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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
-  
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
Tigrinya and Oromo Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

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  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
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  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
27
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Gojjami  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
24
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Showa  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Ethiopia  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
22,000,000.00  
22
150,000.00  
99+

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 %  
37
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
10.00 million  
99+
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
አማርኛ  
te Reo Māori  

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

French Name
amharique  
maori  

German Name
Amharisch  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[amarɨɲɲa]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Amharas  
Māori people  

History

Origin
13th century  
1814  

Language Family
Afro-Asiatic Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Semitic  
Polynesian  

Branch
Ethiopic  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Ge'ez  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Amharic  
Maori  

Language Position
55  
99+
26  
24

Signed Forms
Signed Amharic  
Maori Sign Language  

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
amh  
mri  

Glottocode
amha1245  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
12-ACB-a  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Fusional  
-  

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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 0.01 %. 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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