Alternate Names: Luganda
Dialects: Diopa (Ludiopa), Kooki (Olukooki), Sese (Olusese), Vuma (Luvuma). Lexical similarity: 71%–86% with Soga ,, 68% with Gwere ,.
Status Notes: De facto language of national identity.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 4,130,000 (2002 census), increasing. L2 users: 1,000,000 (Wiesenfeld 1999). Most widely spoken L2 in Uganda besides English ,.
Language Use: Used in primary schools and churches especially in the south. Kooki dialect may be extinct. Home, work, church. All ages. Positive attitudes. Used as L2 by Gwere [gwr], Kenye [lke], Masaaba [myx], Nyole [nuj], Ruuli [ruc], Soga [xog].
Language Development: Used also in tertiary institutions. Taught in primary and secondary schools. Poetry. Magazines. Newspapers. New media. Radio programs. Films. TV. Dictionary. Grammar. Bible: 1896–2006.
Typology: SVO.
Spoken In: Uganda
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Uganda
Other Comments: Vuma dialect is moribund. Christian, Muslim.