Gwere language

Gwere
(O)lugwere
Native toUganda
RegionEastern Region
EthnicityBagwere
Native speakers
410,000 (2002 census)
Language codes
ISO 639-3gwr
Glottologgwer1238
JE.17

Gwere, or Lugwere, is the language spoken by the Gwere people (Bagwere), a Bantu people found in the eastern part of Uganda. It has a close dialectical resemblance to Soga and Ganda, which neighbour the Gwere.