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Other Buganda folktales include the story of Walukaga the blacksmith, Mpobe the hunter, and Kasanke the little red bird. [10] [11] Folktales in Buganda are also about hares, leopards, rabbits and other animals that live in the wild and one of the famous folk stories is about wango and wakayima. Wango is a leopard while wakayima is a rabbit.
Lukwata (Luganda for 'sea serpent', [2] the nominal form of kukwata, lit. 'to seize') is a legendary water-dwelling creature in Baganda folklore, said to be found in Lake Victoria of Uganda. [3] It has been described as 20–30 feet long, with dark smooth skin and a rounded head, and known to attack fishermen and boats. [ 4 ]
He obtained a Master's degree in English literature from St. Stephen's College, Delhi. [1] [3] His father, Ehtashamuddin Haqqee, wrote short stories, a study of Persian poet Hafez Shirazi, Tarjuman-ul-Ghaib, a translation of Diwan-i-Hafez in verse and assisted Baba-e-Urdu Maulvi Abdul Haq in compiling his Lughat-i-Kabeer (Grand Urdu Dictionary ...
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The creation myth of the people of Buganda, Uganda, includes a figure called Kintu, [1] who was the first person on earth, and the first man to wander the plains of Uganda alone. He has also sometimes been known as God, or the father of all people who created the first kingdoms.
Nambi is seen in The Quest for Kintu and the Search for Peace: Mythology and Morality in Nineteenth-Century Buganda, [2] alongside her husband Kintu. It is said in this journal that in Nineteenth-century Buganda, political leaders tried to unite back the kingdom by re-telling the creation myth and reminding those living in Buganda of where their constitutional and social roots come from.
Balochi folk tales often characterized by oral storytelling and ballads that convey historical narratives and cultural values. Notable works from this period include tales of tribal warfare and romantic epics such as " Hani and Sheh Mureed , Shahdad and Mahnaz, Hammal and Mahganj, Lallah and Granaz, Dostin and Shirin, Bebarg and Granaz, Mast ...
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi (born 1960s) is a Ugandan-British novelist and short story writer. [1] Her doctoral novel, The Kintu Saga, was shortlisted [2] and won the Kwani? Manuscript Project in 2013. [3] It was published by Kwani Trust in 2014 under the title Kintu. [4] [5] [6] Her short story collection, Manchester Happened, was published in ...