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Maori and Somali


Somali and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand   
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
3   
12

National Language
New Zealand   
Somalia   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Australia, Oceania   
Africa, Middle East   

Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Yemen   

Regulated By
Māori Language Commission   
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy   

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.
  
  • Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
  • One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
  

Similar To
Tahitian Language   
Afar and Oromo Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Arabic Language   

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20   
2
26   
8

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
10   
2
21   
11

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   

Writing Direction
Not Available   
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2   
1
5   
4

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks   
6
52 weeks   
12

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Hello   

Thank You
Mauruuru koutou   
Waad ku mahadsan tahay   

How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?   
Sidee tahay ?   

Good Night
Night pai   
Habeenka Good   

Good Evening
pai ahiahi   
Evening Good   

Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai   
galab wanaagsan   

Good Morning
Morning pai   
Subax wanaagsan   

Please
Tēnā   
Fadlan   

Sorry
Aroha mai   
sorry   

Bye
poroporoaki   
caraysiiyo   

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe   
Waan ku jeclahay   

Excuse Me
tukua ahau   
iga raali ahow   

Dialects

Dialect 1
South Island Māori   
Northern Somali   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Gabon, Standard Somali   

Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori   
Benaadir   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu   

Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori   
Af-Ashraaf   

Where They Speak
New Zealand   
Standard Somali   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million   
99+
13.00 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
0.18 million   
99+
8.00 million   
99+

Native Name
te Reo Māori   
af Soomaali   

Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori   
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   

French Name
maori   
somali   

German Name
Maori-Sprache   
Somali   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Māori people   
Somalis   

History

Origin
1814   
19th century   

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   
Somali   

Language Position
Not Available   
83   
99+

Signed Forms
Not Available   
Somali Sign Language   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
mi   
so   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri   
som   

ISO 639 2/B
mao   
som   

ISO 639 3
mri   
som   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
maor1246   
soma1255   

Linguasphere
No data Available   
No data available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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

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Maori and Somali Speaking population

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

Maori and Somali Language Codes

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

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