ABSTRACT
In the late 19th century when the English colonized Uganda, they began to impose English as the official language. The Baganda ethnic group was less cooperative than others in culturally adapting to the English, and held onto their Luganda language. They became the country's government leaders in 1962 when Uganda became independent. This ensured that although English is the official language, Luganda is one of the most widely spoken in the country. Luganda, a member of the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo languages, is spoken by the Baganda people and is taught in many schools in the Buganda, a south central region of Uganda. Bagandans make up the largest ethnic group in Uganda and major publications in Kampala are published in Luganda. Swahili is also considered a national language. Luo is the official language of the Acholi in Northern Uganda. There are at least forty-one African languages spoken in the country.
