Official Languages

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Languages spoken here

Ganda (secondary) · Gujarati (secondary) · Hindi (secondary) · Kikuyu (secondary) · Levantine Arabic (secondary) · Lingala (secondary) · Spanish (secondary) · Swahili (secondary) · Tooro (secondary) · Ugandan Sign Language (secondary)

“Secondary” means a community here speaks it alongside another language. It is not a statement of official or minority-language status.

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Uganda

Peoples

Largest first.

People	Population	Language	Religion
Baganda	8727000	Ganda	Christianity
Banyankore	5205000	Nyankore	Christianity
Soga, Basoga	4537000	Soga	Christianity
Iteso	4068000	Ateso	Christianity
Bakiga	3614000	Chiga	Christianity
Lango	3314000	Lango (Uganda)	Christianity
Masaba, Bamasaba	2570000	Masaaba	Christianity
Acholi, Shuli	2381000	Acholi	Christianity
Banyoro, Nyoro	1508000	Nyoro	Christianity
Lugbara, High	1493000	Lugbara	Christianity
Alur, Lur	1413000	Alur	Christianity
Konzo, Bakonjo	1354000	Konzo	Christianity
Hutu, Rwandese	1310000	Kinyarwanda	Christianity
Batooro	1233000	Tooro	Christianity
Karamojong, Dodoth	1226000	Ng'akarimojong	Ethnic Religions
Bagwere	1074000	Gwere	Christianity
Aringa	1070000	Aringa	Islam
Banyole	776000	Nyole	Christianity
Bafumbira	772000	Kinyarwanda	Christianity
Padhola, Dama	698000	Jopadhola	Christianity
Luhya, Saamia	666000	Saamya-Gwe	Christianity
Ma'adi	408000	Ma'di	Christianity
Sebei	378000	Kupsapiiny	Christianity
Kumam, Akokolemu	370000	Kumam	Christianity
Kakwa, Bari Kakwa	277000	Kakwa	Christianity
Baruli	219000	Ruruuli-Runyala	Christianity
Kalenjin, Pokot	215000	Pokoot	Ethnic Religions
Nyankore, Hororo	161000	Nyankore	Christianity
Bwisi	132000	Talinga-Bwisi	Christianity
Gungu	130000	Gungu	Christianity
Kikuyu	123000	Gikuyu	Christianity
Thur	119000	Thur	Christianity
Madi, Southern	109000	Ma'di, Southern	Christianity
Kuku	108000	Kuku	Christianity
Bakenyi	107000	Kenye	Christianity
Amba	64000	Amba (Uganda)	Ethnic Religions
Okebu	55000	Kebu	Christianity
Luhya, Bukusu	38000	Bukusu	Christianity
Karo, Bari	32000	Bari	Christianity
Nubi	31000	Nubi	Islam
Hutu, Rundi	30000	Rundi	Christianity
Gujarati	30000	Gujarati	Hinduism
Lingala	29000	Lingala	Christianity
Nyang'i	26000	Ng'akarimojong	Ethnic Religions
Deaf	26000	Ugandan Sign Language	Unknown
Chinese, general	21000	Chinese, Mandarin	Ethnic Religions
Tepeth	20000	Ng'akarimojong	Christianity
Lendu	20000	Lendu	Christianity
Ndrulo	20000	Ndrulo	Christianity
Arab, Lebanese general	17000	Arabic, Levantine	Islam

Languages

60 languages recorded here.

Acholi

Alur

Amba (Uganda)

Arabic, Levantine

Aringa

Ateso

Bari

Bukusu

Chiga

Chinese, Mandarin

English

Ganda

Gikuyu

Gujarati

Gungu

Gwere

Haya

Hindi

Jopadhola

Kakwa

Kebu

Keliko

Kenye

Kinyarwanda

Konkani, Goan

Konzo

Koongo

Kuku

Kumam

Kupsapiiny

Lango (Uganda)

Lendu

Lingala

Lugbara

Ma'di

Ma'di, Southern

Mangbetu

Masaaba

Mvuba

Nande

Ndrulo

Ng'akarimojong

Nubi

Nyankore

Nyole

Nyoro

Olu'bo

Pokoot

Rundi

Ruruuli-Runyala

Saamya-Gwe

Soga

Spanish

Swahili

Talinga-Bwisi

Thur

Tooro

Toposa

Ugandan Sign Language

All catalogue fields

154 fields recorded

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iso3: UGA
iso2: UG
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harvest_countrynamechinese: 乌干达
harvest_countrynamechineseshort: 乌干达
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harvest_countrynameindonesianshort: Uganda
harvest_countrynameitalian: Uganda
harvest_countrynameitalianshort: Uganda
harvest_countrynamekorean: 우간다
harvest_countrynamekoreanshort: 우간다
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harvest_countrynamenorwegianshort: Uganda
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harvest_securitylevel: 0
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harvest_provincesdisplayable: Y
harvest_adm1label: Provinces
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harvest_datareportalurl: https://datareportal.com/reports/digital-2024-uganda
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harvest_biblesocietyurl: http://biblesociety-uganda.org/
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harvest_areasquarekilometers: 241040
harvest_populationpersquaremile: 267
harvest_countryphonecode: 256
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harvest_source: pjj
harvest_editname: BM
harvest_editdate: 09/12/02 00:00:00