2017-07-27T22:48:47+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Kirundi, Kinyarwanda, Luganda, Acholi dialect, Lango dialect, Lugbara language, Oropom language, Nubi language, Nkore language, Ruuli language, Soga language, Tepes language, Nyoro language, Pökoot language, Adhola dialect, Ik language, Ugandan Sign Language, Nyangia language, Bari language, Konjo language (Bantu), Karamojong language, Kuku dialect, Teso language, Gwere language, Kitara language, Samia language, Tooro language, Alur dialect, Nkore-Kiga language, Aringa language, Singa language, Amba language (Bantu), Gungu language, Kiga language, Masaba language, Nyole language (Uganda), Talinga language, Southern Luo language, Khayo language, Marachi language flashcards
Languages of Uganda

Languages of Uganda

  • Kirundi
    Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language spoken by nine million people in Burundi and adjacent parts of Tanzania and Congo-Kinshasa, as well as in Uganda.
  • Kinyarwanda
    Kinyarwanda (Kinyarwanda: Ikinyarwanda, IPA: [iciɲɑɾɡwɑːndɑ]), also known as Rwanda (Ruanda) or Rwandan, or in Uganda as Fumbira, is the official language of Rwanda and a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language spoken by 12 million people in Rwanda, Eastern Congo and adjacent parts of southern Uganda.
  • Luganda
    The Ganda language, Luganda (/luːˈɡændə/, Oluganda [oluɡâːndá]), is the major language of Uganda, spoken by five million Ganda and other people principally in Southern Uganda, including the capital Kampala.
  • Acholi dialect
    Acoli (also Acholi, Akoli, Acooli, Atscholi, Shuli, Gang, Lwoo, Lwo, Lok Acoli, Dok Acoli) is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Acholi people in the districts of Gulu, Kitgum and Pader (a region known as Acholiland) in northern Uganda.
  • Lango dialect
    Lango (also called Lwo, Lwoo, or Leb-Lango,) is a Southern Luo dialect spoken by the Langi people of Uganda.
  • Lugbara language
    Lugbara is the language of the Lugbara people.
  • Oropom language
    Oropom (Oworopom, Oyoropom, Oropoi) is an African language, possibly spurious and, if real, almost certainly extinct.
  • Nubi language
    The Nubi language (also called Ki-Nubi) is a Sudanese Arabic-based creole language spoken in Uganda around Bombo, and in Kenya around Kibera, by the descendants of Emin Pasha's Sudanese soldiers who were settled there by the British colonial administration.
  • Nkore language
    Nkore (also called Nyankore, Nyankole, Nkole, Orunyankore, Orunyankole, Runyankore, and Runyankole) is a Bantu language spoken by the Nkore (Banyankore) and Hema peoples of Southwestern Uganda in the former province of Ankole.
  • Ruuli language
    Ruli (Ruuli) is the Bantu language spoken by the Ruli and Nyara people (Baruli and Banyara) of Uganda.
  • Soga language
    Soga, or Lusoga, is a Bantu language spoken in Uganda.
  • Tepes language
    Soo is the Kuliak language of the Tepes people of northeastern Uganda.
  • Nyoro language
    The Nyoro language (autonym: Runyoro) is a local language of the Nyoro people of Uganda.
  • Pökoot language
    Pökoot (also known as Pokot, Päkot, Pökot, and in older literature as Suk) is a language spoken in western Kenya and eastern Uganda by the Pokot people.
  • Adhola dialect
    Adhola, also known as Jopadhola and Ludama, is a dialect of Southern Luo spoken by the Adhola people (AKA Jopadhola or Badama) of Uganda.
  • Ik language
    The Ik language, also known as Icetot, Icietot, Ngulak, or (derogatory) Teuso, Teuth, is one of the Kuliak languages of northeastern Uganda.
  • Ugandan Sign Language
    Ugandan Sign Language (USL) is the deaf sign language of Uganda.
  • Nyangia language
    Nyangia (Nyang'i) is the nearly extinct Kuliak language of the Nyangea hunter-gatherers of northeastern Uganda.
  • Bari language
    Bari is the Nilotic language of the Karo people, spoken over large areas of Central Equatoria state in South Sudan, across the northwest corner of Uganda, and into the Democratic Republic of Congo.
  • Konjo language (Bantu)
    The Konjo (Konzo) language, variously rendered Rukonjo, Olukonjo, Olukonzo and Lhukonzo, is a Bantu language spoken by the Konjo people of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • Karamojong language
    The Karamojong language (spelled ŋaKarimojoŋ or ŋaKaramojoŋ in Karamojong; Ngakarimojong or N'Karamojong in English) is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken mainly in the Karamoja subregion of north-eastern Uganda.
  • Kuku dialect
    This article is about the language for the ethnic group see Kuku people.
  • Teso language
    Ateso (from Teso) is a Eastern Nilotic language spoken by the Iteso people of Uganda and Kenya.
  • Gwere language
    Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people (Bagwere), a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda.
  • Kitara language
    The Kitara language, commonly known as Runyakitara, is an artificial standard language based on four closely related languages of western Uganda: * Nyoro or Runyoro * Kiga (Chiga) or Rukiga * Nkore or Runyankole * Tooro or Rutooro The Google interface has been translated into Kitara in February 2010 by the Faculty of Computing and IT, Makerere University.
  • Samia language
    Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya.
  • Tooro language
    Tooro, or Rutooro, is a Bantu language spoken mainly by the Tooro people (Batooro) from the Toro Kingdom region of western Uganda.
  • Alur dialect
    Alur is a dialect of Southern Luo spoken in northwestern Uganda and northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo by the Alur people.
  • Nkore-Kiga language
    Nkore-Kiga is a language spoken by around 3,910,000 people living in theextreme southwest of Uganda.
  • Aringa language
    Aringa, also known as Low Lugbara, is a Central Sudanic language spoken by the Aringa people in the West Nile region of Uganda.
  • Singa language
    Singa is an extinct Bantu language of Uganda.
  • Amba language (Bantu)
    Amba (also spelled Bulebule, Hamba, Humu, Kihumu, Ku-Amba, Kuamba, Lubulebule, Lwamba, Ruwenzori Kibira, and Rwamba) is a language spoken in parts of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo by the Amba people.
  • Gungu language
    Gungu is a Bantu language of Uganda.
  • Kiga language
    Kiga (also called Rukiga, Ruchiga, or Chiga) is the native language of the Kiga people (Bakiga).
  • Masaba language
    Masaba (Lumasaaba), sometimes known as Gisu (Lugisu) after one of its dialects, is a Bantu language spoken by more than two million people in East Africa.
  • Nyole language (Uganda)
    Nyole (also LoNyole, Lunyole, Nyuli) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people in Tororo District, Uganda near Lake Kyoga.
  • Talinga language
    Talinga or Bwisi is a language spoken in the Uganda–Congo border region.
  • Southern Luo language
    Southern Luo is a dialect cluster of Uganda and neighboring countries.
  • Khayo language
    Khayo (Xaayo) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Kenya.
  • Marachi language
    Marachi is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Kenya.