Soga, or
Lusoga, is a
Bantu language spoken in
Uganda. It is the
native language of the Soga people or
Basoga of the
Busoga region of southern Uganda. With over three million speakers, it is one of the major languages of Uganda, after English,
Swahili, and
Luganda. However, it is largely restricted to the Busoga region, which is mainly within the natural boundaries of
Lake Victoria to the south,
Lake Kyoga to the north, the
Nile river to the west and the Mpologoma
(Lion) river to the east of
Namutumba district. It is
tonal.