Yoruba and Maori
Countries
Benin, Nigeria
New Zealand
National Language
Nigeria
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
Africa, Brazil, Togo, United Kingdom, United States of America
Not spoken in any of the countries
Regulated By
Yoruba Academy
Māori Language Commission
Interesting Facts
- One of the largest African ethnic groups is Yoruba in south of Sahara Desert.
- In Yoruba language, same combination of vowels and consonants have different meanings depending on the pitch of the vowels, so it is tonal 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
Owo and Itsekiri languages
Tahitian Language
Derived From
Not Available
Not Available
Alphabets in
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Writing Direction
Not Available
Not Available
Thank You
e dupe
Mauruuru koutou
How Are You?
Bawo ni o se wa
E pēhea ana koe ?
Good Night
Kasun layọ o
Night pai
Good Evening
ka a ale
pai ahiahi
Good Afternoon
e kaasan
Afternoon pai
Good Morning
e kaaro
Morning pai
I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ
Aroha ahau ki a koe
Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara
tukua ahau
Dialect 1
Itsekiri
South Island Māori
Where They Speak
Nigeria
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 2
Ede
Western North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Benin, Togo
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Dialect 3
Ulukwumi
Eastern North Island Maori
Where They Speak
Nigeria
New Zealand
How Many People Speak
Not Available
Speaking Population
Not Available
Native Name
Yorùbá
te Reo Māori
Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba
New Zealand Maori
German Name
Yoruba-Sprache
Maori-Sprache
Pronunciation
Not Available
Not Available
Ethnicity
Yoruba people
Māori people
Language Family
Niger-Congo Family
Austronesian Family
Subgroup
Western Sudanic
Polynesian
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
Yorùbá
Maori
Language Position
Not Available
Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language
Not Available
Scope
Individual
Individual
ISO 639 6
Not Available
Not Available
Glottocode
yoru1245
maor1246
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object
Not Available
Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating
Not Available
All Yoruba 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 Yoruba and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Yoruba and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Yoruba are spoken in different Yoruba Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Yoruba vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Yoruba dialects include: Itsekiri, Ede. Maori dialects include: South Island Māori , Western North Island Maori. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Yoruba and Maori Speaking population
Yoruba and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Yoruba and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Yoruba and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Yoruba language is 0.42 % 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 Yoruba and Maori on Yoruba vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Yoruba and Maori Language Codes
Yoruba and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Yoruba and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.