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Luganda and Acholi 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.
Luganda belongs to the Niger-Congo family while Acholi belongs to the Nilo-Saharan 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.
Luganda: Approximately 5.6 million native speakers in Uganda, widely understood as second language throughout the country. Acholi: Approximately 1.5 million speakers, mainly in Uganda and South Sudan.
Everyday phrases translated from Luganda to Acholi — useful for travel, conversation and learning.
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Mwasuze mutya | Apwoyo |
| Amakya amalungi | Odiko maber |
| Akawungeezi akalungi | Dyeceng maber |
| Akawungeezi akalungi | Otyeno maber |
| Ekiro ekirungi | Dyewor maber |
| Musiibule | Apwoyo |
| Tulabe oluvannyuma | Wa bi nen lacen |
| Tulabe enkya | Wa bi nen diki |
| Mwaniriziddwa | Wa jolo |
| Oli mutya? | Itye nining? |
| Ndi bulungi, mwebale | Atye maber, apwoyo |
| Mubeere n'olunaku olulungi | Bed ki nino maber |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Nsaba | Tim ber |
| Mwebale nnyo | Wapoyoyi |
| Mwebale nnyo | Wapoyoyi matek |
| Mwaniriziddwa | Itye agonya |
| Yee | Ada |
| Nedda | Ku |
| Nsonyiwa | Tima kica |
| Nsonyiwa | Tima kica |
| Tewali buzibu | Pe tye peko mo |
| Kya lwatu | Adaa |
| Tuyozaayoza nnyo | Wa pwoyo |
| Mugende bulungi | Bed ki gum maber |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Erinnya lyo ggwe ani? | Nyingi anga? |
| Kirungi okukusisinkana | Cwinya yom me rwate kwedi |
| Ova wa? | In ia ki kwene? |
| Olina emyaaka emeka? | Itye ki mwaka adi? |
| Ndi muyizi | An latin kwan |
| Ndi wano mu luwummula | Atye kany i yweyo |
| Nze ndi wano lwa mulimu | Atye kany pi tic |
| Ono mukwano gwange | Man larema |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Ekimu | Acel |
| Ebibiri | Aryo |
| Basatu | Adek |
| Bana | Angwen |
| Ttaano | Abic |
| Mukaaga | Abic |
| Musanvu | Abiro |
| Munaana | Aboro |
| Mwenda | Abongwen |
| Kkumi | Apar |
| Ekikumi | Miya acel |
| Omutwalo gumu | Alip acel |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Leero | Tin |
| Enkya | Diki |
| Eggulo | Laworo |
| Kati | Kombedi |
| Oluvannyuma | Lacen |
| Ssaawa ziri mmeka? | Cawa dong tye adi? |
| Ku makya | I odiko |
| Akawungeezi | I otyeno |
| Mmande | Ceng baraja |
| Lwakutaano | Ceng Abic |
| Wiiki ejja | Cabit ma bino |
| Essaawa emu | Cawa acel |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Ekinabiro kiri ludda wa? | Ot lwok tye kwene? |
| Ekitebe ky’eggaali y’omukka kiri ludda wa? | Ka cung pa gadigadi tye kwene? |
| Ekisaawe ky'ennyonyi kiri ludda wa? | Bar dege tye kwene? |
| Ntuuka ntya eyo? | Atwero oo kunu nining? |
| Kyukira ku kkono | Lok tung acuc |
| Kyukira ku ddyo | Lok tung acuc |
| Genda butereevu mu maaso | Cet anyim atir |
| Kiri kumpi | Tye cok |
| Kiri wala nnyo | Tye ka mabor |
| Nze mbuze | Arweny |
| Nze nneetaaga takisi | Amito taxi |
| Nsobola kugula wa tikiti? | Atwero wilo tiket ki kwene? |
| Tikiti ya ssente mmeka? | Tiket ne tye adi? |
| Kiba kya bulabe okutambula? | Tye ber me wot? |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Enjala ennuma | Kec tye ka neko |
| Nnina ennyonta | Orwo pii tye ka neka |
| Amazzi, nkwegayiridde | Pii, akwayi |
| Emmeeza ya babiri, nsaba | Meja pi dano aryo, akwayi |
| Menyu, nsaba | Jami ma ki yubu me cam, akwayi |
| Kiki ky’oteesa? | Ngo ma i miini tam iye? |
| Kino nandyagadde | Amito man |
| Kiwooma nnyo | Mit tutwal |
| Ebbago ly'etteeka, nsaba | Cik ni, akwayi |
| Nze sirya nnyama | An pe a camo ringo |
| Nnina alergy y’emmere | Atye ki two ma mako cam |
| Kaawa | Kawa |
| Caayi | Majan |
| Omugaati | Mugati |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Kino kigula ssente mmeka? | Man tero wel cente adi? |
| Kiba kya bbeeyi nnyo | Wel ne tek tutwal |
| Okkiriza kaadi z’okuwola? | In iyee kad me wil? |
| Nze ntunula butunuzi | Atye ka neno keken |
| Nja kugitwala | Abi tero ne |
| Ggulawo | Yab |
| Kiggaddwa | Ki umu |
| Omulyango oguyingira | Donyo |
| Fuluma | Wot woko |
| Akatale kali ludda wa? | Cuk tye kwene? |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Yamba | Kony |
| Kuba essimu y’omusawo | Lwongo daktar |
| Kuba poliisi | Goo cim bot abili |
| Nneetaaga obuyambi | Amito kony |
| Ndi mulwadde | Atye ka two |
| Eddwaliro liri ludda wa? | Ot yat tye kwene? |
| Edduuka ly’eddagala liri ludda wa? | Ka cato yadi tye kwene? |
| Kiruma wano | Lit kany |
| Nneetaaga omusawo | Amito daktar |
| Waliwo eddwaaliro okumpi awo? | Tye ot yat mo macok kwedi? |
| Luganda | Acholi |
|---|---|
| Oyogera Olungereza? | In iloko leb Munu? |
| Sitegedde | An pe aniang |
| Ntegedde | An aniang |
| Nsaba mwogere mpola | Tim ber ilok mot |
| Nsaba ekyo mukiddemu | Tim ber idok i lok meno |
| Nsaba mukiwandiike | Walegi ni i coc piny |
| Kino kitegeeza ki? | Man tyen lokke ngo? |
| Kino okigamba otya? | I waco lok man nining? |
| Nze njiga | Atye ka pwonyo |
| Njogera katono | Aloko manok |
| Osobola okunnyamba? | Itwero konya? |
| Simanyi | Angeyo ku |
Translations are generated automatically and may vary by region or context.
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.
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.
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