Ugandan English

Ugandan English, also colloquially referred to as Uglish (/ˈjɡlɪʃ/ YOO-glish), is the variety of English spoken in Uganda.[1][2] Aside from Uglish (first recorded in 2012), other colloquial portmanteau words are Uganglish (recorded from 2006) and Ugandlish (2010).[3][4]

  1. ^ "The joys of Ugandan English". 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Ugandan English at its best – kawa, oba what? – Kampala, Uganda Travel Blog". Archived from the original on 30 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2011.
  3. ^ Lambert, James. 2018. A multitude of 'lishes': The nomenclature of hybridity. English World-wide, 39(1): 31. DOI: 10.1075/eww.38.3.04lam
  4. ^ "Do you speak Uglish? How English has evolved in Uganda". The Guardian. 22 December 2014.