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Somali and Maori


Maori and Somali


Countries

Countries
Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
3   
12
1   
14

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

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

Alphabets
26   
8
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
5   
2
5   
2

How Many Consonants
21   
11
10   
2

Scripts
Arabic, Latin, Osmanya   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
5   
4
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks   
12
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Hello   
Hello   

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   

Please
Fadlan   
Tēnā   

Sorry
sorry   
Aroha mai   

Bye
caraysiiyo   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
Waan ku jeclahay   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
iga raali ahow   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

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   

Total No. Of Dialects
3   
3
3   
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
13.00 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Speaking Population
Not Available   
Not Available   

Native Speakers
8.00 million   
99+
0.18 million   
99+

Native Name
af Soomaali   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Soomaaliga   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
somali   
maori   

German Name
Somali   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
Not Available   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Somalis   
Māori people   

History

Origin
19th century   
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
Somali   
Maori   

Language Position
83   
99+
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Somali Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
so   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
som   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
som   
mao   

ISO 639 3
som   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
soma1255   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
No data available   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

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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.

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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.

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