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Maori and Swahili


Swahili and Maori


Countries

Countries
New Zealand  
African Union, Democratic Republic of the Congo, East African Community, Kenya  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
4  
11

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.
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Similar To
Tahitian Language  
Burundi, Rwanda, Malawi Languages  

Derived From
Not Available  
Arabic Language  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
20  
2
24  
6

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5  
2
5  
2

How Many Consonants
10  
2
21  
11

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
2  
1
3  
2

Time Taken to Learn
24 weeks  
6
36 weeks  
10

Greetings

Hello
Hello  
Habari  

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  

Please
Tēnā  
tafadhali  

Sorry
Aroha mai  
pole  

Bye
poroporoaki  
bye  

I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe  
nakupenda  

Excuse Me
tukua ahau  
Samahani  

Dialects

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  

Total No. Of Dialects
3  
3
12  
12

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
0.18 million  
99+
150.00 million  
13

Speaking Population
Not Available  
Not Available  

Native Speakers
0.18 million  
99+
15.00 million  
40

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  

History

Origin
1814  
6th century  

Language Family
Austronesian Family  
Niger-Congo Family  

Subgroup
Polynesian  
Benue-Congo  

Branch
Not Available  
Bantu  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Maori  
Swahili  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual, Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
mi  
sw  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
mri  
swa  

ISO 639 2/B
mao  
swa  

ISO 639 3
mri  
swa  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
maor1246  
swah1254  

Linguasphere
No data Available  
99-AUS-m  

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 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.

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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.

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