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Ultimate Trans Africa Expedition

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Uganda Languages - Overlanding Africa.com


Uganda languages you may hear on your Overlanding Africa.com trip include Swahili, which is the official national language that is taught in grade schools, used in courts of law and by most newspapers and some radio broadcasts; Luganda, which is the most widely used of the Niger-Congo languages, used in native language publications in the capital and taught in some schools, plus English to a lesser degree.

Swahili is a very easy language to learn, and is most phonetic. This language is spoken across many East African countries, and is growing across North and Central Africa too. While English may be understood to some degree, having a few local phrases in Swahili will help you during your travels, so a Swahili phrase book is highly recommended.

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