Ganda
Africaintensive agriculturalistsMap
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The ancestors of the Ganda were people of mixed origins who migrated to their present location -- Buganda province in Uganda -- between the 13th and 16th centuries. Oral histories of Buganda chronicle a succession of 36 kings beginning with Kintu, who scholars reckoned immigrated to Buganda in the 14th century. At the time of European contact Buganda was a powerful kingdom. The Ganda are primarily agricultural. The Ganda speak a Bantu language called Luganda. The Ganda are primarily an agricultural society; their staple crops are bananas and yams.
Identifier
Region
- Africa
Subregion
- Eastern Africa
Subsistence Type
- intensive agriculturalists
Samples
Countries
- Uganda