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  LUGANDA   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Het Luganda is een taal die gesproken wordt in Oeganda.
Het Luganda wordt gesproken door ongeveer 3 miljoen mensen in centraal en zuid Oeganda, met name in de regio Boeganda.
Luganda was tot de tweede helft van de 19e eeuw een louter een gesproken taal.
www.thumpershollow.com /encyclopedia/L/Luganda   (86 words)

  
 Luganda language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Luganda, also known as Ganda, is a Bantu language and is spoken mainly in the Buganda region of Uganda by a population of over three million people.
With 100,000 second language speakers, it is the most widely spoken second language in Uganda next to English.
The language is used in some primary schools in Buganda as pupils begin to learn English, the official language of Uganda.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luganda   (123 words)

  
 Empandiika y'Oluganda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Luganda, the native language of the people of Buganda, developed over the centuries as a spoken language.
Now that we have seen the functions of the vowels and consonants in Luganda we need to go a little further in examining the sounds and their proper orthography or how they are reflected in the written form.
But a rule in spelling Luganda words calls for the use of the letter 'r' immediately following the vowels 'e' and 'i', whereas the letter 'l' is to be used in all other instances calling for the corresponding sound.
www.buganda.com /luganda.htm   (2347 words)

  
 Luganda Scientific Terminologies Research
The Luganda Scientific Terminologies Research is intended as a necessary step towards systematically constructing the formation and development of the terms in which scientific discourse is articulated in a Bantu Language - Luganda.
His research is on the formation of a well-grounded theory of Scientific Terminologies and the application of the theory to the problem of terminological elaboration of a Bantu language- Luganda, whereby conceptual formalization is the main point of departure.
Luganda is the native language of Baganda nationals from Buganda region.
luganda.canadianwebs.com /index.html   (580 words)

  
 luganda to english translation services, english to luganda translation services, luganda language translation ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Whether your Luganda translation requirement comprises of a website, a company brochure, a manual or a letter or contract, as a provider of translations in over 140 languages, we are able to help.
Luganda translations are carried out by qualified and experienced professional translators, working exclusively into their mother tongue in order to guarantee fluency and professionalism.
The Luganda translator selected to work on your assignment will be experienced and have specialist knowledge of your particular field so that technical terms do not present a translation barrier.
www.absolutetranslations.com /english-into-luganda-translation-services.htm   (335 words)

  
 Luganda language - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Luganda is a Bantu language and is spoken mainly in Uganda by the people of Buganda.
A hand-book of Luganda: With elementary Luganda exercises
Elements of Luganda grammar,: Together with exercises and vocabulary,
encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /luganda_language.htm   (104 words)

  
 Jane 03 AN article - Talking about Sex and Partners in Luganda
Luganda is a Bantu language spoken in Uganda by more than one million people.
In Luganda, the word for wife is omukyala.
It also is the ordinary term for sleep (a mother sleeps with her baby).
www.aaanet.org /press/an/0301dia-comm.htm   (990 words)

  
 Esther Ministries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Thembalihle have acquired land for their plan to build 12 orphanages in Luganda in partnership with Esther Ministries.
Plans are being developed to build a Community Centre in Luganda which would be open to the public.
We are currently waiting for the government to build a primary school in Luganda to replace the current one in Thembalihle Church.
www.esther-ministries-sa.org /future_plans.htm   (261 words)

  
 Abstract   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Secondary, the theory is to be applied to the problem of terminological elaboration of a Bantu language Luganda, whereby conceptual formalisation is the main point of departure.
Secondly, the scope and nature of conceptual and expressional sharing which is necessary for the terminological elaboration of Luganda are explored with a view of setting the stage for the extrapolation of Luganda expression formation processes.
Finally, a group of Primary and Secondary school teachers of science and mathematics, and a group of Luganda-speaking linguists are confronted with and exposed to the terminological systems articulated in Luganda together with techniques of coining Luganda expressions.
luganda.canadianwebs.com /Abstract.htm   (281 words)

  
 World Report 383 — January/February 2004 #05
A translation of the Bible into their language, Ganda (Luganda), was launched as long ago as 1897 and played a key role in bringing Christianity not only to their region, Buganda Province, but to the country as a whole.
Over the years, however, it became clear that the original Luganda Bible, although influential, was flawed in certain ways.
The choir performs at the launch of the revised Luganda Bible at the Bible Society of Uganda’s Bible House on November 12, 2003.
www.biblesociety.org /wr_383/383_05.htm   (485 words)

  
 OHCHR: Luganda/Ganda () - Universal Declaration of Human Rights   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Luganda is the native language of the people of "Baganda", living principally in the former kingdom of Buganda, which is located in the southern region and includes the capital city of Kampala.
Its written form is only as recent as the arrival of the Arab and European influence.
The first writing clearly was an improvisation by early missionaries who tried to put in words the sounds they perceived so that their work among the Baganda could be made easier.
www.unhchr.ch /udhr/lang/lap1.htm   (1364 words)

  
 Outstanding catering trade franchise concept for Pizza ... - LUGANDA RESTAURANT - CCD AG, Commercial Concept ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
In contrast to it, a modern Design in the "chrome-look" for new and modern architecture exists.
Luganda can be integrated into the whole operation or just as a part; e.g.
Guests, attracted as tourists to the Ticino, are the main target group.
ccd-ag.com /en/restaurant_luganda-en.htm   (290 words)

  
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Buganda is the name of the kingdom, the people who live in the kingdom are the Baganda (sing.
Muganda), and the language they speak is Luganda.
Greenberg places Luganda in the Central Branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages (Southwold 1965: 85-86).
lucy.ukc.ac.uk /EthnoAtlas/Hmar/Cult_dir/Culture.7841   (1000 words)

  
 The Luganda Language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Language Research: A Systematic Development of Scientific Terminologies in Luganda.
Also, check out the 1998 African Langauge Institute at the University of Wisconsin.
This year, they include introductory courses in the Luganda language.
www.buganda.com /language.htm   (43 words)

  
 Faculty of Arts - Administration   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Luganda courses are market oriented and help the students to readily be employed on completion of their course.
Luganda Advanced Majors offer 2 Cores and 2 Electives plus 2 courses from a Minor Subject taken during First Year, while Luganda Advanced Minors offer 1 Core and 1 Elective per Semester.
Luganda Advanced Majors offer 2 Cores and 2 Electives plus 2 courses from a Minor Subject taken during the Second Year while Luganda Advanced Minors offer 1 Core and 1 Elective per Semester.
www.makerere.ac.ug /arts/depts/morelang.html   (2346 words)

  
 Luganda Language Course, Tapes, CD ROM, Learn, Speak, Dictionary
Luganda language course, tapes, cd rom, learn, speak, dictionary, phrasebook, cassette
Luganda language course tapes cd rom learn speak dictionary phrasebook cassette audio instruction
Detailed suggestions are provided for using these materials, but much still depends on the initiative of the student.
www.maps2anywhere.com /Languages/Luganda_language_course.htm   (319 words)

  
 LinuxPlanet - Interviews - Ugandan Mozilla Highlights Power of OSS Translation - Facing the Challange
Monday, September 13, 2004 12:27:00 PM A localized Luganda Internet browser was launched on September 6, marking a historic milestone that transformed Uganda's technology landscape and highlighted the advantages of ease of translation amongst open source products.
The browser is Mozilla, and now has all the menus, commands and other functionality in Luganda, one of the most widely spoken indigenous languages in Uganda.
Wire: (Laughing) Luganda is the most widely spoken language in Uganda.
www.linuxplanet.com /linuxplanet/interviews/5567/1   (636 words)

  
 engero Thoughts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Written in the African Luganda language, this book is excellently arranged in teaching format to benefit instructors, students, and the general public.
It is to be remembered that many Luganda proverbs are rooted in folk tales, and many contain riddle and idiom aspects.
This is important since some Luganda proverbs are either mistaken for, or can be in idiom or riddle form.
www.book-thoughts.com /book/engero.html   (307 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
November, printing of the first sheet of the Gospel of St. Matthew in Luganda completed by Mackay in his press.
1896 Translation into Luganda of the whole bible completed by Pilkington helped by H.W. Duta kitaakule,Rev. W.A. Crabtree and Pilkington's sister especially when he was on furlough.
The first Luganda bible known as "Biscuit Bible" published by the British and foreign Bible societies.Canon Kivebulaya went to Boga.Other evangelistic expeditions to several places conducted.
www.coupdr.co.ug /about.htm   (911 words)

  
 APC Africa ICT Policy Monitor
It is all smiles at James Lunghabo’s office on Kagga House in Kampala where a Luganda language Internet browser has been made ready for use.
Earlier this year, The New Vision reported that local players in information and communication technology were developing a virtual instrument to bridge the digital divide.
The brains behind this project have also initiated a Luganda word processor which will be used with the Luganda Internet browser.
www.apc.org /english/rights/africa/index.shtml?apc=s21849e_1&x=25622   (282 words)

  
 Programs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Inaugurated June 10, 2000, the Luganda Cultural School's first session opened on Saturday October 7, 2000 with 15 children, with ages 2 to 20.
Most Luganda School classes are held in the Uganda House, the first Saturday of every month at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.
While the focus of the school is grammar and speech of the Luganda language, we also teach the children Luganda songs, jingles, short plays and stories.
www.gmnynj.com /programs.htm   (434 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
This is the only in depth study of the relative clause in Luganda, a Bantu language of major importance.
Based on a dissertational manuscript, it has been revised and updated by the author according to the latest development of the Transformational Grammar model.
The analysis focuses on relative clause formation, the relationship between relative clause and focus constructions, a detailed examination of headless relative clauses and predicate sentences, stacked and conjoined restrictive relative clauses, and constraints on relativization.
www.koeppe.de /katalogE/3-89645-020-4.html   (135 words)

  
 Abayudaya - Music from the Jewish People of Uganda / cdRoots
When translating biblical or traditional liturgical text, I give the entire text in Luganda or Hebrew followed by the entire translation of the text in English.
English translations and transcriptions of Hebrew liturgical passages, are taken as indicated from Siddur Sim Shalom for Shabbat and Festivals (New York: The Rabbinic Assembly 1998) and Kol Haneshamah, Shabbat Eve (Wyncote, PA: The Reconstructionist Press 1989).
The Abayudaya's Hebrew pronunciation is influenced by Luganda, where words end with a vowel.
www.cdroots.com /fw-40504.html   (433 words)

  
 XTone Project - Cross-Linguistic Tonal Database -   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Basically Luganda has a binary underlying contrast and a binary surface constrast (with marginal downstep--see below).
Whenever surrounded by Hs, any Ø or L becomes H, that is: H-{L*, Ø*}-H, will be realized all H. Since Luganda generally has anticipatory H tone spreading, this can be described either as H tone plateauing or as the second H spreading leftwards up to the preceding H. added 2004-09-17 12:38:19
A new approach to tone in Luganda by Hyman, Larry M. & Francis X. Katamba - 1993
xtone.linguistics.berkeley.edu /display/index.php?languageid=17   (530 words)

  
 luganda - Wiktionary
See the Beer Parlour discussion for further details.
Luganda - English Dictionary : from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.
This page was last modified 00:23, 12 July 2005.
en.wiktionary.org /wiki/Luganda   (48 words)

  
 Francis Katamba - Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at Lancaster University   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
His recent articles include "The augment in Luganda tonology" which appeared in the Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, and "A new approach to Luganda tone" which came out in Language (1993) (both written with Larry Hyman).
'A new approach to tone in Luganda', in Language.
He has also edited a volume entitled Lacustrine Bantu Phonology which was published in Cologne in 1991.
www.ling.lancs.ac.uk /staff/francis/francis.htm   (231 words)

  
 Learn Luganda - Luganda Books, Courses, and Software
If you have any questions or can't find what you need, please e-mail us.
This is a Bantu Language spoken as a first or second language by most of the people of Uganda.
Don't embark on your adventure in language learning without first listening to this expert on the subject.
www.101language.com /luganda.html   (382 words)

  
 Luganda: Iniciacion al Idioma
Otros idiomas bantús cercanos al Luganda son el Soga, Nyiole y Saamia.
En 1947, la Conferencia Baganda acordó la normalización ortográfica del Luganda.
Resolución optima : 800x600 © Copyright 1997-2002 Ikuska Libros, S.L. En caso de problemas o preguntas relacionadas con este Web contactar con africaa@ikuska.com.
www.ikuska.com /Africa/Lenguas/luganda/index.htm   (96 words)

  
 Michigan State University Press | Luganda-English Phrase Book for Tourists | Margaret Nanfuka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Luganda is one of the widely spoken languages in Uganda, and has common characteristics with other languages of the region.
This handy small-format phrase book is primarily intended to help the non- Luganda speaker to get around and cope with everyday life.
msupress.msu.edu /bookTemplate.php?bookID=1441   (75 words)

  
 Luganda Ministry - Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Welcome to the home of Luganda Ministry, thank you for visiting us.
We are glad for what Luganda Christian Ministry is providing for you, and also exited to see that you have choosen to spend time with us, viewing our site.
This is the place where you can find the up lifting spiritual story books.
www.lutheransonline.com /servlet/lo_ProcServ/DBPAGE=cge&GID=01211001361002498027487858   (372 words)

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