Luganda

About Luganda

Luganda is the language of the Baganda people of central Uganda, the region around the capital, Kampala. It is also widely used as a second language in other parts of the country.

Luganda is written in Latin letters and read as it is spelled. Doubled vowels and consonants are held longer, and the length can change the meaning of a word. The language is tonal, but tones are not written. Greetings matter, and a common one is oli otya? (how are you?).

FamilyNiger-Congo, Bantu
Where spokenUganda
ScriptLatin alphabet
Codeslg (ISO 639-1), lug (ISO 639-3)

Classification: Wikidata. Retrieved 26 September 2026.

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