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Baganda

Baganda

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A large group of people in central Uganda who have their own culture and language
  • proper noun
: baganda
  • Whether the Bataka were nationalists or not, they were imagining a citizenship for Baganda that declared people's rights, belonging, and membership.
  • Baganda kings

Examples

  • In most histories, both by Baganda and outsiders, the term has been used to refer to clan organizations rather than to the activists.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Baganda children splashed sticks off the dock; they were bored by monkeys.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Evidence shows that the projection of authority by the British and Baganda was necessary if they were to maintain control of the territory.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Nevertheless, few Christian chiefs ever pretended to give up all their Baganda forms of religion.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Radical activists defined Buganda itself as "the land of your forefathers and your grandchildren" and emphasized that Baganda had a responsibility.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Some radical Baganda did end up working for the Buganda government (A.K. Sempa, for example).

    Academic text (2005)
  • Thinking about grandfathers and grandchildren through time enabled Baganda of all ages to think about, imagine, and act with others out of loyalty to a larger Buganda.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The irony is that it was these very roads that the Protectorate officials showcased to the Baganda as the benefits of colonial rule and therefore a reason to pay their taxes.

    Academic text (2006)
  • The Baganda celebrate their unique cultural traditions during annual festivals.

  • Many Baganda people continue to speak their native language in everyday conversation.

Surface Forms

Baganda main

Etymology

Baganda comes from the Luganda language: the prefix Ba- means 'people' and Ganda is the name of the kingdom and group, so Baganda means 'people of Ganda'. That's why Baganda is used for the large ethnic group of central Uganda.