Baganda

E275004

The Baganda are the largest ethnic group in Uganda, historically centered in the Buganda Kingdom and known for their rich cultural traditions and Luganda language.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Baganda canonical 12
Baganda people 10

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu people
ethnic group
associatedLanguageName Ganda
capitalRegionCity Kampala
colonialEraStatus British protectorate within Uganda Protectorate
continent Africa
country Uganda
culturalCenterCity Kampala
demonymAdjective Ganda
ethnonymPlural Baganda self-link
ethnonymSingular Buganda
surface form: Muganda
historicalInfluence played key role in formation of modern Uganda
historicalPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Buganda
language Luganda
languageFamily Bantu languages
majorChristianDenomination Church of Uganda
surface form: Anglican Church of Uganda

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
notableCulturalTrait elaborate royal rituals
strong monarchy tradition
populationStatusInUganda largest ethnic group in Uganda
preColonialStatus powerful centralized kingdom
primaryRegion Buganda
regionWithinUganda Central Region, Uganda
surface form: Central Region of Uganda
religion African traditional religion
Christianity
Islam
socialOrganization clan-based system
traditionalClansCount over 50 clans
traditionalCuisine luwombo
matooke
traditionalDance amaggunju
baakisiimba
muwogola
traditionalDress gomesi
kanzu
traditionalInstrument amadinda xylophone
endongo lyre
engalabi drum
traditionalKingdom Kingdom of Buganda
surface form: Buganda Kingdom
traditionalMusic drumming
xylophone ensembles
traditionalPrimeMinisterTitle Katikkiro
traditionalQueenMotherTitle Namasole
traditionalQueenTitle Nnabagereka
traditionalReligionConcept balubaale spirits
traditionalReligionHighDeity Katonda
traditionalRulerTitle Kabaka
traditionalStapleFood plantain bananas
traditionalSuccessionRule patrilineal
writingSystemForLanguage Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Luganda primaryEthnicGroup Baganda
Luganda usedBy Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Kingdom of Buganda ethnicMajority Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Great Lakes peoples includes Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Buganda ethnolinguisticGroup Baganda
Buganda ethnicMajority Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Baganda ethnonymPlural Baganda self-link
Ganda ethnicGroup Baganda
Ganda usedBy Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Oluganda spokenBy Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Oluganda primaryEthnicGroup Baganda
Kayunga District ethnicGroup Baganda
Lango people neighboringEthnicGroup Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Ganda language ethnicLanguageOf Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
Ganda language associatedPeople Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
East African art associatedWithPeople Baganda
this entity surface form: Baganda people
David Kato ethnicGroup Baganda