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Languages of Uganda

In Uganda there are  forty spoken languages grouped in three main families: Bantu, Nilotic and Central Sudanic. There are also two languages that belong to the Kuliak family. However the official languages are English, inherited from the colonial period, and Swahili, which is regionally important. Evidently Uganda is a multilingual country. There is also an Ugandan Sign Language. 

Institutional

 

National

Educational

 

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Developing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vigorous

 

 

 

 

 

Threatened

 

Nearly Extinct

 

English [OFFICIAL]

Swahili [OFFICIAL]

Ganda (4,1 million)

Chiga (1,6 million)

Nyankore (2,3 million)

Fumbira (449,000)

Acholi (1,1 million)

Adhola (360.000)

Alur (617,000)

Aringa (300,000)

Gungu (49,000)

Gwere (409,000)

Kakwa (130,000)

Konzo (609,000)

Kupsapiiny (181,000)

Lango (1,5 million)

Lugbara (797,000)

Ma'di (296,000)

Masaaba (1,1 million)

Ndo (33,800)

Ndrulo (11,100)

Ng'akarimojong (736,000)

Nyole (341,000)

Nyoro (667,000)

Pökoot (70,400)

Saamia (355,000)

Soga (2,1 million)

Talinga-Bwisi (68,500)

Teso (1,5 million)

Tooro (488,000)

Ugandan Sign Language*

Bari (60,000)

Ik (7,500)

Kenye (62,000)

Kumam (174,000)

Ma'di (Southern) (60,000)

Nubi (26,100)

Amba (35,600)

Ruuli (160,000)

Nyang'i (20)

Soo (50)

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