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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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