Kiga is a similar and partially mutually intelligible with the Nkore language.
Kiga is largely spoken in the ancient Kigezi region which includes about 5 districts, namely Rubanda, Rukiga, Kabale, Kanungu and some parts of Rukungiri.
As of 2021, Kiga is spoken natively by about 1.3 million people in Uganda.
Pronouns, adjectives, and verbs reflect the noun gender of the nominal they refer to.
Some examples of noun classes: The sound [l] is not distinctive in Rukiga.