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Yoruba and Maori


Maori and Yoruba


Countries

Countries
Benin, Nigeria  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
2  
13
1  
14

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

Alphabets in
Yoruba-Alphabet.jpg#200  
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
29  
11
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
12  
9
5  
2

How Many Consonants
17  
7
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
Not Available  
Not Available  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
30 weeks  
9
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
Ẹ n lẹ  
Hello  

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  

Please
Jowo  
Tēnā  

Sorry
binu  
Aroha mai  

Bye
bye  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
mo nifẹ rẹ  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
mo tọrọ gafara  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Itsekiri  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
500,000.00  
34
Not Available  

Dialect 2
Ede  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Benin, Togo  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
800,000.00  
27
Not Available  

Dialect 3
Ulukwumi  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
10,000.00  
34
Not Available  

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
30.00 million  
36
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.42 %  
32
Not Available  

Native Speakers
28.00 million  
29
0.18 million  
99+

Native Name
Yorùbá  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Yariba, Yooba  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
yoruba  
maori  

German Name
Yoruba-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
Not Available  
Not Available  

Ethnicity
Yoruba people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
4 BC  
1814  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Western Sudanic  
Polynesian  

Branch
Kwa  
Not Available  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Yorùbá  
Maori  

Language Position
49  
36
Not Available  

Signed Forms
Yoruba Sign Language  
Not Available  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
yo  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
yor  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
yor  
mao  

ISO 639 3
yor  
mri  

ISO 639 6
Not Available  
Not Available  

Glottocode
yoru1245  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
Not Available  

Language Morphological Typology
Analytic, Isolating  
Not Available  

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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.

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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.

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