Ma’di

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A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3
mhi
Alternate Names
Ma’adi, Ma’di Ti
Population

296,000 in Uganda (2002 census), increasing. Numbers probably include Southern Madi speakers. Population total all countries: 314,000.

Location

West and East Nile regions, Moyo and Adjumani districts, near Nimule, north Sudan border. Also in South Sudan.

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Language Status

4 (Educational).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Southern
Dialects

Adjumani (Oyuwi), Moyo. Lexical similarity: 89% with Moyo and Oyuwi Ma’di dialects, 85% with Oyuwi and Ogoko Southern Ma’di [snm], 80% with Moyo and Ogoko Southern Ma’di, 78% with Moyo and Aringa [luc], 76% with Oyuwi and Aringa, 64% between Moyo and Okolli Southern Ma’di, and 59% between Oyuwi and Okollo Southern Ma’di (Boone and Watson 1999).

Typology

SVO

Language Use

Home, market, work, church. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Literacy campaign in progress. Taught in primary schools. Poetry. Radio programs. Films. NT: 1977.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ma’di
Writing
Latin script, used since 1938.
Other Comments

Christian, Muslim.

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