Beyond the Royal Gaze: Clanship and Public Healing in Buganda

A Note on Ganda Names

a note on ganda names Most full Ganda names usually include a Christian or Muslim name, a clan name, and a family name. These names are preceded, when appropriate, by an honorific title such as Nnalongo (Mother of Twins), Ssalongo (Father of Twins), or Hajji (a title bestowed upon Muslim men who have made the pilgrimage to Mecca). The order in which Baganda presented these names to me, as well as the names people included when introducing themselves, varied from person to person. When referencing these conversations, I have therefore cited names in the form in which they were presented to me by each person. One additional point about names deserves mention. Doubled consonants have a heavy sound in Luganda, in contrast to single consonants, which have a soft sound. While this distinction is often significant, early writers tended to ignore it. For example, the well-known Ganda prime minister Apolo Kaggwa, who is mentioned frequently throughout this book, spelled his name Kagwa. While I retain this spelling in citations and in the bibliographic entries, I use the now widely accepted form Kaggwa in the text. This page intentionally left blank Beyond the Royal Gaze This page intentionally left blank ...