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Luganda

Ganda or Luganda (/luːˈɡændə/ loo-GAN-də; Oluganda ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, including the country's capital, Kampala. Typologically, it is an agglutinative, tonal language with…

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Dialects
Ludiope · Luvuma · Sese
Early form
early Luganda
Ethnicity
Baganda
Glottolog
gand1255
Guthrie code
JE.15
ISO 639-1
lg

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Luganda

Nodes172
Edges171
Triples180
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011628
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related to Bibliography · 65
Luganda → Amalia Arvanti, America Press, Ashton, Bantu, Barlon, Bruce, Cascadilla Proceedings Project, Catholic University, Clarendon Press, Contour Tone Distribution, Earl, Elements, Essentials, Ethel, Foreign Service Institute, Formal Linguistics, Francis Katamba, Frederick Katabazi, Green, Hubbard
Language family · 11
Luganda → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, BantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Great Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Luganda/Ganda, North NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Northeast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Southern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda, West NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda
related to Noun classes · 11
Luganda → Applying, Bantu, By, Hereafter, In, Luganda's, NB, Some, The, There, This
related to External links · 10
Luganda → A5, An, Crossword Puzzle, English DictionaryThe, Free, Ganda, Ganda Ancestry, GandaSpace, Luganda Dictionary, Paradisec
related to Adverbs · 8
Luganda → Ankonjera, Bankonjera, English, For, She, They, True, When
related to history · 8
Luganda → African Great Lakes, Arab, Arabic, Bantu, During, English, Its, Proto-Bantu
related to Vowels · 8
Luganda → After, All, Before, Buganda, Bugáńda, Long, Spanish, The
related to Grammar · 5
Luganda → Agreement, Bantu, Like, Luganda's, The
related to Phonology · 5
Luganda → Class VI, For, If, Speakers, This
related to Consonants · 4
Luganda → Apart, English, The, With

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verb vowel noun subject used plural class singular example prefix consonant one long word also two vowels formed tones language

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LugandaDialectsLudiope1.00infobox
LugandaDialectsLuvuma1.00infobox
LugandaDialectsSese1.00infobox
LugandaEarly formearly Luganda1.00infobox
LugandaEthnicityBaganda1.00infobox
LugandaGlottologgand12551.00infobox
LugandaGuthrie codeJE.151.00infobox
LugandaISO 639-1lg1.00infobox
LugandaISO 639-2lug1.00infobox
LugandaISO 639-3lug1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyGreat Lakes BantuWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyWest NyanzaNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyNorth NyanzaLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaLanguage familyLuganda/Ganda1.00infobox
LugandaNative toUganda1.00infobox
LugandaPronunciation[oluɡâːndá]1.00infobox
LugandaRegionBuganda1.00infobox
LugandaSpeakersL1: 5.6 million (2014) L2: 5.4 million (2014)1.00infobox
LugandaWriting systemLatin script (Ganda alphabet) Ganda Braille1.00infobox
Lugandais atonal language0.90text

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