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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Madi of Uganda

The Southern Madi of Uganda, numbering approximately 136,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Uganda They are an Indigenous people, with Madi as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Sudanic people cluster of the Sub-Saharan African Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Ma’di, Southern.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Southern Madi

Fast Facts*:

Affinity Group: Sub-Saharan African Peoples
Country: Uganda
People Cluster: Sudanic
Primary Language(s): Ma’di, Southern (snm)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 136,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG015140
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Pray for the Southern Madi of Uganda

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Ma’di, Southern
Language Family: Central Sudanic

50%
%
Ma’di, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Ma’di, Southern:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Ma’di, Southern:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2017 Edition✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Ma’di, Southern bible at Bible.com

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Southern Madi are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Southern Madi:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Southern Madi of Uganda

Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions.
readPsalm 51:1

Give thanks to God that He is able to forgive all the sins people might commit, and pray that many who don't yet know this will hear the good news and turn to Him for mercy.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth!
readPsalm 57:11

Pray that the lost will learn about God's great love and faithfulness so that they might trust in Christ for their salvation.

In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
readMatthew 5:16

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will be humble and give glory to God through their good deeds.

To the weak I became weak, that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that by all means I might save some.
read1 Corinthians 9:22

Ask God to raise up believers from around the world to go and share the hope of Jesus with the lost so that they might trust in Him and have the hope of eternal life.

Southern Madi Across Countries (ROP3 - 109490) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountry ▼PopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern MadiPG015140Southern MadiUganda136,000Engaged yet UnreachedMa’di, SouthernEthnoreligion

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