Maori and Igbo
Countries
New Zealand
Nigeria
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
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Derived From
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Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
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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
Bye
poroporoaki
Not Available
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
a hụrụ m gị n'anya
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
ngọpụ
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
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Not present
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
igbo
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Ibo
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Ibo-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
[iɡ͡boː]
Ethnicity
Māori people
Igbo people
Origin
1814
30th Century BC
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Standard Igbo
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
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Glottocode
maor1246
nucl1417
Linguasphere
No data Available
No data available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
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Language Morphological Typology
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Agglutinative
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.
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.