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Kampala kibuga?
♫ (Is Kampala a city?)
Yee, Kampala kibuga.
♫ (Yes, Kampala is a city.)
Uganda kibuga?
♫ (Is Uganda a city?)
Nedda, Uganda si kibuga; nsi.
♫ (No, Uganda is not a city; It’s a country.)
Kampala nsi?
♫ (Is Kampala a country?)
Nedda, Kampala si nsi; kibuga.
♫ (No, Kampala is not a country; It’s a city)
Buganda nsi oba kibuga?
♫ (Is Buganda a territory or a town?)
Buganda nsi.
♫ (Buganda is a territory)
Tuning the Ear to Tonality
Eno ofiisi ya posita.
♫ (This is a post office.),
Kino kisaawe ky'ennyonyi.
♫ (This is an airfield / airport),
Guno mugga.
♫ (This is a river.),
Omugga guno...
♫ (This river...)
Building Vocabulary
engatto
♫ [n/n] (shoes),
ekiteeteeyi
♫ [ki/bi] (a dress),
ensawo
♫ [n/n] (a bag),
ensawo ey’omu ngalo
♫ (a handbag),
essaati
♫ [n/n] (shirt),
empale
♫ [n/n](trousers)
Summary
ensi
♫ [n/n] (country, district, territory),
ekibuga
♫ [ki/bi] (a city, a town),
oba
♫ (or)