Luganda

American  

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

noun

1. a Bantu language of Uganda.

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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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Example Sentences

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

Wafula shows up about an hour into the workout and stands in mud and watches, sometimes calling out encouragement in English or Luganda, the Bantu language preferred in central Uganda.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2023

Watching a movie can be a raucous affair - films are translated into local languages such as Luganda by VJs, or video jokers, who add their own jokes and improvised commentary, live.

From BBC • May 12, 2015

These are both used in an augmentative sense, and their use seems to be confined to the Luganda and Masaba dialects, and perhaps some branches of the Unyoro language.

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