Ma’di people
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The Ma’di people are an ethnic group of northeastern Africa, primarily living in South Sudan and northern Uganda, known for their distinct cultural traditions and Nilo-Saharan language.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group
ⓘ
human population ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Second Sudanese Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Republic of South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dispersedTo | refugee settlements in Uganda ⓘ |
| ethnolect | Ma’di language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kinshipSystem | patrilineal descent ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Central Sudanic languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
South Sudan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Africa ⓘ |
| marriageCustoms | bridewealth payments ⓘ |
| music |
call-and-response singing
ⓘ
drum-based dances ⓘ |
| neighboringEthnicGroups |
Acholi people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bari people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kuku people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lokoya people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lugbara people NERFINISHED ⓘ Lulubo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition |
folktales
ⓘ
praise songs ⓘ proverbs ⓘ |
| region |
Central Equatoria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern Equatoria NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Islam ⓘ traditional African religions ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | clan-based system ⓘ |
| traditionalCrops |
cassava
ⓘ
groundnuts ⓘ maize ⓘ millet ⓘ sorghum ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
animal husbandry
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| traditionalReligionFeatures |
ancestor veneration
ⓘ
belief in spirits ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet for Ma’di language ⓘ |
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