Central Sudanic · ISO 639-3 lgg
Lugbara Language
Lugbara is a Central Sudanic language spoken by about 1.7 million people in 1 country. It is written in the Latin script.
Where Lugbara is spoken
- Official language
- Regional official
- Spoken by 10%+
- 1–10%
- Smaller communities
Countries that speak Lugbara
Language family
- Central Sudanic
- Moru-Madi
- Central Moru-Madi
- Lugbaric
- Lugbara
Writing system
Latin script
About the Lugbara language
Lugbara is spoken by about 1.7 million people, which makes it the 342nd most spoken language in the world — just behind Makonde (1.7 million) and ahead of Mandeali (1.7 million). It belongs to the Central Sudanic language family and, more precisely, to the Lugbaric group within the Central Moru-Madi branch.
Where is Lugbara spoken?
Lugbara is used in 1 country. The largest communities live in Uganda (1.7 million).
Lugbara is not a national official language anywhere.
Writing system and status
Lugbara is written in the Latin script. It is a safe, widely transmitted language: children still learn it at home as their first language.
ISO codes: ISO 639-3 lgg.
Frequently asked questions about Lugbara
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Data: Languages of the World dataset (MIT) — ISO 639-3, Glottolog (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR, Google LinguaMeta (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata; country lists: samayo/country-json (MIT). Speaker numbers include first- and second-language speakers where sources report them.