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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.
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.
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.
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.
Everyday phrases translated from Acholi to Luganda — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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? |
| Acholi | Luganda |
|---|---|
| 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.
Primarily spoken in Uganda (especially Buganda region), with communities in other parts of Uganda and East Africa.
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
Features 5 vowel phonemes with length distinctions, relatively simple consonant system, and distinctive tone patterns.
Subject-verb-object (SVO) word order. Complex Bantu noun class system with 20 classes and extensive concordial agreement.
Contains loanwords from English, Swahili, Arabic, and other local languages due to historical and modern contacts.
Part of the Niger-Congo family, specifically the Bantu subfamily, closely related to other East African Bantu languages.
Uses Latin script introduced by Christian missionaries in 19th century.
Written tradition established by Anglican and Catholic missionaries in 1870s-1880s, orthography standardized for Bible translation and education.
Approximately 5.6 million native speakers in Uganda, widely understood as second language throughout the country.
Acholi is primarily spoken in northern Uganda, particularly in the Acholi sub-region, and parts of South Sudan.
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.
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.
Follows a Subject-Verb-Object (SVO) word order. It has an extensive system of noun classes and uses prefixes and suffixes for verb conjugation.
Includes loanwords from English, Swahili, and Arabic due to colonial and trade influences.
Part of the Western Nilotic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.
Uses the Latin script, standardized for Acholi language education and literacy.
Acholi was traditionally an oral language, with the Latin script introduced by missionaries in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan.
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