Ma’di, Southern | Ethnologue

A language of Uganda

ISO 639: snm
Autonym: Ma’di Urule
Population: 60,000 (2010 SIL), increasing.
Location:: Arua district: Madi-Okollo county; Nebbi, Nyadri, Yumbe, and Zombo districts.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Satellites, Central Sudanic, East, Moru-Madi, Southern
Dialects: Okollo (Ma’di Okollo tị), Ogoko, Rigbo. Reportedly more similar to Lugbara [lgg] than to Ma’di (Moyo) [mhi], which they do not understand. Ogoko and Rigbo dialects are more similar to Lugbara [lgg] than Okollo; intelligibility testing needed. Okollo considered most pure. Southern Ma’di dialects in Rigbo, Ogoko, and Okollo areas, should be considered Lugbara dialects (1992 SIL). Lexical similarity: 85% between Ogoko dialect and Adjumani Ma’di [mhi], 83% between Okollo and Ogoko, 80% between Ogoko and Arua Lugbara, 80% between Ogoko and Moyo Ma’di, 78% between Ogoko and Moyo Ma’di, 76% between Okollo dialect and Arua Lugbara [lgg], 64% between Okollo and Moyo Ma’di, 59% between Okollo and Adjumani Ma’di [mhi] (Boone and Watson 1999).
Language Use: Home, work, markets. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Most also use English [eng]. Most also use Lugbara [lgg].
Language Development: Taught in primary schools. Bible portions: 2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Ma’di, Southern
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian.

Location: Arua district: Madi-Okollo county; Nebbi, Nyadri, Yumbe, and Zombo districts.