Objects

Where does a specifically mentioned object go?

after a verb

Omusajja alaba omukazi

the man sees the woman

Nasomye ekitabo jjo e kiro

I read the book last night

Otunzizza omusajja ebibajje?

Did you sell the furniture to the man?

What is an anaphoric?

essentially a pronoun in a different part of the sentence.

Anaphorics in Luganda

Placed inside a verb and conjugated with nouns

Ndaba omusajja, o—laba?

mu

Ndaba omucungwa, o—laba?

gu

Ndaba ekitabo, o—raba?

ki

Class 1 Object prefixes

mu, ba

Class 2 object prefixes

gu, gi

Class 3 object prefixes

gi, zi

Class 4 object prefixes

ki, bi

Class 5 object prefixes

ri, ga

Class 6 object prefixes

ka, bu

Class 7 object prefixes

lu, zi

Class 9 object prefixes

ku, ma

Class 10 object prefixes

tu

Oluganda olumanyi?

Do you know Luganda?

Omusajja ono tebamumanyi.

They dont know this man.

Where are indirect and direct objects placed?

Inside the verb!

Nkimuwadde

I gave it to him

Nkimuwadde

I gave

Nkimuwadde

it

Nkimuwadde

him

Katonda yamumpa.

God gave him to me

Katonda yamumpa.

him

Katonda yamumpa.

me

Yakitusuubizizza

He promised it to us.

Yakitusuubizizza

he

Yakitusuubizizza

it

Yakitusuubizizza

us

How do you say ‘For’ in Luganda (the prepositional)

add ira, era, iza, or eza to the end of a verb

order of a prepositional sentence in Luganda

verb + prepositional suffix + person object + object

Nfumbira mukyala wange emmere.

I cook the food for my wife

Tagulira omwana we keeki.

He doesn’t buy his child cake.

Basambira eggwanga lyabwe mupiira

They play football for their country

Ngukufumbira. (muceere)

I am cooking it (rice) for you

Olingulira? (eryenvu)

Do you buy it (the banana) for me?

Bagibaleetera. (embuzi)

They bring it (the goat) to them.