Luganda language
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| Luganda (Ganda) | |
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| Spoken in: | Uganda |
| Region: | Mainly Buganda region |
| Total speakers: | First language: 3.01 million (1991) Second language: 100,000 (1991) |
| Ranking: | Not in top 100 |
| Genetic classification: | Niger-Congo Atlantic-Congo |
| Official status | |
| Official language of: | see below |
| Regulated by: | None |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | lg |
| ISO 639-2 | lug |
| SIL | lug |
| See also: Language – List of languages | |
Luganda, also known as Ganda, is a Bantu language and is spoken mainly in the Buganda region of Uganda by a population of over three million people. With 100,000 second language speakers, it is the most widely spoken second language in Uganda next to English. The language is used in some primary schools in Buganda as pupils begin to learn English, the official language of Uganda.
References
- Ethnologue report for Ganda/Luganda (http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=lug)
External links
- An excellent online summary of the Luganda language can be found at http://www.buganda.com/luganda.htm.
- Free online Luganda Dictionary on the Ganda Ancestry website http://www.gandaancestry.com/dictionary/dictionary.php
- Luganda - English Dictionary (http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Luganda-english/)
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