a ggwanga.
e- (li/ma) vengeance; rancor, okuwoolera eggwanga, to take vengeance. country, nation; tribe, okubeera/mu mawanga or emitala w'amawanga, to be abroad, ggwangamujje {lit. country-come), kind of drum used to summon the people in time of danger, oluyimba Iw'eggwanga, national anthem. Ku lwa Katonda ne Ggwanga lyange, For God and my Country (the motto of Uganda). Amawanga Amagatte, the United Nations. Amawanga agali mu luganda olumu ne Bungereza, the British Commonwealth (of Nations), cf. munna- ggwanga.
a- (ka/bu) lot; lottery; vote, omukubi w'akalulu, voter, akalulu k'omukisa, raffle, akalulu k'eggwanga, national lottery, okukuba akalulu, to vote; to hold a lottery.,
patriot. cf. omwoyo, eggwanga.
genuine, pure (referring to a race, nationality or language). Aba- ganda bannakabala, real/genuine Baganda.
(n/n) the national dress of Baganda women (see also bodingi and busuutij.
broad-sleeved gown of Arab origin worn by '-.uicio on iormai occasions.
(n/n) [from Eng. boarding (school)] one of the three names given to the national dress of Baganda women (see busuuti and gomesi). It was originally introduced by the missionaries for the girls at Gayaza High School and was worn as a uniform.
indigenous; local; national. amawulire amannansi, local news. cf. obunnansi, ensi.