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Maori and Akan


Akan and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Ghana, Ivory coast  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
New Zealand  
Ghana  

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania  
Africa  

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries  
Benin, United States of America  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Akan Orthography Committee  

Interesting Facts
  • "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.
  
  • Ghana has over 100 ethnic groups living, and Akan is one of the largest tribe.
  • Akan language came in South America, notably Suriname and Jamaica through slave trade.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Akan-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
20  
2
21  
3

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
10  
2
16  
6

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
44 weeks  
11

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
ete-sen  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
meda ase  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
wo ho te sɛn?  

Good Night
Night pai  
maadwo  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
maadwo  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
maaha  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
maakye  

Please
Tēnā  
wae  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Kafra  

Bye
poroporoaki  
bye  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Me doכ wo  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
mepa wo kyɛw  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Asante  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
9,000,000.00  
13

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Akuapem  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
9,000,000.00  
10

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Fante  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ghana  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,900,000.00  
15

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.17 %  
99+

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
11.00 million  
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Akan  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Not Available  

French Name
maori  
akan  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Akan-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Akan people  

History

Origin
1814  
15  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Not Available  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Akan  

Language Position
Not Available  
104  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
ak  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
aka  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
aka  

ISO 639 3
mri  
aka  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
akan1251  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
No data available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available  
Not Available  

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All Maori and Akan 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 Maori and Akan dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Akan language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Akan Dialects are spoken in different Akan speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Akan Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Akan dialects include: Asante , Akuapem. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Maori and Akan Speaking population

Maori and Akan speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Akan languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Akan Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Akan language is 0.17 %. 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 Maori and Akan on Maori vs Akan where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Akan Language Codes

Maori and Akan language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Akan Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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