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Maori and Oromo


Oromo and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
2  
13

National Language
New Zealand  
Ethiopia  

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  
Somalia  

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission  
Not Available  

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.
  
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Somali Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
34  
16

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
10  
7

How Many Consonants
10  
2
24  
14

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
5  
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
Not Available  

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
akkam  

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou  
Galatoomi  

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?  
Attam jirta/jirtu?  

Good Night
Night pai  
Nagayattii buli  

Good Evening
pai ahiahi  
Akkam waarite  

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai  
Attam oolte / ooltan  

Good Morning
Morning pai  
Attam bulte/bultan  

Please
Tēnā  
Maaloo  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
naa dhiisi  

Bye
poroporoaki  
Nagayattii!  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
Sin jaaladha  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Maaloo na dabarsi  

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori  
Borana  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Ethiopia, Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
4,000,000.00  
19

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori  
Orma  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
66,000.00  
37

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori  
Wata  

Where They Speak
New Zealand  
Kenya  

How Many People Speak
Not Available  
13,000.00  
33

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
17  
16

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
Not Available  
0.36 %  
36

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
24.00 million  
33

Native Name
te Reo Māori  
Afaan Oromo  

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori  
Afaan Oromoo  

French Name
maori  
galla  

German Name
Maori-Sprache  
Galla-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Māori people  
Oromos  

History

Origin
1814  
16  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Afro-Asiatic Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Cushitic  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Afaan Oromo  

Language Position
Not Available  
91  
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
om  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
orm  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
orm  

ISO 639 3
mri  
orm  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
nucl1736  

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

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Maori and Oromo Speaking population

Maori and Oromo speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Oromo languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Oromo Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Oromo language is 0.36 %. 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 Oromo on Maori vs Oromo where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Maori and Oromo Language Codes

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

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