lg
Technical information about ISO 639 language code lg
The table below provides technical details for the Ganda language, designated by the lg
code from the ISO 639-1 standard.
Ganda, also known as Luganda, belongs to the Niger-Congo language family, specifically within the Bantu subgroup. It is widely spoken in Uganda and is written using the Latin script (Ganda alphabet). It is estimated that there are more than 10 million speakers worldwide.
Speakers
5.5M
*The graph shows a rough estimate of Ganda speakers in countries where it is an official or minority language.
lg-UG
– Ganda (Uganda)
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