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Oromo vs Maori


Maori vs Oromo


Countries

Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

National Language
Ethiopia  
New Zealand  

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

Speaking Continents
Africa  
Australia, Oceania  

Minority Language
Somalia  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Not Available  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • Oromo language is the third most spoken language in Africa.
  • Oromo is most spoken language in Cushitic Family.
  
  • "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.
  

Similar To
Somali Language  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
Not Available  
Not Available  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
34  
16
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
24  
14
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5  
4
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
Not Available  
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
akkam  
Hello  

Thank You
Galatoomi  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
Attam jirta/jirtu?  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
Nagayattii buli  
Night pai  

Good Evening
Akkam waarite  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
Attam oolte / ooltan  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
Attam bulte/bultan  
Morning pai  

Please
Maaloo  
Tēnā  

Sorry
naa dhiisi  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Nagayattii!  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
Sin jaaladha  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
Maaloo na dabarsi  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Borana  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia, Kenya  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
4,000,000.00  
19
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Orma  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
66,000.00  
37
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Wata  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Kenya  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
13,000.00  
33
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
17  
16
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.36 %  
36
Not Available  

Native Speakers
24.00 million  
33
0.18 million  
99+

Native Name
Afaan Oromo  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Afaan Oromoo  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
galla  
maori  

German Name
Galla-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Oromos  
Māori people  

History

Origin
16  
1814  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Cushitic  
Polynesian  

Branch
Not Available  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Afaan Oromo  
Maori  

Language Position
91  
99+
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Not Available  
Not Available  

Scope
Macrolanguage  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
om  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
orm  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
orm  
mao  

ISO 639 3
orm  
mri  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
nucl1736  
maor1246  

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  

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Oromo and Maori Language History

Comparison of Oromo vs Maori language history gives us differences between origin of Oromo and Maori language. History of Oromo language states that this language originated in 16 whereas history of Maori language states that this language originated in 1814. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Oromo and Maori Language History.

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Oromo and Maori 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 Oromo and Maori greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Oromo and Maori language. Oromo word for "Hello" is akkam or Maori word for "Thank You" is Mauruuru koutou. Find more of such common Oromo Greetings and Maori Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Oromo vs Maori Difficulty

The Oromo vs Maori difficulty level basically depends on the number of Oromo Alphabets and Maori 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 Oromo and Maori are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Oromo and Maori, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Oromo is Not Available while to learn Maori time required is 24 weeks.

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