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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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