Maori and Swahili
Countries
New Zealand
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya
National Language
New Zealand
Burundi, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Sudan, Tanzania
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
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Māori Language Commission
Chama cha Kiswahili cha Taifa (Kenya)
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.
- Swahili language has borrowed many words from Arabic language.
- The oldest written scripts in swahili language were found in 18th century.
Similar To
Tahitian Language
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages
Derived From
Not Available
Arabic Language
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
Asante
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Habari gani?
Good Night
Night pai
Usiku mwema
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
Habari za jioni
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
nzuri Alasiri
Good Morning
Morning pai
Habari za asubuhi
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
nakupenda
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
Samahani
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
Kiunguja
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Zanzibar island
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
Kimrima
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Dar es Salaam
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
Kimgao
Where They Speak
New Zealand
Kilwa
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
te Reo Māori
Not Available
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
Kisuaheli, Kiswahili
French Name
maori
swahili
German Name
Maori-Sprache
Swahili
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Māori people
Swahili people or Waswahili
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Niger-Congo Family
Subgroup
Polynesian
Benue-Congo
Branch
Not Available
Bantu
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Maori
Swahili
Signed Forms
Not Available
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual, Macrolanguage
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
maor1246
swah1254
Linguasphere
No data Available
99-AUS-m
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
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Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
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All Maori and Swahili 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 Swahili dialects. Various dialects of Maori and Swahili language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Maori are spoken in different Maori Speaking Countries whereas Swahili Dialects are spoken in different Swahili speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Maori vs Swahili Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Maori dialects include: South Island Māori, Western North Island Maori. Swahili dialects include: Kiunguja , Kimrima. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Maori and Swahili Speaking population
Maori and Swahili speaking population is one of the factors based on which Maori and Swahili languages can be compared. The total count of Maori and Swahili Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Maori language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Swahili 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 Swahili on Maori vs Swahili where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Maori and Swahili Language Codes
Maori and Swahili language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Maori and Swahili Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.