Ugandan is the word for anything belonging to Uganda, a country in East Africa that sits between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya, with Lake Victoria on its southern edge and Kampala as its capital. It works two ways.

Ugandan Ugandan is the word for anything belonging to Uganda是用來指屬於Uganda（烏干達）的東西的字，a country in East Africa that sits between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Kenya烏干達是東非的一個國家，位於剛果民主共和國和肯亞之間，with Lake Victoria on its southern edge and Kampala as its capital南邊有維多利亞湖，首都是Kampala（坎帕拉）。It works two ways它有兩種用法。

As an adjective it describes things: Ugandan coffee, a Ugandan passport, the Ugandan government.

As an adjective當形容詞用時it describes things用來描述東西：Ugandan coffee（烏干達咖啡）、a Ugandan passport（烏干達護照）、the Ugandan government（烏干達政府）。

As a noun it names a person: she is a Ugandan, or the plural, three Ugandans.

As a noun當名詞用時it names a person用來指人：'she is a Ugandan'（她是烏干達人）、or the plural或複數，three Ugandans（三個烏干達人）。

Both are always written with a capital U, like every word made from a country's name.

Both are always written with a capital U這個字永遠要大寫U開頭，like every word made from a country's name就像所有從國名衍生出來的字一樣。

A little history helps you read it: Uganda was ruled by Britain until 1962, then went through very hard years, especially under Idi Amin in the 1970s, and things improved from the mid-1980s onward.

A little history helps you read it懂一點歷史有助於理解這個字：Uganda was ruled by Britain until 1962烏干達在1962年之前受英國統治，then went through very hard years之後經歷了很艱難的年代，especially under Idi Amin in the 1970s尤其是1970年代Idi Amin（伊迪阿敏）統治時期，and things improved from the mid-1980s onward情況從1980年代中期開始好轉。

English is one of its official languages, so you will meet Ugandan English writers and speakers. One caution about the noun: for a person, the adjective form is often kinder and more natural — 'a Ugandan student', 'my Ugandan colleague' — because naming someone only by their nationality can sound like you are labelling them.

English is one of its official languages英語是烏干達的官方語言之一，so you will meet Ugandan English writers and speakers所以你會遇到說、寫Ugandan English的人。One caution about the noun關於名詞用法有個提醒：for a person, the adjective form is often kinder and more natural對於指人，用形容詞形式通常比較溫和自然——'a Ugandan student'（一位烏干達學生）、'my Ugandan colleague'（我的烏干達同事）——because naming someone only by their nationality can sound like you are labelling them因為只用國籍來稱呼一個人，聽起來會像在給人貼標籤。