Somali and Maori
Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia
New Zealand
National Language
Somalia
New Zealand
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
Not spoken in any of the countries
Speaking Continents
Africa, Middle East
Australia, Oceania
Minority Language
Yemen
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
National Languages Committee, Regional Somali Language Academy
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- Somali language is one of the best documented Afro-Asiatic languages.
- One of the most widely spoken of the Cushitic languages is the Somali Language.
- "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
Afar and Oromo Language
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Arabic Language
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya
Latin
Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal
Not Available
Thank You
Waad ku mahadsan tahay
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Sidee tahay ?
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Habeenka Good
Night pai
Good Evening
Evening Good
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
galab wanaagsan
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
Subax wanaagsan
Morning pai
Bye
caraysiiyo
poroporoaki
I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
iga raali ahow
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Northern Somali
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Gabon, Standard Somali
New Zealand
Dialect 2
Benaadir
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Georgia, The capital of Mogadishu
New Zealand
Dialect 3
Af-Ashraaf
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Standard Somali
New Zealand
Speaking Population
Not Available
Not Available
Native Name
af Soomaali
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Somali
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Somalis
Māori people
Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Cushitic
Polynesian
Branch
Not Available
Not Available
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Somali
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
soma1255
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Not Available
Not Available
All Somali and Maori 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 Somali and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Somali and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Somali are spoken in different Somali Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Somali vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Somali dialects include: Northern Somali, Benaadir. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Somali and Maori Speaking population
Somali and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Somali and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Somali and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Somali language is Not Available whereas the percentage of people speaking Maori 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 Somali and Maori on Somali vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Somali and Maori Language Codes
Somali and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Somali and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.
