58 EASTERN ETHIOPIA v 



The Baganda are now almost completely converted to 

 Christianity either in its Protestant or Roman Catholic 

 form. Some are Mahomedans. In the revengeful 

 religions wars which tooiv place in Uganda during the 

 reign of Mwanga the zeal of the converted natives was 

 similar to that of English Protestants in Mary's reign, 

 and "it carried many Baganda to martyrdom." 



The natives of Uganda are known as Baganda, but 

 one of the race would be called Muganda ; the 

 language is known as Kiganda. It is important to 

 keep these rules in mind. For example the islanders 

 of Bavuma are the Wavunia, those of Sesse islands, 

 Basesse ; and the inhal)itants of the great island of 

 Ukerewe, Wakerewe. In the same way, in the East 

 Africa Protectorate, Wakikuyu signifies the natives of 

 Kikuyu, and the Wakamba live in the district of 

 Ukamba. 



The Baganda differ in many ways from ordinary 

 Africans. Their faces are very black, l:)ut they have a 

 mild and inofiensive appearance. They are clothed 

 with garments made of bark cloth, but many native 

 Christians, men and women, wear a long white calico 

 garment, not unlike a nightgown, called a kansu, 

 and wear sandals of stiff ox-hide made to fit the feet. 



The Baganda live in comfortable houses built of 

 wood and dried grass : the interior of such houses is 

 divided into suitable apartments for the members of 

 the families who use them. They cultivate beans, 

 sugar-cane, sweet potatoes, coffee, and bananas ; the 

 coffee is not drunk as a decoction, Ijut the berries are 

 eaten. 



Though possessing cattle the Baganda live mainly on 

 bananas, which grow luxuriantly in Uganda and on 

 fish from the lake which are caught in weir baskets. 

 These people make earthenware vessels, pipes, spoons, 

 musical instruments, such as guitars and especially 

 drums, spears, shields, and various things which they 



