Aesthetic value of Luganda proverbs of caution.

Abstract

In the past years, many things have changed in our cultural norms where people take traditional wisdom in form of proverbs as just a normal and unjustified way of speaking rather than acknowledging the usefulness of proverbial speech and the message that lies underneath. The different proverbs that are spoken among the Baganda educate on parenting, respect, honor, values among others. Many years ago, Baganda people understood and knew the purpose of proverbs as a form of education. But the onset of formal education has resulted into a systematic dilution of the language and loss of knowledge about these proverbs because the generation of formal education values less the indigenous language and proverbial meanings of the language expressed by the older generation. This is why it’s important to all people of this generation to learn more on the proverbs