How can deporting someone to a strange country -- where they've never lived & don't know the language -- not be "cruel &

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17. It's complicated ....

There is American English, UK English, and when you go to Uganda, you are likely to hear what is known as Uglish (Ugandan English).

What Influences Uglish?

As with any other country, Ugandans have carried their native-speaking patterns over to English. For instance, the languages under the Banty family don’t have consonants that are sounded alone.

Where there is a consonant, there has to be an accompanying vowel.

This is why a word like ‘pen’ is likely to be pronounced as ‘peni’ in Uglish. ‘Alfred’ becomes something like ‘Alifuredi.’
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This is how language works in Uganda.

English is for formal communications in government, education, and corporate systems.

Luganda is the language of the people. You will hear this language in inter-ethnic communication, media, and telecommunications, church preaching, as well as in urban music.

Even the Ugandans who are not part of the Baganda ethnicity find themselves speaking Luganda because it is so common. Since this dialect dominates Kampala, the capital city of the country, it’s almost essential for urban area citizens to learn it.

Swahili makes an appearance on the Ugandan shilling notes, and also features on notice boards at the court.
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more: https://bunnystudio.com/blog/the-official-and-unofficial-languages-of-uganda/