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Luganda

American  
[loo-gan-duh, -gahn-] / luˈgæn də, -ˈgɑn- /

noun

  1. a Bantu language of Uganda.


Luganda British  
/ -ˈɡɑːndə, luːˈɡændə /

noun

  1. the language of the Buganda, spoken chiefly in Uganda, belonging to the Bantu group of the Niger-Congo family

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The New York Times reported in May that it had received a set of emails, faxed from a toll-free number, in choppy Luganda, a Bantu language widely spoken in Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2024

In this case, the person who took credit for the scheme in emails conceded in a mixture of Luganda and English that he had been outmaneuvered.

From New York Times • May 28, 2024

He became what’s known as a video jockey after college, offering lively commentary and translating WWE matches into the local Luganda language for fellow viewers.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024

Google translation service and read them directly in Uganda's official language Luganda, spoken by millions across the east African country but not taught in schools.

From Reuters • Aug. 10, 2022

These countries should be called Buganda and Bunyoro, and their languages Luganda and Runyoro.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 "Banks" to "Bassoon" by Various