Uganda Languages

Description
There are two official languages in Uganda.
 * English - was the only official language until 2005. The 2nd most spoken language.
 * Swahili - became the second official language in 2005 and the 3rd most spoken language.

Other major language includes:
 * Luganda - also known as Ganda - the most spoken language in the Capital City

Uganda is a multilingual country where over 70 languages are spoken. Many of these languages fall into four main families:
 * Bantu - ruNyankore, ruTooro, luSoga, Luganda
 * Nilotic - Karamojong, Kakwa, Teso
 * Central Sudanic - Lugbara, Aringa, Ma'di, Ndo
 * Kuliak - Ik, Soo

Word List(s)

 * Useful phrases in Luganda - Omniglot
 * Useful Swahili phrases - Omniglot

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Alphabet
 * Arabic alphabet for Luganda - Omniglot
 * Luganda Latin alphabet - Omniglot
 * Arabic script for Swahili - Omniglot
 * Swahili alphabet - Omniglot

Pronunciation
 * Swahili pronunciation - Omniglot
 * Luganda pronunciation dictionary - Forvo

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Dictionaries
 * Hamilton, A. C. Luganda-English and English-Luganda dictionary with notes on Luganda grammar. Godalming, Surrey, UK: Alan Hamilton, 2020. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Kasahorow. Modern Luganda Dictionary: Luganda-English, English-Luganda. n.p.: CREATESPACE, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Bagunywa, Arthur M. K, S. S. Kyakulumbye, S. W. Muwonge, and W. Ssentoogo. A concise Luganda-English dictionary. Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2012. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Perrott, D. V. and Joan Russell. Swahili dictionary. London: Teach Yourself, 2003. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Kasahorow. Modern Swahili dictionary : Swahili-English, English-Swahili. Charleston, South Carolina: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.

Online Dictionaries
 * Dictionary English - Swahili - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Swahili - English - Glosbe
 * Dictionary English - Ganda - Glosbe
 * Dictionary Ganda - English - Glosbe

Language Aids
 * Almasi, Oswald, Michael David Fallon, and Nazish Pardhan Wared. Swahili grammar for introductory and intermediate levels. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America, 2014. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Mpiranya, Fidèle. Swahili grammar and workbook. New York: Routledge, 2015. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Mohamed, Mohamed Abdulla. Modern Swahili grammar. Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers, 2001. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Ashton, Ethel O. A Luganda grammar. Green, London: Longmans, 1954. Available at: WorldCat.
 * Swahili basics and grammar

Additional Resources

 * Swahili language overview
 * Swahili language resources