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How Acholi and Luganda compare

Shared writing system

Acholi and Luganda are both written in Latin, so the translated output uses characters you already recognise. You can usually read the result aloud without transliteration, though spelling conventions and accented characters still differ.

Unrelated language families

Acholi belongs to the Nilo-Saharan family while Luganda belongs to the Niger-Congo family. With no shared ancestry there are few cognates to fall back on, so idioms and fixed expressions rarely map word-for-word. Short, literal sentences translate more accurately than figurative ones.

Matching sentence structure

Both languages follow subject-verb-object (SVO) order, so clauses usually keep their shape during translation. Words tend to land in a similar position, which makes it easier to check a translation against the original even without fluency.

Speakers

Acholi: Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan. Luganda: Approximately 5.6 million native speakers in Uganda, widely understood as second language throughout the country.

Common Acholi phrases in Luganda

Everyday phrases translated from Acholi to Luganda — useful for travel, conversation and learning.

Greetings

Apwoyo
Mwasuze mutya
Odiko maber
Amakya amalungi
Dyeceng maber
Akawungeezi akalungi
Otyeno maber
Akawungeezi akalungi
Dyewor maber
Ekiro ekirungi
Apwoyo
Musiibule
Wa bi nen lacen
Tulabe oluvannyuma
Wa bi nen diki
Tulabe enkya
Wa jolo
Mwaniriziddwa
Itye nining?
Oli mutya?
Atye maber, apwoyo
Ndi bulungi, mwebale
Bed ki nino maber
Mubeere n'olunaku olulungi

Courtesy

Tim ber
Nsaba
Wapoyoyi
Mwebale nnyo
Wapoyoyi matek
Mwebale nnyo
Itye agonya
Mwaniriziddwa
Ada
Yee
Ku
Nedda
Tima kica
Nsonyiwa
Tima kica
Nsonyiwa
Pe tye peko mo
Tewali buzibu
Adaa
Kya lwatu
Wa pwoyo
Tuyozaayoza nnyo
Bed ki gum maber
Mugende bulungi

Introductions

Nyingi anga?
Erinnya lyo ggwe ani?
Cwinya yom me rwate kwedi
Kirungi okukusisinkana
In ia ki kwene?
Ova wa?
Itye ki mwaka adi?
Olina emyaaka emeka?
An latin kwan
Ndi muyizi
Atye kany i yweyo
Ndi wano mu luwummula
Atye kany pi tic
Nze ndi wano lwa mulimu
Man larema
Ono mukwano gwange

Numbers

Acel
Ekimu
Aryo
Ebibiri
Adek
Basatu
Angwen
Bana
Abic
Ttaano
Abic
Mukaaga
Abiro
Musanvu
Aboro
Munaana
Abongwen
Mwenda
Apar
Kkumi
Miya acel
Ekikumi
Alip acel
Omutwalo gumu

Time and dates

Tin
Leero
Diki
Enkya
Laworo
Eggulo
Kombedi
Kati
Lacen
Oluvannyuma
Cawa dong tye adi?
Ssaawa ziri mmeka?
I odiko
Ku makya
I otyeno
Akawungeezi
Ceng baraja
Mmande
Ceng Abic
Lwakutaano
Cabit ma bino
Wiiki ejja
Cawa acel
Essaawa emu

Directions and travel

Ot lwok tye kwene?
Ekinabiro kiri ludda wa?
Ka cung pa gadigadi tye kwene?
Ekitebe ky’eggaali y’omukka kiri ludda wa?
Bar dege tye kwene?
Ekisaawe ky'ennyonyi kiri ludda wa?
Atwero oo kunu nining?
Ntuuka ntya eyo?
Lok tung acuc
Kyukira ku kkono
Lok tung acuc
Kyukira ku ddyo
Cet anyim atir
Genda butereevu mu maaso
Tye cok
Kiri kumpi
Tye ka mabor
Kiri wala nnyo
Arweny
Nze mbuze
Amito taxi
Nze nneetaaga takisi
Atwero wilo tiket ki kwene?
Nsobola kugula wa tikiti?
Tiket ne tye adi?
Tikiti ya ssente mmeka?
Tye ber me wot?
Kiba kya bulabe okutambula?

Food and restaurants

Kec tye ka neko
Enjala ennuma
Orwo pii tye ka neka
Nnina ennyonta
Pii, akwayi
Amazzi, nkwegayiridde
Meja pi dano aryo, akwayi
Emmeeza ya babiri, nsaba
Jami ma ki yubu me cam, akwayi
Menyu, nsaba
Ngo ma i miini tam iye?
Kiki ky’oteesa?
Amito man
Kino nandyagadde
Mit tutwal
Kiwooma nnyo
Cik ni, akwayi
Ebbago ly'etteeka, nsaba
An pe a camo ringo
Nze sirya nnyama
Atye ki two ma mako cam
Nnina alergy y’emmere
Kawa
Kaawa
Majan
Caayi
Mugati
Omugaati

Shopping and money

Man tero wel cente adi?
Kino kigula ssente mmeka?
Wel ne tek tutwal
Kiba kya bbeeyi nnyo
In iyee kad me wil?
Okkiriza kaadi z’okuwola?
Atye ka neno keken
Nze ntunula butunuzi
Abi tero ne
Nja kugitwala
Yab
Ggulawo
Ki umu
Kiggaddwa
Donyo
Omulyango oguyingira
Wot woko
Fuluma
Cuk tye kwene?
Akatale kali ludda wa?

Emergency and health

Kony
Yamba
Lwongo daktar
Kuba essimu y’omusawo
Goo cim bot abili
Kuba poliisi
Amito kony
Nneetaaga obuyambi
Atye ka two
Ndi mulwadde
Ot yat tye kwene?
Eddwaliro liri ludda wa?
Ka cato yadi tye kwene?
Edduuka ly’eddagala liri ludda wa?
Lit kany
Kiruma wano
Amito daktar
Nneetaaga omusawo
Tye ot yat mo macok kwedi?
Waliwo eddwaaliro okumpi awo?

Getting help with language

In iloko leb Munu?
Oyogera Olungereza?
An pe aniang
Sitegedde
An aniang
Ntegedde
Tim ber ilok mot
Nsaba mwogere mpola
Tim ber idok i lok meno
Nsaba ekyo mukiddemu
Walegi ni i coc piny
Nsaba mukiwandiike
Man tyen lokke ngo?
Kino kitegeeza ki?
I waco lok man nining?
Kino okigamba otya?
Atye ka pwonyo
Nze njiga
Aloko manok
Njogera katono
Itwero konya?
Osobola okunnyamba?
Angeyo ku
Simanyi

Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.

About Luganda Language

Geographical Distribution

Primarily spoken in Uganda (especially Buganda region), with communities in other parts of Uganda and East Africa.

Alphabet

Uses Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, NG, NY, O, P, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, Z

Vowels

a - pronounced like 'ah'e - pronounced like 'eh'i - pronounced like 'ee'o - pronounced like 'oh'u - pronounced like 'oo'

Consonants

bcdfghjklmnngnyprstvwyz

Phonetics

Features 5 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, relatively simple consonant system, and distinctive tone patterns.

Grammar and Syntax

Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex Bantu noun class system with 20 classes and extensive concordial agreement.

Loanwords

Contains loanwords from English, Swahili, Arabic, and other local languages due to historical and modern contacts.

Language Family

Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other East African Bantu languages.

Writing Systems

Uses Latin script introduced by Christian missionaries in 19th century.

Writing System History

Written tradition established by Anglican and Catholic missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 5.6 million native speakers in Uganda, widely understood as second language throughout the country.

About Acholi Language

Geographical Distribution

Acholi is primarily spoken in northern Uganda, particularly in the Acholi sub-region, and parts of South Sudan.

Alphabet

Uses the Latin alphabet with 24 letters: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, ŋ, O, P, R, S, T, U, W, Y, Z.

Vowels

A, E, I, O, UVowels can be short or long, with long vowels indicated by doubling (e.g., 'aa'). Vowel length can change word meaning.

Consonants

B, C, D, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, Ŋ, P, R, S, T, W, Y, ZNotable consonants include Ŋ (ng) and ejective sounds.

Phonetics

Acholi is a tonal language with three tones: high, low, and falling. Tone affects word meaning, and vowel length plays a key role in distinguishing words.

Grammar and Syntax

Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. It has an extensive system of noun classes and uses prefixes and suffixes for verb conjugation.

Loanwords

Includes loanwords from English, Swahili, and Arabic due to colonial and trade influences.

Language Family

Part of the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

Writing Systems

Uses the Latin script, standardized for Acholi language education and literacy.

Writing System History

Acholi was traditionally an oral language, with the Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Total Number of Speakers

Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan.

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