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glossary butaka. Clan estate on which important ancestors were buried. butaka bukulu. Principal clan estate. cwezi (pl. cwezi). Spirit that could return from the underworld, where ancestral ghosts resided, even if it had no heir to look after in the world of the living. cwezi kubándwa. Form of spirit possession involving cwezi. ggulu. Sky. jjajja. Grandparent; patriarch; ancestor; founder of a clan. jjembe (pl. mayembe). Horned charm. kabaka (pl. bakabaka). King. kabbiro. Secondary totem. kabona. Priest. katikkiro. Prime minister. kibuga. Capital. kiggwa (pl. biggwa). Sacred site located on a clan estate; shrine found on principal clan estate; shrine of a lubaale. kijja (pl. bijja). Burial ground. kitongole (pl. bitongole). Chiefship created by the kabaka for a specific purpose. kubándwa. To be possessed by a spirit. kugema. To inoculate; immunize; ward o√ (disease, calamity). kyoto (pl. byoto). Hearth. lubaale (pl. lubaale). National spirit of Buganda; spirit whose e≈cacy reached beyond a particular locale. lubiri. Palace. lubuga. Queen sister. lugero. Fable; story. lukiiko. Gathering of chiefs in the courtyard of the king to discuss a√airs; later, the parliament of the kingdom. lunyiriri (pl. nnyiriri). Minor lineage within a clan; line; row. magombe. Place of the dead; underworld. mailo. Land controlled as private property, allotted in square miles. matooke. Green banana eaten as a staple food. mmándwa (pl. bandwa). Spirit medium; spirit that possesses a medium. muganda (pl. baganda). Person of Buganda. mulaguzi (pl. balaguzi). Diviner. mulangira (pl. balangira). Prince. mumbejja (pl. bambejja). Princess. musambwa (pl. misambwa). Territorial spirit that usually appears in the form of a wild animal or resides in a feature of the natural environment. musawo (pl. basawo). Healer; specialist in herbal treatments. musiige (pl. basiige). Boy or girl serving as a page in the king’s palace. musujja. Fever. mutaka (pl. bataka). Clan leader; guardian of a butaka. mutuba (pl. mituba). Major lineage within a clan; fig tree. muzimu (pl. mizimu). Ancestral ghost. muziro (pl. miziro). Avoidance; totem. mwoyo. Life force, soul. nnamasole. Queen mother. nsi. Earth; land. ssabo (pl. masabo). Shrine. ssaza (pl. masaza). Province. ssiga (pl. masiga). Largest subdivision of a clan; maximal patrilineage; cooking stone. This page intentionally left blank ...

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