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Luganda

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

noun

  1. a Bantu language of Uganda.


Luganda British  
/ luːˈɡændə, -ˈɡɑːndə /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The New York Times reported that the thief wrote their message in Luganda, a Bantu language of Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2024

He said he was based in Nigeria and his email was written in Luganda, a Bantu language spoken in Uganda.

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

The word itself means overgrown in the local Luganda language.

From BBC Jan. 29, 2016

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

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