The Ma'di people live along both sides of the White Nile from Rhino Camp in Northern Uganda northward across the South Sudan border to a point about half way to Juba. The great majority live in Uganda, many came from South Sudan originally. They are now only a part of what used to be a large group stretching westward some distance across the Democratic Republic of Congo and northward on a parallel with Juba and Maridi. Several of the related groups, such as Kaliko and Lugbara, still recognize themselves as Ma'di and call their languages "Ma'di Ti", although they are now separated and their languages are no longer the same.
The Ma'do are primarily farmers and fishermen. They used to do more hunting and trapping, but there is very little game left in their area. They are industrious and even when the Ugandan Ma'di have been refugees in what was then Sudan (during the 80s) or the Sudanese have been refugees in Uganda (during the 90s), they have done well in raising enough food. However, they have lacked many other things. Many Ma'di have sought education and they are eager to progress. However, their remoteness and the displacements of wars have meant that they have had little opportunity for advancement, except leaving their communities. Some are found in Kampala, Nairobi, Juba and even Khartoum. Their language has been written 70 years, and the New Testament published in 1977; however, it is unreadable, except for those who already know what it says. The reason is that the language is so tonal that words can have as many as five different meanings, depending upon the tones; but tone, and other vowel qualities have been ignored in the orthography. A language committee has now decided to adopt tone marks into the orthography, and work on the new orthography is underway.
Scripture Prayers for the Ma'adi in South Sudan.
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People Name General | Ma'adi |
People Name in Country | Ma'adi |
Alternate Names | Bori; Burulo; Lokai; Madi; Maditi; Moli; Moyo; Olubo; Oyuwi; Pandikeri; South Madi; West Madi |
Population this Country | 30,000 |
Population all Countries | 429,000 |
Total Countries | 3 |
Indigenous | No |
Progress Scale | 5 ● |
Unreached | No |
Frontier People Group | No |
GSEC | 6 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
Pioneer Workers Needed | |
People ID | 13196 |
ROP3 Code | 105990 |
Country | South Sudan | ||
Region | Africa, East and Southern | ||
Continent | Africa | ||
10/40 Window | No | ||
Persecution Rank | Not ranked | ||
Location in Country | Central Equatoria State, Juba county; Eastern Equatorial State, Naguri county. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Country | South Sudan |
Region | Africa, East and Southern |
Continent | Africa |
10/40 Window | No |
Persecution Rank | Not ranked |
Location in Country | Central Equatoria State, Juba county; Eastern Equatorial State, Naguri county.. Source: Ethnologue 2016 |
Primary Religion: | Christianity |
Major Religion ▲ | Percent |
---|---|
Buddhism |
0.00 %
|
Christianity (Evangelical 12.00 %) |
86.00 %
|
Ethnic Religions |
14.00 %
|
Hinduism |
0.00 %
|
Islam |
0.00 %
|
Non-Religious |
0.00 %
|
Other / Small |
0.00 %
|
Unknown |
0.00 %
|
Primary Language | Ma'di |
Language Code | mhi Ethnologue Listing |
Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
Primary Language | Ma'di |
Language Code | mhi Ethnologue Listing |
Total Languages | 1 |
People Groups | Speaking Ma'di |
Primary Language: Ma'di
Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
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Bible-Portions | Yes (1935-1938) |
Bible-New Testament | Yes (1977) |
Bible-Complete | No |
Bible-NT Audio | Online |
Possible Print Bibles | |
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Amazon | |
World Bibles | |
Forum Bible Agencies | |
National Bible Societies | |
World Bible Finder | |
Virtual Storehouse |
Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name | Source |
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Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching | Global Recordings Network |
Film / Video | God's Story video | God's Story |
Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Ma'di | Jesus Film Project |
Film / Video | LUMO film of Gospels | Bible Media Group/LUMO |
Film / Video | World Christian Videos | World Christian Videos |
General | Faith Comes By Hearing - Bible in text, audio, video | Faith Comes by Hearing |
General | Gospel resources links | Scripture Earth |
General | YouVersion Bible versions in text and/or audio | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Android Bible app: Ma'di | YouVersion Bibles |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app as APK file | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Mobile App | Download audio Bible app from Google Play Store | Faith Comes by Hearing |
Mobile App | iOS Bible app: Ma'di | YouVersion Bibles |
Photo Source | Rafiki Theatre - Wikimedia Creative Commons |
Map Source | Joshua Project / Global Mapping International |
Profile Source | Anonymous |
Data Sources | Data is compiled from various sources. Learn more. |