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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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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

Luganda is among 24 languages added to Google Translate in May, with others from sub-Saharan Africa, India and South America.

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