name
Meaning 1
The Luganda language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Ganda
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: G AE1 N D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A member of the ethnic group of Uganda who speak the Luganda language.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Baganda, Waganda
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Bantu *ngàndáder.? Luganda Omugandabor. English Ganda Borrowed from Luganda Omuganda (“Ganda”).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Luganda: Omuganda — member of ethnic group
- Rwanda-Rundi: Umuganda — member of ethnic group
- Rwanda-Rundi: Umugande — member of ethnic group
Real reading context