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Languages Uganda, in 36 editions.
The entry for Uganda published Languages in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Languages in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Language” (1990 to 1991) and “Languages” (1992 to 2025).
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1998 edition
Rewritten since 1997The same text in 1990 and 1991.
Published as “Language”
- English (official);
- Luganda and Swahili widely used;
- other Bantu and Nilotic languages
English (official); Luganda and Swahili widely used; other Bantu and Nilotic languages
- English (official);
- Luganda and Swahili widely used;
- other Bantu and Nilotic languages
English (official); Luganda and Swahili widely used; other Bantu and Nilotic
languages
- English (official),
- Luganda,
- Swahili,
- Bantu languages,
- Nilotic languages
English (official); Luganda and Swahili widely used; other (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu and languages, Nilotic
- English (official),
- Luganda,
- Swahili,
- Bantu languages,
- Nilotic languages
English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic
languages
The same text in 3 editions, 1995 to 1997.
- English (official),
- Luganda,
- Swahili,
- Bantu languages,
- Nilotic languages
English (official), Luganda, Swahili, Bantu languages, Nilotic
Nilotic languages
The same text in 1998 and 1999.
- English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts),
- Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications and may be taught in school),
- other Niger-Congo languages,
- Nilo-Saharan languages,
- Swahili,
- Arabic
Rewritten: too little of the 1997 text remains to mark the changes.
English (official national language, taught in grade
schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio
broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo
languages, preferred for native language publications and may be
taught in school), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan
languages, Swahili, Arabic
The same text in 19 editions, 2000 to 2018.
- English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts),
- Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native language publications in the capital and may be taught in school),
- other Niger-Congo languages,
- Nilo-Saharan languages,
- Swahili,
- Arabic
English (official national language, taught in grade
The same text in 5 editions, 2019 to 2023.
- English (official language, taught in schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts),
- Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital),
- other Niger-Congo languages,
- Nilo-Saharan languages,
- Swahili (official),
- Arabic
English (official national language, taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, preferred for native languages and the language publications used most often in the capital and may be taught in school), capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili, Swahili (official), Arabic
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- English (official),
- Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital),
- other Niger-Congo languages,
- Nilo-Saharan languages,
- Swahili (official),
- Arabic
English (official language, taught in schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts), (official), Ganda or Luganda (most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages and the language used most often in the capital), other Niger-Congo languages, Nilo-Saharan languages, Swahili (official), Arabic
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Uganda: Languages.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/uganda/languages.