It seems like it is everyone’s duty to learn a foreign language, but many people are bored with the conventional languages of French, Spanish, and German and wish to expand their horizons and learn a language that is very uncommon. One such language that is very interesting and fun to learn and speak is Luganda.

Luganda is the language that is spoken in Uganda, primarily in the Buganda region which includes the capital of the country, Kampala. It is spoken by nearly 3 million people and is based on the Niger-Congo family of languages. Interestingly enough, Luganda is not the official language of Uganda, English is. English is the first language for the people there and schools teach in it primarily. In this language, all 5 vowels have two forms: a long and a short version. Luganda features the same letters as English does except it adds 3 special characters that are only found in Luganda.

The language’s grammar is quite similar to the Bantu languages which are referred to as noun-centric; this means that a word in every sentence will agree with a noun, such as by gender and number. Learning Luganda is made simpler by the fact that it is written in roman letters. Therefore, English speakers already have a good start as they don’t have to learn a new writing system as they would with Chinese, Hindi, or Arabic. An example of written Luganda is: Wasuze otya nno” which means “Good morning,” or literally “How was your night?”

If you’re looking to learn Luganda, or any other foreign language for that matter, your options have never been greater. The common method of spending thousands of dollars at a University is reserved only for the wealthy, or those who are studying languages for a career. For the self-learner there are countless books, computer programs, audio programs, and even programs that you can take part in on the internet. Some internet programs even give you the opportunity to speak to real native speakers right away. Very few learning options can boast of this.

If you are interested in learning Luganda, the best thing you can do is stop procrastinating and begin your study as soon as possible. Anyone can learn a foreign language; however, it takes a ruthless determination to succeed. You have to be willing to practice at least a little bit everyday, and realize that for a lot of effort you receive only a little reward. Do not let this deter you if this is your passion though. Anyone that puts their mind to it can learn a foreign language!

To learn Luganda you may wish to consider Talk Now Luganda or the Foreign Service Institute Luganda course.

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The course in question is the FSI Luganda course. Quite comprehensive and focused on grammar and sentence structure, the Luganda is an excellent recourse but proves a little daunting for many people.

The release of the EuroTalk , Talk Now Luganda provides an excellent alternative for those looking for a course focused on basic vocabulary and phrases.

The course teaches approximately 450 words and phrases and includes the following elements:

· Nine topics

first words, food, colours, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.

· Speech recording

compare your voice with native speakers

· Two quiz levels

test what you’ve learned, earn points and monitor your progress.

· Memory Games

to improve your knowledge of key vocabulary.

· Intelligent Software

remembers words you get wrong and targets your weak points.

· Automatic Localisation

lets you choose the language you learn from (more than 100 available).

· Wide range of words

from greetings and phrases to parts of the body, numbers and shopping.

· Gold Award

if you get all 1800 points when using the disc.

· Printable Dictionary

with colour pictures.

· iPod integration

This feature allows you to listen to Talk Now Luganda wherever you are.

The Luganda course is now available at Talk Now Luganda.

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Luganda speakers primarily reside in the Buganda Region which includes the Kampala, the capital of Uganda. It belongs to the Bantu branch of the Niger-Congo language family.

I ‘ve put together a number of free language lessons and language courses for those interesting in learning Luganda or Ganda or just brushing up your existing Luganda language skills. While the list is brief, the list will grow significantly over time. So check back periodically.

Luganda-Ganda Language and Cultural Links

General Information on the Luganda Language
Luganda Language on Wikipedia

Online Luganda Lessons and Grammar
Online Luganda Course

Online Luganda Dictionary
Ganda Ancestry Resources and Luganda Dictionary

Webster’s Luganda Dictionary

Basic Luganda Words and Phrases

Luganda Words

Complete Luganda Audio and Text Courses

Foreign Service Institute Luganda Course

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The Foreign+Service+Institute" rel="tag">Foreign Service Institute, a department within of the U.S. State Department created a series of courses aimed at providing its overseas diplomatic personnel with practical Luganda language skills.

This course presents all essential grammar for Luganda. This course includes extensive dialogues, explanations of basic language structure, and a variety of practical exercises.

The Luganda Basic Course may be used in a classroom setting or as a self study program. For the classroom setting, it  contains a collection of materials that can be useful in the interaction between teachers and students.

The ultimate goal of the course is to speak the Luganda language easily. The course provides the student with all basic patterns of Luganda by imitating the speakers in the audio portion. This is coupled with vocabulary memorization which allows the student to manipulate the basic phrases covered and create a large number of sentences.

The course is now available in down loadable format, a CD-ROM version, and a conventional book and audio MP3 version.

To read more, visit FSI Luganda Language Program.

Interesting Posts about Luganda from around the internet:

My First Post! – I have been learning Luganda, the primary trade language here, which is why I greeted you all with “Good day, gentlemen and ladies” at the beginning of this post. Three hours a day of in-depth language training for five days will get …

Learning Luganda, part 1: So many syllables, so little time – The main obstacle to learning Luganda for most Muzungu here is that there are almost no books on the language whatsoever. The Muzungu who speak the best Luganda I have met yet are two British girls who live in my neighborhood, …

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