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Description[edit | edit source]
There are two official languages in Uganda. [1] [2]
- English - was the only official language until 2005. The 2nd most spoken language.
- Swahili - became the second official language in 2005 and the 3rd most spoken language.
Other major language includes:
- Luganda - also known as Ganda - the most spoken language in the Capital City
Uganda is a multilingual country where over 70 languages are spoken.
Many of these languages fall into four main families:
- Bantu - ruNyankore, ruTooro, luSoga, Luganda
- Nilotic - Karamojong, Kakwa, Teso
- Central Sudanic - Lugbara, Aringa, Ma'di, Ndo
- Kuliak - Ik, Soo
Word List(s)[edit | edit source]
- Useful phrases in Luganda - Omniglot
- Useful Swahili phrases - Omniglot
Alphabet and Pronunciation[edit | edit source]
Alphabet
- Arabic alphabet for Luganda - Omniglot
- Luganda Latin alphabet - Omniglot
- Arabic script for Swahili - Omniglot
- Swahili alphabet - Omniglot
Pronunciation
- Swahili pronunciation - Omniglot
- Luganda pronunciation dictionary - Forvo
Language Aids and Dictionaries[edit | edit source]
Dictionaries
- Hamilton, A. C. Luganda-English and English-Luganda dictionary with notes on Luganda grammar. Godalming, Surrey, UK: Alan Hamilton, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
- Kasahorow. Modern Luganda Dictionary: Luganda-English, English-Luganda. n.p.: CREATESPACE, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
- Bagunywa, Arthur M. K, S. S. Kyakulumbye, S. W. Muwonge, and W. Ssentoogo. A concise Luganda-English dictionary. Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
- Perrott, D. V. and Joan Russell. Swahili dictionary. London: Teach Yourself, 2003. Available at: WorldCat.
- Kasahorow. Modern Swahili dictionary : Swahili-English, English-Swahili. Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
Online Dictionaries
- Dictionary English - Swahili - Glosbe
- Dictionary Swahili - English - Glosbe
- Dictionary English - Ganda - Glosbe
- Dictionary Ganda - English - Glosbe
Language Aids
- Almasi, Oswald, Michael David Fallon, and Nazish Pardhan Wared. Swahili grammar for introductory and intermediate levels. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
- Mpiranya, Fidèle. Swahili grammar and workbook. New York: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
- Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulla. Modern Swahili grammar. Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 2001. Available at: WorldCat.
- Ashton, Ethel O. A Luganda grammar. Green, London: Longmans, 1954. Available at: WorldCat.
- Swahili basics and grammar
Additional Resources[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Uganda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda#:~:text=Swahili%2C%20a%20widely%20used%20language, accessed 4 May 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Languages of Uganda," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Uganda, accessed 4 May 2023.