Countries
New Zealand
  
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
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 in
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Wata
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Kenya
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
40
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
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
  
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
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Individual
  
Macrolanguage
  
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
  
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.
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.