Madi
E904339
Madi is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Madi people in parts of South Sudan and northern Uganda.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madi canonical | 19 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11093650 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madi Context triple: [Madi language, glottologName, Madi]
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A.
Maddale
Maddale is a traditional hand-played barrel drum that provides the main rhythmic accompaniment in the South Indian dance-drama form Yakshagana.
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B.
Shea
Shea is the family name of American violinist Scarlet Rivera, known for her collaborations with Bob Dylan.
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C.
Madda
Madda is a short form or nickname derived from the given name Maddalena.
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D.
Marangona
Marangona is the largest and most famous bell of St Mark's Campanile in Venice, traditionally used to mark the beginning and end of the working day and to signal important civic events.
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E.
Mahuva
Mahuva is a coastal town in Gujarat, India, known for its onion production, coconut plantations, and scenic beaches along the Arabian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Madi Target entity description: Madi is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Madi people in parts of South Sudan and northern Uganda.
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A.
Maddale
Maddale is a traditional hand-played barrel drum that provides the main rhythmic accompaniment in the South Indian dance-drama form Yakshagana.
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B.
Shea
Shea is the family name of American violinist Scarlet Rivera, known for her collaborations with Bob Dylan.
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C.
Madda
Madda is a short form or nickname derived from the given name Maddalena.
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D.
Marangona
Marangona is the largest and most famous bell of St Mark's Campanile in Venice, traditionally used to mark the beginning and end of the working day and to signal important civic events.
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E.
Mahuva
Mahuva is a coastal town in Gujarat, India, known for its onion production, coconut plantations, and scenic beaches along the Arabian Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Central Sudanic language
ⓘ
language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madi oral traditions
ⓘ
Madi traditional culture ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Central Sudanic branch of Nilo-Saharan (in many classifications) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
South Sudan
ⓘ
Uganda ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Madi people ⓘ |
| family |
Central Sudanic
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Sudanic languages
|
| hasAlternativeName |
Madi language
ⓘ
Ma’di ⓘ Ma’di language ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Gbariba-related varieties (sometimes classified)
ⓘ
Lokai Madi ⓘ
linked to:
Lokai
Metu Madi ⓘ Moyo Madi ⓘ
linked to:
Moyo
|
| hasLinguisticFeature |
noun class-like agreement patterns (in some analyses)
ⓘ
tone language ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length contrasts (gemination)
ⓘ
contrastive vowel length ⓘ |
| ISO639-3Code | mhi ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Nilo-Saharan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nilo-Saharan languages
|
| neighboringLanguage |
Acholi
ⓘ
linked to:
Acholi language
Bari ⓘ Kuku ⓘ Lugbara ⓘ |
| primaryLocation |
Madi areas of South Sudan
ⓘ
Madi areas of northern Uganda ⓘ |
| region | Central Africa ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Equatoria region
ⓘ
South Sudan ⓘ Uganda ⓘ northern Uganda ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Region, Uganda
|
| status | regional language ⓘ |
| subfamily | Eastern Nilotic–Central Sudanic contact area language ⓘ |
| usedBy | Madi people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
church services
ⓘ
local education (some schools) ⓘ oral literature ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madi Description of subject: Madi is a Central Sudanic language spoken primarily by the Madi people in parts of South Sudan and northern Uganda.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.