Bantu Tribes and Luganda

The people indigenous to the region of Leweero District and specifically, Bugabo, are of the Baganda (Ganda) ethnic group.  Their language is Luganda.  There are an estimated 3 million Baganda in Uganda, the largest ethnic group and most accessible language of the county.  The region of their existence covers most of central and Uganda. (Represented in green on the map to the left.)

My researcher and Etymologist who is working on his dissertation in Kampala.  He spends much time at the National Archives and is working to locate documents that may not be published but that will be helpful with research and preparation for my trip.  We began working together this week, and I have high hopes for this process.

In my computer research, I have found several references.  I am ordering a Kindle because it will pay for itself in the difference of cost in electronic and print books.  I should receive before the term begins.

Several references on the Folk Tales of the Baganda that I found so far are

• The Oral Tradition of the Baganda of Uganda: A Study and Anthology of Legends, Myths, Epigrams and Folktales
  by Immaculate M. Kizza

• THE KING OF THE SNAKES AND OTHER FOLK-LORE STORIES FROM UGANDA
  by MRS. GEORGE BASKERVILLE

  

• Baganda People and Folk Tales
  
  "Folktales define community; reflect the history, traditional values and accumulated wisdom. Every culture has its own collection of ancient and traditional stories that have been orally transmitted from generation to generation.
  
  Baganda People and Baganda women told these stories to the children in the evening after work and before they had to go to bed around a fire. In some of the stories, general animals, birds and plants have human characteristics (souls), by means of which they talk and develop relationships with humans. They have a supernatural element which allows them to perform tasks only in folktales.
  
  Stories have always been very significant to the tradition and the culture of Baganda People. The young generation of Baganda People has been taught about the past of their kingdom, they have learnt about their ancestors, cultural taboos, history, values of life, etc.
  
  Traditionally, the stories or legends were a main source of education in the African life style, that involved participation, which was oral and it was the way to teach the young ones to used and to know almost everything about their culture, people and historical background."