Ma'di language

Not to be confused with Southern Ma'di language or Madí language.
Ma'di
Ma'di ti
RegionUganda, South Sudan
EthnicityMadi
Native speakers
(310,000 cited 1982–2002)[1]
Dialects
  • Moyo
  • Adjumani (Oyuwi)
  • Lokai
  • Ɓurulo
  • Pandikeri
Language codes
ISO 639-3mhi
Glottologmadi1260
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Ma'di (pronounced [màɗí]) is a Central Sudanic language spoken in Uganda and South Sudan. It is one of the Moru–Madi languages. The Madi people refer to their language as Ma'di ti, literally "Ma'di mouth".

The Ma'di people are found in Magwi County in South Sudan, and in Adjumani and Moyo districts in Uganda. Their population is about 390,000 (90,000 in South Sudan).

Ma'di is mutually intelligible with Olu'bo, Lugbara, Moru, Avokaya, Kaliko and Logo, all of which are also Moru–Madi languages.

  1. ^ Ma'di at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)