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Maori and Igbo


Igbo and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Nigeria  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
1  
14

National Language
New Zealand  
Nigeria  

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  
Equatorial Guinea  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  

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.
  
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Not Available  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
36  
18

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
8  
5

How Many Consonants
10  
2
28  
18

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
52 weeks  
12

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
kedụ  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
dalụ  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
kedụ ka ịmere  

Good Night
Night pai  
ka chi fo  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
mgbede ọma  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
ehihie ọma  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
ụtụtụ ọma  

Please
Tēnā  
Biko  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
Ndo  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Not Available  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
ngọpụ  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Enuani  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Nigeria  

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Ngwa  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Nigeria  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
1,500,000.00  
22

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Not present  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
20  
18

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
25.00 million  
40

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
25.00 million  
32

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
igbo  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Ibo  

French Name
maori  
igbo  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Ibo-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
[iɡ͡boː]  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Igbo people  

History

Origin
1814  
30th Century BC  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Kwa  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Standard Igbo  

Language Position
Not Available  
57  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
ig  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
ibo  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
ibo  

ISO 639 3
mri  
ibo  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
nucl1417  

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  
Agglutinative  

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

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Maori and Igbo Speaking population

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

Maori and Igbo Language Codes

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

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