The official language of Uganda is English, however in Kisiizi, the locals also speak Rukiga. (Some of the children on the mission and the patients at the hospital only speak Rukiga). So here's a few words I picked up which helped quite a bit during the stay there. (Please note, the spelling is mostly phonetic).

Rukiga (roo-CHIG-ah) - the language of the Bakiga tribe, one of the Bantu peoples. The language changes again after 50 miles or so. Many people in Kampala will not know Rukiga.

Agandi (ah-GHAN-dee) - "how are you?" Used as the local greeting

Ni gye (NEE-jay) - "I'm fine." The response to "agandi"

Mzungu (ma-ZUNG-goo) - "white man". When we travelled outside the hospital, the children would shout this at us. They get very excited, wave, and even run alongside the car, because for some of them it's the first time they've ever seen a white person before. One Ugandan told us that he saw his first mzungu when he was eight, and it was literally like seeing a new kind of person

Matoki (ma-TOKE-ee) - the green banana grown in Uganda. They mash it up before serving it, so it looks and tastes like mashed potato

Ancoli (an-COAL-ee) - they're like cows, but brown, with really big curved horns on their head. They wander round the roads quite a lot, and occasionally get clobbered by landrovers. (We hit two - fortunately we were going fairly slowly and just knocked their horns)

Yaygo (YAY-goh) - "Yes"

Uh uh - "No"

Calle (CAH-lay) - "Goodbye"

Sheka (SHEK-ah) - "Smile." Use this when taking photos of the Africans, because otherwise they'll make themselves look really serious and passport-photo-like

Zazoo (za-ZOO) - "Hurry." This word was particularly useful during the crafts sessions with the children

Musabe (moo-SARB-ay) - "Sit down." Also a very useful word

Coocar (COO-car) - "But"

Amonga (ah-MONG-ga) - "Boy"

Edwaldo - "Dentist".

Ebiino - the word given to the supposed white maggots underneath a baby's gum. (The 'white maggots' are really milk teeth which haven't come through yet. These milk teeth are more prominent in babies who are dehydrated, and appear as little white dots underneath the gum. The baby is thought to be under a curse if this happens, and so is taken to the village healer, who then gouges out the 'white maggots' with a sharp implement (e.g. a rusty bike spoke). The baby will then most probably die from infection if it isn't treated). Ebiino is a very large problem in Uganda

Silungi (sill-UN-gee) - "Good"