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Igbo and Maori


Maori and Igbo


Countries

Countries
Nigeria  
New Zealand  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
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
Equatorial Guinea  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
Society for Promoting Igbo Language and Culture  
Māori Language Commission  

Interesting Facts
  • In Igbo, there is complicated system of high and low tones indicating differences in meaning and grammatical relationships.
  • Igbo has inexhaustible and rich linguistic features like idioms, proverbs, aphorisms, anecdotes etc.
  
  • "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
Yoruba and Hausa Languages  
Tahitian Language  

Derived From
-  
-  

Alphabets

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

Alphabets
36  
18
20  
2

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8  
5
5  
2

How Many Consonants
28  
18
10  
2

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
2  
1

Time Taken to Learn
52 weeks  
18
24 weeks  
6

Greetings

Hello
kedụ  
Hello  

Thank You
dalụ  
Mauruuru koutou  

How Are You?
kedụ ka ịmere  
E pēhea ana koe ?  

Good Night
ka chi fo  
Night pai  

Good Evening
mgbede ọma  
pai ahiahi  

Good Afternoon
ehihie ọma  
Afternoon pai  

Good Morning
ụtụtụ ọma  
Morning pai  

Please
Biko  
Tēnā  

Sorry
Ndo  
Aroha mai  

Bye
Kachifo  
poroporoaki  

I Love You
a hụrụ m gị n'anya  
Aroha ahau ki a koe  

Excuse Me
ngọpụ  
tukua ahau  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Enuani  
South Island Māori  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
28,000,000.00  
24
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Ngwa  
Western North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
Nigeria  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
1,500,000.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Not present  
Eastern North Island Maori  

Where They Speak
-  
New Zealand  

How Many People Speak
24.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
20  
18
3  
3

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
25.00 million  
40
0.18 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.09 %  
99+
0.01 %  
99+

Native Speakers
25.00 million  
32
0.18 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
24.00 million  
28
0.10 million  
99+

Native Name
igbo  
te Reo Māori  

Alternative Names
Ibo  
New Zealand Maori  

French Name
igbo  
maori  

German Name
Ibo-Sprache  
Maori-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[iɡ͡boː]  
[ˈmaɔɾi]  

Ethnicity
Igbo people  
Māori people  

History

Origin
30th Century BC  
1814  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Austronesian Family  

Subgroup
Kwa  
Polynesian  

Branch
-  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
Standard Igbo  
Maori  

Language Position
57  
99+
26  
24

Signed Forms
Igbo Sign Language  
Maori Sign Language  

Scope
Individual  
Individual  

Code

ISO 639 1
ig  
mi  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
ibo  
mri  

ISO 639 2/B
ibo  
mao  

ISO 639 3
ibo  
mri  

ISO 639 6
ibo  
mri  

Glottocode
nucl1417  
maor1246  

Linguasphere
No data available  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
-  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
Agglutinative  
-  

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

Igbo and Maori speaking population is one of the factors based on which Igbo and Maori languages can be compared. The total count of Igbo and Maori Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Igbo language is 0.09 % 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 Igbo and Maori on Igbo vs Maori where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Igbo and Maori Language Codes

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

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