English in Uganda
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English in Uganda is the country's official language and primary medium for government, education, and formal communication, coexisting with numerous indigenous languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| English in Uganda canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | language use in a country ⓘ |
| associatedVariety |
East African English
ⓘ
Ugandan English ⓘ |
| coexistsWith |
Acholi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Acholi
Alur ⓘ Ateso ⓘ Karamojong ⓘ Luganda ⓘ Lugbara ⓘ Lusoga ⓘ Runyankole ⓘ
surface form:
Runyankore-Rukiga
Runyoro ⓘ
surface form:
Runyoro-Rutooro
Samia ⓘ many other indigenous languages ⓘ |
| coexistsWithLinguaFranca |
Luganda
ⓘ
surface form:
Luganda as major lingua franca
|
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| domainRestriction | mainly formal domains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
code-switching with indigenous languages
ⓘ
distinct pronunciation patterns compared to British English ⓘ local vocabulary borrowings ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | British colonial rule ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British English
ⓘ
local Ugandan languages ⓘ |
| internationalRole | language used in international diplomacy for Uganda ⓘ |
| introducedBy | British colonial administration ⓘ |
| languagePolicyStatus |
medium of instruction from upper primary onwards
ⓘ
subject of study in primary schools ⓘ subject of study in secondary schools ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official language ⓘ |
| regionalRole | language used in East African Community affairs ⓘ |
| roleInCommunication | primary language of formal communication ⓘ |
| roleInEducation | primary medium of instruction in education ⓘ |
| roleInGovernment | primary language of government ⓘ |
| socioeconomicRole |
key to access formal employment
ⓘ
key to access higher education ⓘ language of upward mobility ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Parliament of Uganda
ⓘ
Judiciary of Uganda ⓘ
surface form:
Ugandan judiciary
central government administration ⓘ civil service ⓘ formal business communication ⓘ higher education ⓘ most print media ⓘ national examinations ⓘ national television news ⓘ official documents ⓘ secondary education ⓘ urban workplaces ⓘ |
| usedLessIn | rural informal domains ⓘ |
| usedMoreIn | urban areas ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Luo language