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 52
Baganda people 19

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 ⓘ
ethnonymSingular Muganda ⓘ
linked to: Buganda
historicalInfluence played key role in formation of modern Uganda ⓘ
historicalPoliticalEntity Kingdom of Buganda ⓘ
language Luganda ⓘ
languageFamily Bantu languages ⓘ
majorChristianDenomination Anglican Church of Uganda ⓘ
linked to: Church of Uganda

Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
notableCulturalTrait elaborate royal rituals ⓘ
strong monarchy tradition ⓘ
populationStatusInUganda largest ethnic group in Uganda ⓘ
preColonialStatus powerful centralized kingdom ⓘ
primaryRegion Buganda ⓘ
regionWithinUganda 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 Buganda Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Buganda
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 (71)

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

Luganda → primaryEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Luganda → usedBy → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Kingdom of Buganda → ethnicMajority → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Great Lakes peoples → includes → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Buganda → ethnolinguisticGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Buganda → ethnicMajority → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Baganda → ethnonymPlural → Baganda ⓘ
Ganda → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Ganda → usedBy → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Oluganda → spokenBy → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Oluganda → primaryEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Kayunga District → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Lango people → neighboringEthnicGroup → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Ganda language → ethnicLanguageOf → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Ganda language → associatedPeople → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
East African art → associatedWithPeople → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
David Kato → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Kabaka → usedBy → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Vanessa Nakate → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakate
Madina Nalwanga → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Buvuma → hasEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Nakaseke District → hasMajorEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
subject linked to: Nakaseke
Katikkiro → usedByEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Mujaguzo → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Mengo Palace → hasCulturalSignificanceFor → Baganda people ⓘ
linked to: Baganda
Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
subject linked to: Nabagesera
Lango → neighboringEthnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Buganda chiefs → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ
Paul Ssemogerere → ethnicGroup → Baganda ⓘ