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Description

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.
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.

Other languages include:

Luganda - also known as Ganda - the most spoken language in the Capital City

Alphabet

Pronunciation

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.

Online Dictionaries

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.

↑ 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.