Word: luganda
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Curriculums are equally misdirected. Instead of offering nation-building courses in economics and agriculture, Makerere emphasizes such traditional Western disciplines as ethical philosophy and Greek. Although Uganda has a dozen tribal dialects, and the predominant tongue is Luganda, the only modern language taught at Makerere is English. "This place is a country club," says one disillusioned Makerere professor. "It is an anomaly in modern, independent Africa...
...Negro subjects speak a language called Luganda and will refer to him in properly deferential terms. They will not say he sleeps but that he is "just resting." For them, he will not eat but will be "among the baskets...
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