World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesGanda
/ˈɡændə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A member of the major ethnic group of Uganda, inhabiting the southern part of the country.
"The Ganda are known for their rich cultural heritage and historical kingdom of Buganda." - 2
The Bantu language spoken by the Ganda people, also known as Luganda.
"Scholars of African linguistics often study Ganda for its complex agglutinative morphology."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Luganda, the Bantu language of the Buganda region in Uganda. The term entered English academic and ethnographic literature in the 19th century through explorers and linguists describing the people, culture, and language of the region.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ganda" is said worldwide
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Ganda
Transliteration: ɡɑ̃da
"Le ganda est une langue bantoue parlée en Ouganda."
Ganda
Transliteration: ˈɡanda
"Die Ganda sind die größte ethnische Gruppe in Uganda."
Ganda
Transliteration: ˈɡanda
"Il ganda è parlato da milioni di persone in Uganda."
Ganda
Transliteration: ˈɡanda
"El idioma ganda pertenece a la familia de lenguas bantúes."
Ganda
Transliteration: ˈɡɐ̃dɐ
"Os Ganda habitam a região sul de Uganda."
गांडा
Transliteration: ganda
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"गांडा युगांडा की एक प्रमुख भाषा है।"
干达语
Transliteration: gāndá yǔ
Script: 中文汉字
"干达语是乌干达使用广泛的语言。"
간다어
Transliteration: ganda-eo
Script: 한국어 한글
"간다는 우간다의 주요 언어 중 하나입니다."
ガンダ語
Transliteration: ganda-go
Script: 日本語
"ガンダ語はウガンダで話されるバントゥー語群の言語です。"
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