Ganda people
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The Ganda people, also known as the Baganda, are the largest ethnic group in Uganda, centered in the Buganda kingdom and influential in the country’s cultural and political history.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Baganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLake | Lake Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalRegion | Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | patrilineal clans ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | Buganda became a British protectorate in the late 19th century NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Great Lakes region of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Muganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonymInLuganda | Baganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| language | Luganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| majorReligion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ |
| marriageCustom | bridewealth payments ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Buganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableClan |
Ffumbe clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lugave clan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngabi clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHeritageSite | Kasubi Tombs GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfClans | over 50 clans ⓘ |
| pluralForm | Baganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalInfluence |
major influence in pre-independence Ugandan politics
ⓘ
significant role in post-independence Ugandan politics ⓘ |
| populationStatus | largest ethnic group in Uganda ⓘ |
| region | Central Region of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| singularEthnonymInLuganda | Muganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stapleFood | matooke ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | grass-thatched domed houses ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | barkcloth making ⓘ |
| traditionalDance |
baakisiimba
ⓘ
muwogola ⓘ nnankasa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | banana cultivation ⓘ |
| traditionalInstrument |
amadinda xylophone
ⓘ
endongo lyre ⓘ engalabi drum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalKingdom | Buganda Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary clan-based law ⓘ |
| traditionalMusic | drumming ⓘ |
| traditionalParliament | Lukiiko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalPrimeMinisterTitle | Katikkiro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Balubaale worship
ⓘ
ancestor veneration ⓘ |
| traditionalRulerTitle | Kabaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | Kasubi Tombs World Heritage Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
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