Nkore-Kiga language

Nkore-Kiga
Nkore-Kiga
Native to	Uganda
Native speakers	5.8 million (2014 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Nkore–Kiga–Nyoro–Tooro Nkore-Kiga; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Early form	Proto-Nkore–Kiga
Standard forms	Runyakitara;
Dialects	Nkore; Kiga;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; nyn – Nkore; cgg – Kiga
Glottolog	nkor1241
Guthrie code	JE.13–14

Nkore-Kiga is a language spoken by around 5,800,000 people living in the extreme southwest of Uganda. It is often defined as two separate languages: Nkore and Kiga. It is closely related to Runyoro-Rutooro.