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Uganda Tribes and Languages

Looking for free information about Uganda Tribes and Languages. Languages in Uganda, How to Speak Uganda languages? This page will guide you hand by hand.Uganda is a home to many tribes and languages. Uganda has 56 tribes and about nine indigenous communities that formally came to be recognized in the constitution amendment of 2005 in the 1995 constitution.

English is the official language of Uganda. Luganda and Swahili also widely spoken in most parts of the country. With the increasing Asian population, most Asian languages are spoken, there is also some French, Arabic and Germany mainly in institutions where they are taught and at embassies. .Click here for More information about Ugandan people and their Languages,

Uganda’s indigenous communities as at 1st February, 1926 and how they appear in the 1995 constitution:

1. Acholi

2. Alur

3. Baamba

4. Babukusu

5. Babwisi

6. Bafumbira

7. Baganda

8. Bagisu

9. Bagungu

10. Bagwe

11. Bagwere

12. Bahehe

13. Bahororo

14. Bakenyi

15. Bakiga

16. Bakonzo

17. Banyabindi

18. Banyankore

19. Banyara

20. Banyarwanda

21. Banyole

22. Banyoro

23. Baruli

24. Basamia

25. Basoga

26. Basongora

27. Batagwenda

28. Batoro

29. Batuku

30. Batwa

31. Chope

32. Dodoth

33. Ethur

34. Ik (Teuso)

35. Iteso

36. Jie

37. Jonam

38. Jopadhola

39. Kakwa

40. Karimojong

41. Kebu (Okebu)

42. Kuku

43. Kumam

44. Langi

45. Lendu

46. Lugbara

47. Madi

48. Mening

49. Mvuba

50. Napore

51. Nubi

52. Nyangia

53. Pokot

54. Sabiny

55. So (Tepeth)

56. Vonoma

The Constitution (amendment) Act 2005 added Aliba, Aringa, Banyabutumbi, Banyaruguru, Barundi, Gimara, Ngikutio, Reli and Shana as indigenous communities of Uganda.

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