Countries
New Zealand
  
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
  
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
  
Not spoken in any of the countries
  
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.
  
- Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
- Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
Similar To
Tahitian Language
  
Not Available
  
Derived From
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Alphabets in
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Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Ethiopic
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Hello
Hello
  
Selam
  
Thank You
Mauruuru koutou
  
amesege'nallo'
  
How Are You?
E pēhea ana koe ?
  
Dehina newot?
  
Good Night
Night pai
  
Dehna dur
  
Good Evening
pai ahiahi
  
melkam meshe't
  
Good Afternoon
Afternoon pai
  
i'ndemin walu
  
Good Morning
Morning pai
  
i'ndemin adäru
  
Please
Tēnā
  
i'bakwon
  
Sorry
Aroha mai
  
aznallehu
  
Bye
poroporoaki
  
tschao
  
I Love You
Aroha ahau ki a koe
  
afekirishalehu
  
Excuse Me
tukua ahau
  
yiqirta
  
Dialect 1
South Island Māori
  
Gondar
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Gondar
  
Dialect 2
Western North Island Maori
  
Gojjami
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Ethiopia
  
Dialect 3
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Showa
  
Where They Speak
New Zealand
  
Ethiopia
  
How Many People Speak?
0.18 million
  
99+
18.70 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
Not Available
  
Native Speakers
0.18 million
  
99+
25.00 million
  
32
Second Language Speakers
Not Available
  
10.00 million
  
23
Native Name
te Reo Māori
  
Not Available
  
Alternative Names
New Zealand Maori
  
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian
  
French Name
maori
  
amharique
  
German Name
Maori-Sprache
  
Amharisch
  
Pronunciation
Not Available
  
[amarɨɲɲa]
  
Ethnicity
Māori people
  
Amharas
  
Origin
1814
  
13th century
  
Language Family
Austronesian Family
  
Afro-Asiatic Family
  
Subgroup
Polynesian
  
Semitic
  
Branch
Not Available
  
Ethiopic
  
Language Forms
  
  
Early Forms
No early forms
  
Ge'ez
  
Standard Forms
Maori
  
Amharic
  
Language Position
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Signed Amharic
  
Scope
Individual
  
Individual
  
ISO 639 1
mi
  
am
  
ISO 639 2
  
  
ISO 639 2/T
mri
  
amh
  
ISO 639 2/B
mao
  
amh
  
ISO 639 3
mri
  
amh
  
ISO 639 6
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Glottocode
maor1246
  
amha1245
  
Linguasphere
No data Available
  
12-ACB-a
  
Types of Language
  
  
Language Type
Living
  
Living
  
Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
  
Fusional
  
Maori and Amharic Greetings
People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Maori and Amharic greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Maori and Amharic language. Maori word for "Hello" is Hello or Amharic word for "Thank You" is amesege'nallo'. Find more of such common Maori Greetings and Amharic Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.
Maori vs Amharic Difficulty
The Maori vs Amharic difficulty level basically depends on the number of Maori Alphabets and Amharic Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Maori and Amharic are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Maori and Amharic, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Maori is 24 weeks while to learn Amharic time required is 44 weeks.