Banyala

Banyala
Total population
47,699[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Uganda
Languages
Lunyala, English
Religion
Christianity, African Traditional Religion[2]
Related ethnic groups
Other Bantu peoples


Banyala
PersonMunyala
PeopleBanyala
Language(O)Lunyala
CountryUganda

Banyala (ethnonym: Banyala; singular Munyala), are a Bantu ethnic group native to Buganda, a subnational kingdom within Uganda. They stay in an area called Bugerere in Kayunga District,.[3][4] They share a common ancestry with the Baruuli.

  1. ^ Uganda Bureau of Statistics. "National Population and Housing Census 2014 - Main Report" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Population Composition" (PDF). ubos.org. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ Muzaale, Fred (9 September 2012). "We Got What We Wanted, Say Banyala". Retrieved 2 August 2015.
  4. ^ Mwesigye, Shifa (11 February 2010). "Banyala Ask Museveni for Autonomy From Buganda". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 2 August 2015.