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Every Muganda must belong to one of the more than 52 clans of Baganda. A Muganda is therefore expected to know his or her paternal clan (and totem) as well has his or her mother's clan. As part of one's formal introduction or greeting (especially at traditional ceremonies), one must be able to say their last name (surname), their father's surname, their paternal grandfather's name, their mother's clan, their clan Totem and clan motto and finally their lineage in terms of the Ssiga, Mutuba, Lunyiriri and Nju (House). This is generally called okutambula ng'Omuganda ("to walk like a Muganda" in Luganda).
Organization
The clans are social units and in the past were political units as well.
Political Unit
Represented at Kabaka's (King's court). Location of the clan's seat (obutaka). Responsibilities of the clan at the Kabaka's palace.
Social Unit
Represented in Lukiiko (cultural unit). Clan head (Omutaka)
Culture
Totems
Primary Totem (Omuziro) and Secondary Totem (akabbiro)
The oldest clans trace their lineage to Bakiranze Kivebulaya, who is supposed to have ruled in the region from about 400 AD until about 1300 AD. These seven clans are referred to as the Nansangwa, or the indigenous:[1]
The Abalasangeye dynasty came to power through the conquests of Kabaka of Buganda ssekabaka Kintu,[2][3][4][5] which are estimated to have occurred sometime between 1200 and 1400 AD.[6][7][8][9]
The descendants of the Basimba people (also known as Bashimba) which is a Bisa and Ambo nickname of the Clan of the leopards, the bena Ngo in Zambia, who settled at Mpogo, Sironko District, are among the Ngo Clan group that come along with Kabaka Kato Kintu in his immigration.
Kato Kimera migration
Around 1370 AD another wave of immigration began, assisted by Kabaka Kimera,[10] who was the son of Omulangira Kalemeera. Kabaka Kimera was born in Kibulala, and returned to Buganda with Jjumba of the Nkima clan and other Buganda elders.
