For example, the Luganda word budde can mean "time," but it also means " weather" as well as "occasion" and "climate."6 It is conceivable that before the Western intrusion, the Luganda term budde did refer to time but not in the abstract ...
Joseph K. Adjaye, 1994
9
My First Luganda Counting Book: Colour and Learn 1 2 3
Count up to 20 with your baby. Mummy can teach in Luganda and Daddy in English. Each number is a separate colouring activity! Make multiple photocopies of the included workbook for older children to practice their number writing skills.
kasahorow, 2013
10
The Oral Tradition of the Baganda of Uganda: A Study and ...
The oral tradition is of great value to the preservation of Luganda because in these oral pieces, the Baganda have the most authentic, beautiful expressions, which are the essence of their language. Luganda is taught in schools up to ...
Immaculate N. Kizza, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LUGANDA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Luganda is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Uganda's pullout is no guarantee to Al-Shabaab's terror end
I once asked a mzungu friend of mine who happens to live in Uganda for now a year, how much Luganda he now knew. He said not much but ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
2
Masaka Muslims Walkout On 'Campaigning' Museveni - allAfrica.com
Museveni told Muslims in Luganda that those saying "agende" (retire from politics) "bagala mafuta gange (are after my oil)" - perhaps a veiled ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Like Obote, like son - The Independent
The Baganda truly liked Obote and composed a Luganda song – “Akalulu k'Obote yekka”, meaning that “the vote was for Obote only”. «Independent, Jul 15»
4
allAfrica.com: Uganda: Woman Held Over Child Kidnap
Ms Nansamba said the suspect only speaks Swahili, but the toddler speaks only Luganda, which created suspicion that she could have stolen ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
5
Judge Rejects State Witness
Mpungu: When I arrived, the officer in charge told me the suspect was speaking in Luganda and I was the right officer to take the statement ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
6
Your Turn to 'Cheat' the Phone Companies
The Luganda word Kyabise means something has burst. And Polly fears that if companies continue giving such irresistible deals, they may go ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Ugandans tune in to watch Lady Slyke rap the news
Now we're on episode 40 of season 2. Each episode is made in two languages, English and Luganda. IM: What has the local reaction to Newz ... «PRI, Jul 15»
8
Terror Suspect Speaks of Pork, Torture in Detention
Luyima: Now I can read Luganda. They brought an officer I came to know as Godi to teach me [how to read Luganda] because they had no time ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
9
Bukenya skips court again in wife snatching case
By Emmanuel Luganda. FORMER Vice President, Gilbert Bukenya has skipped court for the case in which he is accused of snatching another ... «New Vision, Jul 15»
10
Mbabazi Can't Be Trusted - - Otafiire
Speaking in Luganda, Otafiire said the National Resistance Movement (NRM) party is today embroiled in conflicts which started with the ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Luganda [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/luganda>. May 2024 ».
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