Languages of Uganda

49 languages of the index are spoken in Uganda; 2 have official status (English and Swahili). The country has about 47.1 m inhabitants (2021).

49 languages5 endangered or dormantAfricaISO UG / UGA

Official languages

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · International swaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 m

All languages spoken in Uganda

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
engEnglish	`eng`	Indo-European	+93	1.13 bn	0 · International
swhKiswahilikiswahili	`swh`	Niger–Congo	+3	98.3 m	1 · National
swaSwahiliKiswahili	`swa`	Niger–Congo	+10	15.4 m
kinKinyarwandaIkinyarwanda	`kin`	Niger–Congo		9.8 m	1 · National
runKirundiIkirundi	`run`	Niger–Congo	+1	8.8 m	1 · National
lugLuganda	`lug`	Niger–Congo		5.1 m	3 · Wider Communication
cggKiga	`cgg`	Niger–Congo		2.4 m	4 · Educational
nynRunyankole	`nyn`	Niger–Congo		2.3 m	4 · Educational
lajLango	`laj`	Nilo-Saharan		2.1 m	5 · Developing
achAcholi	`ach`	Nilo-Saharan		1.2 m	5 · Developing
kooKonjo	`koo`	Niger–Congo		609,000	5 · Developing
bfaBari	`bfa`	Nilo-Saharan		480,000	3 · Wider Communication
adhAdhola	`adh`	Nilo-Saharan		480,000	5 · Developing
kcnNubi	`kcn`	Arabic-based pidgin and creole languages		42,000	6b · Threatened
rwmAmba	`rwm`	Niger–Congo		40,100	6b · Threatened
ledLendu	`led`	Nilo-Saharan		26,000	5 · Developing
teuSoo language	`teu`	Nilo-Saharan		50	8b · Nearly Extinct
xogSoga	`xog`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
alzAlur	`alz`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
teoTeso	`teo`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
nyoNyoro	`nyo`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ikxIk	`ikx`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
klnKalenjin	`kln`	Nilo-Saharan
nnbNande	`nnb`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lggLugbara	`lgg`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
pkoPökoot	`pko`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
ttjTooro	`ttj`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
myxMasaaba	`myx`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
gwrGwere	`gwr`	Niger–Congo
kdjKaramojong	`kdj`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
lucAringa	`luc`	—			5 · Developing
keoKakwa	`keo`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
bxkBukusu	`bxk`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
kpzSabiny	`kpz`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
mhiMa'di	`mhi`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
ugnUgandan Sign Language	`ugn`	—			5 · Developing
nujNyole	`nuj`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mxhMvuba	`mxh`	Nilo-Saharan			6b · Threatened
rubGungu	`rub`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lsmsaamia	`lsm`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ndpNdo	`ndp`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing
rucRuuli	`ruc`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
tljTalinga	`tlj`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
ukvKuku	`ukv`	Nilo-Saharan
kdiKumam	`kdi`	—			6a · Vigorous
nypNyangia	`nyp`	Nilo-Saharan			8b · Nearly Extinct
dnoNdrulo	`dno`	—			5 · Developing
snmSouthern Ma'di	`snm`	Nilo-Saharan			6a · Vigorous
lthThur	`lth`	Nilo-Saharan			5 · Developing

49 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata