Soga language

Soga
Lusoga
Native toUganda
RegionMainly in Busoga region
EthnicityBasoga
Native speakers
3.1 million (2014 census)[1]
Dialects
  • Gabula
  • Lamogi
  • Tenga
  • Kenyi
Latin
Official status
Official language in
Major language of Uganda, official status unclear/pending...
Regulated byLusoga Language Authority (LULA) (Uganda)
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
xog – Soga
lke – Kenyi
Glottologsoga1244
JE.16[2]
PersonOmuSoga
PeopleAbaSoga
LanguageOluSoga
CountryBuSoga

Soga, or Lusoga, is a Bantu language spoken by the Soga people of the Busoga region in Eastern Uganda. With over three million speakers, it is one of the major languages of Uganda, after English, Swahili, and Luganda. However, it is largely restricted to the Busoga region, which is mainly within the natural boundaries of Lake Victoria to the south, Lake Kyoga to the north, the Nile river to the west and the Mpologoma ('Lion') river to the east of Namutumba district. It is tonal.

  1. ^ Soga at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon
    Kenyi at Ethnologue (22nd ed., 2019) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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