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Ma’di

A language of Uganda

ISO 639-3: mhi

Population	296,000 in Uganda (2002 census). These numbers probably include Southern Madi speakers. Population total all countries: 314,000.
Region	North, Moyo and Adjumani districts, West Nile District near Nimule, north Sudan border. Also in Sudan.
Language map	Uganda, reference number 21
Alternate names	Ma’adi, Ma’diti
Dialects	Moyo, Adjumani (Oyuwi). Lexical similarity 89% between the Moyo and Oyuwi Ma’di dialects, 85% between the Oyuwi and Ogoko Southern Ma’di [snm], 80% between the Moyo and Ogoko Southern Ma’di, 78% between the Moyo and Aringa Lugbara [lgg], 76% between the Oyuwi and Arniga Lugbara, 64% between the Moyo and Okolli Southern Ma’di, and 59% between the Oyuwi and Okollo Southern Ma’di (SIL 1992 Moru-Ma’di Survey Report).
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Southern
Language development	Literacy campaign in progress. Newspapers. Radio programs. NT: 1977.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	SVO. Fishermen on the River Nile; Agriculturalists: coffee and cotton. Christian, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Sudan

Language name	Ma’di
Population	18,000 in Sudan (1982 SIL).
Region	South, Central Equatoria state, Madi subdistrict; Opari District.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Ma’adi, Ma’diti
Dialects	Pandikeri, Lokai, Burulo.
Language use	All domains. All ages.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BOONE, Douglas W.; WATSON, Richard L., editors. 1999. "Moru - Maʼdi survey report."  

KILPATRICK, Eileen, author. 1985. "Preliminary notes on Maʼdi phonology."

KILPATRICK, Eileen, author. 2004. "Orthographies of Moru-Maʼdi languages."

WATSON, Richard L., author. 1997. "OV word order in Maʼdiʔ."

WATSON, Richard L.; WISE, Mary Ruth, editors. 1985. Occasional Papers in the Study of Sudanese Languages No. 4.  

Vernacular Publications

A manual for Maʼdi facilitators: for non-beginners. 2001.

Enö rúh maʼdi tih si, class 1. 1985.

Lãpónyí ni búkũ má tãlãka inĩ Mãʼdí ti sĩ, búkũ ãlujóa rĩʼi, ewo ãlujóa rĩʼi. 1995.

Lũru Ụ́ʼdụ́kụ́ trõ búkũ Ẹ́nọ́ drî: tone and vowel picture book for Maʼdi of Sudan. 2001.

Má tãlãka inĩ Mãʼdí ti sĩ, búkũ ãlujóa rĩʼi, ewó ãlujóa rĩʼi. 1995.

Má tãlãka inĩ mãʼdí ti sĩ: ABC búkũ. 2001.

Núkutã vúa Mãʼdí ti inõjó: búkũ lãlé kãlásĩ alu ní núkutã vúa Mãʼdi ti inĩjó. 1997.

Õvé. 2001.

Tã lãka Alu ndĩ mudrí. 2001.