Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Orthography
- Note on the Musical Examples
- Preface: A Kingdom in and out of Tune
- Introduction: Kawuugulu Musical Performance, Politics, and Storytelling
- 1 The Kawuugulu Clan-Royal Music and Dance Ensemble
- 2 Kawuugulu and Intra-Clan Politics
- 3 Kawuugulu and Royal Politics
- 4 Kawuugulu and Inter-Clan Politics
- 5 Conclusion: A Performative Constitution
- Appendix A Glossary
- Appendix B Author Interviews
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Note on Translation, Transliteration, and Orthography
- Note on the Musical Examples
- Preface: A Kingdom in and out of Tune
- Introduction: Kawuugulu Musical Performance, Politics, and Storytelling
- 1 The Kawuugulu Clan-Royal Music and Dance Ensemble
- 2 Kawuugulu and Intra-Clan Politics
- 3 Kawuugulu and Royal Politics
- 4 Kawuugulu and Inter-Clan Politics
- 5 Conclusion: A Performative Constitution
- Appendix A Glossary
- Appendix B Author Interviews
- Notes
- Works Cited
- Index
Summary
This glossary contains Luganda words and a few key non-Luganda terms as they are used in this volume.
aba prep. pl. of; v. is
abaamasiga n. pl. primary clan lineage heads (title)
Abateregga, Bateregga n. pl. royal lineage of reigning kings
Abeekika n. pl. clan members
abeemituba n. pl. secondary clan lineage heads (title)
abeeredde v. “she/he is fond of”
abempya n. pl. quaternary clan lineage heads (title)
Abengeye n. pl. primary members of the Ngeye Clan
abennyiriri n. pl. tertiary clan lineage heads (title)
abennyumba n. pl. quinary clan lineage heads (title)
Abenvuma n. pl. primary members of the Nvuma Clan
abina v. “she/he is dancing while jumping and raising legs very high”
aboobusolya n. pl. “ones constituting roofs”; clan heads (title)
Aboobutiko n. pl. primary members of the Butiko Clan
aga prep. pl. of
agaligenda v. pl. “which will go”
ajja v. “she/he is coming”
aka adj. of
akademe n. academy
akali v. “that which is”
akugoba v. “one who chases you” or “one who is chasing you”
Akugoba n. name of a drum-making workshop
alifumbirwa v. “she/he will be cooked for” (she/he will get married)
alikatunda v. “she/he will sell it”
Amaganda adj. of or relating to the Baganda
Amaggunju n. “dances associated with the ggunju”; cover term for Kawuugulu dances
amala v. “one who finishes”; “one who completes”; “one who averts”
aneetikka v. “she/he will carry
Ankole, Nkole, Nkore n. interlacustrine Bantu kingdom in southwestern Uganda
asula v. “she/he who dwells”
atudde v. “you who is seated”
atutte v. “she/he who has taken”
avaayo v. “whoever comes from there”
azinga v. “she/he rolls up”
azinze v. “she/he has rolled up”
b’ prep. pl. of
ba prep. pl. of
baakisimba v. “they planted it”
Baakisimba n. cover term for a music and dance genre
baalyanga v. pl. “they used to dine”
baana, abaana n. pl. children
Baanabaakintu n. pl. “children of Kintu” (descendants of Kintu)
babinyi, ababinyi n. pl. “jumpers” or “raisers”
Babinyi, Ababinyi n. pl. cover term for Kawuugulu dancers
badongo, abadongo n. pl. group of musicians
Badongo, Abadongo n. pl. court or palace ensemble comprising lyre, fiddle, flute, rattle, and drum players
Baganda, Abaganda n. pl. natives of Buganda
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- Tuning the KingdomKawuugulu Musical Performance, Politics, and Storytelling in Buganda, pp. 111 - 122Publisher: Boydell & BrewerPrint publication year: 2018