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Culture of Uganda is made up of a diverse range of ethnic groups. Lake Kyoga forms the northern boundary for the Bantu-speaking people, who dominate much of East, Central, and Southern Africa. In Uganda, they include the Baganda and several other tribes[1]

The Baganda are the largest single ethnic group in Uganda. They occupy the central part of Uganda which was formerly the Buganda Province. They are found in the present districts of Kampala, Mpigi, Mukono, Masaka, Kalangala, Kiboga, Rakai, Mubende, Luwero, Wakiso, Ssembabule, and Buikwe. They are a Bantu-speaking people and their language is called Luganda.[2]

In the north, the Lango and the Acholi peoples predominate, who speak Nilotic languages. To the east are the Iteso and Karamojong, who speak a Nilotic language, whereas the Gishu are part of the Bantu and live mainly on the slopes of Mt. Elgon. They speak Lumasaba, which is closely related to the Luhya of Kenya. A few Pygmies live isolated in the rainforests of western Uganda.[3][4][5][6][7]

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  2. ^ People and Cultures of Uganda. Kampala, Uganda: Fountain Publishers. 2011. p. 14. ISBN 978-9970-25-034-9.
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  5. ^ Wayland, E. J.; Burkitt, M. C. (1932). "The Magosian Culture of Uganda". The Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland. 62: 369–390. doi:10.2307/2843964. ISSN 0307-3114. JSTOR 2843964.
  6. ^ Barlas, Robert (2010). Cultures of the world Uganda. Michelle Bisson. ISBN 978-0-7614-4859-4.
  7. ^ O'Brien, T. P. (1936). "53. Notes on the Stone Age Cultures of Uganda". Man. 36: 41–44. doi:10.2307/2790731. ISSN 0025-1496. JSTOR 2790731.