Countries
Ethiopia, Kenya
  
New Zealand
  
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 in
Oromo-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200
  
Phonology
  
  
Scripts
Latin
  
Latin
  
Writing Direction
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Hard to Learn
  
  
Time Taken to Learn
Not Available
  
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Dialect 3
Wata
  
Eastern North Island Maori
  
Where They Speak
Kenya
  
New Zealand
  
How Many People Speak
Not Available
  
How Many People Speak?
25.00 million
  
40
0.18 million
  
99+
Speaking Population
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
  
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
Not Available
  
Signed Forms
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Scope
Macrolanguage
  
Individual
  
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
  
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.