Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
New Zealand
  
National Language
Ethiopia
  
New Zealand
  
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Speaking Continents
Africa
  
Australia, Oceania
  
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
Regulated By
Not Available
  
Māori Language Commission
  
Interesting Facts
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
- "E korao no New Zealand" was the first printed Maori book in 1815.
- The first newspaper in the Maori language was published in year 1842.
  
Similar To
Not Available
  
Tahitian Language
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Ethiopic
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Selam
  
Hello
  
Thank You
amesege'nallo'
  
Mauruuru koutou
  
How Are You?
Dehina newot?
  
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Good Night
Dehna dur
  
Night pai
  
Good Evening
melkam meshe't
  
pai ahiahi
  
Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu
  
Afternoon pai
  
Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru
  
Morning pai
  
Please
i'bakwon
  
Tēnā
  
Sorry
aznallehu
  
Aroha mai
  
Bye
tschao
  
poroporoaki
  
I Love You
afekirishalehu
  
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
Excuse Me
yiqirta
  
tukua ahau
  
Dialect 1
Gondar
  
South Island Māori
  
Where They Speak
Gondar
  
New Zealand
  
Dialect 2
Gojjami
  
Western North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
New Zealand
  
Dialect 3
Showa
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Ethiopia
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak?
18.70 million
  
99+
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
25.00 million
  
32
0.18 million
  
99+
Second Language Speakers
10.00 million
  
23
Not Available
  
Native Name
Not Available
  
te Reo Māori
  
Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
New Zealand Maori
  
French Name
amharique
  
maori
  
German Name
Amharisch
  
Maori-Sprache
  
Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Not Available
  
Ethnicity
Amharas
  
Māori people
  
Origin
13th century
  
1814
  
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Austronesian Family
  
Subgroup
Semitic
  
Polynesian
  
Branch
Ethiopic
  
Not Available
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
Ge'ez
  
No early forms
  
Standard Forms
Amharic
  
Maori
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Signed Amharic
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
am
  
mi
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
amh
  
mri
  
ISO 639 2/B
amh
  
mao
  
ISO 639 3
amh
  
mri
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
amha1245
  
maor1246
  
Linguasphere
12-ACB-a
  
No data Available
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Fusional
  
Not Available
  
All Amharic and Maori Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Amharic and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Amharic and Maori Speaking population
Amharic and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Amharic and Maori on Amharic vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Amharic and Maori Language Codes
Amharic and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.