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Amharic and Maori


Maori and Amharic


Countries

Countries
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Countries
1   
14
1   
14

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
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Regulated By
Not Available   
Māori Language Commission   

Interesting Facts
  • Amharic ranks as second most spoken Semitic language in the world.
  • Amharic has its own writing system named “fidel” and it uses Amharic alphabets to write.
  
  • "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
Not Available   
Tahitian Language   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Amharic-1.jpg#200   
Maori-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
33   
15
20   
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
7   
4
5   
2

How Many Consonants
31   
21
10   
2

Scripts
Ethiopic   
Latin   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Not Available   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3   
2
2   
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
24 weeks   
6

Greetings

Hello
Selam   
Hello   

Thank You
amesege'nallo'   
Mauruuru koutou   

How Are You?
Dehina newot?   
E pēhea ana koe ?   

Good Night
Dehna dur   
Night pai   

Good Evening
melkam meshe't   
pai ahiahi   

Good Afternoon
i'ndemin walu   
Afternoon pai   

Good Morning
i'ndemin adäru   
Morning pai   

Please
i'bakwon   
Tēnā   

Sorry
aznallehu   
Aroha mai   

Bye
tschao   
poroporoaki   

I Love You
afekirishalehu   
Aroha ahau ki a koe   

Excuse Me
yiqirta   
tukua ahau   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gondar   
South Island Māori   

Where They Speak
Gondar   
New Zealand   

Dialect 2
Gojjami   
Western North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
New Zealand   

Dialect 3
Showa   
Eastern North Island Maori   

Where They Speak
Ethiopia   
New Zealand   

Total No. Of Dialects
5   
5
3   
3

How Many People Speak

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

Speaking Population
0.37 %   
35
Not Available   

Native Speakers
25.00 million   
32
0.18 million   
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million   
23
Not Available   

Native Name
Not Available   
te Reo Māori   

Alternative Names
Abyssinian, Amarigna, Amarinya, Amhara, Ethiopian   
New Zealand Maori   

French Name
amharique   
maori   

German Name
Amharisch   
Maori-Sprache   

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]   
Not Available   

Ethnicity
Amharas   
Māori people   

History

Origin
13th century   
1814   

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family   
Austronesian Family   

Subgroup
Semitic   
Polynesian   

Branch
Ethiopic   
Not Available   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Amharic   
Maori   

Language Position
55   
40
Not Available   

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
am   
mi   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
amh   
mri   

ISO 639 2/B
amh   
mao   

ISO 639 3
amh   
mri   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
amha1245   
maor1246   

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a   
No data Available   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Not Available   
Not Available   

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional   
Not Available   

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All Amharic 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 Amharic and Maori dialects. Various dialects of Amharic and Maori language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Amharic are spoken in different Amharic Speaking Countries whereas Maori Dialects are spoken in different Maori speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Amharic vs Maori Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Amharic dialects include: Gondar, Gojjami. 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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Amharic and Maori Speaking population

Amharic and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Amharic and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Amharic and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Amharic language is 0.37 % 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 Amharic and Maori on Amharic vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Amharic and Maori Language Codes

Amharic and Maori language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Amharic and Maori Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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